PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Wailer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies. Wailer has chosen Soul Rebel as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

McCall
vs
Wailer

161 cm
30
154 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

190 cm
29
200 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bunny Wailer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall misses with a body shot.
Wailer wants to land a leg kick but McCall is out of range.
McCall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wailer.
McCall throws a hook but Wailer avoids it easily.
Wailer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wailer tries to bum rush McCall with a series of wild strikes but McCall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCall throws a body punch but Wailer moves out of range.
McCall is looking to slow Wailer down with leg kicks.
McCall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wailer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wailer staying out of range there.
McCall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wailer scores with a punch to the head.
Wailer thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall scores with a jab. Wailer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wailer misses with a wild body shot.
McCall throws a head kick but Wailer moves out of range.
McCall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wailer blocks a head kick by McCall.
Wailer moves out of range of the body kick.
McCall wants to slow Wailer down by chopping away at his legs.

Wailer clinches up with McCall and pushes him back against the cage.
McCall misses with the head strike.
Wailer pushes McCall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wailer struggles to land a body shot inside as McCall controls his hands.
Wailer controlling the action here for a moment.
McCall misses with a punch on the inside.
Wailer throws a punch but it's blocked by McCall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wailer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wailer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Wailer avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wailer fails to land.
McCall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wailer avoids it.
McCall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCall gets through Wailer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wailer blocking some punches.
Wailer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wailer lands a hook that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Wailer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCall throws a head punch that misses.
McCall wants to stall.
McCall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCall can't find room to land a body shot as Wailer controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wailer struggles to land a body shot inside as McCall controls his hands.
Wailer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wailer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Wailer stalling in the clinch but McCall improves position.
McCall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wailer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
Wailer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wailer stalling against the cage.
Wailer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCall misses with a body punch.
Wailer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
McCall lands a nice uppercut.
Wailer scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCall.
Wailer blocking some punches.
McCall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wailer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall prevents a body shot from Wailer.
McCall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCall working aggressively here.
McCall throws an elbow but it misses.
McCall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCall misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wailer.
Wailer looking to slow down the pace here.
McCall lands with a short shot to the head.
McCall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wailer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Wailer prevents a body shot from McCall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wailer pushes McCall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McCall throws a head punch that misses.
McCall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wailer is keeping busy.
McCall misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tommy McCall will probably get the nod.
That's time! McCall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wailer swings for the body but McCall moves out of range.
Wailer slips a jab from McCall.
McCall avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wailer.
McCall misses with a low kick.
Wailer doesn't manage to clinch there - McCall circles away.
Tommy McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall lands with a slapping head kick.
Wailer wants to land a leg kick but McCall is out of range.
Wailer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McCall checks it well.
Wailer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCall rather than just go for the knockout.
McCall throws a leg kick which misses Wailer's front leg but catches the back leg as Wailer tries to avoid it.
Wailer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCall counters with a big head kick but Wailer shrugs it off.
Wailer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCall throws a hook but Wailer blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall misses with an uppercut
and Wailer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCall thinking.
Wailer thows a body shot but no joy.
McCall throws a solid leg kick but Wailer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCall.
McCall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wailer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McCall throws a jab when Wailer was well out of range.
McCall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from McCall.
McCall throws a head kick that misses.
McCall is looking to slow Wailer down with leg kicks.
McCall misses with an uppercut. Wailer saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCall checks a leg kick.
McCall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws a low kick, looking for Wailer's leg but Wailer calmly moves out of range.
McCall thuds a left hand into Wailer's body.
McCall lands a jab to the head.
McCall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wailer.
McCall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Wailer takes the fight into the clinch.
McCall misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wailer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wailer throws a punch but it's blocked by McCall.
A head punch on the inside from McCall fails to land.
Wailer keeps control of McCall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wailer working aggressively here.
Wailer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wailer is struggling to control the position.
Wailer blocks an uppercut.
Wailer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from McCall.
McCall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wailer.
McCall misses with some punches.
McCall lands a hook that snaps the head of Wailer backwards.
McCall pushes off an throws an elbow but Wailer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wailer misses with a body punch.
Tommy McCall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wailer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
McCall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wailer's elbow.
Wailer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCall is trying to force a seperation but Wailer has the dominant position.
Wailer misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Wailer on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wailer lands a right hand.
McCall displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wailer up against the cage.
McCall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wailer or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCall as Wailer tries to tie him up.
Wailer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wailer avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wailer lands with a right to the head.

McCall is rocked!
McCall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCall blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy McCall will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

McCall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wailer. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wailer throws a body punch but McCall moves out of range.
Tommy McCall is winning the standup battle so far.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wailer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McCall tries to move into range but Wailer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wailer scores with a body shot.
Wailer throws a low kick but McCall avoids it.
Wailer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCall is able to avoid easily.
Wailer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wailer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wailer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCall misses with an uppercut.
McCall lands a jab.
McCall throws a body punch but Wailer moves out of range.
Wailer looks to score with a jab to the body but McCall is just out of range.
McCall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wailer's sensitive parts.
Wailer works McCall's body with a nice hook.
Wailer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from McCall misses.
Wailer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wailer throws a low kick but McCall moves out of range easily.
McCall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bunny Wailer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wailer dips to his left and cracks McCall with an uppercut!
Wailer looks to score with a jab to the body but McCall is just out of range.
Wailer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wailer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by McCall.
Wailer slips under a jab from McCall.
McCall throws a jab but it's blocked by Wailer.
Wailer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wailer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCall just misses with a punch to the body.
Wailer doesn't manage to clinch there - McCall circles away.
Wailer misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Wailer.
Wailer slips a jab and a cross from McCall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from McCall is predictable there

and Wailer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wailer has a couple of punches blocked by McCall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCall.
Wailer working aggressively here.
McCall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wailer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCall's efforts to push away.
McCall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wailer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCall blocks a body shot from Wailer.
McCall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wailer blocks it with crossed arms.
McCall struggles to land a body shot inside as Wailer controls his hands.
McCall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wailer prevents McCall from breaking the clinch.
Wailer lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wailer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McCall misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wailer takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wailer.
Wailer throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by McCall.
McCall takes a shot to the head.
Wailer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wailer lands with a light punch inside.
Wailer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wailer keeps control of McCall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wailer lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Oh McCall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McCall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wailer is defending well for now.
Wailer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bunny Wailer.
I think McCall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!