PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and VInce McAllistair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Blue
vs
McAllistair

175 cm
19
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacky Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, VInce McAllistair!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue tries to clinch there but McAllistair circles away.
McAllistair swats away the attempt to clinch by Blue.
McAllistair takes one on the button.
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McAllistair swinging wilding here.
Blue misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blue. McAllistair shrugs it off though.
Blue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McAllistair avoids the head kick by Blue.
McAllistair connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blue moves in looking to clinch but McAllistair pushes him off.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and McAllistair moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McAllistair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Blue.
A bone on bone clash there as McAllistair blocks the leg kick.
McAllistair misses with a double jab.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacky Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blue throws a head kick but McAllistair moves out of range.
McAllistair just misses with a punch to the body.
Blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McAllistair moves out of range as Blue throws a body kick.

Blue closes the distance and clinches.
McAllistair is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A hook to the body from Blue.
Blue connects with a nasty looking knee right to McAllistair's face.
Blue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McAllistair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blue connects with a knee to the head.
McAllistair tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blue smiles and moves away.
McAllistair shoots in for a double leg but Blue sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McAllistair with a nice cross.

Blue is rocked!
A combination from McAllistair does no damage.
Blue throws a head kick but McAllistair moves out of range.
McAllistair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAllistair shoots for a takedown but Blue saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jacky Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of VInce McAllistair.

Blue pushes McAllistair up against the cage in a clinch.
McAllistair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blue has him pressed against the cage.
Blue tries a knee to the head but McAllistair blocks it.
Blue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McAllistair blocks it with crossed arms.
Blue is breathing heavily.
Blue throws an elbow that misses.
Blue gets through McAllistair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

McAllistair successfully pulls guard.
Blue would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

McAllistair looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blue passes into half guard.
Blue with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue wants to stand up but McAllistair has a hold of him and won't allow it.
McAllistair is looking to improve his position.
McAllistair works his way to full guard. Good work.

McAllistair has his foot on Blue's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blue works his way back into a safe position though.

McAllistair working for a triangle but Blue defends it easily.
Blue controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but VInce McAllistair will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blue is looking to clinch but McAllistair is avoiding it.
Blue misses the body punch
and McAllistair counters with a three punch combo that has Blue backing up. Blue nods at McAllistair to acknowledge the strikes.
Oh Blue is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blue is looking to clinch.
Blue seems to have got his legs back now.

Blue darts in and clinches McAllistair up against the cage.
McAllistair is trying to maintain a safe position but Blue gets an underhook and turns McAllistair into the cage.
Blue lands a nice knee to the body.
McAllistair blocks a body shot from Blue.
Blue misses with an elbow over the top.
McAllistair tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blue scores a nice knee to the body.
McAllistair is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllistair wants to break free but Blue has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blue.
Nice body punch from Blue - that landed with a thud.
Blue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Blue.
Blue with a knee to the head.
McAllistair has had enough of the clinch but Blue keeps him there for the moment.
Blue lands a nice knee to the body.
McAllistair blocks an uppercut.
McAllistair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McAllistair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blue has him pressed against the cage.
Blue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McAllistair blocks it with crossed arms.
Blue landing knees to the body.
Blue prevents McAllistair from breaking the clinch.
McAllistair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blue tries a body shot but McAllistair blocks it.
Blue tries a knee to the head but McAllistair blocks it.
Blue working aggressively here.
McAllistair jumps guard but Blue stands there with McAllistair around his waist. McAllistair gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blue misses with a knee to the head.
McAllistair is trying to break the clinch but Blue has him pressed against the cage.
Blue has a couple of punches blocked by McAllistair.
Blue tries to throw a body punch but McAllistair avoids it by throwing Blue back against the cage.
McAllistair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blue trying to land knees to the body.
McAllistair managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Blue prevents McAllistair from breaking the clinch.
Blue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAllistair blocks a body shot from Blue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McAllistair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jacky Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blue throws a leg kick
and McAllistair counters with a stiff right hand.
Blue fails with an attempt to clinch.
McAllistair throws a sloppy head kick
and Blue counters with a big head kick but McAllistair shrugs it off.
Blue wants to clinch.
McAllistair fails with the takedown.
Jacky Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of VInce McAllistair.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and McAllistair moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McAllistair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blue.
McAllistair closes the distance and clinches up with Blue, looking for a takedown. McAllistair pushes Blue against the cage but Blue circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McAllistair avoids the head kick by Blue.

Blue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAllistair.
Blue throws a punch but it's blocked by McAllistair.
Blue throws an elbow but it misses.
McAllistair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McAllistair is trying to break the clinch but Blue has him pressed against the cage.
Blue keeps control of McAllistair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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 Jacky Blue will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Blue throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick by Blue misses
and McAllistair counters with a nice uppercut.
McAllistair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McAllistair throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
Blue swings for the body but McAllistair moves out of range.
Blue throws a head kick but McAllistair moves out of range.
Blue gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blue throws a lazy head kick

and McAllistair counters with a head kick that drops Blue!
McAllistair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blue is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllistair pushes down on Blue's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McAllistair seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blue does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McAllistair is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

McAllistair wants to finish this one by submission but Blue is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from McAllistair.
McAllistair fails to move to back control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McAllistair is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Blue is surviving well by controlling McAllistair's body position as best he can.

McAllistair with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

McAllistair looking for a guillotine from mount but Blue is having none of it.
McAllistair wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Blue is squirming around, avoiding McAllistair's attempts to control the action.
Blue on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blue tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McAllistair with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

McAllistair is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Blue can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Blue prevents McAllistair from taking his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

McAllistair is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Blue has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blue is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

McAllistair looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

McAllistair is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Blue has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Blue!

McAllistair throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

McAllistair throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
VInce McAllistair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McAllistair has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... VInce McAllistair!