PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus McLachlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felippe Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McLachlan
vs
Francisco

210 cm
23
277 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Angus McLachlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felippe Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLachlan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McLachlan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Francisco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McLachlan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Francisco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McLachlan is looking to clinch.
Francisco throws a sloppy head kick and McLachlan moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Francisco.
Francisco tries to close the distance and clinch up but McLachlan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McLachlan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Francisco counters with a good, hard body kick but McLachlan shrugs it off.
Nice shot lands for McLachlan.
Francisco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus McLachlan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLachlan fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco throws a front kick that sends McLachlan stumbling back into the cage.
Francisco is looking to clinch but McLachlan is avoiding it.
Francisco tries to close the distance and clinch up but McLachlan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McLachlan throws a half hearted mid kick.

Francisco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McLachlan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Francisco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Francisco closes the distance and clinches.
McLachlan is trying to maintain a safe position but Francisco gets an underhook and turns McLachlan into the cage.

Francisco manages to break the clinch.
Francisco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McLachlan fails with a takedown attempt.
McLachlan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Francisco pinned against the cage. Francisco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McLachlan is breathing heavily.
Francisco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Francisco.
McLachlan tries to close the distance and clinch but Francisco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Francisco stuffs the takedown attempt from McLachlan. McLachlan gets slowly back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Francisco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco scores with a spinning back kick!
McLachlan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McLachlan thows a leg kick but Francisco checks it
and Francisco counters with a good low kick that McLachlan was not able to check.
Francisco connects with a solid leg kick.

Francisco moves into the clinch.
McLachlan trying to control the position but instead, Francisco has worked for underhooks and has pushed McLachlan into the cage.

Francisco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McLachlan wants to clinch up but Francisco keeps it at a distance.
McLachlan just misses with a punch to the body.
McLachlan tries to close the distance and clinch but Francisco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Francisco throws a sloppy head kick and McLachlan moves out of range easily.
McLachlan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Francisco. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Francisco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Francisco throws a head kick that McLachlan semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLachlan tries to clinch but Francisco is having none of it.
Francisco looks for a takedown but McLachlan sprawls well.
Francisco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from McLachlan.
Francisco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Francisco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francisco fakes the leg kick and cracks McLachlan in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felippe Francisco dominated that round.
That's time! McLachlan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McLachlan moves to clinch but Francisco breaks away
and Francisco counters with a good low kick that McLachlan was not able to check.
McLachlan tries to land a leg kick but Francisco saw it coming and moves away.
McLachlan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Francisco as he avoids it easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Francisco. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Francisco lands a head kick!
McLachlan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Francisco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Francisco should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Francisco changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McLachlan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee asks Francisco politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Francisco prefers to stall for the moment though.

McLachlan throws Francisco to one side and escapes!
Francisco stuffs the takedown.
Felippe Francisco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick there by Francisco.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McLachlan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus McLachlan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Francisco.
McLachlan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Francisco pinned against the cage. Francisco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Francisco rushes McLachlan and presses him up against the cage.

Francisco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Francisco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Francisco throws a leg kick which misses McLachlan's front leg but catches the back leg as McLachlan tries to avoid it.
McLachlan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Francisco throws a head kick but McLachlan moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Francisco!
Francisco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McLachlan.
Francisco scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Francisco closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McLachlan quickly recovers to half guard.
Francisco performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francisco wants to control but McLachlan is keeping him busy.
Francisco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Francisco tries to stand and escape but McLachlan actually recovers to full guard.
McLachlan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McLachlan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Francisco trying to control the position from guard on top but McLachlan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McLachlan trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Felippe Francisco was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McLachlan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Francisco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Francisco feints and then cracks McLachlan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McLachlan down.
McLachlan throws a sloppy head kick
and Francisco counters with a nice low kick that buckles McLachlan's knee momentarily.

Francisco clinches.

Francisco manages to break the clinch.
Francisco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLachlan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Francisco keeps McLachlan at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco delivers a nice body kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for McLachlan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Francisco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Francisco tries to clinch but McLachlan moves out of range.
Francisco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McLachlan.

Francisco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McLachlan, pushing him back against the cage.
Francisco wants to break free but McLachlan has control.
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!

Francisco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Francisco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Francisco lands a leg kick that knocks McLachlan off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felippe Francisco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Francisco throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McLachlan tries to clinch but Francisco moves out of range.
A head kick from Francisco lands but McLachlan takes it in his stride.
Francisco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McLachlan avoids the head kick by Francisco.
McLachlan shoots for a double leg takedown but Francisco sprawls well. He's pushed McLachlan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McLachlan shoots in and drives through. Francisco sprawls well.
Francisco is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Francisco. No joy for McLachlan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus McLachlan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Francisco throws a head kick that McLachlan semi-blocks.
Francisco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Francisco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Francisco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Francisco has McLachlan up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Francisco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Francisco takes the fight into the clinch.
Francisco is trying to break free.

Francisco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Francisco delivers a nice body kick.
Francisco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McLachlan as he avoids it easily.
McLachlan tries to clinch up but Francisco circles away and keeps his distance.

Francisco clinches with his opponent.

Francisco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McLachlan avoids the head kick by Francisco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Francisco. Francisco obviously looking to wear him down.
McLachlan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Francisco's waist but Francisco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McLachlan off to one side.
Francisco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francisco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McLachlan's head.
Francisco circles away from the clinch attempt.
McLachlan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Francisco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Francisco.
McLachlan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Francisco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLachlan shoots in for a takedown but Francisco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Francisco throws a head kick but McLachlan moves out of range.
Francisco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McLachlan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco throws a head kick that half lands.
Francisco throws a head kick that McLachlan semi-blocks.
Francisco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McLachlan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McLachlan throws a lazy head kick
and Francisco counters with a thumping low kick.
McLachlan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Francisco.
Francisco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Francisco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Francisco clinches up with McLachlan and pushes him back against the cage.

Francisco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McLachlan lands a jab to the nose.

Francisco moves into the clinch.

Francisco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Francisco shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McLachlan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLachlan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Felippe Francisco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McLachlan is on top in guard.
McLachlan wants to control from the top but Francisco keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Angus McLachlan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McLachlan shoots for a double leg takedown but Francisco sprawls well. He's pushed McLachlan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felippe Francisco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Francisco has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felippe Francisco!