PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cee Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe McLennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLennan has chosen Irish Rover - The Pogues as his entrance music. Cee Chulainn has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Chulainn
vs
McLennan

200 cm
25
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
243 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Merciless Gladiators
Steel Penn's All 160

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cee Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe McLennan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLennan throws a nice looking combination but Chulainn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chulainn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Joe McLennan has been cut.
McLennan tests Chulainn's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Cee Chulainn has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLennan misses with a combination
and Chulainn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McLennan misses with a two punch combination.
Chulainn lands with a hook. McLennan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McLennan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chulainn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McLennan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chulainn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McLennan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McLennan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chulainn.
Chulainn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLennan.
Chulainn jabs McLennan right on the nose. McLennan blinks but takes it well.

Chulainn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chulainn pushes McLennan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chulainn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chulainn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That has opened up Joe McLennan's cut even more.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McLennan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chulainn.
Chulainn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McLennan looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn scores with a shot to the side of McLennan's head.
Chulainn digs a right hand underneath McLennan's ribcage. McLennan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chulainn is leaning against McLennan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Chulainn.
McLennan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McLennan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Chulainn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chulainn.
Chulainn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McLennan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

The cut above Joe McLennan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Chulainn.
McLennan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chulainn.
Chulainn lands with a right to the head.
Chulainn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

McLennan is rocked!
Come on Chulainn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chulainn looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chulainn seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Chulainn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn lands a hook that snaps the head of McLennan backwards.
Chulainn keeps control of McLennan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chulainn tries to break free but McLennan pushes him back against the cage.
Chulainn lands an uppercut.

Joe McLennan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McLennan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chulainn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chulainn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McLennan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Chulainn.
Chulainn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chulainn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chulainn.
McLennan prevents Chulainn from breaking the clinch.
Chulainn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McLennan backwards.
Chulainn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McLennan backwards.
Chulainn wants to break free but McLennan has control.
A nice left hand lands by Chulainn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chulainn breaks from the clinch.
Chulainn throws a one two combo.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe McLennan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cee Chulainn!