PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mac Readen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ima Llama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Readen
vs
Llama

168 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Readen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ima Llama!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llama shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Llama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Readen.
Readen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Llama manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Readen as Llama shoots in.
Readen scores with a shot to the body.
Llama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Readen thows a body shot but no joy.
Llama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Readen but Readen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Llama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Readen.
Readen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Llama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Llama fails with a takedown attempt.
Mac Readen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ima Llama.
An inside leg kick from Llama misses.
Llama tries for a takedown but Readen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Readen looks to score with a jab to the body but Llama is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Llama misses.
Horrible takedown by Llama or perhaps it was just good defense by Readen which made him look bad.
Llama throws a series of punches but Readen avoids them all with ease.
Llama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Readen.
Llama shoots for a takedown but Readen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Readen connects with a single shot there.
Readen with a jab.
Mac Readen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Llama throws a leg kick that misses.
Ima Llama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Readen loads up on a big right hand but Llama slips the punch.
Llama throws out a leg kick but Readen moves out of range and Llama only half commits.
Readen lands the left hand.
Llama throws a leg kick but Readen moved away.
Llama is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Readen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Llama closes the distance and clinches up with Readen, looking for a takedown. Llama pushes Readen against the cage but Readen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Llama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Llama looks gassed!
Nice uppercut lands for Readen. That snapped Llama's head back.
Llama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Readen as Llama shoots in.
Llama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Readen as he jumps to the side.
Readen cracks a nice hook into Llama's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Readen blocks the leg kick.
Llama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Readen cracks Llama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Readen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Readen lunges at Llama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Llama's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Readen scores with a decent looking hook.
Readen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Llama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Llama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Readen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Readen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Llama avoids the body shot from Readen.
Readen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Llama is rocked!
Llama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Llama is still on wobbly legs! Can Readen finish him?
Llama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Readen as he avoids it easily.
Llama seems to have recovered his senses.
Llama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Llama looks for the body kick but Readen saw that one coming.
Llama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot by Readen.
Nice shot lands for Readen.
Readen thows a body shot but no joy.
Readen checks a leg kick.
Readen misses with a hook. Llama ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Readen lands a jab to Llama's midsection.
Readen swings for the body but Llama moves out of range.
Readen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Llama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Readen circles away.
Readen throws a body punch but Llama moves out of range.
Llama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Readen.
Llama misses with a two punch combination.
Readen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Llama misses with a low kick.
Llama throws a head kick but Readen moves out of range.
Llama fails with the takedown.
Readen connects with a body shot.
Llama moves forwards but Readen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Readen lands a nice shot to the body.
Llama misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Llama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Readen misses the shot to the body.
Llama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Readen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Llama is trying desperately to land a takedown but Readen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Llama.
Llama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Readen.
Llama avoids the body shot from Readen.
Llama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Readen. No joy for Llama on that attempt.
Readen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Readen lands a jab to the head.
Readen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Readen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Llama defending well as Readen loads up on a big left hand.
Llama shoots in for a double leg but Readen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Llama staying out of range there.
Llama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Readen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Readen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Llama throws a leg kick but Readen moved away.
Llama shoots in but no luck this time.
Readen throws a body punch but Llama moves out of range.
Readen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Llama at a distance.
Readen thuds a left hand into Llama's body.
Llama shoots in but no luck this time.
Llama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Llama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Readen tries to avoid it but Llama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Readen to the ground. Readen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mac Readen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ima Llama.
Readen misses with a straight left.
Readen looks to score with a jab to the body but Llama is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Readen as Llama shoots in.
Readen thows a body shot but no joy.
Readen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mac Readen is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Llama throws a low kick but Readen avoids it.
Readen throws a shot from downtown. Llama moves away and avoids it.
Llama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No luck for Llama with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Readen.
Llama misses with a takedown attempt - Readen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Llama might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Readen has got the better of the exchanges.
Llama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Llama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Llama swinging wilding here.
Readen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Llama can do to turn this around?
Llama throws a looping overhand right but Readen ducks down to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Llama or perhaps it was just good defense by Readen which made him look bad.
Nice shot lands for Readen.
Llama fails to land the takedown.
Llama misses with a double jab.
Readen throws a hook but Llama avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Llama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llama shoots for a double leg takedown but Readen sprawls well. He's pushed Llama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Readen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Llama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Readen throws a good cross that connects.
Llama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Readen circles away.
Llama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab lands there for Readen.
Readen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ima Llama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Readen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab lands there for Readen.
Readen looks to score with a jab to the body but Llama is just out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Llama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Readen tries to avoid it but Llama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Readen to the ground. Readen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Llama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Readen thows a body shot but no joy.
Llama has a takedown stuffed.
Readen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Readen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Llama has a takedown stuffed.
Readen just misses with a punch to the body.

Llama closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Llama lands in his opponent's guard.
Readen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Llama is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Llama wants to control from the top but Readen keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Readen keeping full guard, as Llama tries to pass.
Readen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Llama trying to control the position from guard on top but Readen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Readen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Llama on the ground.
Llama tries to free his leg and advance position but Readen is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Llama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Readen is out of range and Llama settles back down.
Nice takedown defense from Readen. No joy for Llama on that attempt.
Readen misses with a body shot.
Llama throws a looping overhand right but Readen ducks down to avoid it.
Readen scores with a hook to the body. Llama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Llama shoots in looking for a takedown. Readen tries to sprawl out of it but Llama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Readen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Readen misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Readen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Readen, as that shot connected.
Llama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Readen pinned against the cage. Readen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Readen as Llama shoots in.
Llama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Readen's waist but Readen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Llama off to one side.
Mac Readen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ima Llama.
Readen throws a lazy right hand but Llama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Readen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Llama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Readen pinned against the cage. Readen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab lands there for Readen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Readen connects with a jab.
Llama throws the kick towards the body but Readen avoids it.
Readen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Llama.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Llama throws a wild body kick that Readen sees coming a mile off.
Readen checks a leg kick.
Readen lands a really nice looking cross but Llama seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Llama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Readen tries to avoid it but Llama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Readen to the ground. Readen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Llama shoots in looking for a takedown. Readen tries to sprawl out of it but Llama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Readen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheers as Readen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Llama doesn't seem phased though.
Llama misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Readen blocks the low kick.
Llama throws a head kick that misses.
Readen thuds a left hand into Llama's body.
Readen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Llama shoots in but Readen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Readen works Llama's body with a nice hook.
Readen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Llama has time to react.
Readen checks a leg kick.
Llama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Llama there as he acknowledges the shot.
Llama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llama fails to land the takedown.
Readen throws an overhand right that lands on Llama's shoulder, as Llama tries to avoid the shot.
Llama tries for a takedown but Readen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Llama avoids the body shot from Readen.
Jab, jab by Readen - just one landing.
Readen thows a body shot but no joy.
Llama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Llama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Readen pinned against the cage. Readen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Readen misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Llama.
Llama misses with a takedown attempt - Readen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Readen takes a swing at Llama's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Readen stuffs the takedown.
Readen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Readen takes a swing at Llama's ribcage but misses.
Readen misses with an uppercut. Llama saw that one coming.

Llama changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Readen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Llama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Readen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Llama wants to stand but Readen is controlling his arm.
Llama taking a break here but Readen is having none of it and regains half guard.
Llama is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Readen reverses the position - he's now on top in Llama's guard.
Llama working a defensive guard but Readen passes into half guard.
Ima Llama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llama is pressing down on Readen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Llama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Readen is one step ahead there.
Readen trying to control but Llama is working from the bottom.

Llama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mac Readen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Readen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Llama fails with a takedown attempt.
Readen scores with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Readen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Readen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Readen!