PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mini Ask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Mcclaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ask
vs
Mcclaren

171 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

170 cm
24
188 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mini Ask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Mcclaren!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcclaren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcclaren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcclaren is looking to clinch.
Ask lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcclaren circles away quickly and effectively.
Ask throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ask wants to clinch up but Mcclaren keeps it at a distance.
Mcclaren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ask paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcclaren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mcclaren fails with the takedown.
Ask tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mcclaren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcclaren fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mcclaren closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ask to the mat! Ask manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ask looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mcclaren is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcclaren advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcclaren advances to full mount.
Mcclaren controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ask is trying desperately to improve position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mcclaren working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcclaren seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Ask is holding on tight.
Mcclaren 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.
Mcclaren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mcclaren's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kevin Mcclaren wasn't active enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Ask.
Mcclaren tries to clinch up but Ask circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Ask.
Ask ducks right into an uppercut from Mcclaren.
Mcclaren tries to clinch but Ask is having none of it.
Ask displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcclaren is looking to land body kicks.
Mcclaren is looking to clinch.
Ask moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kevin Mcclaren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ask misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ask lands with a straight right. Mcclaren didn't see that one coming.

Mcclaren clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ask prevents Mcclaren from breaking the clinch.
Mcclaren fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Mcclaren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ask throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mcclaren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kevin Mcclaren will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mcclaren tries to close the distance and clinch but Ask swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Ask.
Mcclaren shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ask but Ask pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Mcclaren gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mcclaren tries to break the clinch but Ask is controlling the position.

Mcclaren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcclaren blocks a head kick by Ask.
Mcclaren tries to clinch but Ask is having none of it.
Ask throws a series of strikes that have Mcclaren backpedaling.
Mcclaren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mcclaren walks into a straight right hand from Ask.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mcclaren rushes Ask and presses him up against the cage.

Mcclaren decides to pull guard.
Mcclaren is adopting a defensive guard.
Ask stops Mcclaren from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ask working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcclaren has Ask pulled in close to control his posture.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kevin Mcclaren hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ask doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcclaren circles away.
Ask lands with a hook. Mcclaren tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ask pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ask fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mcclaren on the side of the head.
Ask moves out of range as Mcclaren throws a body kick.
Mcclaren defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ask.
Mcclaren takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Mcclaren is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ask lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Mcclaren is looking to close the distance but Ask sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Mcclaren crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Mcclaren is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mini Ask!