PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fink McIllhenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McIllhenny comes to the cage accompanied by Revolution. The Badger has chosen Jump Around as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fink McIllhenny has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

McIllhenny
vs
The Badger

182 cm
31
165 lbs
21 - 5 - 1

160 cm
32
160 lbs
24 - 12 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Milwaukee's Best 160

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 21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fink McIllhenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bucky The Badger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIllhenny's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Badger under the eye.
The Badger missing with a left hand there. McIllhenny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McIllhenny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McIllhenny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Badger wants to clinch
and McIllhenny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Badger misses with a leg kick
and McIllhenny makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

The Badger clinches up with McIllhenny and pushes him back against the cage.
The Badger missing with knees to the body.
The Badger throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from McIllhenny.
The Badger lands a right hand.
The Badger misses with some punches.
The Badger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McIllhenny tries to throw a body punch but The Badger avoids it by throwing McIllhenny back against the cage.
McIllhenny struggles to land a body shot inside as The Badger controls his hands.
The Badger scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McIllhenny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger blocks an uppercut.
The Badger told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
The Badger prevents a body shot from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny misses with the head strike.
McIllhenny scores with a shot to the side of The Badger's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Badger obliges.
The Badger landing knees to the body.
The Badger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McIllhenny misses with a punch to the body.
McIllhenny blocks a body shot from The Badger.
McIllhenny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Badger missing with knees to the body.
The Badger lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McIllhenny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McIllhenny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McIllhenny can't get the takedown.
McIllhenny blocks an elbow strike.
The Badger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McIllhenny lands a right hand.
The Badger gets underhooks to prevent McIllhenny's takedown attempt.
McIllhenny misses with the head strike.
The Badger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from The Badger.
The Badger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McIllhenny avoids the elbow strike from The Badger, against the cage.
The Badger lands a right hand that snaps the head of McIllhenny backwards.
A frustrated look appears on McIllhenny's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McIllhenny throws a punch but it's blocked by The Badger.
The Badger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McIllhenny lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McIllhenny blocks an elbow strike from The Badger.
The Badger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Badger has a couple of punches blocked by McIllhenny.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny working aggressively here.
McIllhenny takes a shot to the head.
The Badger blocking some punches.
McIllhenny misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Badger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McIllhenny.
The Badger tries a knee to the head but McIllhenny blocks it.
The Badger scores a nice knee to the body.
The Badger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McIllhenny tries to circle away but The Badger has him pinned against the cage.
The Badger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Badger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Badger lands a damaging elbow.
McIllhenny blocks an elbow strike.
The Badger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Badger slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Badger throws an elbow that misses.
The Badger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McIllhenny is defending well for now.
McIllhenny misses with some punches.
McIllhenny gets through The Badger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Badger tries a body shot but McIllhenny blocks it.
The Badger looking to throw knees to the head but McIllhenny is blocking nicely.
The Badger lands a shot to the body.
The Badger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McIllhenny throws a head punch that misses.
The Badger lands an elbow just above McIllhenny 's eye.
McIllhenny changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Badger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fink McIllhenny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The Badger misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bucky The Badger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McIllhenny takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McIllhenny scores with a jab to the head.
The Badger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McIllhenny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Badger was well out of range. Poor timing from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Badger was well out of range. Poor timing from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Badger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Badger digs a good hook to McIllhenny's body.
The Badger tries to close the distance and clinch but McIllhenny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Badger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McIllhenny throws a big shot that misses.
McIllhenny takes a swing at The Badger's ribcage but misses.
The Badger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab from The Badger.
The Badger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McIllhenny.
McIllhenny misses with a body kick.
The Badger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McIllhenny throws the left hand but The Badger avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIllhenny takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Badger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Badger tries to close the distance and clinch but McIllhenny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Badger misses the jab.
McIllhenny ducks under a wild hook from The Badger.
Bucky The Badger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Badger scores with a hook to the body. McIllhenny takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Badger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McIllhenny.
The Badger avoids a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Badger.
The Badger throws a sloppy head kick and McIllhenny moves out of range easily.
McIllhenny slips under a jab.
McIllhenny misses the shot to the body.
McIllhenny moves out of range of the strikes.
McIllhenny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McIllhenny swats away the attempt to clinch by The Badger.
McIllhenny looks to land a body kick but The Badger moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McIllhenny lunges at The Badger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Badger's hand.
Bucky The Badger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Badger misses with a body shot.
The Badger tries to clinch but McIllhenny is having none of it.
McIllhenny ducks under a wild hook from The Badger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McIllhenny swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Badger.
McIllhenny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McIllhenny throws a looping overhand right but The Badger ducks down to avoid it.
McIllhenny just misses with a punch to the body.
McIllhenny swats away the attempt to clinch by The Badger.
The Badger misses with a straight right.
The Badger slips a jab from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McIllhenny there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Badger scores with a jab to the body.
The Badger cracks the inside of McIllhenny's front leg.
McIllhenny has a takedown stuffed.
McIllhenny slips under a jab from The Badger.

The Badger clinches up against the cage.
Bucky The Badger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McIllhenny blocks the elbow strike.
The Badger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Badger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Badger swings wildly with an uppercut but McIllhenny uses good head movement to avoid it.
McIllhenny misses with a body punch.
The Badger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McIllhenny's defenses.
The Badger trying to land knees to the body.
The Badger throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Badger just misses with a elbow thrown towards McIllhenny's brow.
McIllhenny tries for a takedown but The Badger manages to get underhooks.
McIllhenny tries a body shot but The Badger blocks it.
The Badger lands a knee to the body.
McIllhenny tries to throw a body punch but The Badger avoids it by throwing McIllhenny back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McIllhenny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from The Badger.
The Badger lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Fink McIllhenny has been cut.
McIllhenny lands with a right to the head.
The Badger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McIllhenny dodges an elbow strike from The Badger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Badger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Badger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Badger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McIllhenny avoids it.
The Badger prevents a body shot from McIllhenny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bucky The Badger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fink McIllhenny's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The Badger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McIllhenny.
The Badger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McIllhenny.
Nice defenses there by The Badger.
McIllhenny moves away from the strike by The Badger.
The Badger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McIllhenny looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McIllhenny is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Badger misses with a wild combination.
The Badger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McIllhenny shoots in looking for a takedown but The Badger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McIllhenny's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McIllhenny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Badger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Badger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McIllhenny scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Badger doesn't seem bothered though.
The Badger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McIllhenny.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger moves out of range of the strikes.
The Badger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McIllhenny misses with an uppercut.
McIllhenny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McIllhenny takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McIllhenny misses with an uppercut
and The Badger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The Badger clinches with his opponent.

McIllhenny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Badger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as McIllhenny blocks the low kick.
The Badger with a jab.
The Badger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny avoids the body shot from The Badger.
McIllhenny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Badger.
McIllhenny's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Badger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McIllhenny scrambles back to his feet.
McIllhenny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McIllhenny throws a jab when The Badger was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McIllhenny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McIllhenny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Badger moves out of range of the strikes.
The Badger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McIllhenny throws a lazy uppercut
and The Badger counters with a good low kick that McIllhenny was not able to check.
McIllhenny shoots in for a double leg but The Badger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fink McIllhenny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Badger moves into range and connects with a jab.
McIllhenny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Badger lands with a shot to the body.
The Badger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Badger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from The Badger.
The Badger feints and then cracks McIllhenny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McIllhenny down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny throws a body punch but The Badger moves out of range.
McIllhenny throws a poor cross that misses
and The Badger counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Badger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Badger wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Badger wants to clinch up but McIllhenny keeps it at a distance.
The Badger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McIllhenny is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McIllhenny swats away the attempt to clinch by The Badger.
A big right from The Badger misses.
The Badger misses with a low kick.
McIllhenny looks to land a left hand but The Badger moved out of range nicely.
McIllhenny misses with a double jab.
The Badger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Badger.
McIllhenny throws a looping overhand right but The Badger ducks down to avoid it.
The Badger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fink McIllhenny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger throws a jab but it's blocked by McIllhenny.
The Badger misses with a head kick.
The Badger throws a series of punches but McIllhenny moves out of range.
A big left from McIllhenny misses.
The Badger lands a head shot.
McIllhenny lands with a hook. The Badger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by McIllhenny as he checks the leg kick.
McIllhenny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Badger tries to clinch but McIllhenny is having none of it.
The Badger slips a jab from McIllhenny.
The Badger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McIllhenny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Badger moves to clinch but McIllhenny breaks away
and McIllhenny counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice combination there by The Badger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bucky The Badger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Badger 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bucky The Badger!
Bucky The Badger made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 in his post fight interview.