PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Oberherr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Mclean
vs
Oberherr

165 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
223 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricardo Mclean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Oberherr!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oberherr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mclean lands with an uppercut that bounces Oberherr off the cage and back into range.
Oberherr tries to bum rush Mclean with a series of wild strikes but Mclean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oberherr fails with the takedown.
Oberherr shoots in looking for a takedown but Mclean manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oberherr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ricardo Mclean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Oberherr.

Mclean closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mclean seems to be looking for submissions.

Mclean is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oberherr is just riding it out for now. Mclean eventually gives up the hold.

Mclean is working for a kimura but Oberherr is defending it quite comfortably.

Mclean is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mclean is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oberherr defends it well.
Oberherr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mclean stops Oberherr from getting back to his feet.

Mclean is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oberherr sees it coming and defends easily.

Mclean is trying to work for a kimura but Oberherr is defending well.

Mclean looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean throwing shots but Oberherr is blocking nicely.
Oberherr is looking to improve his position.
Mclean stops Oberherr from getting back to his feet.

Oberherr is defending against the submission attempts here by Mclean.

Oberherr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mclean really is a fat lump.

Mclean seems to be working for a kimura but Oberherr defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberherr controlling the position well.
Oberherr tries to roll over but Mclean keeps him under control.

Mclean is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oberherr is just riding it out for now. Mclean eventually gives up the hold.

Mclean is working for a submission of some sort.
Oberherr tries to kick Mclean off but Mclean keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oberherr gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mclean is looking to work some ground and pound but Oberherr has wrist control.
Mclean cracks Oberherr with a solid left hand.
Mclean distracts Oberherr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mclean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mclean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oberherr controls Mclean momentarily but Mclean frees himself.
Mclean throws a big elbow that misses.
Mclean lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oberherr trying to control the position.
Oberherr looks winded!
Mclean scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mclean throws a strike but Oberherr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Mclean 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.

Mclean tries to keep at a distance but Oberherr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mclean using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oberherr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mclean prevents it.
Oberherr is trying to break free.
Oberherr is trying to force a seperation but Mclean has the dominant position.
Oberherr wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberherr tries to break free but Mclean pushes him back against the cage.
Mclean letting Oberherr take a breather here.
Oberherr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mclean's efforts to push away.
Mclean stalling in the clinch.
Mclean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oberherr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mclean landing knees to the body.
Oberherr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ricardo Mclean has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mclean gets control of Oberherr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mclean will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Mclean is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mclean stalling.

Mclean manages to pull guard.

Oberherr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Oberherr darts in looking for a takedown but Mclean gets double underhooks and turns Oberherr into the cage.
Mclean manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oberherr is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ricardo Mclean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Oberherr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oberherr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oberherr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mclean circles away.
Oberherr is breathing heavily.
Mclean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oberherr moves away.
Mclean throws a body shot but no joy.

Mclean manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oberherr on his heels. He'll look to pass Oberherr's guard now, I'm sure.
Mclean with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mclean working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mclean's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mclean connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclean prevents Oberherr from getting back to his feet.
Mclean distracts Oberherr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oberherr wants to stand up but Mclean is controlling him.
Mclean has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mclean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mclean scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mclean with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mclean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mclean postures up and lands a big shot to Oberherr's brow.
Mclean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mclean works over Oberherr with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Oberherr manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mclean throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mclean. Oberherr does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Mclean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Mclean's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Oberherr with a nice cross.
Oberherr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fabio Oberherr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Oberherr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mclean's guard.
Oberherr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mclean's guard.
Mclean is in trouble now - Oberherr has advanced to mount!
Oberherr lands a big shot there that rocks Mclean but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oberherr won't let Mclean get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Oberherr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oberherr tries to control but Mclean wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mclean bucks Oberherr off and manages to get back to his feet!

Oberherr pushes Mclean up against the cage in a clinch.
Mclean gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oberherr.
Mclean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oberherr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mclean is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ricardo Mclean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Oberherr.

Mclean manages to break the clinch.

Mclean feints and as Oberherr raises his hands in defense, Mclean changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mclean throwing strikes but missing.
Mclean scoring with some ground and pound.
Mclean throwing strikes from guard but Oberherr blocks nicely.
Mclean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mclean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oberherr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberherr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oberherr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mclean is looking to escape.
Mclean is trying to stand.
Oberherr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mclean can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mclean might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Oberherr goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mclean turns into him and now he's in Oberherr's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oberherr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mclean.
Fabio Oberherr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mclean lands a couple of elbows.
Ricardo Mclean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mclean stands up over Oberherr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oberherr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mclean with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mclean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oberherr's head.
Mclean throwing strikes from guard but Oberherr blocks nicely.

Oberherr pushes Mclean off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mclean feints and as Oberherr raises his hands in defense, Mclean changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricardo Mclean.
Well Mclean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Mclean!