PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Gunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Mclean has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mclean
vs
Gunder

165 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

193 cm
23
241 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricardo Mclean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Gunder!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunder is looking to chop away at Mclean's legs.
Gunder fails to land the takedown.
Mclean swings for the body but Gunder moves out of range.
Gunder dives in for a single leg takedown but Mclean sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gunder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mclean keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunder's efforts to push away.
Mclean keeps control of Gunder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclean looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunder.

Gunder pulls guard.

Gunder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mclean can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean being controlled here momentarily.
Mclean postures up and lands a big shot to Gunder's brow.
Mclean throws a big elbow that misses.
Gunder lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mclean is looking to stand up but Gunder isn't so interested in that idea.
Gunder showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mclean controls Gunder momentarily but Gunder frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean is wriggling around but Gunder manages to pass to half guard.
Gunder controlling the action here.
Mclean could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Gunder is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gunder postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mclean to stand up.
Gunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mclean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunder manages to avoid it.
Gunder fails to land the takedown.
Ricardo Mclean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Gunder.
Mclean stuffs the takedown.

Gunder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mclean, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunder tries to pull guard but Mclean won't allow it.
Gunder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mclean tries to pull guard but Gunder holds him up against the cage and eventually Mclean drops back down to his feet.

Gunder pulls Mclean into guard.
Mclean is looking to work some ground and pound but Gunder has wrist control.
Gunder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mclean throws a big right hand that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mclean is looking to work some ground and pound but Gunder has wrist control.
Mclean throwing strikes from guard but Gunder blocks nicely.
Gunder tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Gunder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gunder clinches up against the cage.
Mclean will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gunder up against the cage.
Mclean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunder tries for a takedown but Mclean manages to get underhooks.
Mclean wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunder won't allow it.
Gunder drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mclean pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunder tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mclean defends well and Gunder ends up having to push Mclean into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ricardo Mclean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Gunder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean is trying to pull guard but Gunder turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Gunder gets control of Mclean's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gunder will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mclean stopping the sweep attempt from Gunder.
Gunder keeps trying to improve his position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mclean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gunder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mclean.
Gunder will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mclean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gunder holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mclean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mclean is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
David Gunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Ricardo Mclean has been cut.
Mclean misses with a body punch
and Gunder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Gunder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mclean jumps guard but Gunder turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gunder is trying to break free.
Mclean prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mclean tries a knee to the head but Gunder blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunder tries to pull guard but Mclean won't allow it.
Mclean tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunder avoids the damage to the body.
Mclean tries to score a body lock takedown but Gunder shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gunder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mclean trying to land knees to the body.
Mclean misses with a body punch.
Mclean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gunder is trying to break the clinch but Mclean has him pressed against the cage.
Mclean is pressed up against the cage. Gunder has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mclean down to the mat. Mclean avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gunder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunder shoots in for a double leg but Mclean sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gunder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mclean jabs at Gunder's body.
A big left from Mclean misses.
Gunder shoots for a double leg takedown but Mclean sprawls well. He's pushed Gunder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gunder is breathing heavily.

Gunder drives through and clinches with Mclean against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gunder. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mclean wants to stall.
Gunder jumps guard but Mclean turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mclean working Gunder over with knees to the body.
Gunder digs a right hand into Mclean's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mclean's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Gunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Mclean's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Mclean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunder closes the distance and clinches up with Mclean, looking for a takedown. Gunder pushes Mclean against the cage but Mclean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mclean stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mclean wants it to stay on the feet.
Gunder lands with a hook. Mclean tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mclean misses with a body shot.
Mclean misses the body punch

and Gunder counters by clinching up.
Gunder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gunder tries to circle away but Mclean has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclean looking to throw knees to the head but Gunder is blocking nicely.
Gunder is looking to break free of the clinch but Mclean has double underhooks.
Mclean prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ricardo Mclean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Gunder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunder tries to work over Mclean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mclean keeps control of Gunder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mclean throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mclean is pressed up against the cage. Gunder has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mclean down to the mat. Mclean avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mclean takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mclean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gunder.
Gunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mclean walks into a jab.
Gunder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gunder defending well as Mclean loads up on a big left hand.
Mclean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean leaves Gunder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mclean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mclean misses with a body shot.
Mclean misses with a shot to the body
and Gunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Gunder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mclean's waist but Mclean gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gunder off to one side.
Mclean just misses with a punch to the body.
Mclean swings for the body but Gunder moves out of range.
Mclean misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Gunder counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mclean misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gunder is keeping busy.
Mclean looking to throw knees to the head but Gunder is blocking nicely.
Mclean holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mclean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mclean tries to land a knee to the head but Gunder blocks with his arms.
Mclean is trying to break the clinch but Gunder has him pressed against the cage.
Mclean gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gunder.
Gunder tries to break free but Mclean pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mclean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunder's face.
Gunder is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mclean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gunder tries to pull guard but Mclean forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mclean taking a breather.
Ricardo Mclean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mclean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gunder just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ricardo Mclean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Gunder is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mclean struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunder controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Mclean showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gunder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Gunder!