PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian McMullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McMullen
vs
Out

179 cm
27
176 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adrian McMullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McMullen ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Out throws a nice looking combination but McMullen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Out misses with a hook. McMullen ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Out misses.
McMullen takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Out.
A punch combination from Out misses.
Out throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McMullen.
Out rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McMullen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Out misses with an uppercut.
Out misses with a hook. McMullen ducked under it nicely.
McMullen moves out of range of the strikes.
McMullen ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMullen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Out throws a right and a left that McMullen avoids nicely.
McMullen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Out throws out the jab.
McMullen takes a jab right on the kisser.
McMullen dodges the punch combination from Out.
Out misses with a two punch combination.
Out might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
Out misses with an uppercut.
Knock Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Out throws a one two combo.
Out throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knock Out is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Out misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Out will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Out.
Out lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Out goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McMullen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Out lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McMullen circles away quickly and effectively.
Out swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Out looks to land a right hand but McMullen moved out of range.
Out lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Out.
Some wild striking there from Out.
Left hook, right uppercut from Out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Out.
McMullen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Out throws a right and a left that McMullen avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Out misses the target.
Out scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McMullen slips under a jab from Out.
McMullen takes one to the chin there.
Out is working the combinations to good effect here.
Out misses with a wild body shot.
Out throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Out dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Out misses with a looping right.
Out uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Out does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out misses with a left hand

and McMullen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McMullen.
Out told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
McMullen throws a big right hand that misses.
McMullen advances position into side control!
McMullen working the ground and pound.
McMullen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Out keeps working.
McMullen lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knock Out 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.

Out lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McMullen circles away quickly and effectively.
McMullen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Out.
Out connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Out's jab looks to have found its range, popping McMullen under the eye.
Out lands with a nice body punch.
Out throws a predictable looking body shot

and McMullen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McMullen.
McMullen wants to control from the top but Out keeps moving.

McMullen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Out is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Out has escaped and now he's on top!

Out trying to control but McMullen is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMullen wants to sweep but no luck.
McMullen is working hard here to advance position.
Out slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from McMullen.
Out trying to control the action but McMullen is working from the bottom.
McMullen connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Adrian McMullen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McMullen is looking to improve his position.
McMullen punching from the bottom.
Out trying to control from half guard but McMullen is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McMullen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

McMullen actively working from the bottom here.
Out passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McMullen!
Out tries to control but McMullen wriggling away.
McMullen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. McMullen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out won't allow McMullen to sweep him here.

McMullen looking for a guillotine here but Out defends easily.
McMullen wants to hit a switch here but Out passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for McMullen there!
Out is looking to stand but Out has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
McMullen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Out.
Out looking to control but McMullen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Out controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMullen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Out throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McMullen is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Out trying to control but McMullen is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Out prevents McMullen from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knock Out showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Out throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McMullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Out moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Out ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Out misses with a jab, cross combination.
Out pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McMullen moves away from the strike by Out.
Out throws a right hand that McMullen ducks under and follows up with a left that McMullen also avoids with ease.
Out throws a jab when McMullen was well out of range.
McMullen moves away from the strike by Out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMullen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Out throws a right and a left that both miss.
Out getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Out connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out swings for the body but McMullen moves out of range.
Out tries to bum rush McMullen with a series of wild strikes but McMullen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Out throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McMullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McMullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McMullen ducks under a wild hook from Out.
McMullen slips a jab and a cross from Out.
Out throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Out throws a combination. McMullen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Out getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Out misses with a jab, cross combination.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
McMullen avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a jab when McMullen was well out of range.
Out throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Out throws a nice looking combination but McMullen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Out scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McMullen blocks a jab.
McMullen slips under a jab from Out.
McMullen walks into a jab.
Out lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McMullen circles away quickly and effectively.
Out misses the shot to the body.
Out listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a body shot but no joy.
Out misses with a hook. McMullen ducked under it nicely.
Out swings widly with a right hand

and McMullen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Out won't be happy with that.
Out struggling a bit here.
Out is looking to reverse the position.
McMullen trying to control the action but Out is working from the bottom.

McMullen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Out is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McMullen is putting a hurting on Out here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McMullen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Out has escaped the position, nice work there.
Out has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McMullen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Out's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McMullen just content to control the position.
McMullen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Adrian McMullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knock Out is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McMullen throws an elbow but Out slips to the side and avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Knock Out comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Out winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knock Out!