PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howlett comes to the cage accompanied by Berserker. McCall has chosen Parkway Drive - Sleepwalker as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Winston McCall was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Howlett
vs
McCall

172 cm
37
158 lbs
30 - 8 - 2

174 cm
30
162 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

AnonymouS
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 30 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Winston McCall!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Howlett.
A slow jab from Howlett misses its intended target.
McCall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howlett.
Howlett scores with a sloppy right hand. McCall should have avoided that one.
Howlett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Howlett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
Howlett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Howlett lands with a nice body punch.
Howlett misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've been informed that McCall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McCall moves out of range of the leg kick from Howlett.
Howlett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Howlett feints and then cracks McCall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCall down.
McCall lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall misses with a leg kick.
Howlett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCall.
Nice body kick from Howlett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howlett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Howlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howlett blocks a head kick by McCall.
Howlett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howlett throws a head kick that misses.
Howlett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McCall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Howlett's knee momentarily.
Howlett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Howlett scores with a shot to the body.
McCall scores with a jab. Howlett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McCall throws a front kick aimed at Howlett's knee but Howlett avoids it well.
Howlett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Howlett lands with a kick to the temple. McCall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall tries to clinch but Howlett is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett misses with an uppercut. McCall saw that one coming.
Howlett misses with a wild body shot.
Howlett lands a nice hook to McCall's body. McCall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Howlett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCall.
An inside leg kick lands from Howlett.
James Howlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howlett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Howlett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCall throws a sloppy head kick and Howlett moves out of range easily.
McCall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Howlett is looking to slow McCall down with leg kicks.
Howlett lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howlett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCall throws a counter combo.
Howlett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCall is looking for the big counter here.
McCall throws a body kick that misses
and Howlett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James Howlett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howlett lands a leg kick that knocks McCall off balance momentarily.
Howlett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCall.
A slapping leg kick lands for Howlett.
Howlett is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Howlett is looking to slow McCall down with leg kicks.
McCall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howlett misses with a hook to the body
and McCall counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Howlett throws the kick towards the body but McCall avoids it.
McCall is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as McCall blocks the low kick.
McCall tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Howlett misses
and McCall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McCall tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Howlett does it's job there.
A punch combination from McCall misses.
McCall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howlett connects with a jab.
Howlett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Howlett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCall throws a leg kick but Howlett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Howlett misses the shot to the body.
Howlett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Howlett misses with a head kick.
McCall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Howlett throws a jab but it's blocked by McCall.
McCall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Howlett motions for McCall to come forward. Howlett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Howlett lands a body shot.
Howlett wants to land a leg kick but McCall is out of range.
Howlett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCall counters with a head kick. That will keep Howlett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McCall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Howlett sprawls well. Howlett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCall gets slowly back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Howlett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McCall might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Howlett has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCall walks into a straight right hand from Howlett.
Howlett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Howlett misses with a body shot.
Howlett tries to bum rush McCall with a series of wild strikes but McCall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howlett swings for the body but McCall moves out of range.
McCall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Howlett just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howlett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James Howlett is winning the standup battle so far.

Howlett forces McCall back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Howlett as McCall tries to tie him up.
Howlett keeps control of McCall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

McCall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howlett is looking to wear down McCall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howlett lands a really nice looking cross but McCall seems unphased.
Howlett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Howlett throws a sloppy head kick and McCall moves out of range easily.
A cross from McCall lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howlett thuds his shin into the meat of McCall's side.
McCall avoids the head kick by Howlett.
Howlett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCall can do to turn this around?
McCall looks to clinch
and McCall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from McCall.
It looked like Howlett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett misses with a body kick.

Howlett tries to keep at a distance but McCall has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCall's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Howlett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCall.
McCall blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Howlett fails to land.
Howlett misses with a punch on the inside.
McCall misses with some punches.
McCall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howlett throws a head punch that misses.
Howlett tries to work over McCall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

McCall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howlett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Howlett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett lands a nice looking body shot.
Howlett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCall flicks out a counter leg kick but Howlett steps away.
A punch combination from McCall misses.

Howlett closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCall slows down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McCall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Howlett is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Howlett lands a right hand.

McCall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Howlett.
Howlett's corner calls for a 1-2. Howlett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McCall tries to move into range but Howlett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Howlett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Howlett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Howlett dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McCall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Howlett finds it's way round the side to connect with McCall's head.
Howlett misses with a left hand
and McCall counters with a straight right hand.
Howlett lands a leg kick that knocks McCall off balance momentarily.
Howlett throws the left hand but McCall avoids the punch easily.
Howlett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McCall counters with a stiff right hand.
Howlett throws a leg kick
and McCall counters with a series of strikes. Howlett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Howlett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McCall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howlett lands a really nice looking cross but McCall seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howlett with a jab.
McCall throws a head kick but Howlett moves out of range.
McCall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howlett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Howlett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Howlett with a jab.
McCall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Howlett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Howlett.
Howlett tries to work over McCall's front leg with a kick but McCall checks it.
McCall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Howlett finds it's way round the side to connect with McCall's head.
Howlett looks to score with a jab to the body but McCall is just out of range.
Howlett connects with a right hand. McCall shakes it off.
Howlett stuns McCall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Howlett connects with a looping right hand.
McCall tries to move into range but Howlett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Howlett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Howlett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Howlett connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCall. McCall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Howlett misses the shot to the body.
McCall avoids the head kick by Howlett.
Despite the aggression on McCall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Howlett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howlett tried to counter with a leg kick but McCall avoided it.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCall throws a wild body kick that Howlett sees coming a mile off.
Howlett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCall. That did some damage!
McCall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Howlett darts in and clinches McCall up against the cage.
McCall blocks an uppercut.

McCall breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howlett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howlett throws a body shot but no joy.
McCall wants to counter the offense by Howlett and move into the clinch position.

McCall has Howlett up against the cage in a clinch.
Howlett misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCall has had enough of the clinch but Howlett keeps him there for the moment.

McCall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howlett misses with a leg kick.
Winston McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

McCall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Howlett manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Howlett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Howlett keeping moving, preventing McCall from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Howlett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McCall defends well.

Howlett working for a triangle but McCall defends it easily.

Howlett has his foot on McCall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCall works his way back into a safe position though.
McCall cracks Howlett with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Howlett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Howlett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Howlett!
An out of breath James Howlett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.