PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lambo Aventador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAlister has chosen Althia and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 Duncan McAlister was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Aventador
vs
McAlister

202 cm
32
275 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

210 cm
37
259 lbs
33 - 29 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lambo Aventador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Duncan McAlister!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aventador clinches up against the cage.
McAlister stalls.

McAlister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McAlister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aventador tries to counter with a takedown but McAlister is quick to defend against it.

Aventador closes the distance and clinches.
Aventador swings wildly with an uppercut but McAlister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aventador working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from McAlister on the inside.
Aventador doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aventador tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Aventador on the inside.

McAlister breaks from the clinch.
Aventador takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McAlister throws an off balance right hand

and Aventador counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McAlister!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAlister gets back to half guard.

McAlister looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister regains full guard. Nicely done.
McAlister keeping moving, preventing Aventador from controlling successfully.
Aventador trying to stand up but can't free himself from McAlister's guard.
McAlister looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Aventador moves into range and clinches up with McAlister.
Aventador misses with the head strike.
McAlister looking to stall.
McAlister blocks an uppercut.
McAlister is trying to stall.
Aventador blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister is trying to stall.
Aventador throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McAlisters head.
McAlister tries to throw a body punch but Aventador avoids it by throwing McAlister back against the cage.
McAlister is trying to break free.
Aventador swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aventador pushes McAlister back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aventador is looking to control McAlister's arms but McAlister gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aventador has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aventador stalls.
McAlister wants to break free but Aventador has control.
McAlister taking a breather.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aventador throws a punch but it's blocked by McAlister.
McAlister is trying to break the clinch but Aventador has him pressed against the cage.
McAlister lands with a short shot to the head.
McAlister wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aventador misses with some punches.
Aventador working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aventador has a couple of punches blocked by McAlister.
McAlister works on Aventador's body with a couple of short punches.
Aventador misses with the head strike.
McAlister looking to slow down the pace here.
Aventador swings wildly with an uppercut but McAlister uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAlister.

McAlister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McAlister misses with an uppercut.
Aventador tries to clinch there but McAlister circles away.
McAlister getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McAlister displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aventador throws out the jab.
McAlister scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from McAlister.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McAlister throws a body punch but Aventador moves out of range.
McAlister digs a good hook to Aventador's body.
McAlister thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for McAlister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aventador moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McAlister jabs Aventador right on the nose. Aventador blinks but takes it well.
Aventador throws a right hand that McAlister ducks under and follows up with a left that McAlister also avoids with ease.
McAlister looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lambo Aventador will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McAlister punishes Aventador's body with a nice straight punch.
Aventador throws a series of punches but McAlister avoids them all with ease.
Aventador avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aventador appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Aventador connects with a right hand. McAlister shakes it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aventador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aventador avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aventador feinted with a counter takedown.
Duncan McAlister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McAlister changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Aventador takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McAlister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aventador's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aventador looking to stall.
McAlister lands a right hand.
McAlister stalling.
McAlister is trying to break the clinch but Aventador has him pressed against the cage.
Aventador taking a breather.
McAlister prevents a body shot from Aventador.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Aventador.
Aventador misses with a hook from the clinch.
McAlister wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aventador misses with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister working hard to break the clinch.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Aventador.
Aventador displaying some good clinch control by pressing McAlister up against the cage.
Come on McAlister - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McAlister taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aventador working aggressively here.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Lambo Aventador has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McAlister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aventador lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McAlister backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

McAlister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aventador lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aventador tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McAlister was well out of range. Poor timing from Aventador.
McAlister scores with a decent looking hook.
Aventador doesn't manage to clinch there - McAlister circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aventador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aventador avoids the body shot from McAlister.
McAlister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aventador moves away.
McAlister misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aventador stuns McAlister with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McAlister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aventador throwing a counter right hand but McAlister manages to avoid it.
Aventador misses with a wild body shot.
McAlister swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McAlister throws a looping overhand right but Aventador ducks down to avoid it.
McAlister cracks a nice hook into Aventador's ribs.
McAlister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McAlister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aventador was well out of range. Poor timing from McAlister.

Aventador gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from McAlister.
McAlister tries to break the clinch but Aventador is controlling the position.
Aventador misses with a hook from the clinch.
McAlister is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McAlister tries to break the clinch but Aventador is controlling the position.
Aventador throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
McAlister is looking to break free of the clinch but Aventador has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aventador lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aventador taking a breather.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Aventador misses with a hook from the clinch.
McAlister lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAlister wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aventador has him pressed against the cage.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
Aventador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McAlister is looking to break free of the clinch but Aventador has double underhooks.
Aventador misses with some punches.
Aventador lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McAlister backwards.
McAlister is trying to break the clinch but Aventador has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aventador misses with some punches.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAlister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

McAlister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Duncan McAlister will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Aventador blocks a jab.
Aventador is looking to counter punch.
Aventador scores with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for McAlister.
Aventador takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab lands there for McAlister.
Aventador avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McAlister lands with an uppercut that bounces Aventador off the cage and back into range.

Aventador forces McAlister back against the cage and clinches.
Aventador misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Aventador.
Aventador lands a left hand.
Aventador struggles to land a body shot inside as McAlister controls his hands.
Aventador swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAlister lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

McAlister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McAlister lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister misses with a wild body shot.
Aventador tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McAlister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aventador fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aventador misses with a hook. McAlister ducked under it nicely.
McAlister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aventador manages to avoid it.
McAlister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aventador sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Aventador moves into the clinch successfully.
A right handed body shot lands from Aventador.
Aventador struggles to land a body shot inside as McAlister controls his hands.
McAlister lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aventador swings wildly with an uppercut but McAlister uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlister taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aventador.
Aventador lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McAlister looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McAlister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McAlister misses with a low kick.
McAlister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aventador manages to avoid it.
Aventador tries to counter with a takedown but McAlister is quick to defend against it.
McAlister cracks Aventador with an open hand slap.
Aventador lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aventador looks to land a left hand but McAlister moved out of range nicely.
McAlister avoids the body shot from Aventador.
Aventador moves to clinch but McAlister breaks away
and McAlister counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aventador thinking.
McAlister connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aventador momentarily.
McAlister connects with a looping right hand.
McAlister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lambo Aventador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aventador tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister throws a chopping leg kick but Aventador manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aventador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McAlister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aventador manages to avoid it.
Aventador keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McAlister lands a right hook to the body.

Aventador clinches up against the cage.
McAlister wants to break the clinch but can't.
McAlister lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aventador backwards.
McAlister trying to stall but Aventador improves his position.
McAlister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aventadors head.
A head punch on the inside from Aventador fails to land.
McAlister is struggling to control the position.

McAlister breaks the clinch.
McAlister just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aventador tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAlister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from McAlister.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McAlister.
Nice shot lands for McAlister.
Aventador misses with the combination.
Aventador swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McAlister counters with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aventador tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McAlister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McAlister let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aventador ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aventador scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McAlister throws a body punch but Aventador moves out of range.
McAlister throws a leg kick but Aventador moved away.
McAlister misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan McAlister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McAlister 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan McAlister!
After winning the bout, Duncan McAlister thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.