PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank McAfee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galahad Threepwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

McAfee
vs
Threepwood

177 cm
25
194 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
197 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank McAfee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Galahad Threepwood!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAfee shoots in and drives through. Threepwood sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from McAfee.
Threepwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Threepwood throws a hook to the side of McAfee's head but McAfee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

McAfee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Threepwood sprawls well initially but McAfee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Threepwood kicks off McAfee and gets to his feet.
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!
McAfee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Threepwood throws out a counter right but McAfee avoids it with no problem.
McAfee shoots for a takedown but Threepwood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McAfee lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Galahad Threepwood has been cut.
Threepwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

McAfee has managed to clinch.
Threepwood is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

McAfee pulls guard effortlessly.
McAfee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Threepwood is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McAfee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Threepwood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Threepwood pushing down on McAfee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McAfee trying to control but Threepwood postures up.
McAfee won't allow Threepwood to pass to mount.
Threepwood throwing shots but McAfee is blocking nicely.

Threepwood stands up out of the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Threepwood loads up on a big right hand but McAfee slips the punch.
McAfee misses with a body kick.
Threepwood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Threepwood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McAfee looks to land a body kick but Threepwood moved away.
Threepwood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McAfee tries to land a leg kick but Threepwood saw it coming and moves away.
McAfee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Threepwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Threepwood as McAfee shoots in.
Threepwood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank McAfee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McAfee misses with a takedown attempt
and Threepwood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McAfee tries to clinch but Threepwood is having none of it.
Threepwood lands a nice shot that snaps McAfee's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from McAfee. Threepwood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Threepwood.
McAfee shoots in for a takedown but Threepwood shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAfee walks into a straight right hand from Threepwood.
McAfee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Threepwood.
McAfee wants to clinch.
Threepwood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McAfee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Threepwood is fending him off so far but McAfee persists. Nope, Threepwood circles away and we're back to standing.
McAfee defending well as Threepwood loads up on a big left hand.
McAfee ducks under a wild hook from Threepwood.
McAfee tries to clinch up but Threepwood circles away and keeps his distance.
Threepwood unleashes a big counter combination but McAfee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Threepwood.
McAfee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Threepwood.
McAfee looks to clinch
and Threepwood counters with a nice uppercut.
Threepwood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAfee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Threepwood sprawls well. Threepwood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McAfee gets slowly back to his feet.
McAfee tries to close the distance and clinch but Threepwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McAfee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Threepwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Threepwood swats away the attempt to clinch by McAfee.
McAfee looks for a takedown but Threepwood sprawls well.
Threepwood jabs McAfee right on the nose. McAfee blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Threepwood punishes McAfee's body with a nice straight punch.
Threepwood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from McAfee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Galahad Threepwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Galahad Threepwood's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McAfee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Threepwood misses.
McAfee shoots in looking for a takedown but Threepwood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McAfee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McAfee shoots and misses
and Threepwood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Threepwood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McAfee shoots in for a double leg but Threepwood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank McAfee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McAfee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Threepwood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Threepwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McAfee fails with an attempt to clinch.
McAfee misses with an uppercut. Threepwood saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Threepwood. No joy for McAfee on that attempt.
Threepwood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McAfee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Threepwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Threepwood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Threepwood throws out a loose jab but McAfee uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Threepwood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McAfee back to the cage. Threepwood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McAfee is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Threepwood! But no joy.
Threepwood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McAfee momentarily.
Threepwood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Threepwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McAfee tried to counter with a leg kick but Threepwood avoided it.
Threepwood looks to score with a jab to the body but McAfee is just out of range.
Threepwood lands with a nice body punch.
McAfee moves in looking to clinch but Threepwood pushes him off.
McAfee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Threepwood's waist but Threepwood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McAfee off to one side.
Threepwood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Threepwood throws a right and a left that both miss.
McAfee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Threepwood manages to circle out of the way.
Threepwood scores with a jab.
Threepwood misses the jab.
Threepwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAfee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Threepwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galahad Threepwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Threepwood throws out a loose jab but McAfee uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAfee closes the distance and clinches up with Threepwood, looking for a takedown. McAfee pushes Threepwood against the cage but Threepwood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McAfee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Threepwood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Threepwood throws a hook to the side of McAfee's head but McAfee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Threepwood misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from McAfee misses its target.
Threepwood cracks McAfee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Threepwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood lands a shoulder strike.
McAfee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Threepwood throws a punch but it's blocked by McAfee.
McAfee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Threepwood can't find room to land a body shot as McAfee controls the action.

Threepwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McAfee darts in looking for a takedown but Threepwood gets double underhooks and turns McAfee into the cage.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McAfee.
McAfee is staying tight to Threepwood's torso, preventing him from escaping.
McAfee tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Threepwood felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAfee has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Threepwood!
Frank McAfee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McAfee thowing shots but they're missing.
Threepwood is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

McAfee goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Threepwood turns into him and now he's in McAfee's guard.
McAfee is trying to keep Threepwood in close.
McAfee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Threepwood is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Galahad Threepwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Galahad Threepwood's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Threepwood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Threepwood swings for the body but McAfee moves out of range.
McAfee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Threepwood counters with a straight right hand.
McAfee misses with a takedown attempt - Threepwood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Threepwood takes a swing at McAfee's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Threepwood misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAfee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Threepwood.
McAfee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Threepwood misses with a straight right.
Threepwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Threepwood keeps the fight on the outside.
Threepwood throws a jab when McAfee was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAfee misses with a takedown attempt - Threepwood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Threepwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McAfee.
Frank McAfee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McAfee is defended easily by Threepwood.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank McAfee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McAfee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McAfee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Threepwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Threepwood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Threepwood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McAfee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McAfee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Threepwood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAfee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McAfee shoots in looking for a takedown but Threepwood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McAfee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Threepwood lands a lovely overhand right.
McAfee is looking to slow Threepwood down with leg kicks.
Threepwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
McAfee fails in his attempt to clinch.
McAfee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Threepwood.
No luck for McAfee with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McAfee wants to clinch up but Threepwood keeps it at a distance.
Threepwood looks to throw the jab but McAfee is out of range.
Well,McAfee is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Threepwood's corner calls for a 1-2. Threepwood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McAfee.
Threepwood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Threepwood takes a swing at McAfee's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Threepwood.
Threepwood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McAfee throws a sloppy head kick and Threepwood moves out of range easily.
Threepwood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McAfee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Threepwood tries to avoid it but McAfee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Threepwood to the ground. Threepwood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Threepwood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Threepwood scores with a decent looking hook.
Threepwood punishes McAfee's body with a nice straight punch.
McAfee is looking to clinch but Threepwood is avoiding it.
Threepwood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Threepwood misses with a right hand
and McAfee counters with a series of strikes. Threepwood will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Threepwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McAfee manages to avoid it.
Threepwood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McAfee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Threepwood throws an overhand right that lands on McAfee's shoulder, as McAfee tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick by McAfee misses
and Threepwood counters with a nice uppercut.
McAfee with a poor takedown
and Threepwood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Threepwood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McAfee at a distance.
Threepwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Threepwood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McAfee slips a jab and a cross from Threepwood.
Frank McAfee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galahad Threepwood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from McAfee. Threepwood does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Galahad Threepwood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Threepwood 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Galahad Threepwood!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Galahad Threepwood!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Galahad Threepwood!

Galahad Threepwood wins by unanimous decision!
Galahad Threepwood seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.