PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mctanned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Ferrigno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lou Ferrigno enters the cage!

Mctanned
vs
Ferrigno

186 cm
31
240 lbs
26 - 8 - 0

200 cm
42
265 lbs
31 - 26 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Mystic Clothing
Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

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 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mctanned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Ferrigno!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mctanned uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferrigno.
Mctanned half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ferrigno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mctanned.
Ferrigno throws a big shot that misses.
Mctanned attempts a counter takedown but Ferrigno avoids it well and moves away.
Ferrigno scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Paul Mctanned has been cut.
Ferrigno throws a lazy right hand but Mctanned sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferrigno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Mctanned counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mctanned trying to control but Ferrigno is working from the bottom.
Mctanned postures up.
Mctanned with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ferrigno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mctanned doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mctanned manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Ferrigno looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mctanned is in close to Ferrigno's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferrigno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mctanned gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've been hearing that Mctanned has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mctanned slips nicely into half guard.
Mctanned is thwarting Ferrigno's attempts to control the position.
Mctanned tries to pass to full mount but Ferrigno defends it.
Mctanned has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mctanned seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ferrigno looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mctanned wants to free his trapped foot but Ferrigno is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Mctanned is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mctanned wants to free his trapped foot but Ferrigno is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two 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.
Ferrigno wants to control but Mctanned is keeping busy.
Ferrigno is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferrigno has hold of Mctanned's hands but Mctanned slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Mctanned.
Ferrigno gets full guard.
Mctanned passes Ferrigno's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mctanned is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mctanned stops Ferrigno from getting back to his feet.
Ferrigno is not content to let Mctanned control the position.

Mctanned is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned trying to mount his opponent but Ferrigno defends it.

Mctanned is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Mctanned is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ferrigno sees it coming and defends easily.
Ferrigno is trying to maintain the position but Mctanned is very close to passing his half guard.
Ferrigno tries to get to full guard but Mctanned has control of the leg.
Mctanned is nestled in close to Ferrigno, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Ferrigno looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Mctanned pushes past his half guard into mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferrigno in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ferrigno is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ferrigno wants to hold on but Mctanned pushes him away.
Mctanned trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Mctanned moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ferrigno has worked his arm free - good work by Ferrigno!
Mctanned advances to mount.
Ferrigno working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mctanned lands a heavy elbow.
Ferrigno manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Mctanned dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Mctanned's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Some bone on bone action there as Ferrigno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferrigno scores with a decent looking hook.
Ferrigno connects with a looping right hand.
Ferrigno throws a body punch but Mctanned moves out of range.
Mctanned changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ferrigno swinging wildly here.
Ferrigno throws a jab but it's blocked by Mctanned.
Ferrigno takes a swing at Mctanned's ribcage but misses.
Mctanned on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrigno throws the left hand but Mctanned avoids the punch easily.
Ferrigno misses with a lunging right hand

and Mctanned counters with a shoot takedown. Ferrigno fights it but they end up in guard.
Mctanned landing some decent shots from guard.
Mctanned is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferrigno can do to turn this around?

Ferrigno is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctanned wants to control from the top but Ferrigno keeps moving.
Mctanned content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mctanned slips nicely into half guard.
Ferrigno is looking for a sweep. Mctanned is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mctanned trying to pass the guard but Ferrigno defending well.
Mctanned seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ferrigno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mctanned lands a nice short elbow.
Mctanned looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mctanned trying to control from half guard but Ferrigno is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferrigno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mctanned moves into full mount! Ferrigno won't be happy about that!
Ferrigno wants to control but Mctanned is having none of it.
Ferrigno is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paul Mctanned overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferrigno is squirming around, avoiding Mctanned's attempts to control the action.
Ferrigno takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mctanned can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ferrigno is looking to escape.
Ferrigno sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Ferrigno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ferrigno wants to control but Mctanned is keeping busy.
Mctanned lands strikes from half guard.
Mctanned working the head and body with strikes.
Mctanned lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ferrigno on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno gets back to full guard.
Mctanned sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ferrigno's guard.
Mctanned wants to pass to mount but Ferrigno is defending the position.

Mctanned wants to work for an arm triangle but Ferrigno is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Ferrigno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mctanned is looking to advance position but Ferrigno won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferrigno is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mctanned scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Mctanned dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Mctanned's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ferrigno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferrigno misses with a right hand

and Mctanned counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mctanned forces his way into half guard.
Ferrigno is looking to improve his position.
Mctanned frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ferrigno manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrigno is looking to improve his position.

Ferrigno actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrigno is trying to maintain the position but Mctanned is very close to passing his half guard.
Mctanned works his way into full mount!

Mctanned looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mctanned lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mctanned working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mctanned cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ferrigno taking shots to the head.
Mctanned raining down hammerfists from mount.

Ferrigno is rocked!
Mctanned postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Ferrigno is out cold - huge knockout for Mctanned!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Mctanned!
Paul Mctanned looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'The Future is now'.