PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Mir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McCullough
vs
Mir

169 cm
23
144 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

190 cm
21
130 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Kitsura Clothing Ltd $5 Shorts and T-shirts

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Wayne McCullough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Mir!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir blocks a jab.
McCullough misses with a body shot.
McCullough lands a glancing blow to the side of Mir's head.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - McCullough circles away.
Mir avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCullough will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCullough misses with a wild combination.
McCullough throws a hook but Mir blocks it.
McCullough avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mir tries to clinch but McCullough is having none of it.
McCullough thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from McCullough does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCullough misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from McCullough does no damage.
Some wild striking there from McCullough.
Mir checks a low kick from McCullough.
McCullough looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
McCullough throws a right and a left that Mir avoids nicely.
McCullough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCullough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCullough paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCullough is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McCullough's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

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.
McCullough looks to clinch

and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
McCullough stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McCullough gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCullough has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCullough lands a body punch.
McCullough can't break the clinch.
McCullough has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullough blocks it with crossed arms.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCullough wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCullough stalling the fight.
Mir tries a knee to the head but McCullough blocks it.
Mir looking to throw knees to the head but McCullough is blocking nicely.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCullough has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir keeps control of McCullough as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but McCullough blocks with his arms.
McCullough can't break the clinch.
McCullough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCullough wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCullough tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
Mir is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

McCullough breaks the clinch.
McCullough swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
McCullough throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Mir.
McCullough swinging wilding here.
A shot to the body from McCullough misses

and Mir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCullough is leaning against Mir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four 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.
McCullough misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCullough can't break the clinch.
McCullough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from McCullough.
McCullough pushes Mir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCullough wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
Mir looking to throw knees to the head but McCullough is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McCullough.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but McCullough blocks with his arms.
McCullough wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCullough wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mir prevents McCullough from breaking the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCullough has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCullough wants to break free but Mir has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne McCullough 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.

A low kick from McCullough misses

and Mir moves into the clinch.
McCullough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

McCullough pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mir wants to clinch.
McCullough throws a shot from downtown. Mir moves away and avoids it.
McCullough misses the shot to the body.
McCullough connects with a looping right hand.
McCullough throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mir moves into the clinch.
McCullough is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.
McCullough wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

McCullough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne McCullough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir tries to clinch but McCullough is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough looks to land a combination but Mir avoids it well.
McCullough comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from McCullough does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir moves out of range as McCullough strikes.
McCullough throws a leg kick

and Mir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McCullough lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mir keeps control of McCullough as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mir prevents McCullough from breaking the clinch.
McCullough wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from McCullough.
McCullough wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCullough wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCullough misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullough is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from McCullough as the two fighters clinch.
McCullough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCullough scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullough blocks it with crossed arms.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCullough is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McCullough.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but McCullough blocks with his arms.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but McCullough blocks with his arms.
McCullough tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
McCullough wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCullough scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCullough wants to break free but Mir has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCullough has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCullough tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
McCullough wants to break free but Mir has control.
McCullough tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McCullough pushes Mir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mir letting McCullough take a breather here.
McCullough lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCullough is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCullough is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.
McCullough scores with a hook to the body.
McCullough can't break the clinch.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

McCullough breaks the clinch.
McCullough looks to throw the jab but Mir is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McCullough misses with a double jab

and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McCullough lands a body punch.
McCullough lands a body punch in the clinch.
McCullough is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.

McCullough breaks from the clinch.
Mir wants to clinch up but McCullough keeps it at a distance.
McCullough throws a predictable looking body shot

and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCullough has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mir looking to throw knees to the head but McCullough is blocking nicely.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne McCullough dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

McCullough throws a hook but Mir blocks it.
McCullough jabs at Mir's body.
McCullough swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
McCullough throws a leg kick that is checked

and Mir counters by moving into the clinch.
McCullough can't break the clinch.
Mir being controlled against the cage.
McCullough wants to break free but Mir has control.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCullough has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

McCullough breaks the clinch.
McCullough lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCullough looks to land a combination but Mir avoids it well.
Mir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCullough misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

McCullough fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mir, pushing him back against the cage.
McCullough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCullough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCullough works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCullough has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
McCullough wants to break free but Mir has control.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but McCullough blocks with his arms.
Mir looking to throw knees to the head but McCullough is blocking nicely.
McCullough is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCullough lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

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.
McCullough scores with a hook to the body.
McCullough lands a body shot.
Mir takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from McCullough.
McCullough wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCullough lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

McCullough breaks the clinch.
A low kick from McCullough misses

and Mir counters by clinching up.
McCullough wants to break free but Mir has control.
McCullough tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
McCullough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

McCullough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCullough lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCullough misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. McCullough darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullough tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
McCullough throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Mir stumbling backwards into the cage! Mir bounces back off the cage towards McCullough, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! McCullough lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! McCullough celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wayne McCullough!