PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Till (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McMann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Till
vs
McMann

225 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James McMann!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Till looks for a takedown but McMann sprawls well.

McMann forces Till back against the cage and clinches.
Till misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McMann.
Till dodges an elbow strike from McMann.
McMann misses with an elbow strike.
Till fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Till avoids a wild elbow strike from McMann.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Till creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McMann misses with an elbow over the top.
Till avoids a wild elbow strike from McMann.
With the fighters up against the cage, McMann throws an elbow but misses.
Till lands a left hand that snaps the head of McMann backwards.
McMann pushes off an throws an elbow but Till leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McMann misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McMann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Till's brow.
McMann misses with an elbow strike.
McMann lands an elbow inside.
McMann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Scott Till has been cut.
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!
Till tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McMann.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Till.
McMann pushes off an throws an elbow but Till leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Till dodges an elbow strike from McMann.
Till misses with some punches.
Till lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Till misses with a punch on the inside.
Till really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McMann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Till.
Till throws a head punch that misses.
McMann misses with an elbow strike.
Till misses with the head strike.
McMann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McMann misses with an elbow over the top.
Till blocks the elbow strike.
Till avoids a wild elbow strike from McMann.
McMann lands an elbow inside.
McMann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Till's defenses.
McMann throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McMann throws an elbow that misses.
McMann lands an elbow just above Till 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McMann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Till's brow.
Till blocks an elbow strike from McMann.
A head punch on the inside from Till fails to land.
Till misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till avoids the elbow strike from McMann, against the cage.
Till fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McMann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McMann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Till avoids the elbow strike from McMann, against the cage.
Till lands a hook that snaps the head of McMann backwards.
Till misses with the head strike.
McMann blocking some punches.
Till misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McMann.
Till misses with a hook from the clinch.
Till blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McMann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Till's brow.
Till pushes McMann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McMann throws an elbow but it misses.
McMann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McMann throws an elbow that misses.
Till misses with a punch on the inside.
Till lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Till throws a punch but it's blocked by McMann.
Till throws a punch but it's blocked by McMann.
McMann throws an elbow but it misses.
McMann lands an elbow just above Till 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McMann.
Till blocks an elbow strike.
McMann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Till blocks an elbow strike.
McMann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Till swings wildly with an uppercut but McMann uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMann throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Till.
Till blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Till.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McMann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Till's brow.
Till fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McMann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McMann looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Till swings wildly with an uppercut but McMann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Till tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McMann blocking some punches.
Till blocks an elbow strike from McMann.
With the fighters up against the cage, McMann throws an elbow but misses.
McMann throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till blocks the elbow strike.
Till lands with a short shot to the head.
Till throws a punch but it's blocked by McMann.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Till fails to land.
McMann blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McMann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Till's brow.
Till fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McMann.
Till blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McMann.
Till dodges an elbow strike from McMann.
McMann misses with an elbow over the top.
McMann blocks an uppercut.
Till blocks an elbow strike.
Till blocks an elbow strike from McMann.
McMann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McMann blocks an uppercut.
Till swings wildly with an uppercut but McMann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Till takes an elbow to the forehead.
Till misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James McMann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Till's cut.
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.

McMann rushes Till and presses him up against the cage.
Till dodges an elbow strike from McMann.
Till avoids a wild elbow strike from McMann.
Till dodges an elbow strike from McMann.
McMann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McMann looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Till has a couple of punches blocked by McMann.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McMann.
McMann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Till has a couple of punches blocked by McMann.
James McMann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McMann misses with an elbow strike.
McMann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Till fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Till scores with a shoulder strike.
Till throws a punch but it's blocked by McMann.
Till misses with some punches.
Till tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McMann throws an elbow but it misses.
Till avoids a wild elbow strike from McMann.
Till blocks the elbow strike.
McMann looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McMann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McMann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Till blocks the elbow strike.
Till lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Till misses with some punches.
McMann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Till fails to land.
Till tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Till avoids the elbow strike from McMann, against the cage.
Till working aggressively here.
Till lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Till has a couple of punches blocked by McMann.
Till blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McMann.
Till blocks an elbow strike from McMann.
McMann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Till.
McMann lands an elbow just above Till 's eye.
Till scores with a nice hook to the head.
Till misses with a hook from the clinch.
McMann blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Till blocks an elbow strike from McMann.
Till avoids the elbow strike from McMann, against the cage.
Till avoids a wild elbow strike from McMann.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till blocks an elbow strike from McMann.
McMann pushes off an throws an elbow but Till leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McMann blocking some punches.
Till avoids the elbow strike from McMann, against the cage.
Till misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Till.
McMann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McMann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McMann throws an elbow that misses.
McMann lands an elbow just above Till 's eye.
McMann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Till.
McMann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Till blocks an elbow strike from McMann.
Till misses with some punches.
Till tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McMann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Till takes an elbow to the temple.
Till misses with a short punch on the inside.
Till blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Till fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till blocks an elbow strike from McMann.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Till creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McMann lands a damaging elbow.
McMann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McMann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, McMann throws an elbow but misses.
McMann throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Till scores with a nice short uppercut.
Till misses with some punches.
McMann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McMann lands an elbow inside.
Till has a couple of punches blocked by McMann.
Till has a couple of punches blocked by McMann.
Till avoids a wild elbow strike from McMann.
McMann lands an elbow that stopped Till in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Till fails to land.
Nice elbow from McMann.
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!
Till throws a punch but it's blocked by McMann.
McMann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Till misses with a hook from the clinch.
Till has a couple of punches blocked by McMann.
Till dodges an elbow strike from McMann.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till working aggressively here.
McMann lands an elbow inside.
Till misses with a short punch on the inside.
McMann lands an elbow that stopped Till in his tracks for a moment.
McMann throws an elbow that misses.
Till misses with some punches.
Till throws a punch but it's blocked by McMann.
McMann pushes off an throws an elbow but Till leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Till misses with the head strike.
Till swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McMann misses with an elbow strike.
Till misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McMann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Till's brow.
McMann misses with an elbow strike.
McMann lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, McMann throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Till fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Till swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McMann looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Till blocks an elbow strike from McMann.
Till takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James McMann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Till's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Till.

McMann closes the distance and clinches.
McMann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McMann throws an elbow that misses.
Till blocks the elbow strike.
McMann throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, McMann throws an elbow but misses.
McMann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McMann lands an elbow inside that Till shrugs off.
Till throws a punch but it's blocked by McMann.
McMann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McMann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Till throws a punch but it's blocked by McMann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till blocks an elbow strike.
McMann misses with an elbow over the top.
Till avoids a wild elbow strike from McMann.
McMann blocks an uppercut.
McMann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Till dodges an elbow strike from McMann.
Till misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Till tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McMann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Till misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Till fails to land.
McMann misses with an elbow over the top.
Till misses with some punches.
McMann misses with an elbow strike.
Till misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from McMann.
McMann lands an elbow that stopped Till in his tracks for a moment.
Till lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Till misses with a hook from the clinch.
McMann lands a damaging elbow.
McMann pushes off an throws an elbow but Till leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Till swings wildly with an uppercut but McMann uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMann lands a nice elbow.
Till lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Till swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McMann misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from McMann.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Till's defenses.
Till blocks the elbow strike.
Till misses with the head strike.
McMann throws an elbow but it misses.
Till misses with a punch on the inside.
Till dodges an elbow strike from McMann.
McMann lands a nice elbow.
Till avoids the elbow strike from McMann, against the cage.
McMann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Till's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, McMann throws an elbow but misses.
Till swings wildly with an uppercut but McMann uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMann lands a nice elbow.
Till avoids the elbow strike from McMann, against the cage.
Till misses with the head strike.
McMann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Till throws a head punch that misses.
McMann misses with an elbow over the top.
McMann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McMann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Till lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMann throws an elbow but it misses.
McMann blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, McMann throws an elbow but misses.
Till tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McMann lands an elbow inside that Till shrugs off.

Till is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McMann throws an elbow that misses.
Oh Till is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McMann throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McMann pushes off an throws an elbow but Till leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McMann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Till has a couple of punches blocked by McMann.
McMann misses with an elbow over the top.
Till seems to have got his legs back now.
McMann throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Till throws a head punch that misses.
McMann blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McMann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Till's brow.
Till misses with some punches.
McMann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McMann throws an elbow but it misses.
McMann misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, McMann throws an elbow but misses.
Till avoids a wild elbow strike from McMann.
Till misses with some punches.
McMann blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMann throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McMann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Till fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Till avoids the elbow strike from McMann, against the cage.
Till misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMann throws an elbow that misses.
McMann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McMann throws an elbow but it misses.
McMann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Till blocks the elbow strike.
Till takes an elbow to the temple.
Till blocks the elbow strike.
McMann looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McMann misses with an elbow strike.
McMann pushes off an throws an elbow but Till leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Till scores with a shoulder strike.
McMann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Till working aggressively here.
Scott Till has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McMann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McMann misses with an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
James McMann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McMann has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for James McMann!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for James McMann!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for James McMann!

James McMann wins by unanimous decision!