PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sacco Vanzetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall comes to the cage accompanied by Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife. Vanzetti has chosen Against All Authority - Sacco & Vanzetti as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McCall
vs
Vanzetti

185 cm
33
195 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

190 cm
27
204 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sacco Vanzetti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanzetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCall.
Vanzetti throws a nice looking combination but McCall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCall connects with a crisp jab.
Vanzetti misses with a hook.
Vanzetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti cracks McCall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McCall misses with a right hand
and Vanzetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCall throws a poor cross that misses
and Vanzetti counters with a nice uppercut.
McCall wants to land a leg kick but Vanzetti is out of range.
McCall throws a low kick, looking for Vanzetti's leg but Vanzetti calmly moves out of range.
Vanzetti misses with a wild combination.
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!
Vanzetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Vanzetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vanzetti.
McCall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCall catches Vanzetti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Sacco Vanzetti has been cut.
McCall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McCall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McCall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanzetti throws a right hand that McCall ducks under and follows up with a left that McCall also avoids with ease.
Vanzetti misses with a head kick.
Vanzetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vanzetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
McCall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vanzetti.

McCall clinches.
Vanzetti gets through McCall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vanzetti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vanzetti.
McCall avoids the elbow strike from Vanzetti, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCall misses with an elbow over the top.
McCall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall stalling in the clinch.
Vanzetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanzetti.
Vanzetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCall lands a damaging elbow.
Vanzetti lands with a short shot to the head.
McCall lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McCall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vanzetti.
McCall lands with a light punch inside.
McCall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCall trying to land knees to the body.
McCall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McCall stalling in the clinch but Vanzetti improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanzetti.
McCall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Vanzetti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vanzetti is defending well for now.
McCall prevents a body shot from Vanzetti.
A bit of stalling here from McCall.
McCall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vanzetti looking to throw knees to the head but McCall is blocking nicely.
Vanzetti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vanzetti misses with some punches.
Vanzetti swings wildly with an uppercut but McCall uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCall pushes off an throws an elbow but Vanzetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vanzetti avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCall throws an elbow but misses.
McCall struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanzetti controls his hands.
McCall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vanzetti blocks an uppercut.
McCall blocking some punches.
Vanzetti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti digs a right hand into McCall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCall's gas tank.
McCall lands a shoulder strike.
McCall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanzetti's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCall.

That has opened up Sacco Vanzetti's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanzetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanzetti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCall lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by McCall.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCall throws an elbow but misses.
Vanzetti takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCall pushes off an throws an elbow but Vanzetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanzetti dodges an elbow strike from McCall.
McCall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCall lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from McCall.

Vanzetti is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gareth McCall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sacco Vanzetti'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.

A big right from McCall misses.
Sloppy strikes from Vanzetti. Those never looked like landing.
Vanzetti with a nice cross.
Sacco Vanzetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from McCall misses.
McCall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCall misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Vanzetti misses.
Vanzetti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanzetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCall.
Vanzetti clobbers McCall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Vanzetti misses.
Vanzetti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanzetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall scores with a leg kick.
McCall lands with a right hand.
Vanzetti throws a body punch but McCall moves out of range.
McCall has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice body punch from McCall.
McCall wants to land a leg kick but Vanzetti is out of range.
It seemed like Vanzetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCall connects with a nice looking jab.
McCall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vanzetti is still on wobbly legs! Can McCall finish him?
McCall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vanzetti seems to have recovered his senses.
Vanzetti misses with the combination.
McCall throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vanzetti avoids it.

McCall closes the distance and pushes Vanzetti back into the cage.
Gareth McCall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McCall wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Vanzetti.
McCall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanzetti's elbow.
Vanzetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCall tries to throw a body punch but Vanzetti avoids it by throwing McCall back against the cage.
McCall missing with knees to the body.
McCall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vanzetti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCall misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vanzetti fails to land.
McCall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCall is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Sacco Vanzetti's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McCall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCall.
Vanzetti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vanzetti tries a body shot but McCall blocks it.
Vanzetti managing to block the knees to the body from McCall.
McCall misses with a knee to the head.
McCall looking to stall.
McCall misses with a body punch.
Vanzetti lands a left hand.
McCall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, McCall scores with a nice short uppercut.

Sacco Vanzetti's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sacco Vanzetti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gareth McCall!
Our winner, Gareth McCall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.