PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Mcintyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Worsell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elliot Worsell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mcintyre
vs
Worsell

196 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Mcintyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Elliot Worsell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Worsell or perhaps it was just good defense by Mcintyre, which made it look bad.

Mcintyre has closed the distance and engaged Worsell in a clinch.

Mcintyre jumps into guard, dragging Worsell to the mat.
Worsell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Worsell looking to sit in guard and control but Mcintyre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mcintyre stopping the sweep attempt from Worsell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worsell trying to keep a closed guard but Mcintyre is proving a slippery customer.
Worsell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcintyre throws a big right hand that misses.
Worsell wants to stand and escape but Mcintyre is having none of it.
Mcintyre is in close to Worsell's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Worsell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mcintyre uses it to pass to side control.
Worsell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Worsell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcintyre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Worsell stops Mcintyre from getting back to his feet.
Worsell wants to free his trapped foot but Mcintyre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Worsell is looking to take a break and control but Mcintyre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsell stalling away here and it's allowed Mcintyre to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Worsell wanted to stand there but Mcintyre had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worsell wants to control from the top but Mcintyre keeps moving.
Mcintyre trying to control the position.
Worsell trying to move into half guard but instead Mcintyre has managed to sweep!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Worsell isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mcintyre stacks Worsell on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mcintyre!
Mcintyre working the head and body with strikes.
Worsell trying to control but Mcintyre flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Worsell looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mcintyre lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Worsell showing good submission defense here.
Mcintyre has Worsell flattened out and is raining down punches.

Mcintyre working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Mcintyre is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Worsell knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Worsell for a finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Worsell wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Mcintyre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mcintyre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Worsell is looking to get back to is feet but Mcintyre passes into side control.
Worsell wants to get back to his feet but Mcintyre drags him back down.

Mcintyre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Worsell is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mcintyre connects with a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worsell is trying to strike from the bottom but Mcintyre has passed into full mount.
Worsell wants to control but Mcintyre is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcintyre lands a nice shot to the head.
Worsell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Worsell is still trying to improve position.

Mcintyre working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Worsell wants to hold on but Mcintyre pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre raining down shots from the mount!
Worsell is working to get back to half guard.
Mcintyre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Worsell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Worsell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Worsell tries to reverse the position but Mcintyre maintains control.
Tim Mcintyre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre looking to finish Worsell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Worsell!
Mcintyre 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.
Mcintyre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Worsell tries to hold on but Mcintyre postures up.
Mcintyre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Worsell?
Mcintyre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mcintyre landing strikes from the mount.
Worsell tries to lock up and control but Mcintyre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre scoring with strikes but Worsell is staying in there.
Worsell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Worsell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Worsell is breathing heavily.
Mcintyre with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Mcintyre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Worsell is trying to escape the mount.
Mcintyre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Worsell can do to turn this around?
Mcintyre lands a big shot there that rocks Worsell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mcintyre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Mcintyre dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Worsell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mcintyre.
Worsell dives in for a single leg takedown but Mcintyre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Worsell forces Mcintyre back against the cage and clinches.
Worsell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mcintyre pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Mcintyre pulls Worsell into guard.
Worsell controlling from the top position.
Worsell tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcintyre is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worsell passes Mcintyre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Worsell thows a huge punch but Mcintyre dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcintyre is trying to stand up here but Worsell is controlling him well.
Worsell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mcintyre moves into full guard.
Worsell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mcintyre trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Worsell looking to sit in guard and control but Mcintyre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Worsell wants to improve his position but instead Mcintyre has moved into half guard.
Worsell is trying to stand back up but Mcintyre is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mcintyre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcintyre lands a nice short elbow.
Worsell has hold of Mcintyre's hands but Mcintyre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mcintyre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Worsell's head.
Mcintyre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mcintyre prevents Worsell from standing back up.
Worsell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsell gets back to full guard.
Worsell is pulling down on Mcintyre's head. It's preventing any offense from Mcintyre, at least for the moment.
Worsell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mcintyre postures up and lands a big shot to Worsell's brow.

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.
Mcintyre postures up.
Mcintyre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Worsell's head.
Mcintyre is working Worsell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mcintyre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Worsell working a defensive guard here.
Mcintyre is in close to Worsell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Worsell wants to stand up but Mcintyre is controlling him.
Elliot Worsell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Mcintyre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Worsell isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mcintyre stacks Worsell on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mcintyre!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Mcintyre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcintyre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Mcintyre!