PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy McKillian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Ward could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paddy McKillian's chin.

Ward
vs
McKillian

182 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Oblivion Inc.

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shane Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paddy McKillian!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ward instigates a clinch.
McKillian wants to break free but Ward has control.
McKillian working hard to break the clinch.
McKillian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKillian's efforts to push away.
McKillian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ward lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward lands a hook that snaps the head of McKillian backwards.
McKillian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McKillian is trying to force a seperation but Ward has the dominant position.
McKillian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ward's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKillian misses with an elbow over the top.
McKillian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McKillian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ward lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKillian's efforts to push away.
McKillian tries to break free but Ward pushes him back against the cage.
Ward scores with a shoulder strike.
McKillian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ward scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKillian misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ward.
Ward prevents a body shot from McKillian.
McKillian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ward cracks McKillian with a nice body shot.
McKillian has a couple of punches blocked by Ward.
McKillian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ward digs a right hand into McKillian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McKillian's gas tank.
Ward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Ward.
McKillian tries to pull guard but Ward forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKillian tries to break free but Ward pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Ward.
A nice left hand lands by Ward.
McKillian misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKillian takes a shot to the head.
McKillian tries to break free but Ward pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ward - that landed with a thud.
Ward pushes McKillian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKillian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
McKillian misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKillian is looking to break free of the clinch but Ward has double underhooks.
McKillian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wards head.
McKillian tries a body shot but Ward blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ward fails to land.
Ward lands a left hand that snaps the head of McKillian backwards.

It looks like Paddy McKillian has been cut.
McKillian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ward has McKillian pressed against the cage, preventing McKillian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKillian has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ward avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McKillian blocks a body shot from Ward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Ward dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paddy McKillian's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McKillian loads up on a big right hand but Ward slips the punch.
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ward has managed to clinch.
McKillian is trying to push Ward away but Ward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McKillian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ward working aggressively here.
McKillian working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ward throws a punch but it's blocked by McKillian.
McKillian can't break the clinch.
McKillian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ward's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKillian wants to break the clinch but can't.
McKillian avoids the elbow strike from Ward, against the cage.
Ward is working McKillian over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on McKillian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McKillian wants to break free but Ward has control.
McKillian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McKillian blocks an uppercut.
McKillian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McKillian is trying to push Ward away but Ward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

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.
McKillian misses with the head strike.
Ward scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McKillian tries to work over Ward's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKillian is trying to push Ward away but Ward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKillian can do to turn this around?
McKillian controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McKillian wants to break the clinch but can't.
McKillian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKillian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McKillian is trying to push Ward away but Ward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McKillian tries to score a body lock takedown but Ward shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ward lands with a light punch inside.
Ward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKillian's efforts to push away.
McKillian is trying to maintain a safe position but Ward gets an underhook and turns McKillian into the cage.
Ward lands a left hand that snaps the head of McKillian backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKillian can't break the clinch.
Ward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McKillian can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ward fails to land.
Ward lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McKillian backwards.
Ward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ward misses with the head strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ward scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Ward scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shane Ward has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McKillian is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Ward dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paddy McKillian's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ward is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McKillian.
McKillian misses with a few strikes there.
Ward's jab looks to have found its range, popping McKillian under the eye.
Ward throws a looping overhand right but McKillian ducks down to avoid it.

Ward gets a clinch.
Ward pushes McKillian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKillian is trying to drag Ward to the mat but Ward just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McKillian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ward.
Ward lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward scores with a shot to the side of McKillian's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McKillian goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ward prevents it.
McKillian tries to circle away but Ward has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ward.
Ward lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKillian has Ward pressed against the cage.
McKillian wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKillian is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ward to keep the fight standing.
Shane Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paddy McKillian.
McKillian tries to pull guard but Ward holds him up against the cage and eventually McKillian drops back down to his feet.
McKillian is looking to break free of the clinch but Ward has double underhooks.
Ward working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McKillian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McKillian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ward pushes McKillian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ward lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKillian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McKillian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ward lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McKillian or not.
A frustrated look appears on McKillian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ward works on McKillian's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Ward.
McKillian is trying to break free.
Ward digs a right hand underneath McKillian's ribcage. McKillian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McKillian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKillian looking to stall.
Paddy McKillian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McKillian working aggressively here.
McKillian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Ward.
Ward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McKillian tries to break the clinch but Ward is controlling the position.
McKillian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKillian misses with a body punch.
McKillian jumps guard but Ward turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McKillian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Ward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ward, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Ward!
Shane Ward managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Oblivion Inc., into his post fight interview.