PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emmitt Mcdowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AceKiLLah Jr (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.

Mcdowell
vs
Jr

189 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emmitt Mcdowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, AceKiLLah Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jr feints a jab promting Mcdowell to slip. Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mcdowell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mcdowell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jr misses the shot to the body.
Mcdowell attempts a counter takedown but Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Jr lands with a hook. Mcdowell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Emmitt Mcdowell has been cut.
Mcdowell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jr.
AceKiLLah Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mcdowell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jr. Mcdowell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcdowell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jr sprawls and moves away.

Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mcdowell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcdowell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mcdowell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jr is chipping away with strikes.
Jr just content to control the position.
Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcdowell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jr wants to control but Mcdowell is keeping him busy.
Mcdowell prevents Jr from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr controls the position from side control.
Mcdowell misses with a strike from the bottom.

Jr decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mcdowell to his feet.

Jr rushes Mcdowell and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jr jumps guard.
Mcdowell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mcdowell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mcdowell throwing strikes from guard but Jr blocks nicely.
Jr has control of Mcdowell's left arm, preventing Mcdowell from doing any damage.
Mcdowell connects with a couple of short punches.
Mcdowell 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.
Jr wants to stand but Mcdowell is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdowell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mcdowell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mcdowell with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mcdowell is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcdowell is trying to control Jr's posture but Jr avoids it.

Jr decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AceKiLLah Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emmitt Mcdowell'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.

Left hook, right uppercut from Jr.
Jr feints with a jab and clips Mcdowell right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Mcdowell is sent crashing into the canvas and Jr leaps in for the kill! Mcdowell tries to get to his feet but Jr is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Mcdowell is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AceKiLLah Jr!
After the fight, AceKiLLah Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.