PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waranhk Nsembo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Mcloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcloud has chosen Llama song as his entrance music. Freddie Mcloud has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Waranhk Nsembo's chin.

Nsembo
vs
Mcloud

193 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Urban Vandal fight gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Waranhk Nsembo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddie Mcloud!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Mcloud. Beautiful body shot.
Mcloud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nsembo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nsembo throws out a loose jab but Mcloud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nsembo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcloud circles away quickly and effectively.
Nsembo misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcloud throws a left that rocks Nsembo and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Mcloud dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Nsembo regain composure!

Nsembo is rocked!

It looks like Waranhk Nsembo has been cut.
Nsembo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcloud remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Oh Nsembo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcloud's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nsembo seems to have got his legs back now.

Mcloud stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcloud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mcloud has Nsembo up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcloud wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcloud wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcloud jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nsembo walks away with a smile on his face. Mcloud gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Mcloud clinches up with Nsembo and pushes him back against the cage.
Nsembo tries to score a body lock takedown but Mcloud shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mcloud wants to get back to striking at distance but Nsembo won't allow it.
Nsembo prevents the takedown attempt.
Mcloud looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Nsembo controls his hands.
Mcloud wants to break free but Nsembo has control.
Mcloud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nsembo.

Mcloud drags the fight down to the ground.
Mcloud controls Nsembo momentarily but Nsembo frees himself.
Mcloud might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nsembo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcloud looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nsembo is one step ahead there.
Mcloud has a closed guard, preventing Nsembo from standing up.
Mcloud is pulling down on Nsembo's head. It's preventing any offense from Nsembo, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mcloud is trying to keep Nsembo in close.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nsembo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nsembo throws a sloppy head kick and Mcloud moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nsembo blocks a head kick by Mcloud.
Mcloud tries to land a front kick but Nsembo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mcloud shoots in but Nsembo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mcloud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Waranhk Nsembo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mcloud tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcloud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nsembo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcloud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcloud moves in looking to clinch but Nsembo pushes him off.
Mcloud goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mcloud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Mcloud shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nsembo is desperately trying to improve his position but Mcloud has a good base and remains in mount.
Nsembo is squirming around, avoiding Mcloud's attempts to control the action.
Mcloud controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcloud looking to control but Nsembo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nsembo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nsembo can't escape the position.
Mcloud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nsembo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mcloud. What's that going to do exactly?
Nsembo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mcloud. What's that going to do exactly?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nsembo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcloud looking to control but Nsembo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mcloud controlling from mount.
Mcloud wants to control the pace but Nsembo is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Despite being in the dominant position, Freddie Mcloud just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mcloud comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mcloud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcloud throws the kick towards the body but Nsembo avoids it.
Mcloud tries to clinch up but Nsembo circles away and keeps his distance.
Freddie Mcloud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcloud throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nsembo's head.
Mcloud connects with a nice looking jab.
Nsembo throws a head kick that misses.
Nsembo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mcloud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nsembo.
Nsembo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nsembo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcloud has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mcloud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Waranhk Nsembo'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. And we move into the final round!

Mcloud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nsembo throws a right and a left that Mcloud avoids nicely.
Nsembo throws a sloppy head kick
and Mcloud counters with a left to the body.
Nsembo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nsembo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nsembo avoids the head kick by Mcloud.
Mcloud connects with a high kick.
Mcloud throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcloud scores with a nice body kick.
Mcloud throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nsembo.
Mcloud tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcloud lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcloud throws a lazy head kick

so Nsembo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nsembo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcloud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mcloud manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nsembo manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcloud trying to control the position from guard on top but Nsembo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nsembo wants to stand and escape but Mcloud is having none of it.
Mcloud is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mcloud wants to get up but he can't break Nsembo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mcloud trying to control but Nsembo is working from the bottom.
Nsembo has Mcloud pulled in close to control his posture.
Nsembo keeping moving, preventing Mcloud from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mcloud shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nsembo as he jumps to the side.
Mcloud on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nsembo. Nsembo obviously looking to wear him down.
Nsembo lands with a hook. Mcloud tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nsembo shoots in and drives through. Mcloud sprawls well.
Nsembo is looking to clinch but Mcloud is avoiding it.
Nsembo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcloud.
Mcloud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nsembo.
A head kick misses from Mcloud.

Mcloud moves into the clinch.

Nsembo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcloud swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nsembo counters with a nice body kick.
Mcloud doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Nsembo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Freddie Mcloud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Waranhk Nsembo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddie Mcloud.
Mcloud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mcloud has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nsembo won't allow Mcloud to sweep him here.
Waranhk Nsembo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nsembo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Freddie Mcloud.
I've got Mcloud winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Mcloud!