PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Road (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall has chosen Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife as his entrance music. Gareth McCall has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nelson Road's chin.

Road
vs
McCall

185 cm
19
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
38
195 lbs
26 - 22 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nelson Road!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Road throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

McCall clinches up against the cage.
Road is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Road avoids the damage to the body.
McCall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCall lands an elbow just above Road 's eye.

It looks like Nelson Road has been cut.
Road is looking to control McCall's arms but McCall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Road has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from McCall.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCall.
McCall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCall slowing the pace effectively.
McCall misses with an elbow over the top.
Road managing to block the knees to the body from McCall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Road.
Road is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Road tries to throw a body punch but McCall avoids it by throwing Road back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McCall lands with a light punch inside.
McCall crunches a lovely knee into Road's ribcage.
McCall lands a body shot.
McCall pushes Road back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from McCall on the inside.
Road prevents a body shot from McCall.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCall throws an elbow but misses.
Road lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Road prevents a body shot from McCall.
Road misses with a hook to the ribs.
Road working aggressively here.
Road can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road is looking to control McCall's arms but McCall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Road has his back to the cage.
McCall trying to land knees to the body.
Road blocks an elbow strike.
McCall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Road is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Road. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Road scores with a hook to the body.
McCall prevents a body shot from Road.
McCall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCall lands an elbow just above Road 's eye.
McCall lands a nice uppercut.
McCall stalls.
Road takes a shot to the head.
McCall lands an elbow inside that Road shrugs off.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Road avoids the damage to the body.
McCall lands an elbow just above Road 's eye.

Road is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall lands an elbow that stopped Road in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Road is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCall pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Road! McCall unloads with more strikes and Road sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth McCall!
A very excited looking Gareth McCall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.