PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Macadam Baird (ranked 2580 p4p, 0 weight class) and David McCarthy (ranked 4229 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy has chosen Chamillionaire - Ridin' ft. Krayzie Bone as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Baird
vs
McCarthy

186 cm
38
183 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

180 cm
38
173 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Macadam Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baird clinches.

Baird gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McCarthy gets back to full guard.

McCarthy is looking for a triangle here but Baird uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
McCarthy struggling a bit here.
McCarthy wants to get back to his feet.
McCarthy is looking to reverse the position.
McCarthy is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird scores with punches from side control.
Baird grinds an elbow into McCarthy's temple.
Baird lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy pushes Baird away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Baird gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Baird cracks McCarthy with a big elbow.
Baird landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy is trying to buck Baird off.
Baird scoring with punches from side control.
Baird scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy is not content to let Baird control the position.
McCarthy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Baird connects with a nice short shot to McCarthy's temple.
Baird lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Baird lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Baird working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird drops an elbow to the side of McCarthy's head.
McCarthy tries to kick Baird off but Baird keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Baird is nestled in close to McCarthy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Baird looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McCarthy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McCarthy tries to kick Baird off but Baird keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Baird working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarthy is trying to stand.
Baird takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McCarthy is controlling Baird's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Baird is nestled in close to McCarthy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McCarthy tries to roll over but Baird keeps him under control.
Baird lands strikes from half guard.
McCarthy pushes Baird off looking to stand but Baird dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird working McCarthy over with strikes.
McCarthy looks like he's trying to stand up.
McCarthy wants to get back to full guard.
Baird is nestled in close to McCarthy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Baird is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Baird working McCarthy over with strikes.
Baird 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.
McCarthy tries to kick Baird off but Baird keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

McCarthy is defending against the submission attempts here by Baird.
Baird working the head and body with strikes.
McCarthy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McCarthy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McCarthy looks like he's trying to stand up.
McCarthy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to control but Baird is keeping busy.
Baird scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McCarthy tries to kick Baird off but Baird keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McCarthy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
McCarthy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Baird wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCarthy keeps working.
Baird scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

McCarthy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baird pulls his head out easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baird working McCarthy over with strikes.
Baird is nestled in close to McCarthy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Baird lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macadam Baird dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Decent striking displayed by Baird there.
Macadam Baird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Macadam Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from McCarthy as Baird shoots in.
McCarthy with the counter takedown but Baird avoids it easily.
McCarthy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baird pinned against the cage. Baird gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baird shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McCarthy defends it nicely.
Baird has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macadam Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baird is fending him off so far but McCarthy persists. Nope, Baird circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Baird or perhaps it was just good defense by McCarthy, which made it look bad.
McCarthy shoots in for a double leg but Baird sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird swinging wildly here.
McCarthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baird tries to clinch but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCarthy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baird connects with a single shot there.
Baird wants to clinch but McCarthy slips to the side

and McCarthy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McCarthy.
McCarthy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Baird controls McCarthy momentarily but McCarthy frees himself.

McCarthy gets to his feet - Baird follows without any prompting.

Baird shoots in and bounces McCarthy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baird is working McCarthy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Baird working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McCarthy's head.
McCarthy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baird trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

McCarthy is looking for a triangle but Baird pushes his legs off easily.
Baird distracts McCarthy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baird lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Baird stops McCarthy from standing up.
Baird working some strikes from top position.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but McCarthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCarthy has momentary wrist control but Baird slips an elbow through the middle.
McCarthy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Baird throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McCarthy lands a couple of elbows.
McCarthy postures up.
Baird wants to sweep but no luck.

Baird escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCarthy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Baird is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McCarthy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Baird is proving hard to escape from.
Baird keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy throwing strikes but missing.

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.
Baird striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Baird throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
McCarthy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Baird's guard.
Baird lands an upkick as McCarthy stands over him.
McCarthy is looking to stand up but Baird won't let him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCarthy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baird is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCarthy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Baird sets himself, and McCarthy steps forward looking for the clinch! Baird avoids it this time.
Nice takedown defense from McCarthy. No joy for Baird on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macadam Baird dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Baird shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCarthy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baird.

McCarthy gets a clinch.

McCarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baird fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macadam Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

McCarthy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McCarthy blocks the strikes from Baird.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird scores with a few weak punches.

McCarthy escapes and gets back to his feet.

Baird shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

McCarthy has his feet on Baird's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Baird looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McCarthy!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Baird scores with punches from side control.
Baird is putting a hurting on McCarthy here, landing some big shots from side control.
McCarthy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Baird wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Baird tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baird has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Baird looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McCarthy tries to escape but Baird is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McCarthy can't do much from the bottom here.
McCarthy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McCarthy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McCarthy taking some punishment here, with Baird in his half guard.
McCarthy is trying to stand back up but Baird is controlling him
Baird working over McCarthy with some ground and pound. McCarthy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McCarthy wants to get back to his feet.
Baird has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McCarthy is bucking up trying to escape but Baird cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is in a horrible position here. Baird smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McCarthy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Baird lands a heavy elbow.
Baird dominating with strikes here.

McCarthy is rocked!
Baird working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McCarthy is still in real trouble! Can Baird finish him?
A big strike lands for Baird! That's really hurt McCarthy and he's turned his back - Baird keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Baird jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macadam Baird!
A relieved looking Macadam Baird thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.