PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chad Mcready (ranked 6610 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tully Harrison (ranked 4997 p4p, 0 weight class). Chad Mcready has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mcready
vs
Harrison

200 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Mcready!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tully Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcready defending well as Harrison loads up on a big left hand.
Mcready feinted with a counter takedown.
Mcready throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harrison's waist but Harrison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcready off to one side.
Harrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mcready displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrison throws out the jab.

Harrison gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mcready to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Harrison is trying to keep Mcready in close.
Harrison has momentary wrist control but Mcready slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mcready's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Harrison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mcready can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mcready will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcready engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mcready distracts Harrison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcready chips away with some ground and pound.
Mcready really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mcready scoring with punches to the head and body.

Harrison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mcready doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mcready manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mcready prevents Harrison from getting back to his feet.
Mcready working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mcready keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harrison's head.
Mcready advances position into side control!
Harrison tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mcready wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harrison on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mcready cracks Harrison with a big right hand but Harrison just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mcready works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mcready 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.
Mcready works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Harrison takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mcready cracks Harrison with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcready cracks Harrison with a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcready working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Harrison taking a bit of punishment here - Mcready scoring with strikes.
Mcready landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mcready is chipping away with strikes.
Mcready landing strikes.
Mcready works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mcready scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mcready scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Harrison to see if he's OK.
Mcready landing a few strikes.

Harrison is rocked!
Mcready working the body and head with strikes.
Harrison is still in real trouble! Can Mcready finish him?
Mcready grinds an elbow into Harrison's temple.
Mcready working the head with strikes.
Harrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Mcready scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Harrison is not content to let Mcready control the position.
Harrison is looking for a sweep.
Mcready works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mcready lands a decent elbow from side control.
Harrison is trying to control Mcready's posture but Mcready avoids it.
Mcready scoring with punches from side control.
Harrison is looking to regain half guard here but Mcready keeps moving and retains side control.
Mcready lands some shots froms side control.
Mcready moves into full mount!
Harrison taking shots to the head.
Harrison tries to lock up and control but Mcready gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcready lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Harrison hang on?
Mcready looking to finish Harrison with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harrison!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcready dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcready lands a big shot there that rocks Harrison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mcready lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Harrison that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Harrison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcready. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mcready landing punches.
Harrison is in a horrible position here. Mcready smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mcready with the ground and pound from mount.
Mcready looking to finish Harrison with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harrison!
Mcready unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcready looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mcready looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mcready working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Mcready 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.

Mcready closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harrison quickly recovers to half guard.
Harrison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcready is working away from the top position though.
Harrison taking some punishment here, with Mcready in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Mcready.
Mcready working over Harrison with some ground and pound. Harrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mcready takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mcready seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chad Mcready overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harrison wants to get back to full guard.
Harrison wants to control but Mcready is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcready lands strikes from half guard.
Mcready is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harrison!
Mcready lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcready landing strikes from the mount.
Mcready lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcready is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Harrison is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chad Mcready!