PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Mccarthy (ranked 6833 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Llock (ranked 4655 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Mccarthy
vs
Llock

167 cm
26
151 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Mccarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bo Llock!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Llock.
You can see the frustration on Mccarthy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Llock stands up.
A left and a right from Llock both land. Nice combination.

Mccarthy clinches up with Llock and pushes him back against the cage.
Llock is trying to pull guard but Mccarthy has him pressed against the cage.
Mccarthy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Llock walks away with a smile on his face. Mccarthy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Llock goes for a double leg but Mccarthy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mccarthy continues to drive forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Llock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roberto Mccarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Llock.

Mccarthy tries to keep at a distance but Llock has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Llock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Llock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mccarthy to keep the fight standing.

Llock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Llock closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mccarthy did well to prevent Llock getting side control.
Mccarthy is trying to get back to full guard.
Llock is looking to take a break and control but Mccarthy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llock misses with a head shot. Mccarthy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mccarthy is pulling down on Llock's head to control his posture.
Llock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Llock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mccarthy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mccarthy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mccarthy wants to sweep but no luck.
Llock throws a strike but Mccarthy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llock being controlled here, momentarily.
Mccarthy wants to control from the top but Llock keeps moving.
Mccarthy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mccarthy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mccarthy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mccarthy working some strikes from top position.
Llock being controlled here, momentarily.
Mccarthy throwing strikes from guard but Llock blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Llock looking for a sweep. Not yet Llock, not yet.
Mccarthy wants to control from the top but Llock keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Mccarthy instigates a clinch.
Mccarthy prevents Llock from breaking the clinch.
Llock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mccarthy just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Llock is working for takedown but Mccarthy is calmly controlling the position for now.

Llock manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Llock dominated that round.
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.

Llock clinches.
Llock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mccarthy to keep the fight standing.
Mccarthy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Llock's efforts to push away.
Mccarthy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Llock stalling.
Mccarthy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Llock or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llock stalls.

Llock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarthy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Llock.
Mccarthy is looking to counter the offense by Llock and move into the clinch.
Llock misses with a two punch combination.
Mccarthy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bo Llock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Llock throws a body kick that misses
and Mccarthy counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Mccarthy rushes Llock and presses him up against the cage.
Mccarthy tries to score a body lock takedown but Llock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Llock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mccarthy managing to block the knees to the body from Llock.
Mccarthy tries to pull guard but Llock holds him up against the cage and eventually Mccarthy drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Mccarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mccarthy jumps guard and drags Llock to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mccarthy is pulling down on Llock's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llock trying to control the position from guard on top but Mccarthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bo Llock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Llock stands up over Mccarthy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mccarthy keeping moving, preventing Llock from controlling successfully.
Mccarthy controlling Llock's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Llock shoots in for a takedown but Mccarthy shows good takedown defense.
Mccarthy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Llock misses with a takedown attempt
and Mccarthy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Llock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good exchange - Llock coming out on top.
Llock darts in looking for a takedown but Mccarthy gets double underhooks and turns Llock into the cage.
Llock is breathing heavily.
A jab from Llock finds it's way through Mccarthy's defenses.
Llock shoots for a double leg takedown but Mccarthy sprawls well. He's pushed Llock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Mccarthy instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Llock walks away with a smile on his face. Mccarthy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mccarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Llock misses with a takedown attempt
and Mccarthy counters with a leg kick.
Mccarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Llock.
Mccarthy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Roberto Mccarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Llock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Llock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mccarthy counters with a left and a right that stings Llock.
Roberto Mccarthy is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mccarthy tries to clinch up.
Llock dives in for a single leg takedown but Mccarthy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Mccarthy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Llock with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mccarthy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Llock pulls guard.
Mccarthy controlling from the top position.
Mccarthy continues to stall.
Mccarthy wants to control from the top but Llock keeps moving.
Mccarthy scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llock wants to stand but Mccarthy is controlling the position.
Mccarthy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mccarthy stops Llock from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarthy content to stall in guard here.
Llock throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mccarthy works over Llock with some ground and pound from guard.
Llock wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mccarthy is now in half guard.
Llock is trying to control but can't.
Llock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Mccarthy is working for a submission of some sort.

Mccarthy is looking for a kimura but Llock is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mccarthy to get the leverage.
Mccarthy not doing much here.
Mccarthy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Llock's head.

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.
Llock is looking to improve his position.

Mccarthy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mccarthy slows the pace down in half guard.
Llock is refusing to be controlled, as Mccarthy sits in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Mccarthy pushes Llock up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llock misses with a body punch.

Llock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Llock moves into the clinch successfully.
Llock misses with a body punch.

Llock drags the fight down to the ground.
Mccarthy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Llock keeping moving, preventing Mccarthy from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mccarthy throws a big right hand that misses.

Mccarthy stands and steps away. Llock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mccarthy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mccarthy gets underhooks to prevent Llock's takedown attempt.
Llock is trying to maintain a safe position but Mccarthy gets an underhook and turns Llock into the cage.
Llock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roberto Mccarthy has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Llock jumps guard.
Mccarthy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mccarthy postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mccarthy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mccarthy looking to sit in guard and control but Llock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roberto Mccarthy.
I think Mccarthy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Mccarthy!