PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Olof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olof's entrance music is I am a poor lonesome cowboy. A fine choice. Wayne McCullough has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Olof's chin.

Olof
vs
McCullough

169 cm
24
140 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

169 cm
24
144 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Olof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Wayne McCullough!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olof checks a low kick from McCullough.
Olof checks a leg kick nicely.

McCullough gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Olof wants to pass the guard but McCullough is keeping the position.
Olof thows a big elbow that misses.
McCullough keeping moving, preventing Olof from controlling successfully.
Olof throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olof trying to control but McCullough is working from the bottom.
Olof loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCullough is controlling Olof's posture.
McCullough keeping moving, preventing Olof from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McCullough throws a body kick that misses.
McCullough does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Olof checks a leg kick.
McCullough throws a sloppy head kick and Olof moves out of range easily.
No luck for Olof with that takedown attempt.
Olof changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCullough tries to avoid it but Olof manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCullough to the ground. McCullough escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCullough looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olof shoots for a takedown but McCullough saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Olof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCullough throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McCullough is looking to score with low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Olof.
Olof fails with a takedown attempt.
McCullough throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McCullough does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McCullough throws a chopping leg kick but Olof manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCullough does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Olof looks for a takedown but McCullough sprawls well.
McCullough throws a leg kick but Olof sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Olof closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCullough circles away.
Olof fails with the takedown.
Olof is breathing heavily.
McCullough attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wayne McCullough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCullough fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Olof checks it well.
Olof throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCullough's waist but McCullough gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Olof off to one side.
A leg kick checked by Olof.
McCullough tries to land a leg kick but Olof saw it coming and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Olof or perhaps it was just good defense by McCullough which made him look bad.
Olof misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullough throws a leg kick that misses.
Olof checks the leg kick.
McCullough throws a leg kick but Olof sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Olof.
Olof checks a low kick from McCullough.
Olof darts in trying to clinch

and McCullough moves into the clinch.
Olof keeps control of McCullough as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Olof fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Olof wants a takedown.
McCullough can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Olof takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McCullough is trying to break free.
Good body shot from McCullough.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from McCullough as the two fighters clinch.
Olof tries to pull guard but McCullough won't allow it.
McCullough throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCullough has had enough of the clinch but Olof keeps him there for the moment.
McCullough digs a right hand into Olof's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olof's gas tank.
McCullough throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

McCullough's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCullough wants to land a leg kick but Olof is out of range.
Olof tries to clinch but McCullough is having none of it.
McCullough throws a leg kick but Olof checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Olof blocks the leg kick.
McCullough throws a leg kick but Olof sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCullough will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Olof shoots in for a double leg but McCullough sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Olof keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Olof checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCullough throws a leg kick but Olof sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Olof fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne McCullough dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McCullough is looking to chop away at Olof's legs.
McCullough is looking to chop away at Olof's legs.
Olof fails to land the takedown.
Olof misses with a takedown attempt - McCullough sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Olof avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCullough is looking to score with low kicks.
Olof tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olof blocks a low kick nicely.
McCullough goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Olof as he checks the leg kick.
Olof fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Olof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olof has a takedown stuffed.
John Olof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A bone on bone clash there as Olof blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCullough forces Olof back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McCullough is trying to break free.
Olof can't get the takedown.

Olof jumps guard.
McCullough controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McCullough tries to stand but Olof is controlling from the bottom.
Olof 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.
Olof throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
McCullough is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McCullough tries to free his leg and advance position but Olof is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Olof has his foot on McCullough's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCullough works his way back into a safe position though.
Olof tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olof manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McCullough wants to control but Olof is having none of it.
McCullough gets back to half guard.
McCullough regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Olof.
Olof lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Olof postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McCullough can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullough avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olof trying to control the position from guard on top but McCullough is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olof is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCullough is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McCullough working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olof.

McCullough has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Olof off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Olof checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Olof checks the leg kick nicely there.
McCullough stuffs the takedown attempt from Olof. Olof gets slowly back to his feet.
Olof moves out of range of the body kick from McCullough.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Olof blocks the body kick.
Wayne McCullough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olof checks the leg kick.
Olof tries to clinch but McCullough moves out of range.
Olof shoots in for a double leg but McCullough sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Olof shoots for a takedown but McCullough saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCullough throws a wild body kick that Olof sees coming a mile off.
McCullough misses with a low kick.
McCullough throws a front kick aimed at Olof's knee but Olof avoids it well.
Olof fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McCullough tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCullough tries to land a leg kick but Olof saw it coming and moves away.
Olof blocks a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olof blocks a low kick nicely.
Olof misses with a takedown

and McCullough counters by clinching up.
McCullough is trying to break the clinch but Olof has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne McCullough showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McCullough tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCullough throws a leg kick that misses.
Olof shoots in for a takedown but McCullough shows good takedown defense.
McCullough throws a chopping leg kick but Olof manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCullough misses with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Olof blocks the leg kick.
McCullough goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Olof fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McCullough is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Olof gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullough wants to get back to striking at distance but Olof won't allow it.
McCullough can't break the clinch.
McCullough takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olof tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Olof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCullough tries to break the clinch but Olof is controlling the position.
Olof keeps control of McCullough as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCullough breaks from the clinch.
McCullough throws a chopping leg kick but Olof manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCullough throws a low kick but it's checked well by Olof.
McCullough thumps Olof with a low kick.
Olof tries to clinch there but McCullough circles away.
Olof checks a leg kick.
Olof with a lazy takedown attempt

and McCullough counters by clinching up.

Olof breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCullough throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Olof tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCullough swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olof fails with the takedown.
McCullough throws a leg kick but Olof moved away.
McCullough tries to work over Olof's front leg with a kick but Olof checks it.
McCullough throws a low kick but it's checked well by Olof.
Olof tries for a takedown but McCullough circles away easily

and McCullough counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McCullough.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullough wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Olof can't get the takedown.
Olof wants a takedown but no success here.
McCullough wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCullough lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Olof is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McCullough pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Olof keeps control of McCullough as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCullough lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olof backwards.
McCullough wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCullough wants to get back to striking at distance but Olof won't allow it.
Olof tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olof.

McCullough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCullough throws a low kick but it's checked well by Olof.
McCullough does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Horrible takedown by Olof or perhaps it was just good defense by McCullough which made him look bad.
McCullough throws out a leg kick but Olof moves out of range and McCullough only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullough does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Olof shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCullough pinned against the cage. McCullough gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McCullough tries to land a leg kick but Olof saw it coming and moves away.
Good work by Olof as he checks the leg kick.
Olof has a takedown stuffed.
McCullough is looking to score with low kicks.
McCullough is looking to score with low kicks.
Olof dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olof shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McCullough as he avoids it easily.
Olof checks the leg kick.
Olof moves out of range of the leg kick from McCullough.
Olof takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
John Olof has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Olof checks the leg kick.
McCullough throws a leg kick but Olof sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCullough throws a leg kick that misses.
McCullough misses with a low kick.
McCullough closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Horrible takedown by Olof or perhaps it was just good defense by McCullough which made him look bad.
Olof shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

McCullough rushes Olof and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCullough softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Olof changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCullough fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Olof checks a low kick from McCullough.
Wayne McCullough is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olof avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCullough throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne McCullough comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McCullough 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne McCullough!