PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brock Gillespie (ranked 23207 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mckinley (ranked 4688 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gillespie
vs
Mckinley

218 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

200 cm
24
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Gillespie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Mckinley!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mckinley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gillespie pushes Mckinley off but Mckinley dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Gillespie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Who's going to make the next move?
Gillespie is not content to let Mckinley control the position.

Mckinley stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckinley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mckinley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gillespie's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckinley missing with a left hand there. Gillespie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gillespie is looking to counter with head kicks.

Mckinley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gillespie to the ground. Mckinley is now in Gillespie's guard.
Gillespie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mckinley trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillespie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gillespie trying to control the position here.
Gillespie keeping moving, preventing Mckinley from controlling successfully.
Gillespie is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckinley looking to pass the guard.
Gillespie keeping moving, preventing Mckinley from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mckinley shoots in and bounces Gillespie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gillespie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mckinley looking to sit in guard and control but Gillespie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gillespie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckinley working a defensive guard here.

Gillespie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gillespie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gillespie is looking to stand up but Mckinley won't let him.
Gillespie slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Mckinley.
Gillespie working over Mckinley with some ground and pound. Mckinley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

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.
Gillespie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mckinley is trying to escape back to his feet but Gillespie uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Mckinley is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.

Gillespie decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Mckinley dives in and scores a takedown into Gillespie's guard.
Mckinley looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mckinley trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillespie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mckinley preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Mckinley will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gillespie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mckinley is looking to clinch but Gillespie is avoiding it.

Mckinley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gillespie scores with a few weak punches.
Gillespie keeping hold of Mckinley's head, controlling as best he can.
Mckinley is looking to take a break and control but Gillespie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillespie trying to control here.
Mckinley is trying to control the action in half guard but Gillespie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie wants to control but Mckinley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mckinley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mckinley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gillespie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gillespie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mckinley is looking to clinch but Gillespie is avoiding it.

Mckinley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gillespie's half guard.
Gillespie is looking to control Mckinley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gillespie avoid being mounted?
John Mckinley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mckinley thows a huge punch but Gillespie dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckinley passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gillespie!
Gillespie suckers Mckinley into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Gillespie is now in Mckinley's guard!
Gillespie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gillespie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gillespie wants to stand but Mckinley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mckinley wants to sweep but no luck.
Mckinley is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie wanted to stand there but Mckinley had control of the position.
Mckinley wants to hit a switch here but Gillespie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mckinley there!
Gillespie controlling from the full mount.
Mckinley taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie controlling the pace for now.
Mckinley wants to hold on but Gillespie pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gillespie controlling from mount.
Gillespie cracks Mckinley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brock Gillespie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gillespie has managed to clinch.

Mckinley pulls Gillespie into guard.
Gillespie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mckinley's guard.
Mckinley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Mckinley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Gillespie stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mckinley scores with a takedown into Gillespie's guard.
Mckinley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mckinley trying to control but Gillespie is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckinley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gillespie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gillespie is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Gillespie parries the strikes from Mckinley easily there. Mckinley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gillespie to escape.
You can see the frustration on Gillespie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Mckinley decides to stand back up.
Mckinley tries a head kick but it misses.

Mckinley scores with a takedown into Gillespie's guard.
Gillespie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gillespie, not yet.
Gillespie is pulling down on Mckinley's head. It's preventing any offense from Mckinley, at least for the moment.
Gillespie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie pulls Mckinley in to control the position.
Gillespie keeping moving, preventing Mckinley from controlling successfully.
Gillespie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mckinley wants to control from the top but Gillespie keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gillespie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mckinley wants to clinch.
Gillespie quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Gillespie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gillespie showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Gillespie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
John Mckinley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mckinley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mckinley!