PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean McCarthy (ranked 3852 p4p, 194 weight class) and Jt Tun (ranked 3934 p4p, 200 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

McCarthy
vs
Tun

176 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jt Tun!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy fails with the takedown
and Tun counters with a straight right hand.
McCarthy throws a hook but Tun avoids it easily.

McCarthy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McCarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCarthy throwing shots but Tun is blocking nicely.
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. McCarthy connects with a nice short shot to Tun's temple.
McCarthy is keen to just control but Tun is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy trying to mount his opponent but Tun defends it.
Tun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCarthy.
McCarthy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tun's head.
McCarthy 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to pass to mount but Tun is defending the position.
McCarthy thows a huge punch but Tun dodges it nicely.
McCarthy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McCarthy is keen to just control but Tun is a slippery customer.
McCarthy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tun with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McCarthy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tun taking some punishment here, with McCarthy in his half guard.
Tun trying to hold on to McCarthy's head to control him but McCarthy postures up.
Tun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCarthy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy lands strikes from half guard.
McCarthy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McCarthy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tun keeps working.
Tun tries to get to full guard but McCarthy has control of the leg.
McCarthy trying to control from half guard but Tun is working away.
McCarthy throwing shots but Tun is blocking nicely.
Tun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCarthy.
McCarthy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tun is trying to maintain the position but McCarthy is very close to passing his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tun can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throwing shots but Tun is blocking nicely.
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Tun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tun has hold of McCarthy's hands but McCarthy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McCarthy thows a huge punch but Tun dodges it nicely.
McCarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCarthy.
McCarthy wants to pass to mount but Tun is defending the position.
McCarthy is working hard here to advance position.
McCarthy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCarthy.
McCarthy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tun tries to get to full guard but McCarthy has control of the leg.
McCarthy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McCarthy prevents Tun from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A shot to the liver by Tun. Beautiful body shot.
McCarthy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tun lands with a nice combination. McCarthy backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean McCarthy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McCarthy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

McCarthy clinches up against the cage.
McCarthy wants to take the fight to the mat but Tun manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCarthy.
Tun misses with some punches.
McCarthy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tun is looking to control McCarthy's arms but McCarthy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tun has his back to the cage.

McCarthy has Tun pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. McCarthy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tun tumbling to the mat - McCarthy dives into Tun's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCarthy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCarthy trying to control but Tun is working from the bottom.
Tun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCarthy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tun looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCarthy is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tun keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tun keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCarthy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCarthy postures up in Tun's guard and throws a big left but Tun blocks it.
McCarthy scoring with some ground and pound.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Tun keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McCarthy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCarthy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tun scores with the left hand. McCarthy knows he should have avoided that one.
Tun works over McCarthy's head and body with a nice combination.
Tun lands a nice hook to McCarthy's body. McCarthy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCarthy closes the distance but Tun moves to the side
and Tun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McCarthy shoots in looking for a takedown. Tun tries to sprawl out of it but McCarthy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tun lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCarthy backs up against the cage.
Tun scores with a decent looking hook.

McCarthy is rocked!
McCarthy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh McCarthy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCarthy gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Tun gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jt Tun!