|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Looter (ranked 1905 p4p, 3327 weight class) and Rian Mckean (ranked 287 p4p, 456 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
26
184
4 - 5 - 0 |
|
177 cm
26
175
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Looter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rian Mckean!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckean clinches.
Mckean working hard to break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Looter has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mckean breaks from the clinch.
Looter looks to land a body kick but Mckean moved away.
Mckean instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Looter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mckean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Looter working hard to break the clinch.
Looter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mckean breaks from the clinch.
Mckean rushes Looter and presses him up against the cage.
Mckean has Looter pressed against the cage, preventing Looter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mckean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Looter wants to break free but Mckean has control.
Mckean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean rushes Looter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Looter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
Mckean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mckean is trying to push Looter away but Looter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Looter can't break the clinch.
Looter is trying to break the clinch but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Looter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mckean is trying to break the clinch but Looter has him pressed against the cage.
Looter keeps control of Mckean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mckean is trying to push Looter away but Looter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mckean can't break the clinch.
Mckean breaks from the clinch.
Looter tried to score with a low kick but Mckean checks it.
Mckean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Looter.
Mckean has closed the distance and engaged Looter in a clinch.
Mckean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mckean breaks the clinch.
Mckean walks into a jab.
Mckean closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mckean is trying to push Looter away but Looter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mckean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mckean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Looter. Those never looked like landing.
Mckean keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean tries to clinch but Looter is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mckean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Looter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Looter wants to land a leg kick but Mckean is out of range.
Mckean wants to counter the offense by Looter and move into the clinch position.
Mckean tries to clinch up.
Mckean pushes Looter up against the cage in a clinch.
Mckean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mckean clinches up against the cage.
Looter tries to break free but Mckean pushes him back against the cage.
Looter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
Mckean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mckean instigates a clinch.
Looter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Looter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mckean is trying to break the clinch but Looter is controlling him.
Mckean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mckean drives through and clinches with Looter against the cage.
Mckean is trying to break free.
Mckean keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Looter's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Looter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Looter tries to clinch up but Mckean circles away and keeps his distance.
Looter wants to slow Mckean down by chopping away at his legs.
Looter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mckean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mckean has Looter up against the cage in a clinch.
Looter wants to get back to striking at distance but Mckean won't allow it.
Mckean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Looter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mckean manages to break the clinch.
Looter gets tackled into the cage by Mckean. Mckean maintains the clinch.
Looter misses with a punch on the inside.
Looter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckean wants to get back to striking at distance but Looter won't allow it.
Looter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Looter is trying to push Mckean away but Mckean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Mckean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean prevents Looter from breaking the clinch.
Looter looking to throw knees to the head but Mckean is blocking nicely.
Mckean is trying to break free.
Mckean breaks the clinch.
Mckean gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mckean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mckean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Looter misses its intended target.
Mckean instigates a clinch.
Looter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mckean is defending well for now.
Mckean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Looter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Looter throws a sloppy head kick and Mckean moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mckean has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mckean is trying to break free.
Looter is looking to break free of the clinch but Mckean has double underhooks.
Mckean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckean manages to break the clinch.
Looter tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rian Mckean dominated that round.
That's time! Looter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mckean moves into the clinch.
Looter is trying to break the clinch but Mckean is controlling him.
Mckean wants to get back to striking at distance but Looter won't allow it.
Looter has had enough of the clinch but Mckean keeps him there for the moment.
Mckean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mckean blocks a head kick by Looter.
Rian Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Looter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mckean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mckean is looking to clinch but Looter is avoiding it.
Mckean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mckean takes the fight into the clinch.
Looter is trying to push Mckean away but Mckean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Looter keeps control of Mckean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mckean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Looter tries to clinch but Mckean moves out of range.
Mckean has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mckean is trying to break the clinch but Looter has him pressed against the cage.
Mckean is looking to break free of the clinch but Looter has double underhooks.
Mckean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Looter is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean tries to clinch up.
Mckean tries to clinch up but Looter circles away and keeps his distance.
Looter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mckean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Looter throws a jab when Mckean was well out of range.
Mckean slips under a jab.
Looter tries to keep at a distance but Mckean has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mckean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Looter. Those never looked like landing.
Mckean tries to clinch there but Looter circles away.
Mckean takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mckean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Looter, pushing him back against the cage.
Mckean has had enough of the clinch but Looter keeps him there for the moment.
Mckean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Looter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mckean circles away quickly and effectively.
Mckean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mckean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Looter is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean doesn't manage to clinch there - Looter circles away.
Looter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mckean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Looter lands a leg kick that knocks Mckean off balance momentarily.
Mckean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Looter, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mckean breaks the clinch.
Mckean forces Looter back against the cage and clinches.
Looter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mckean breaks the clinch.
Mckean has closed the distance and engaged Looter in a clinch.
Looter tries to circle away but Mckean has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mckean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mckean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Looter is trying to break the clinch but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
Mckean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mckean closes the distance and pushes Looter back into the cage.
Mckean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Looter working hard to break the clinch.
Mckean has had enough of the clinch but Looter keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mckean tries to clinch up.
Looter doesn't manage to clinch there - Mckean circles away.
Mckean tries to close the distance and clinch but Looter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mckean has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Looter.
Looter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mckean tries to clinch there but Looter circles away.
Looter misses with a combination
and Mckean holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Looter has Mckean pressed against the cage, preventing Mckean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mckean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mckean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Looter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mckean on the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Looter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mckean has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mckean and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mckean rushes Looter and presses him up against the cage.
Mckean is trying to break free.
Looter can't break the clinch.
Mckean manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean moves in looking to clinch but Looter pushes him off.
Mckean moves into the clinch.
Mckean breaks the clinch.
Mckean tries to clinch but Looter is having none of it.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Looter misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mckean tries to clinch up but Looter circles away and keeps his distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Looter. Mckean shrugs it off though.
Martin Looter is winning the standup battle so far.
Mckean has managed to clinch.
Mckean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mckean has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mckean tries to circle away but Looter has him pinned against the cage.
Mckean is looking to break free of the clinch but Looter has double underhooks.
Mckean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mckean gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Looter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckean's efforts to push away.
Looter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Looter is looking to break free of the clinch but Mckean has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rian Mckean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mckean checks a leg kick.
Mckean avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mckean clinches up against the cage.
Mckean working hard to break the clinch.
Looter trying to control the position but instead, Mckean has worked for underhooks and has pushed Looter into the cage.
Looter misses with an elbow over the top.
Mckean can't break the clinch.
Rian Mckean seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Looter is trying to break the clinch but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
Mckean working hard to break the clinch.
Mckean breaks the clinch.
Looter tries to clinch up but Mckean circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean clinches up against the cage.
Looter misses with a knee to the head.
Looter misses with a knee to the head.
Mckean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mckean has closed the distance and engaged Looter in a clinch.
Looter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Looter misses with an elbow strike.
Mckean is looking to break free of the clinch but Looter has double underhooks.
Mckean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Looter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mckean.
Mckean has taken the fight to the clinch.
Looter is trying to break the clinch but Mckean is controlling him.
Mckean tries to break free but Looter pushes him back against the cage.
Mckean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Looter scores with a sloppy right hand. Mckean should have avoided that one.
Looter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mckean.
Looter connects with a leg kick.
Mckean tries to clinch but Looter is having none of it.
Looter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mckean was well out of range. Poor timing from Looter.
Mckean takes the fight into the clinch.
Looter tries to break the clinch but Mckean is controlling the position.
Looter tries to break the clinch but Mckean is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Looter has Mckean pressed against the cage, preventing Mckean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mckean breaks from the clinch.
Mckean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mckean has closed the distance and engaged Looter in a clinch.
Looter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckean's efforts to push away.
Looter has Mckean pressed against the cage, preventing Mckean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mckean wants to break free but Looter has control.
Looter tries to break the clinch but Mckean is controlling the position.
Looter is looking to break free of the clinch but Mckean has double underhooks.
Looter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Looter looking to stall.
Looter can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Looter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Looter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean instigates a clinch.
Mckean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Mckean blocks the leg kick.
Mckean clinches up against the cage.
Mckean wants to get back to striking at distance but Looter won't allow it.
Looter is looking to break free of the clinch but Mckean has double underhooks.
Mckean tries to circle away but Looter has him pinned against the cage.
Looter keeps control of Mckean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Looter working hard to break the clinch.
Mckean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mckean is trying to force a seperation but Looter has the dominant position.
Mckean tries to circle away but Looter has him pinned against the cage.
Mckean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mckean clinches.
Looter wants to break free but Mckean has control.
Mckean breaks from the clinch.
Looter scoring well with a low kick there.
Mckean pushes Looter up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Looter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Looter moves in looking to clinch but Mckean pushes him off.
Looter misses with the combination.
Mckean clinches up against the cage.
Mckean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Looter has him pressed against the cage.
Mckean tries to break the clinch but Looter is controlling the position.
Mckean is trying to push Looter away but Looter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mckean tries to break free but Looter pushes him back against the cage.
Mckean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mckean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Looter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mckean closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mckean manages to break the clinch.
Martin Looter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Looter throws a wild body kick that Mckean sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rian Mckean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mckean 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rian Mckean!
A very excited looking Rian Mckean rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
