PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen McShane (ranked 1738 p4p, 3286 weight class) and Rak Boonliang (ranked 226 p4p, 388 weight class). Rak Boonliang told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

McShane
vs
Boonliang

185 cm
24
163
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
155
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Owen McShane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rak Boonliang!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McShane misses with a wild body shot.
Boonliang lands a nice looking body shot.
McShane loads up on a big right hand but Boonliang slips the punch.
Boonliang lands a right hook to the body.
Boonliang lands a body shot.
Boonliang moves out of range of the strikes.
Boonliang throws a body punch but McShane moves out of range.
Boonliang throws a head kick that misses.

McShane clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Boonliang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McShane misses with a hook. Boonliang ducked under it nicely.
McShane tries to clinch up but Boonliang circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Boonliang.
McShane has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McShane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boonliang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boonliang lands a nice hook to McShane's body. McShane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boonliang throws a left and a right that both miss

and McShane counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boonliang won't be happy with that.
McShane tries to move into full mount but can't pass Boonliang's legs.
McShane wants to control but Boonliang is keeping him busy.
Boonliang manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boonliang holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Boonliang wants to get back to full guard.
McShane tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boonliang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McShane is keen to just control but Boonliang is a slippery customer.
McShane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McShane looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boonliang told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Boonliang is concentrating on defense, preventing McShane from advancing position.
McShane is pressing down on Boonliang's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boonliang is holding on for now.
McShane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boonliang is in trouble now - McShane has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McShane dominating with strikes here.

McShane is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Boonliang has managed to escape the submission attempt.
McShane looking to control but Boonliang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang wants to hold on but McShane pushes him away.
McShane thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McShane lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McShane looking to control but Boonliang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McShane looking to finish with strikes here!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McShane goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Boonliang is on top in guard.
McShane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang content to stall in guard here.
Boonliang wants to stand but McShane is controlling his posture from full guard.
McShane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McShane is working hard here to advance position.
McShane looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Owen McShane 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.

McShane connects with a right hand. Boonliang shakes it off.
Boonliang lands a jab.
McShane wants to clinch
and Boonliang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McShane throws a body shot but no joy.
McShane misses with a hook to the body
and Boonliang counters with a nice body shot.
Boonliang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McShane's head.
Boonliang lands with an uppercut that bounces McShane off the cage and back into range.
Boonliang connects with the punch.
Boonliang misses with a jab to the body

and McShane counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boonliang won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McShane advances to full mount.
Boonliang tries to hold on but McShane postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boonliang is trying desperately to improve position.
McShane tries to control but Boonliang wriggling away.
McShane looking to land elbow strikes but Boonliang uses the position to regain half guard.
McShane moves into full mount! Boonliang won't be happy about that!

McShane goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Boonliang turns into him and now he's in McShane's guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McShane isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Boonliang stacks McShane on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Boonliang!
McShane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McShane tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Boonliang presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
McShane regains half guard.
McShane wants to improve his position but Boonliang is controlling well.
McShane preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McShane wants to get back to full guard.
Boonliang takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boonliang trying to mount his opponent but McShane defends it.
McShane is trying to get back to full guard.
Boonliang stalling.
McShane is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McShane has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boonliang is working away from the top position though.
Boonliang prevents McShane from improving his position.
Boonliang controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boonliang throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rak Boonliang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

McShane tries to clinch but Boonliang moves away
and Boonliang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boonliang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boonliang lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - McShane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boonliang!
Nice body punch from Boonliang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boonliang misses with a body kick.
Boonliang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McShane shoots in looking for a takedown but Boonliang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McShane's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boonliang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McShane throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Boonliang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McShane is looking to wear down Boonliang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boonliang lets loose with a powerful body kick. McShane will feel that in the morning.
McShane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boonliang finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boonliang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McShane.
Boonliang throws a sloppy head kick and McShane moves out of range easily.

McShane has taken the fight to the clinch.
McShane drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boonliang gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Boonliang breaks from the clinch.

McShane takes the fight into the clinch.
Boonliang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boonliang avoids a wild elbow strike from McShane.

Boonliang breaks the clinch.
McShane misses with a right hand
and Boonliang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boonliang throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McShane tries for a takedown but Boonliang circles away easily
and Boonliang counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen McShane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McShane with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Boonliang to counter with a crisp jab.
Rak Boonliang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boonliang jabs McShane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boonliang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McShane at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McShane has a takedown stuffed.
McShane shoots and misses
and Boonliang counters with a nice uppercut.
Owen McShane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McShane drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Boonliang scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McShane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boonliang lands a body shot.
Boonliang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boonliang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McShane misses with a right hand
and Boonliang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boonliang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McShane doesn't seem bothered though.
McShane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boonliang counters with a solid body kick.
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 jab from Boonliang does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boonliang throws a fast counter high kick but McShane manages to duck under it in time.

McShane shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boonliang is trying to defend but McShane finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Boonliang has his hands clasped together around McShane's back. He's all about the action.
Boonliang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boonliang punching from the bottom.
McShane looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McShane prevents Boonliang from standing back up.
Boonliang is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rak Boonliang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boonliang 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rak Boonliang!
A victorious Rak Boonliang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.