PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Paolo Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Paolo Mac
vs
Liddell

179 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

G'n'P Fight gear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Paolo Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paolo Mac lands a two punch combo.
Paolo Mac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell closes the distance and clinches up with Paolo Mac, looking for a takedown. Liddell pushes Paolo Mac against the cage but Paolo Mac circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Liddell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paolo Mac feints and then cracks Liddell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddell down.
Paolo Mac throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paolo Mac throws a nice head kick!
Paolo Mac leaves Liddell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eugene Paolo Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Liddell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paolo Mac!
Paolo Mac scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Liddell fails with a takedown attempt.
Crunch! Paolo Mac slams his shin into Liddell's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Paolo Mac dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Paolo Mac looks to land a combination. Liddell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Paolo Mac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paolo Mac misses with a double jab.
Paolo Mac scores with a nice body kick.
Eugene Paolo Mac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.
Paolo Mac throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Paolo Mac throws a series of strikes that have Liddell backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell shoots in but Paolo Mac avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paolo Mac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Liddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paolo Mac sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eugene Paolo Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Liddell.
Paolo Mac delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Paolo Mac dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Paolo Mac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell is trying desperately to land a takedown but Paolo Mac is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Liddell.
Liddell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paolo Mac throws a combination. Liddell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paolo Mac goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Paolo Mac stuffs the takedown.
Paolo Mac throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paolo Mac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paolo Mac misses with the combination.
Paolo Mac plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Paolo Mac scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paolo Mac moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Paolo Mac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paolo Mac has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Paolo Mac!