PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Beanhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin McKillop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKillop has chosen Nowhere to run as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Martin McKillop was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Beanhead
vs
McKillop

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

182 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Beanhead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin McKillop!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beanhead throws a nice looking combination but McKillop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beanhead throws a series of punches but McKillop avoids them all with ease.
McKillop misses with a series of wild punches.
McKillop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beanhead dodges the punch combination from McKillop.
McKillop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beanhead sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McKillop somewhat.
McKillop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beanhead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McKillop counters with a thumping low kick.
Beanhead is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beanhead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McKillop.
McKillop shoots in looking for a takedown. Beanhead tries to sprawl out of it but McKillop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beanhead manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McKillop misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beanhead tries to clinch there but McKillop circles away.
McKillop throws a right hand that Beanhead ducks under and follows up with a left that Beanhead also avoids with ease.
McKillop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beanhead takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

McKillop has managed to clinch.

McKillop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

McKillop darts in and clinches Beanhead up against the cage.
McKillop working hard to break the clinch.

McKillop breaks the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Beanhead crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McKillop - the referee stops the clock and Beanhead gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McKillop. Beanhead manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Beanhead takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beanhead takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

McKillop changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Beanhead looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKillop wants to stand but Beanhead has his arm trapped.

McKillop stands up and we're back to a striking position.

McKillop gets a clinch.

McKillop manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from McKillop misses.
McKillop wants to clinch up but Beanhead keeps it at a distance.
Beanhead misses with a double jab
and McKillop counters with a leg kick.
McKillop tries to clinch but Beanhead moves out of range.
McKillop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McKillop misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from McKillop.

Nigel Beanhead's cut is getting worse.
A punch combination from McKillop misses.
McKillop lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beanhead backs up against the cage.
Beanhead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McKillop counters with a series of strikes. Beanhead will be more careful next time no doubt.
McKillop fails to land the takedown.
Nigel Beanhead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin McKillop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKillop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McKillop lands with a thumping leg kick.
McKillop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McKillop displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McKillop scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beanhead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKillop.
Left hook, right uppercut from McKillop.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKillop lands a high kick!
McKillop scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McKillop ducks under a wild hook from Beanhead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin McKillop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Beanhead's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McKillop clinches.
Beanhead wants to break free but McKillop has control.
Beanhead content to slow the pace in the clinch.

McKillop breaks the clinch.
McKillop staying out of range there.
McKillop lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McKillop scores with a jab to the jaw.
McKillop is looking to clinch but Beanhead is avoiding it.
McKillop shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beanhead but Beanhead pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McKillop lands a nice looking body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McKillop!
McKillop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beanhead takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McKillop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McKillop scores with a kick to the midsection.
McKillop connects with a nice looking jab.
McKillop thumps Beanhead with a low kick.
McKillop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beanhead has time to react.
McKillop connects with a solid leg kick.
Beanhead swats away the attempt to clinch by McKillop.
Left hook, right uppercut from McKillop.

Nigel Beanhead's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McKillop closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beanhead circles away.
McKillop lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKillop tries to clinch there but Beanhead circles away.
Beanhead misses with a double jab
and McKillop counters with a series of strikes. Beanhead will be more careful next time no doubt.
Beanhead tries for a takedown but McKillop sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McKillop scores with a nice right hand.
McKillop misses with a two punch combination.
Beanhead blocks a head kick by McKillop.
McKillop misses with a takedown attempt
and Beanhead counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nigel Beanhead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin McKillop.
McKillop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beanhead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McKillop counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McKillop stalks Beanhead and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Beanhead's face. Beanhead staggers backwards, shaken.
McKillop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKillop takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beanhead tries to close the distance and clinch but McKillop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beanhead dodges the punch combination from McKillop.
Beanhead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and McKillop counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from McKillop are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Beanhead's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Beanhead throws McKillop to one side and escapes!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKillop tries to clinch but Beanhead moves away
and Beanhead counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McKillop is working the combinations to good effect here.
McKillop tries for a takedown but Beanhead circles away easily

and Beanhead counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McKillop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Beanhead just stands there and leans against the cage.
McKillop keeps control of Beanhead as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beanhead misses with the head strike.
McKillop is trying to break free.
Beanhead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKillop has him pressed against the cage.
Beanhead takes a knee to the side of the body.
McKillop can't get the takedown.
McKillop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beanhead wants to get back to striking at distance but McKillop won't allow it.
McKillop wants to get back to striking at distance but Beanhead won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beanhead.
McKillop prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin McKillop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nigel Beanhead's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

McKillop moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McKillop throws a head kick that Beanhead semi-blocks.
Beanhead misses the body punch
and McKillop counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McKillop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beanhead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beanhead has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McKillop finds it's way round the side to connect with Beanhead's head.
McKillop is looking to clinch but Beanhead is avoiding it.
Beanhead looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McKillop fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beanhead avoids it really well and circles away.
Beanhead clinches but McKillop breaks the clinch
and McKillop counters with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from McKillop misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beanhead displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McKillop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beanhead fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McKillop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nigel Beanhead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKillop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beanhead falls off balance throwing a combination
and McKillop counters with a two punch combo.
Beanhead misses with an uppercut.
McKillop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Beanhead misses.
McKillop lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two 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.
McKillop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beanhead will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McKillop wants to clinch.
McKillop looks to land a combination. Beanhead sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McKillop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nigel Beanhead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin McKillop.

Beanhead has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beanhead keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKillop's efforts to push away.
Beanhead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

McKillop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beanhead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McKillop counters with a good low kick that Beanhead was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKillop takes one to the chin there.
McKillop tries to clinch there but Beanhead circles away.
McKillop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beanhead.
McKillop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martin McKillop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beanhead swinging wilding here.
McKillop displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McKillop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McKillop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beanhead.
McKillop dodges the punch combination from Beanhead.
Nigel Beanhead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four 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.
McKillop goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McKillop.
McKillop lunges at Beanhead with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beanhead's hand.

Beanhead moves into range and clinches up with McKillop.
Nigel Beanhead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beanhead misses with a body punch.
Beanhead is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A frustrated look appears on Beanhead's face as he tries to break the clinch.

McKillop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beanhead throws a combination that misses

and McKillop counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Beanhead's guard now.

Beanhead looking for a guillotine here but McKillop defends easily.
Martin McKillop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

McKillop gets to his feet. Beanhead looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin McKillop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McKillop has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin McKillop!