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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jokke Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vagina McGinastein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vagina McGinastein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 cm
21
147 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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167 cm
20
144 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jokke Mela! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vagina McGinastein! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mela misses with an uppercut. McGinastein saw that one coming. McGinastein tries to clinch up but Mela circles away and keeps his distance. McGinastein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. McGinastein misses with a few strikes there.
Mela swats away the attempt to clinch by McGinastein. McGinastein throws an overhand right that lands on Mela's shoulder, as Mela tries to avoid the shot. McGinastein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mela shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Mela wants to control from the top but McGinastein keeps moving. Mela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. McGinastein keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully. Mela looking to pass the guard. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Mela throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGinastein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGinastein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. McGinastein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Mela with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. McGinastein misses with a head kick.
Mela swats away the attempt to clinch by McGinastein. Mela dives in and grabs McGinastein's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGinastein pushes down on Mela's head and hops out. Mela misses with a takedown attempt - McGinastein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. McGinastein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mela paws at him with a jab and circles away. McGinastein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mela paws at him with a jab and circles away. The fighters circling - Mela throws out the jab but it was never going to land. McGinastein clobbers Mela with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two 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. Mela looks to land a left hand but McGinastein moved out of range nicely. Mela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGinastein moves out of range of the body kick from Mela.
Vagina McGinastein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. McGinastein wants to land a leg kick but Mela is out of range. Mela shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McGinastein napping and manages to drive through into side control! McGinastein avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mela. McGinastein is not content to let Mela control the position. Mela is breathing heavily. Mela looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McGinastein is avoiding damage well.
McGinastein manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McGinastein is trying to get back to full guard. Mela working the head and body with strikes. Mela trying to control the action but McGinastein is working from the bottom. Mela trying to mount his opponent but McGinastein defends it. Mela looks to land a strike but McGinastein avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Mela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. McGinastein being controlled here, momentarily. Melais looking to pass into half guard but McGinastein pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now McGinastein is in guard. McGinastein wants to control from the top but Mela keeps moving. McGinastein must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. McGinastein won't allow Mela to sweep him here. Mela 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. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Mela looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McGinastein puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Mela has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGinastein is working away from the top position though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jokke Mela dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mela misses with an uppercut. McGinastein saw that one coming. Mela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGinastein was well out of range. Poor timing from Mela. A bone on bone clash there as Mela blocks the leg kick.
McGinastein misses with a head kick.
McGinastein tries to clinch up but Mela circles away and keeps his distance. Mela sizes up McGinastein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A slow jab from McGinastein misses its intended target. Mela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. McGinastein is looking to clinch but Mela is avoiding it.
McGinastein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. McGinastein avoids the head kick by Mela.
Vagina McGinastein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. McGinastein is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Mela misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mela feints and as McGinastein raises his hands in defense, Mela changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mela throwing strikes but missing. Mela is looking to work some ground and pound but McGinastein has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mela scoring with some ground and pound. Mela with a flurry of punches that miss. McGinastein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Mela throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGinastein works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Mela preventing the sweep. Mela postures up in McGinastein's guard and throws a big left but McGinastein blocks it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Mela misses with a takedown attempt - McGinastein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Mela blocks a leg kick. A clash of legs there as McGinastein blocks the low kick. Mela closes the distance and clinches up with McGinastein, looking for a takedown. Mela pushes McGinastein against the ropes but McGinastein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. McGinastein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two 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. McGinastein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGinastein moves in looking to clinch but Mela pushes him off. McGinastein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Mela looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McGinastein! Mela avoids the attempt from McGinastein to control. Mela is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But McGinastein has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from McGinastein! McGinastein is looking to stand up but Mela won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mela not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McGinastein wants to get up but he can't break Mela's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. McGinastein gets to his feet. Mela looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! McGinastein tries to clinch there but Mela circles away.
Mela misses with a kick to the body.
McGinastein fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGinastein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Mela throws a shot from downtown. McGinastein moves away and avoids it. McGinastein slips under a jab. Mela fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGinastein avoids it really well and circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokke Mela. That's going to take a lot out of him. McGinastein throws a right and a left that Mela avoids nicely.
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. McGinastein wants to clinch up but Mela keeps it at a distance. McGinastein takes the fight into the clinch. McGinastein lands an elbow inside that Mela shrugs off. Mela goes for a takedown in the clinch but McGinastein prevents it.
McGinastein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGinastein unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. McGinastein lands a good knee to the midsection. Mela won't want to take too many of those. Mela drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McGinastein gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McGinastein lands a nice knee to the body. Mela takes an elbow to the forehead. McGinastein putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mela in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. McGinastein putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mela in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. McGinastein lands an elbow inside that Mela shrugs off. McGinastein comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. McGinastein lands a knee to the body.
McGinastein lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGinastein landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGinastein misses with a knee strike.
McGinastein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mela's defenses. Mela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. McGinastein is pressed up against the ropes. Mela has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McGinastein down to the mat. McGinastein avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vagina McGinastein will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mela defending well as McGinastein loads up on a big left hand. McGinastein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mela. The fighters circling - Mela throws out the jab but it was never going to land. McGinastein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McGinastein is looking to clinch but Mela is avoiding it.
McGinastein displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mela. Mela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mela slips a jab and a cross from McGinastein.
McGinastein tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Mela misses. McGinastein wants to clinch up but Mela keeps it at a distance. Mela tries to score a power double leg takedown but McGinastein sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mela somewhat. Both fighters are breathing heavily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McGinastein doesn't manage to clinch there - Mela circles away.
McGinastein connects with a high kick. McGinastein walks into a left hand. Mela fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokke Mela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGinastein is looking to clinch. A nice leg kick lands there from McGinastein. McGinastein closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Mela takes an elbow to the forehead. McGinastein tries a knee to the head but Mela blocks it.
McGinastein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGinastein scores with a knee to the head.
Mela breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Mela. McGinastein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. McGinastein tries to clinch there but Mela circles away.
Vagina McGinastein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McGinastein scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Mela connects with the punch. McGinastein just misses with a punch to the body.
McGinastein is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Mela misses with a straight left. McGinastein is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big right from Mela misses. McGinastein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mela. McGinastein wants to clinch. McGinastein wants to clinch up but Mela keeps it at a distance. McGinastein misses with a low kick.
McGinastein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. McGinastein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mela. McGinastein throws a head kick that misses. McGinastein rushes Mela and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Mela gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, McGinastein regains guard.
McGinastein wriggles free and stands up. Mela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. McGinastein slips a straight right by Mela. A bone on bone clash there as Mela blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McGinastein moves into the clinch successfully.
McGinastein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mela.
Mela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from McGinastein.
McGinastein lands a nice knee to the body. Nice elbow from McGinastein. Mela is trying to force a seperation but McGinastein has the dominant position. Mela takes an elbow to the forehead. McGinastein connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mela's face.
Knees to the body from McGinastein.
McGinastein lands a nice elbow. Mela is trying to force a seperation but McGinastein has the dominant position. Mela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. McGinastein throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGinastein prevents the takedown attempt.
Mela manages to break the clinch.
Mela keeps the fight on the outside. McGinastein closes the distance and pushes Mela back into the ropes. Mela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGinastein is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Mela swats away the attempt to clinch by McGinastein.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mela misses with an uppercut. McGinastein saw that one coming. McGinastein motions for Mela to come forward. McGinastein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Mela looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. McGinastein is looking to clinch but Mela is avoiding it.
McGinastein tries to close the distance and clinch but Mela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. McGinastein moves into the clinch. McGinastein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Mela wants to break free but McGinastein has control.
McGinastein connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mela's face.
Mela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGinastein stuffs the takedown. McGinastein is looking to take this fight into the clinch. McGinastein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mela moves away. McGinastein gets a clinch. McGinastein lands an elbow inside that Mela shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight! Vagina McGinastein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think McGinastein 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vagina McGinastein!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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