PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between peter tremain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason MacDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDougal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scotland the Brave. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

tremain
vs
MacDougal

167 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, peter tremain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason MacDougal!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tremain tries to clinch up but MacDougal circles away and keeps his distance.

tremain gets a clinch.
MacDougal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from tremain.
tremain is stalling here.
MacDougal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
tremain tries to land knees in the clinch but MacDougal avoids the damage to the body.
MacDougal is working for takedown but tremain is calmly controlling the position for now.
MacDougal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. tremain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
peter tremain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason MacDougal.
tremain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

tremain darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
MacDougal is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tremain trying to control the action but MacDougal is working from the bottom.

MacDougal manages to escape and get back to his feet!

MacDougal scores with a takedown into tremain's guard.
tremain will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDougal controls from within his opponent's guard.
MacDougal with a flurry of punches that miss.

tremain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
MacDougal trying to control but tremain is working from the bottom.

tremain looking for a guillotine here but MacDougal defends easily.
MacDougal scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tremain pulls MacDougal in close to prevent any damage.
MacDougal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
MacDougal trying to control the position from guard on top but tremain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacDougal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that MacDougal has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
tremain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
tremain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
MacDougal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
MacDougal wants to control from the top but tremain keeps moving.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jason MacDougal just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tremain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
tremain shoots and misses

so MacDougal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason MacDougal 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.

tremain gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and MacDougal counters with a series of strikes. tremain will be more careful next time no doubt.
MacDougal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. tremain tries to avoid it but MacDougal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag tremain to the ground. tremain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
tremain has his takedown stuffed

and MacDougal counters with a shoot takedown. tremain fights it but they end up in guard.
MacDougal wants to control from the top but tremain keeps moving.
MacDougal landing some decent shots from guard.

tremain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MacDougal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
tremain keeping moving, preventing MacDougal from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDougal with a flurry of punches that miss.
tremain looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
tremain fails with the takedown

and MacDougal counters with a single leg into guard. tremain didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for peter tremain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

tremain pushes MacDougal off and scrambles back to his feet.

MacDougal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. MacDougal showed some decent athleticism there.
MacDougal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDougal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed tremain's head.
tremain wants to improve his position but MacDougal is controlling well.
MacDougal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
tremain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MacDougal is nestled in close to tremain, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
MacDougal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
tremain taking some punishment here, with MacDougal in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDougal content to control rather than advance.
MacDougal prevents tremain from improving his position.
MacDougal trying to control the pace.
MacDougal wants to free his trapped foot but tremain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
tremain is not content to let MacDougal control the position.
MacDougal stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
tremain is positioning himself well to prevent MacDougal advancing to mount.
MacDougal controlling the pace.
MacDougal is stalling here. tremain is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! MacDougal seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and tremain has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
MacDougal is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but tremain has just dragged him back down to the mat.
tremain wants to control but MacDougal is keeping him busy.
tremain wants to stand but MacDougal has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason MacDougal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! tremain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

MacDougal misses with a takedown attempt - tremain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

tremain closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - tremain lands in his opponent's guard.
tremain trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but MacDougal manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
MacDougal wanted to stand there but tremain had control of the position.
MacDougal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
MacDougal throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDougal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

MacDougal gets to his feet. tremain looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
tremain with a lazy takedown attempt

and MacDougal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacDougal throwing strikes but missing.
MacDougal wants to control from the top but tremain keeps moving.
MacDougal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jason MacDougal has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

MacDougal gets to his feet - tremain follows without any prompting.

tremain moves into the clinch.
tremain trying to stall but MacDougal improves his position.
tremain wants to break the clinch but can't.

tremain breaks the clinch.
MacDougal tries to close the distance and clinch but tremain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
tremain throws a head kick that misses

and MacDougal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacDougal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
MacDougal is trying to control the action in half guard but tremain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
MacDougal stops tremain from getting back to his feet.
tremain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
MacDougal wants to take a breather but tremain is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDougal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
MacDougal is just content to waste time from the top position. tremain takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
MacDougal with a flurry of punches that miss.

MacDougal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! tremain is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of MacDougal, into his guard.
tremain trying to control the position from guard on top but MacDougal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
tremain looking to sit in guard and control but MacDougal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
tremain keeping moving, preventing MacDougal from controlling successfully.
MacDougal sitting in guard here, content to control.
MacDougal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jason MacDougal just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tremain shoots and misses

and MacDougal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in tremain's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
tremain trying to strike off his back.
MacDougal lands a couple of digs.
peter tremain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason MacDougal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacDougal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason MacDougal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got MacDougal 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason MacDougal!