PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane MacKallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourette Syndrome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacKallister comes into the arena with Four Horsemen by Metallica blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

MacKallister
vs
Syndrome

168 cm
26
178 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

182 cm
25
183 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Global Nutritional - ACME - (Q157 for $50)

Doom Fightwear

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane MacKallister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tourette Syndrome!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacKallister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Syndrome circles away quickly and effectively.
Syndrome throws a series of punches but MacKallister avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
MacKallister has a takedown stuffed.
MacKallister misses with a double jab.
Syndrome stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Syndrome wants it to stay on the feet.
MacKallister dodges the punch combination from Syndrome.
MacKallister avoids the body shot from Syndrome.
A decent looking cross lands there for Syndrome.

Syndrome lands a left and a right that send MacKallister crashing to the mat, dazed. Syndrome thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

MacKallister is rocked!

It looks like Shane MacKallister has been cut.
MacKallister misses with the combination.
Oh MacKallister is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Syndrome throws a combination that misses

and MacKallister counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syndrome makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Syndrome.
Syndrome preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Syndrome had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MacKallister defends it easily.
MacKallister seems to have got his legs back now.
MacKallister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Syndrome works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
MacKallister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKallister with a flurry of punches that miss.
Syndrome is controlling MacKallister's posture.
MacKallister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Syndrome is keeping the position for now.
MacKallister loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Syndrome is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
MacKallister trying to control the position from guard on top but Syndrome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Syndrome is adopting a defensive guard.
Syndrome wants to sweep but no luck.
Syndrome looks gassed!
MacKallister passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
MacKallister missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Syndrome is trying to defend against the ground and pound but MacKallister scores with a couple of nice shots.
MacKallister seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Syndrome does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Syndrome keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacKallister throwing shots but Syndrome is blocking nicely.
MacKallister is keen to just control but Syndrome is a slippery customer.
MacKallister throwing shots but Syndrome is blocking nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Syndrome is staying active underneath MacKallister, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
MacKallister thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
MacKallister thows a huge punch but Syndrome dodges it nicely.
MacKallister wants to control but Syndrome is keeping him busy.
MacKallister looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
MacKallister working Syndrome over with strikes.
MacKallister not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacKallister throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Syndrome keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MacKallister wants to take a breather but Syndrome is having none of it.
MacKallister thows a huge punch but Syndrome dodges it nicely.
MacKallister seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Syndrome does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

MacKallister escapes and gets back to his feet.
Syndrome throws a series of punches but MacKallister avoids them all with ease.
MacKallister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane MacKallister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacKallister connects with a single shot there.
Syndrome takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

MacKallister is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Syndrome's half guard.
Syndrome is trying to get back to full guard.
MacKallister throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syndrome has hold of MacKallister's hands but MacKallister slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Syndrome is not content to let MacKallister control the position.

MacKallister is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Syndrome defends it well.
Syndrome won't allow MacKallister to pass to mount.
MacKallister misses with a head shot. Syndrome uses the momentum to regain guard.
Syndrome keeping full guard, as MacKallister tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacKallister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane MacKallister dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane MacKallister's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

MacKallister pushes Syndrome up against the cage in a clinch.

MacKallister manages to break the clinch.
Shane MacKallister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacKallister misses with a series of wild punches.
Syndrome ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

MacKallister gets the takedown into side control.
MacKallister is chipping away with strikes.
MacKallister in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
MacKallister looking to control but instead Syndrome has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
MacKallister is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
MacKallister prevents Syndrome from improving his position.
Syndrome is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Syndrome won't allow MacKallister to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKallister is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Syndrome!
MacKallister connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Syndrome is breathing heavily.
Syndrome really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
MacKallister avoids the attempt from Syndrome to control.
MacKallister pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
MacKallister working away from the top, dropping strikes.
MacKallister working away from the top, dropping strikes.
MacKallister lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
MacKallister prevents Syndrome from getting the reversal.
MacKallister tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacKallister lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacKallister breaks from Syndrome's wrist control and lands an elbow.
MacKallister can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Syndrome is looking to escape.
MacKallister with the ground and pound from mount.
MacKallister landing strikes, looking to finish!
MacKallister lands a big shot there that rocks Syndrome but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Syndrome that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Syndrome gets back to half guard.
MacKallister working over Syndrome with some ground and pound. Syndrome looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacKallister is keen to just control but Syndrome is a slippery customer.
MacKallister is nestled in close to Syndrome, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
MacKallister scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Syndrome on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
MacKallister takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
MacKallister missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
MacKallister lands strikes from half guard.
MacKallister looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Syndrome is not content to let MacKallister control the position.
Syndrome wants to improve his position but MacKallister is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with MacKallister in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacKallister takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
MacKallister is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
MacKallister drops an elbow to the side of Syndrome's head.
Syndrome has hold of MacKallister's hands but MacKallister slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Syndrome is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
MacKallister works his way into full mount!
MacKallister has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Syndrome's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Syndrome taking shots to the head.
MacKallister is landing with some decent strikes but Syndrome is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane MacKallister dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane MacKallister's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

MacKallister keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
MacKallister works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
MacKallister lands with a shot to the body.

MacKallister scores with a takedown into Syndrome's guard.
MacKallister is pushing down on Syndrome's leg trying to pass to half guard. Syndrome is fighting to maintain full guard but MacKallister has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacKallister moves nicely into side control.
MacKallister trying to control the action but Syndrome is working from the bottom.
MacKallister looks up at the clock and then as Syndrome takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, MacKallister smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
MacKallister works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
MacKallister lands an elbow.
MacKallister landing strikes.
Syndrome takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacKallister trying to control the action but Syndrome is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKallister landing a few strikes.
MacKallister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Syndrome can do to turn this around?
MacKallister working the head with strikes.
MacKallister creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
MacKallister lands an elbow.
Check out the look on MacKallister's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Syndrome is being controlled here.
MacKallister lands some shots froms side control.
MacKallister working the head and body with strikes.
MacKallister moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
MacKallister sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Syndrome is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacKallister lands a nice forearm strike.
MacKallister trying to control the position but Syndrome is working away.
Syndrome takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
MacKallister working the head with strikes.
Syndrome tries to get back to half guard but can't.
MacKallister in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
MacKallister lands a few punches from side control.
MacKallister is putting a hurting on Syndrome here, landing some big shots from side control.
MacKallister wants to lay and pray for a moment but Syndrome keeps working.
MacKallister is putting a hurting on Syndrome here, landing some big shots from side control.
MacKallister connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Syndrome some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacKallister trying to control the action but Syndrome is working from the bottom.
MacKallister scoring with punches from side control.
MacKallister is looking to take a break and control but Syndrome is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
MacKallister landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tourette Syndrome has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacKallister in side control lands a decent elbow.
MacKallister landing strikes.

MacKallister goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Syndrome has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for MacKallister but great work by Syndrome.
MacKallister regains half guard.

MacKallister looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
MacKallister tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syndrome trying to control from half guard but MacKallister is working away.
Shane MacKallister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacKallister moves into full guard.
MacKallister is trying to control the position from the bottom.
MacKallister keeping moving, preventing Syndrome from controlling successfully.
MacKallister is controlling Syndrome's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Syndrome avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane MacKallister showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MacKallister 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane MacKallister!