PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Macfarlane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clubber Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang has chosen I'll Make a Man Out of You as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Macfarlane
vs
Wang

203 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bartholomew Macfarlane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clubber Wang!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Wang.
Wang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Macfarlane does no damage.
Wang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Wang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wang is trying to force a seperation but Macfarlane has the dominant position.

Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macfarlane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macfarlane.
Macfarlane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wang circles away.
Wang throws an overhand right that lands on Macfarlane's shoulder, as Macfarlane tries to avoid the shot.
Macfarlane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clubber Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang misses with a double jab

and Macfarlane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Macfarlane.
Macfarlane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Macfarlane manages to get himself to full guard.
Wang stands and throws Macfarlane's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macfarlane can't do much from the bottom here.
Macfarlane is looking for a sweep.
Wang misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Wang decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nice cross by Wang.
Macfarlane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Wang instigates a clinch.
Macfarlane taking a breather.
Wang working hard to break the clinch.
Macfarlane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartholomew Macfarlane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macfarlane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macfarlane prevents Wang from breaking the clinch.

Wang breaks from the clinch.
Wang with a hook.
Macfarlane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Macfarlane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Macfarlane is looking to clinch but Wang is avoiding it.
Macfarlane takes one to the side of the head.
Wang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Macfarlane had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Macfarlane momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang lands an overhand right.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Wang stuns Macfarlane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Macfarlane is breathing heavily.
Macfarlane tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wang counters with a left to the body.
Wang feints a jab promting Macfarlane to slip. Wang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Macfarlane slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Wang seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Wang stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Macfarlane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wang connects with a body shot.
Macfarlane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Macfarlane shoots in but no luck this time.

Wang scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Macfarlane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Macfarlane tries to get out of the position.

Wang escapes and gets back to his feet.

Wang looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macfarlane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang throwing shots but Macfarlane is blocking nicely.

Wang decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wang throws a good cross that connects.
Macfarlane tries for a takedown but Wang circles away easily
and Wang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Macfarlane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wang.
Wang lands with a straight right. Macfarlane didn't see that one coming.
Macfarlane needs to keep his hands up - Wang had a free shot at his head there.
Good shot there by Wang.
Wang jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wang lands a jab.

Wang drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Wang 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Wang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Macfarlane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Macfarlane with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wang misses with a body kick.
Clubber Wang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Wang lands.
Macfarlane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Macfarlane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Macfarlane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wang moves away.
Macfarlane with a poor takedown
and Wang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Macfarlane thinking.
Wang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Macfarlane has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartholomew Macfarlane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Macfarlane on the side of the head.
Wang lands a right hook to the body.
Macfarlane drops his hands momentarily and Wang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Wang does it's job there.
Wang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Macfarlanes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Macfarlane enables Wang to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Macfarlane manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Macfarlane is rocked!

Wang gets to his feet - Macfarlane follows without any prompting.

Wang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wang is trying to push Macfarlane away but Macfarlane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Wang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Macfarlane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Macfarlane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wang lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Macfarlane falls backwards - clearly groggy! Wang dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clubber Wang!