PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bodybag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bodybag
vs
Mack

175 cm
26
168 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

172 cm
22
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bodybag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Mack!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bodybag's calf.
Bodybag throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mack connects with a looping right hand.
Bodybag moves out of range as Mack strikes.
Mack throws out a leg kick but Bodybag moves out of range and Mack only half commits.
Bodybag tries to clinch but Mack is having none of it.
Mack defending well as Bodybag loads up on a big left hand.
Mack misses with a head kick.
Bodybag throws an overhand right that lands on Mack's shoulder, as Mack tries to avoid the shot.
Mack throws a hook to the side of Bodybag's head but Bodybag sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bodybag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Mack lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodybag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack throws a lazy right hand but Bodybag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bodybag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack staying out of range there.
Bodybag uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mack.
Bodybag tries to clinch up.
Mack keeps the fight on the outside.
Bodybag throws a jab but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mack lands a slapping body shot.
Mack swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Bodybag counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries a head kick but it misses.
Bodybag moves in looking to clinch but Mack pushes him off.
Mack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bodybag.
Bodybag throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bodybag checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Bodybag misses.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bodybag.
Mack misses with a head kick.
Mack moves away from the strike by Bodybag.
Bodybag misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack keeps the fight on the outside.
Mack shoots in looking for a takedown. Bodybag tries to sprawl out of it but Mack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bodybag manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bodybag wants to clinch.
Mack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mack tries to work over Bodybag's front leg with a kick but Bodybag checks it.
Mack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bodybag fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mack walks into a stiff left hand from Bodybag.
Bodybag throws a hook but Mack avoids it easily.
Bodybag defending well as Mack loads up on a big left hand.
Mack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bodybag throws a hook but Mack blocks it.
Mack throws a head kick that half lands.
A combination from Bodybag does no damage.
Mack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bodybag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bodybag tries to clinch there but Mack circles away.
Bodybag misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Mack dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mack throws a leg kick
and Bodybag counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mack swats away the attempt to clinch by Bodybag.
Mack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bodybag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
The fighters circling - Mack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bodybag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack moves away from the strike by Bodybag.
Bodybag swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bodybag checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bodybag is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodybag misses the body punch
and Mack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Bodybag.
Mack looks to land a body kick but Bodybag moved away.
Bodybag misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnny Bodybag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bodybag lands a jab.
Mack connects with a looping right hand.
Mack misses with a looping right.
Mack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bodybag manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack lands a jab to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mack.
A big left from Mack misses.
Mack misses with a low kick.
Mack lands the left hand.
Mack moves out of range of the strikes.
Bodybag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bodybag swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bodybag takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bodybag just misses with a punch to the body.
Bodybag tries to clinch but Mack moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodybag moves to clinch but Mack breaks away
and Mack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mack is looking to land body kicks.
Mack jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bodybag closes the distance but Mack moves to the side
and Mack counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bodybag moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mack misses with a hook. Bodybag ducked under it nicely.
Mack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bodybag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mack throws a hook but Bodybag blocks it.
Bodybag is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mack throws a sloppy head kick and Bodybag moves out of range easily.
Bodybag swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mack counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bodybag's knee momentarily.
Mack scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mack misses with an uppercut. Bodybag saw that one coming.
Bodybag moves out of range as Mack strikes.
Mack throws a leg kick but Bodybag sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bodybag throws out a powerful jab.
Mack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bodybag slaps away a takedown attempt from Mack, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Mack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bodybag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mack throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bodybag moves out of range as Mack throws a body kick.
Mack misses with a leg kick

and Bodybag holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bodybag tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bodybag swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bodybag misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bodybag can't find room to land a body shot as Mack controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bodybag.
Bodybag misses with some punches.
Bodybag presses Mack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mack blocks a body shot from Bodybag.
Bodybag lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodybag tries to work over Mack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bodybag is working Mack over against the cage.
Bodybag tries to throw a body punch but Mack avoids it by throwing Bodybag back against the cage.
Bodybag has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bodybag presses Mack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bodybag swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mack blocks an uppercut.
Mack working hard to break the clinch.
Bodybag has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Bodybag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bodybag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bodybag misses with some punches.
Bodybag misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bodybag scores with a nice short uppercut.

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.
Bodybag softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bodybag throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Bodybag throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bodybag keeps control of Mack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mack blocking some punches.
Alex Mack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bodybag.
Bodybag throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macks head.
Bodybag can't find room to land a body shot as Mack controls the action.
Bodybag fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bodybag misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bodybag struggles to land a body shot inside as Mack controls his hands.
Mack tries to break the clinch but Bodybag is controlling the position.
Bodybag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bodybag works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bodybag fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bodybag throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodybag struggles to land a body shot inside as Mack controls his hands.
Bodybag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mack blocking some punches.
Mack prevents a body shot from Bodybag.
Bodybag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mack's elbow.
Mack prevents a body shot from Bodybag.
Bodybag misses with a punch on the inside.
Bodybag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bodybag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bodybag has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Bodybag lands a nice uppercut.

Mack breaks from the clinch.
Bodybag throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bodybag wants to clinch
and Mack counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Mack.
Bodybag misses with a straight right.
Bodybag looks to clinch
and Mack counters with a good low kick that Bodybag was not able to check.
Mack throws a body punch but Bodybag moves out of range.
Bodybag moves away from the strike by Mack.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bodybag.
Johnny Bodybag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mack jabs Bodybag to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bodybag is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mack.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bodybag showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mack 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Mack!