PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Mccarthey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Lomo Toure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frederick Lomo Toure has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mccarthey
vs
Lomo Toure

180 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Mccarthey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frederick Lomo Toure!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccarthey throws a sloppy head kick and Lomo Toure moves out of range easily.
Mccarthey throws a lazy head kick
and Lomo Toure counters with a right hand to the body.
Mccarthey keeps the fight on the outside.
Mccarthey tries to clinch there but Lomo Toure circles away.
Mccarthey throws a head kick but Lomo Toure moves out of range.
Lomo Toure fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mccarthey lands a high kick!

It looks like Frederick Lomo Toure has been cut.
Mccarthey scores with a head kick. Lomo Toure tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mccarthey misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lomo Toure is looking to clinch but Mccarthey is avoiding it.
Lomo Toure looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Mccarthey gets caught napping as Lomo Toure dives in and scores a takedown. Mccarthey manages to retain guard.

Mccarthey scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lomo Toure fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lomo Toure fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lomo Toure fails with a takedown attempt.
Mccarthey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mccarthey wants it to stay on the feet.
Ryan Mccarthey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederick Lomo Toure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarthey tries to clinch up but Lomo Toure circles away and keeps his distance.
Mccarthey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lomo Toure jabs Mccarthey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lomo Toure shoots in looking for a takedown. Mccarthey tries to sprawl out of it but Lomo Toure keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mccarthey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lomo Toure is looking to clinch.
Mccarthey lands with a hook. Lomo Toure tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mccarthey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mccarthey swinging wildly here.
Mccarthey throws a head kick that misses.
Lomo Toure misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomo Toure tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mccarthey was well out of range. Poor timing from Lomo Toure.
Lomo Toure tries to clinch up.
Lomo Toure fails with a takedown attempt.
Lomo Toure looks gassed!
Mccarthey tries to clinch but Lomo Toure moves out of range.
Mccarthey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lomo Toure fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lomo Toure will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lomo Toure gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mccarthey counters with a big head kick but Lomo Toure shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomo Toure swats away the attempt to clinch by Mccarthey.
Mccarthey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ryan Mccarthey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mccarthey throws a right hand that Lomo Toure ducks under and follows up with a left that Lomo Toure also avoids with ease.
Mccarthey throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomo Toure throws a series of punches but Mccarthey moves out of range.
Mccarthey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mccarthey tries a head kick but it misses.
Mccarthey throws a head kick but Lomo Toure moves out of range.
Lomo Toure changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mccarthey tries to avoid it but Lomo Toure manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mccarthey to the ground. Mccarthey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mccarthey lands a jab-cross combination.
Mccarthey throws a right and a left that Lomo Toure avoids nicely.

Mccarthey closes the distance and clinches.
Mccarthey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Mccarthey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lomo Toure is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mccarthey is keeping busy.
Lomo Toure has had enough of the clinch but Mccarthey keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomo Toure wants a takedown but no success here.
Mccarthey tries to break free but Lomo Toure pushes him back against the cage.
Lomo Toure is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mccarthey is defending well for now.
Mccarthey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lomo Toure blocks it with crossed arms.
Lomo Toure tries to pull guard but Mccarthey holds him up against the cage and eventually Lomo Toure drops back down to his feet.
Lomo Toure jumps guard but Mccarthey stands there with Lomo Toure around his waist. Lomo Toure gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lomo Toure blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lomo Toure avoids a wild elbow strike from Mccarthey.
Mccarthey misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Mccarthey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frederick Lomo Toure's cut.
That's time! Mccarthey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mccarthey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lomo Toure tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mccarthey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mccarthey moves in looking to clinch but Lomo Toure pushes him off.

Mccarthey has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lomo Toure jumps guard and drags Mccarthey to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lomo Toure wants to stand up but Mccarthey is controlling him.
Mccarthey wants to get up but he can't break Lomo Toure's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mccarthey distracts Lomo Toure with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lomo Toure trying to control the position.
Mccarthey postures up and lands a big shot to Lomo Toure's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarthey connects with a couple of short punches.

Lomo Toure is working an open guard so Mccarthey takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lomo Toure tries to clinch but Mccarthey is having none of it.
Mccarthey throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan Mccarthey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Mccarthey misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mccarthey.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mccarthey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lomo Toure shoots in looking for a takedown but Mccarthey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lomo Toure's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mccarthey slaps away a takedown attempt from Lomo Toure, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mccarthey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lomo Toure looks to score with a jab to the body but Mccarthey is just out of range.
Mccarthey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ryan Mccarthey is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Mccarthey.
Mccarthey throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Mccarthey. No joy for Lomo Toure on that attempt.
Ryan Mccarthey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederick Lomo Toure.
Mccarthey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mccarthey misses with the combination.
Mccarthey tries a head kick but it misses.
Lomo Toure misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mccarthey swats away the attempt to clinch by Lomo Toure.
Lomo Toure fails with a takedown attempt.
Mccarthey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lomo Toure's head.
Mccarthey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ryan Mccarthey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lomo Toure takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mccarthey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomo Toure shoots in for a takedown but Mccarthey shows good takedown defense.
Lomo Toure dodges the punch combination from Mccarthey.
Lomo Toure closes the distance and clinches up with Mccarthey, looking for a takedown. Lomo Toure pushes Mccarthey against the cage but Mccarthey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mccarthey misses with a double jab.
Mccarthey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mccarthey misses with a head kick.
Lomo Toure tries to clinch but Mccarthey moves out of range.
Lomo Toure scores with a head kick. Mccarthey tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mccarthey tries to clinch there but Lomo Toure circles away.
Mccarthey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lomo Toure is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomo Toure shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mccarthey sprawls well. Mccarthey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lomo Toure gets slowly back to his feet.
Lomo Toure blocks a head kick by Mccarthey.
Mccarthey throws a series of punches but Lomo Toure avoids them all with ease.
Mccarthey throws a head kick that misses
and Lomo Toure counters with a thumping low kick.
Lomo Toure shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mccarthey pinned against the cage. Mccarthey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lomo Toure wants to clinch.
Mccarthey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lomo Toure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lomo Toure fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Mccarthey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frederick Lomo Toure's cut.
That's time! Mccarthey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mccarthey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lomo Toure paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lomo Toure tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mccarthey swivels and escapes.
Mccarthey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mccarthey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lomo Toure dodges the punch combination from Mccarthey.
Mccarthey misses with a two punch combination.
Lomo Toure tries to close the distance and clinch but Mccarthey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lomo Toure tries to clinch but Mccarthey moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Mccarthey as Lomo Toure shoots in.
Lomo Toure fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lomo Toure shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ryan Mccarthey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederick Lomo Toure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mccarthey throws a nice looking combination but Lomo Toure bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lomo Toure circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomo Toure shoots in looking for a takedown. Mccarthey tries to sprawl out of it but Lomo Toure keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mccarthey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mccarthey tries to clinch but Lomo Toure moves out of range.
Mccarthey misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mccarthey!
Mccarthey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lomo Toure shoots in for a double leg but Mccarthey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Mccarthey has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Mccarthey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lomo Toure tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mccarthey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lomo Toure somewhat.
No joy there for Mccarthey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthey lands with a slapping head kick.
Lomo Toure tries to clinch but Mccarthey moves out of range.
Lomo Toure fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lomo Toure fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mccarthey moves in looking to clinch but Lomo Toure pushes him off.
Mccarthey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mccarthey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mccarthey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lomo Toure shoots in for a takedown but Mccarthey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mccarthey fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mccarthey.
Lomo Toure shoots in looking for a takedown but Mccarthey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lomo Toure's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A combination from Mccarthey does no damage.
Lomo Toure tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mccarthey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mccarthey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lomo Toure counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Mccarthey as Lomo Toure shoots in.
Lomo Toure shoots for a takedown but Mccarthey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mccarthey throws a series of punches but Lomo Toure moves out of range.
Mccarthey swats away the attempt to clinch by Lomo Toure.
Mccarthey tries to clinch there but Lomo Toure circles away.
Mccarthey throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Lomo Toure.
Mccarthey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthey throws a sloppy head kick
and Lomo Toure counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick misses from Mccarthey.
Lomo Toure fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lomo Toure throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lomo Toure shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mccarthey defends it nicely.
A nice combination there by Mccarthey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mccarthey tries to clinch there but Lomo Toure circles away.
Lomo Toure looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mccarthey is fending him off so far but Lomo Toure persists. Nope, Mccarthey circles away and we're back to standing.
Frederick Lomo Toure has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Mccarthey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mccarthey tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Mccarthey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mccarthey 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Mccarthey!