PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gable Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McCracken
vs
Bot

190 cm
22
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
300 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY
Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gable Bot!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bot fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McCracken to the ground. Bot is now in McCracken's guard.
Bot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bot's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Bot is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bot postures up in McCracken's guard and throws a big left but McCracken blocks it.
Bot throws a big elbow that misses.
Bot throwing strikes but missing.
Bot throws an elbow that misses. McCracken uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bot's guard. Nice move by McCracken!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot wants to sweep here but McCracken controlling him for the moment.
McCracken has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McCracken trying to control the position from guard on top but Bot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bot is on top in guard.
Bot with a nice head shot there.
McCracken preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bot is looking to work some ground and pound but McCracken has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bot connects with a couple of short punches.
Bot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bot throwing strikes but missing.
Bot working some strikes from top position.
Bot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bot got a little sloppy there for a moment and McCracken has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bot has managed to get both his arms back between McCracken's legs - danger averted.
Bot scoring with some ground and pound.
Bot landing with the ground and pound.
McCracken looking for a sweep. Not yet McCracken, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gable Bot dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bot staying out of range there.
McCracken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCracken.
McCracken tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bot walks into a stiff left hand from McCracken.
McCracken shoots in but Bot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McCracken misses with a looping right.
Bot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bot throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCracken lands the left hand.
McCracken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bot can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McCracken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bot circles away quickly and effectively.
McCracken throws out a powerful jab.
Mirko McCracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCracken lands with a right hand.
A lazy left from McCracken finds it's target.
McCracken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mirko McCracken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCracken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bot was well out of range. Poor timing from McCracken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McCracken looks to score with a jab to the body but Bot is just out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCracken was well out of range. Poor timing from Bot.
McCracken fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Bot closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bot lands in his opponent's guard.
Bot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bot with a nice head shot there.
McCracken avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot is in close to McCracken's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bot postures up in McCracken's guard and throws a big left but McCracken blocks it.
Bot postures up in McCracken's guard and throws a big left but McCracken blocks it.
Bot passes McCracken's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot lands with a punch from half guard.
Bot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Bot is trying to work for a kimura but McCracken is defending well.
Bot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gable Bot has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCracken's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCracken on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCracken's head.
McCracken works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bot landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gable Bot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bot moves out of range as McCracken throws a body kick.

Bot closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McCracken's guard.
McCracken will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McCracken working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bot.
McCracken preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bot throws a big elbow that misses.
Bot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bot scoring with some ground and pound.
Bot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bot is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McCracken is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McCracken has escaped and now he's on top!
Bot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Bot has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McCracken is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bot.
Bot manages to get back to half guard.
McCracken wants to control but Bot is keeping him busy.
Bot is trying to get back to full guard.
Bot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot moves into full guard.

McCracken got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McCracken has managed to get both his arms back between Bot's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bot is on top in guard.
Bot throwing strikes from guard but McCracken blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCracken working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot pushes down on McCracken's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gable Bot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bot scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bot throwing shots but McCracken is blocking nicely.
Bot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot is controlling the pace.
Mirko McCracken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bot looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gable Bot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bot 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gable Bot!