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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guess Who (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Mcclain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guess Who looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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200 cm
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160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guess Who! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drago Mcclain! The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mcclain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Mcclain slips under a jab. Who scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Mcclain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcclain looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Who really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Nice uppercut lands for Who. That snapped Mcclain's head back.
Mcclain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Who. Who uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcclain. Who digs a good body shot into Mcclain's ribs. Who looks to land a combination but Mcclain avoids it well. Who lands a nice shot that snaps Mcclain's head back.
Mcclain misses with a takedown attempt - Who sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. No luck for Mcclain with that takedown attempt. A jab from Who does it's job there. Guess Who seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mcclain works Who's body with a nice hook. Mcclain slips under a jab from Who. Mcclain fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Who to the ground. Mcclain is now in Who's guard. Mcclain looking to pass the guard. Who keeping moving, preventing Mcclain from controlling successfully. Mcclain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Mcclain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcclain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Who working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcclain.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Who avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Mcclain looking to pass the guard. Mcclain postures up in Who's guard and throws a big left but Who blocks it. Who keeping moving, preventing Mcclain from controlling successfully. Mcclain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Mcclain with a flurry of punches that miss. Who is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcclain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Who is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mcclain wants to pass the guard but Who is keeping the position. Mcclain with a flurry of punches that miss. Mcclain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Mcclain wants to control from the top but Who keeps moving. Mcclain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Mcclain with a flurry of punches that miss. Mcclain trying to control the position from guard on top but Who is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mcclain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mcclain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Mcclain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Mcclain is looking to work some ground and pound but Who has wrist control. Who utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Mcclain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Who working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcclain. Who will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Who avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mcclain trying to control the position from guard on top but Who is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mcclain is looking to work some ground and pound but Who has wrist control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drago Mcclain dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Mcclain throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sloppy strikes from Who. Those never looked like landing. Who lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Who throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mcclain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Mcclain shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Who manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Mcclain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Mcclain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Mcclain tries to free his leg and advance position but Who is retaining full guard. Mcclain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Who's guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Who blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcclain. Mcclain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Who defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mcclain scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Mcclain is working for a submission of some sort.
Who keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Who knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcclain on the ground. Mcclain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Mcclain working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mcclain trying to control from half guard but Who is working away. Ground and pound from Mcclain.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcclain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mcclain scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Mcclain moves into full mount! Who won't be happy about that! Who is bucking up trying to escape but Mcclain cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Mcclain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Who is rocked! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mcclain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Who is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Mcclain postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Who out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Mcclain goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Drago Mcclain!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
42% |
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