PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Bukharin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall comes to the cage accompanied by Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife. Gareth McCall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vladimir Bukharin's chin.

McCall
vs
Bukharin

185 cm
21
195 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

180 cm
29
196 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Bukharin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bukharin.
McCall lands with a nice body punch.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bukharin.
Bukharin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Bukharin.
Bukharin swinging wildly here.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch but Bukharin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bukharin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bukharin throws a right hand that McCall ducks under and follows up with a left that McCall also avoids with ease.
McCall misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McCall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall scoring well with a low kick there.
McCall moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bukharin looks winded!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McCall. Bukharin shrugs it off though.
McCall fakes the leg kick and cracks Bukharin in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McCall tries a head kick but it misses.
McCall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCall scores with a hook.
McCall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCall.
Bukharin blocks a head kick by McCall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall tries a head kick but it misses.
Bukharin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bukharin moves away.
Bukharin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bukharin throws the left hand but McCall avoids the punch easily.
Bukharin fails with a takedown attempt.
McCall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Bukharin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bukharin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bukharin trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
Bukharin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McCall kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bukharin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bukharin won't allow McCall to get back to his feet.
Bukharin postures up in McCall's guard and throws a big left but McCall blocks it.
Bukharin won't allow McCall to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bukharin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Bukharin from controlling successfully.
Bukharin wants to pass the guard but McCall is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bukharin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCall wants to sweep but no luck.
Bukharin postures up.
Bukharin wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
Bukharin is looking to work some ground and pound but McCall has wrist control.
Bukharin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCall is looking to stand up but Bukharin isn't so interested in that idea.
McCall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bukharin stopping the sweep attempt from McCall.

Bukharin drops back, looking for a kneebar! McCall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McCall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McCall!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bukharin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gareth McCall is winning the standup battle so far.
McCall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vladimir Bukharin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCall.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bukharin. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bukharin.
Bukharin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCall.
McCall blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bukharin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
McCall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gareth McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bukharin looks to land a combination but McCall avoids it well.
McCall lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCall throws a wild body kick that Bukharin sees coming a mile off.
Bukharin closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCall circles away.
McCall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bukharin is breathing heavily.
McCall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bukharin.
McCall misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukharin shoots in looking for a takedown but McCall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bukharin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bukharin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCall is looking to wear down Bukharin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bukharin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCall throws a hook to the side of Bukharin's head but Bukharin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping body kick lands there for McCall.
McCall feints and then cracks Bukharin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bukharin down.
Bukharin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McCall scores with a head kick.

McCall gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCall as Bukharin tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukharin has a couple of punches blocked by McCall.
Bukharin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McCall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bukharin's defenses.
Bukharin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCall tries to land a knee to the head but Bukharin blocks with his arms.
McCall lands an elbow that stopped Bukharin in his tracks for a moment.
McCall lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McCall lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McCall stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall tries a knee to the head but Bukharin blocks it.
Bukharin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gareth McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Bukharin.
Bukharin is trying to force a seperation but McCall has the dominant position.
McCall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCall.
Bukharin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bukharin jumps guard but McCall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McCall lands an elbow inside that Bukharin shrugs off.
Bukharin can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bukharin takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gareth McCall dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

McCall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bukharin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from McCall.
Bukharin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCall but McCall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bukharin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
McCall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bukharin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bukharin throws a hook but McCall avoids it easily.
Bukharin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

McCall moves into range and clinches up with Bukharin.
Bukharin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bukharin is trying to break the clinch but McCall is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Bukharin breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCall. That's going to slow Bukharin down.
Bukharin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCall.
Bukharin misses with a wild body shot.
McCall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bukharin can do to turn this around?
McCall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McCall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bukharin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bukharin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

McCall lands a big head kick that sends Bukharin tumbling to the mat! McCall takes a step backwards and waves Bukharin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vladimir Bukharin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bukharin is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall cracks Bukharin with a hook to the temple - Bukharin is on wobbly legs here! McCall swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bukharin falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! McCall wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gareth McCall!
In his post fight interview, Gareth McCall gave a big smile as he said 'Thank you for your sacrifice, my brother. It will make me stronger as I hunt the most dangerous prey. Man.'.