PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Janos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Predator Theme. Mclean has chosen Oasis - F**king in the bushes as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Janos
vs
Mclean

195 cm
28
255 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

195 cm
31
270 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Janos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lenny Mclean!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janos doesn't manage to clinch there - Mclean circles away.
A swing and a miss from Mclean.
Janos wants to clinch.
Janos misses with a head kick.

Janos moves into the clinch.
Mclean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janos.
Mclean being controlled against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mclean just misses with a elbow thrown towards Janos's brow.
Mclean takes an elbow to the temple.
Mclean is struggling to control the position.
Mclean managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
Janos letting Mclean take a breather here.
Mclean receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mclean blocks an elbow strike.
Mclean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Janos backwards.
Janos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Lenny Mclean has been cut.
Mclean takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Janos as Mclean tries to tie him up.
Janos managing to block the knees to the body from Mclean.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Janos blocks the elbow strike.
Janos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mclean blocks it with crossed arms.
Janos throws an elbow that misses.
Janos dodges an elbow strike from Mclean.
Mclean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Janos backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Janos looking to throw knees to the head but Mclean is blocking nicely.
Mclean stalling in the clinch but Janos improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mclean's efforts to push away.
Mclean trying to stall but Janos improves his position.
Janos lands an elbow inside.
Janos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mclean avoids it.
Janos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mclean is defending well for now.
Mclean tries to work over Janos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Janos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.

Mclean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Janos rushes Mclean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Janos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mclean looks winded!
Janos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Janos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mclean takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mclean tries to circle away but Janos has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos just leaning against Mclean, taking a breather.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Janos blocks an uppercut.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
Janos is struggling to control the position.
Janos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janos lands a knee to the head.
Janos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Janos misses with a knee strike.
Janos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Janos scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Janos.
Janos slows down the pace here.
Janos throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janos slowing the pace effectively.
Mclean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Janos is keeping busy.
Janos is struggling to control the position.
Janos lands an elbow just above Mclean 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janos.
Janos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Janos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mclean's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mclean's defenses.
Mclean is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Janos.
Mclean letting Janos take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Janos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Mclean's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Janos tries to clinch up.
Janos lands with a kick to the temple. Mclean shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Janos is looking to clinch.
Janos tries to clinch but Mclean moves out of range.
Mclean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mclean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janos tries to clinch but Mclean is having none of it.
Janos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mclean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mclean can do to turn this around?
Janos tries to clinch up but Mclean circles away and keeps his distance.
Janos wants to clinch.
Janos is looking to clinch but Mclean is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janos moves in looking to clinch but Mclean pushes him off.
Mclean thuds a left hand into Janos's body.
Mclean motions for Janos to come forward. Mclean throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Janos tries to clinch there but Mclean circles away.
Janos tries to clinch there but Mclean circles away.
Janos is looking to clinch but Mclean is avoiding it.
Janos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Janos here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Janos looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Janos closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mclean throws an elbow but misses.
Janos tries to stall but Mclean uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Janos working Mclean over with knees to the body.
Mclean takes an elbow to the temple.
Janos blocking some punches.
Janos lands a knee to the head.
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!
Mclean avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Janos.
Mclean takes an elbow to the temple.
Janos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mclean in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mclean is breathing heavily.
Janos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Janos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mclean takes an elbow to the temple.
Janos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janos.
Janos looking to stall.
Mclean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Janos with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Janos lands a damaging elbow.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Janos stalling against the cage.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Janos tries a knee to the head but Mclean blocks it.
Janos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janos lands a nice elbow.
Janos taking a breather.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Mclean being controlled against the cage.
Janos lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Janos lands an elbow just above Mclean 's eye.
Janos lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Lenny Mclean's cut even more.
Janos looking to throw knees to the head but Mclean is blocking nicely.
Mclean is looking to control Janos's arms but Janos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mclean has his back to the cage.
Janos slows down the pace here.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janos.
Janos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mclean up against the cage.
Mclean avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos lands a good knee to the midsection. Mclean won't want to take too many of those.
Janos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Janos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Mclean's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Janos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Janos wants to clinch up but Mclean keeps it at a distance.
Janos throws a head kick but Mclean moves out of range.
Jim Janos is winning the standup battle so far.
Janos lands with a kick to the temple. Mclean shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janos cracks the inside of Mclean's front leg.
Janos fails with an attempt to clinch.

Janos has closed the distance and engaged Mclean in a clinch.
Janos is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Mclean fails to land.
Mclean avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Janos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mclean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Janos crunches a lovely knee into Mclean's ribcage.
Janos working Mclean over with knees to the body.
Janos lands a good knee to the midsection. Mclean won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.
Janos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mclean up against the cage.
Janos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Janos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mclean in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Janos lands an elbow that stopped Mclean in his tracks for a moment.
Janos lands an elbow that stopped Mclean in his tracks for a moment.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Jim Janos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Janos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Janos is struggling to control the position.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mclean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
Janos scores with a knee to the head.
Mclean takes an elbow to the forehead.
Janos working Mclean over with knees to the body.
Lenny Mclean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Janos stalls.
Janos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mclean's defenses.
Janos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mclean is looking to control Janos's arms but Janos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mclean has his back to the cage.
Mclean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janos's elbow.
Janos slows down the pace here.
Mclean takes an elbow to the temple.
Mclean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Janos is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Mclean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mclean scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Janos.
Janos lands a damaging elbow.
Mclean letting Janos take a breather here.
Mclean is trying to stall.
Janos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Janos.

The cut above Lenny Mclean's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Janos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Janos lands an elbow that stopped Mclean in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Janos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Janos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janos lands an elbow inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jim Janos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.
Janos avoiding damage.
Janos lands a good knee to the midsection. Mclean won't want to take too many of those.
Janos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Janos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.
A bit of stalling here from Janos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mclean tries to break free but Janos pushes him back against the cage.
Janos scores with a knee to the head.
Janos connects with a knee to the head.
Mclean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Janos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Janos 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Janos!
During a confident post fight interview, Jim Janos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.