PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rubiao Macarenco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Otoole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Macarenco
vs
Otoole

159 cm
26
130 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
19
130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rubiao Macarenco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Otoole!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otoole wants to clinch.

Otoole has managed to clinch.
Otoole comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Rubiao Macarenco has been cut.

Otoole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Otoole moves into the clinch.
Otoole leaning his opponent against the cage.
Otoole scores a nice knee to the body.
Macarenco has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Otoole after a bit of a struggle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Otoole.
Macarenco avoiding damage as Otoole throws knees to the body.
Otoole leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otoole missing with knees to the body.

Otoole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Otoole misses with a body kick.

Otoole gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Otoole pushes off an throws an elbow but Macarenco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Macarenco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Otoole with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Otoole lands a body shot.
Otoole manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Otoole manages to break the clinch.
Macarenco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Otoole pinned against the cage. Otoole gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubiao Macarenco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Otoole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macarenco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macarenco misses with a takedown
and Otoole counters with an outside leg kick.
No joy there for Otoole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Macarenco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Otoole swivels and escapes.

Otoole clinches up against the cage.
Otoole misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Otoole landing knees to the body.
Otoole is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Otoole misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Otoole breaks from the clinch.
Otoole swings for the body but Macarenco moves out of range.

Otoole instigates a clinch.

Otoole breaks the clinch.

Otoole pushes Macarenco up against the cage in a clinch.
Otoole landing knees to the head.
Otoole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Otoole can't find room to land a body shot as Macarenco controls the action.
Otoole tries to land knees in the clinch but Macarenco avoids the damage to the body.

Otoole breaks from the clinch.
Otoole tries to clinch but Macarenco is having none of it.
Otoole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Otoole slaps away a takedown attempt from Macarenco, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Otoole gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Otoole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Otoole rushes Macarenco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Otoole manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Otoole breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otoole tries to clinch up.

Otoole closes the distance and pushes Macarenco back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otoole tries to work over Macarenco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Otoole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Otoole lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Otoole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rubiao Macarenco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Otoole drives through and clinches with Macarenco against the cage.

Otoole breaks the clinch.

Otoole clinches up with Macarenco and pushes him back against the cage.
Otoole missing with knees to the body.
Otoole trying to land knees to the body.
Otoole lands an elbow just above Macarenco 's eye.
Otoole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Otoole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Otoole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mickey Otoole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Otoole lands a nice knee to the body.
Otoole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Macarenco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otoole lands a knee to the head.
Macarenco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Otoole is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Otoole lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Otoole working Macarenco over with knees to the body.
Macarenco looking to stall.
Macarenco looking for a takedown.
Otoole stalling the fight.

Otoole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mickey Otoole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Otoole tries to clinch there but Macarenco circles away.
Otoole misses with a low kick.

Otoole has closed the distance and engaged Macarenco in a clinch.
Otoole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoole displaying some good clinch control by pressing Macarenco up against the cage.
Otoole trying to land knees to the body.
Otoole lands an elbow inside that Macarenco shrugs off.
Otoole lands a nice elbow.
Otoole scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otoole with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Otoole breaks the clinch.

Otoole moves into the clinch.
Otoole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Otoole connects with a knee to the head.
Otoole with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Otoole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otoole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Macarenco's calf.

Otoole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Otoole struggles to land a body shot inside as Macarenco controls his hands.
Otoole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Otoole lands a knee to the head.
Macarenco is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Otoole pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubiao Macarenco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Otoole lands a damaging elbow.
Otoole is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Otoole scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Otoole.
Otoole has Macarenco pressed against the cage.
Otoole misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Otoole breaks from the clinch.
Otoole moves in looking to clinch but Macarenco pushes him off.

Macarenco gets tackled into the cage by Otoole. Otoole maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otoole misses with a knee to the head.
Otoole putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Macarenco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Macarenco trying to stall but Otoole improves his position.
Otoole with a knee to the head.
Otoole is pushing Macarenco up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Otoole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rubiao Macarenco's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Macarenco.

Otoole rushes Macarenco and presses him up against the cage.
Otoole effectively controlling the action here.
Otoole throws a knee to the head but misses.

Otoole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Otoole rushes Macarenco and presses him up against the cage.

Otoole manages to break the clinch.
Otoole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Otoole tries to clinch there but Macarenco circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macarenco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Otoole as he jumps to the side.

Otoole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Macarenco, pushing him back against the cage.
Otoole lands an elbow that stopped Macarenco in his tracks for a moment.
Macarenco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Otoole.
Otoole lands an elbow just above Macarenco 's eye.
Otoole working Macarenco over with knees to the body.
Otoole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Macarenco blocks it with crossed arms.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Macarenco. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Macarenco avoids the elbow strike from Otoole, against the cage.
Otoole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Macarenco's face.
Otoole stalls.
Rubiao Macarenco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoole throws an elbow that misses.
Otoole pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Macarenco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otoole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Macarenco.
Macarenco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Otoole gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubiao Macarenco. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Otoole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macarenco looks for a takedown but Otoole sprawls well.

Otoole pushes Macarenco up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otoole gets underhooks to prevent Macarenco's takedown attempt.
Otoole using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Macarenco looking for a takedown.
Macarenco letting Otoole take a breather here.
Otoole missing with knees to the body.
Mickey Otoole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Otoole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Macarenco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Otoole.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Macarenco has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Otoole is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Otoole is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Macarenco wants to take the fight to the mat but Otoole manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Otoole.
Otoole blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Otoole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Otoole has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Otoole!
A victorious Mickey Otoole thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.