PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete McKallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moss is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till I Collapse. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

McKallister
vs
Moss

193 cm
16
227 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete McKallister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Moss!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Moss does no damage.
McKallister displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moss.
Pete McKallister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKallister misses with a looping left.
Moss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McKallister misses with a hook. Moss ducked under it nicely.
Moss wants to clinch.
Moss checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moss slips a straight right by McKallister.

Moss closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moss lands in his opponent's guard.
McKallister wants to stand but Moss is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moss 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.
Moss prevents McKallister from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moss wants to stand but McKallister is controlling his posture from full guard.
McKallister is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moss is controlling him.
McKallister knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moss on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McKallister feints and then cracks Moss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moss down.
Moss wants to clinch up but McKallister keeps it at a distance.
Moss tries to clinch but McKallister is having none of it.
Moss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McKallister counters with a good low kick that Moss was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Moss.
McKallister feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moss checks a leg kick.
Moss fails with a takedown attempt.
Pete McKallister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Moss.
Moss tries to score a power double leg takedown but McKallister sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moss somewhat.
McKallister clobbers Moss with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McKallister walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pete McKallister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKallister lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moss takes a step back to recover.
McKallister tries to score with a low kick but Moss moves his leg out of the way.
Moss looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McKallister is fending him off so far but Moss persists. Nope, McKallister circles away and we're back to standing.
McKallister finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moss looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McKallister!
McKallister is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moss misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McKallister on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McKallister tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKallister taking a bit of punishment here - Moss scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frankie Moss will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McKallister wants to slow Moss down by chopping away at his legs.
McKallister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick there by McKallister.
McKallister moves away from the strike by Moss.
McKallister pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moss is out of range and McKallister settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moss checks a leg kick.
A jab from McKallister does it's job there.
McKallister listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McKallister throws a leg kick that is checked

and Moss counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Moss tries to stand but his hand is stuck under McKallister.
McKallister looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss working over McKallister with some ground and pound. McKallister looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McKallister looks like he's trying to stand up.
Moss trying to pass the guard but McKallister defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moss looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McKallister is fending him off so far but Moss persists. Nope, McKallister circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Moss.
McKallister fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Moss or perhaps it was just good defense by McKallister which made him look bad.
Moss tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKallister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from McKallister misses
and Moss counters with a left and a right that stings McKallister.
Moss has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McKallister.
Moss blocks a leg kick.
McKallister throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Moss throws a head kick but McKallister moves out of range.
McKallister misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Moss blocks the low kick.
Pete McKallister is winning the standup battle so far.
McKallister misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKallister misses with a looping left.
McKallister loads up on a big right hand but Moss slips the punch.
Moss fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pete McKallister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Moss.
McKallister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moss is looking to clinch but McKallister is avoiding it.
McKallister scores with a kick to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McKallister, as that shot connected.
McKallister throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moss.
McKallister throws a right hand that Moss ducks under and follows up with a left that Moss also avoids with ease.
McKallister looks to land a combination but Moss avoids it well.
McKallister connects with a leg kick. Moss looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McKallister with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moss moves in looking to clinch but McKallister pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss tries to clinch but McKallister is having none of it.
Moss checks a low kick from McKallister.
McKallister moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McKallister scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch lands to the side of Moss 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moss shoots in looking for a takedown but McKallister manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Moss is breathing heavily.
McKallister scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKallister looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McKallister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McKallister.
Moss checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moss shoots in and drives through. McKallister sprawls well.
McKallister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McKallister slaps away a takedown attempt from Moss, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete McKallister dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

McKallister misses with a low kick.
McKallister looks for the body kick but Moss saw that one coming.
McKallister walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Frankie Moss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for McKallister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A clash of legs there as McKallister blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Moss.
Moss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKallister.
Moss slips a jab from McKallister.
McKallister throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moss fails with a takedown attempt.
Moss shoots for a takedown but McKallister saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKallister stuffs the takedown.
Pete McKallister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Moss.
Moss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McKallister to score with a decent uppercut.
McKallister swats away the attempt to clinch by Moss.
Moss takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice sprawl there from McKallister as Moss shoots in.
Moss moves away from the strike by McKallister.
A bone on bone clash there as Moss blocks the leg kick.
McKallister scores with a nice head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McKallister.
McKallister connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from McKallister misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McKallister lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moss has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moss and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A combination from McKallister does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKallister is looking to score with low kicks.
McKallister takes one to the side of the head.
McKallister is looking to chop away at Moss's legs.
Moss throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McKallister's waist but McKallister gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moss off to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from McKallister misses the target.
McKallister avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moss checks a leg kick.
Moss checks a low kick from McKallister.
McKallister paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moss has a takedown stuffed.
Moss tries to score a power double leg takedown but McKallister sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moss somewhat.
McKallister misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKallister throws a nice outside leg kick.
McKallister pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McKallister missing with a left hand there. Moss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moss takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McKallister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moss is trying hard to land a takedown here. McKallister sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McKallister uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moss has time to react.
McKallister connects with a looping right hand.
McKallister buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moss moves out of range as McKallister strikes.
Moss dives in and grabs McKallister's left leg, looking for a takedown. McKallister pushes down on Moss's head and hops out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McKallister, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKallister throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by McKallister.
Moss blocks a leg kick.
Moss is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McKallister scores with a jab to the head.
Moss avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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!
McKallister misses with an uppercut. Moss saw that one coming.
McKallister fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moss checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by McKallister.
Nice cross by McKallister.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKallister with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McKallister connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moss momentarily.
Donk. McKallister catches Moss right on the button with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete McKallister showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McKallister has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete McKallister!
Pete McKallister thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Frankie Moss had this to say: 'I am disapointed in myself that I couldn't pull out that win'.