PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Pitts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Mckracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pitts
vs
Mckracken

205 cm
22
279 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

217 cm
23
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boris Pitts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Mckracken!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitts throws a solid leg kick but Mckracken takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pitts.

Pitts has closed the distance and engaged Mckracken in a clinch.

Mckracken ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mckracken no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mckracken not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mckracken is pulling down on Pitts's head. It's preventing any offense from Pitts, at least for the moment.
Pitts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pitts trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckracken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pitts misses with a takedown
and Mckracken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mckracken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitts swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Mckracken forces Pitts back against the cage and clinches.
Pitts has Mckracken pressed against the cage, preventing Mckracken from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckracken fails to pull guard.
Pitts tries to stall but Mckracken uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pitts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mckracken smiles and moves away.
Mckracken throws a right and a left that Pitts avoids nicely.
Mckracken wants to clinch up but Pitts keeps it at a distance.

Pitts shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mckracken regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitts slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Mckracken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitts stops Mckracken from getting back to his feet.
Pitts is keen to just control but Mckracken is a slippery customer.
Mckracken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mckracken tries to kick Pitts off but Pitts keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mckracken wants to control but Pitts is keeping busy.
Pitts is looking to take a break and control but Mckracken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Boris Pitts wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pitts keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mckracken as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Pitts. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mckracken tries to keep at a distance but Pitts has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pitts jumps guard.
Mckracken wanted to stand there but Pitts had control of the position.
Mckracken sitting in guard here, content to control.

Mckracken has gone for a leg lock! Pitts slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mckracken's guard.
Pitts wants to pass the guard but Mckracken is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitts looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mckracken trying to keep a closed guard but Pitts is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pitts trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckracken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pitts tries to clinch but Mckracken is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dean Mckracken will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pitts gets a double leg takedown into Mckracken's guard.
Mckracken is looking to stand up but Pitts isn't so interested in that idea.
Mckracken manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pitts manages to get himself to full guard.
Pitts controlling Mckracken's posture.
Pitts keeping moving, preventing Mckracken from controlling successfully.
Mckracken not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mckracken won't allow Pitts to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckracken wants to control from the top but Pitts keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dean Mckracken was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mckracken is looking to clinch.
Mckracken darts in looking for a takedown but Pitts gets double underhooks and turns Mckracken into the cage.
Mckracken is looking to control Pitts's arms but Pitts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mckracken has his back to the cage.
Pitts is trying to pull guard but Mckracken turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pitts stops a takedown attempt from Mckracken.
Pitts is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mckracken pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pitts fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Pitts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitts is looking for a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pitts as Mckracken tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckracken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Pitts decides to pull guard.
Pitts wants to stand and escape but Mckracken is having none of it.
Mckracken has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pitts is proving hard to escape from.
Pitts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mckracken trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mckracken postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitts striking off his back.
Mckracken slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pitts keeping moving, preventing Mckracken from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dean Mckracken.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pitts.
Mckracken is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mckracken is breathing heavily.
Mckracken wants to control but Pitts is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitts prevents Mckracken from improving his position.
Mckracken is still trying to improve position.
Mckracken scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Pitts manages to mount him!
Pitts controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitts landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Boris Pitts will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pitts is looking to clinch.
Mckracken misses with a takedown attempt
and Pitts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mckracken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pitts circles away quickly and effectively.
Mckracken tries to clinch but Pitts is having none of it.

Mckracken closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pitts's guard.
Mckracken wants to control from the top but Pitts keeps moving.
Pitts trying to control the position.
Pitts throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pitts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mckracken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mckracken slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckracken trying to control the position but Pitts is working away.

Mckracken is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pitts has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pitts pushes Mckracken away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mckracken gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pitts struggling a bit here.
Pitts is not content to let Mckracken control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitts manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pitts works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pitts keeping moving, preventing Mckracken from controlling successfully.
Mckracken wants to get up but he can't break Pitts's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mckracken working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pitts is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mckracken controls from within his opponent's guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Boris Pitts wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Mckracken gets a double leg takedown into Pitts's guard.

Pitts looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mckracken passes into half guard.
Mckracken working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pitts's thigh. Pitts counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Pitts working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckracken content to stall in guard here.
Mckracken throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mckracken wants to stand and escape but instead Pitts has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Mckracken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mckracken has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dean Mckracken!