PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Douglas McLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mytlif Carron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLean comes to the cage accompanied by Loch Lomond. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

McLean
vs
Carron

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
25
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Douglas McLean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mytlif Carron!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carron drives through and clinches with McLean against the cage.
Carron stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carron utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McLean can't find room to land a body shot as Carron controls the action.
McLean tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carron utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Carron.
McLean takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carron lands a nice knee 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!
McLean takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carron dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean tries to pull guard but Carron won't allow it.
McLean is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carron is defending well for now.
McLean takes a knee right on the jaw!
McLean is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas McLean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLean is breathing heavily.
McLean misses with a punch on the inside.
Carron with a knee to the head.

It looks like Douglas McLean has been cut.
Carron unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carron obliges.
Carron is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carron pushes McLean back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carron using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carron unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Carron.
Carron landing knees to the body.
Carron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carron unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carron landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carron crunches a lovely knee into McLean's ribcage.
Carron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carron.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carron scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carron.
Carron utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carron scores a nice knee to the body.
Carron with a knee to the head.
Carron unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carron stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carron unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carron is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carron lands a good knee to the midsection. McLean won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carron using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carron working McLean over with knees to the body.
Carron is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carron crunches a lovely knee into McLean's ribcage.
Carron lands a knee to the body.
Carron connects with a knee to the head.
Carron unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carron is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carron tries to work over McLean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carron crunches a lovely knee into McLean's ribcage.
Carron scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carron obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mytlif Carron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Douglas McLean's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Some bone on bone action there as McLean checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carron misses with a telegraphed body shot

and McLean counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carron keeping moving, preventing McLean from controlling successfully.
McLean is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Douglas McLean wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McLean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McLean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carron scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McLean on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carron fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McLean, pushing him back against the cage.
Carron unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carron using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McLean in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carron is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carron landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carron scores a nice knee to the body.
Carron lands a good knee to the midsection. McLean won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knees to the body from Carron.
Carron using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLean takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mytlif Carron seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carron pushes McLean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carron unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carron lands a body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carron obliges.
Carron lands a nice knee to the body.
Carron scores a nice knee to the body.
Carron landing knees to the body.
Carron with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carron obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carron unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carron lands a good knee to the midsection. McLean won't want to take too many of those.
McLean goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carron prevents it.
McLean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carron unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carron lands a knee to the body.
Carron landing knees to the body.
Carron unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carron landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carron lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carron lands a knee to the head.
Carron with a knee to the head.
Carron crunches a lovely knee into McLean's ribcage.
Carron unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLean's elbow.
Carron utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carron unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McLean takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carron lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mytlif Carron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Douglas McLean's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Carron looks to score with a jab to the body but McLean is just out of range.
McLean staying out of range there.
Douglas McLean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McLean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Douglas McLean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McLean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Carron closes the distance and pushes McLean back into the cage.
Carron connects with a nasty looking knee right to McLean's face.
Carron lands a good knee to the midsection. McLean won't want to take too many of those.
Carron lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carron utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carron working McLean over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carron.
Carron is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carron with a knee to the head.
Carron lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carron obliges.
Carron utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLean takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carron cracks McLean with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carron obliges.
Carron using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Carron.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carron obliges.
McLean takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Carron.
McLean looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carron.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carron.
Carron lands a good knee to the midsection. McLean won't want to take too many of those.
McLean tries to score a body lock takedown but Carron shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas McLean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLean takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carron.
Carron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carron is working McLean over against the cage.
McLean avoids a wild elbow strike from Carron.
Carron unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carron landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carron obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carron lands a nice shot to the body.
Carron scores a nice knee to the body.
Carron landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McLean in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carron.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carron.
McLean is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Carron to keep the fight standing.
Carron connects with a nasty looking knee right to McLean's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carron landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Douglas McLean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mytlif Carron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carron landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mytlif Carron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carron winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 25:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mytlif Carron!
Douglas McLean spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn it!'.