PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Mcclure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Pullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Harry Mcclure has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mcclure
vs
Pullock

168 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Mcclure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Pullock!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullock shoots in for a takedown but Mcclure shows good takedown defense.
Pullock shoots in looking for a takedown. Mcclure tries to sprawl out of it but Pullock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mcclure manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Pullock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mcclure to the mat! Mcclure manages to get full guard.
Mcclure can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pullock controls the pace.
Mcclure wants to sweep here but Pullock controlling him for the moment.
Mcclure is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcclure avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mcclure is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Harry Mcclure.
Mcclure tries to close the distance and clinch but Pullock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mcclure enables Pullock to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mcclure manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pullock stays in close to Mcclure's body and controls the position.
Mcclure could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pullock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcclure is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pullock controlling from the top position.
Mcclure might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jackson Pullock.

Pullock fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mcclure sprawls well initially but Pullock persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcclure trying to control here.
Pullock controlling the pace.

Mcclure is defending against the submission attempts here by Pullock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pullock performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mcclure is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pullock scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mcclure's head.
Mcclure pushes Pullock off looking to stand but Pullock dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pullock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mcclure's head.
Mcclure wants to control but Pullock is keeping busy.
Pullock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pullock looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pullock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pullock sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Pullock seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullock not doing much here.

Pullock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pullock is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mcclure trying to hold on to Pullock's head to control him but Pullock postures up.
Pullock keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pullock wants to work for an arm triangle but Mcclure is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mcclure trying to hold on to Pullock's head to control him but Pullock postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Pullock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pullock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mcclure shoots in but Pullock avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Pullock shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mcclure manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mcclure preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pullock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson Pullock has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jackson Pullock was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice sprawl there from Mcclure as Pullock shoots in.
Pullock shoots in but no luck this time.
Harry Mcclure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Pullock.

Mcclure drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pullock sneaks back into half guard.
Pullock wants to improve his position but Mcclure is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullock is looking to escape.
Pullock is refusing to be controlled, as Mcclure sits in half guard.

Mcclure is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pullock doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mcclure.
Pullock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcclure is looking to stall here but Pullock recovers full guard.
Mcclure is fighting to break Pullock's control of his arms but Pullock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pullock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullock not doing much here.
Mcclure is trying to control but can't.
Mcclure is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pullock is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mcclure takes a swing at Pullock's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcclure tries to clinch

and Pullock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pullock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mcclure fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Pullock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mcclure misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mcclure throws a leg kick which misses Pullock's front leg but catches the back leg as Pullock tries to avoid it.
Harry Mcclure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pullock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mcclure quickly recovers to half guard.
Still in half guard, Pullock seems content to control.
Pullock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mcclure on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mcclure manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullock is standing up over Mcclure. Mcclure looks to escape but Pullock dives into side control.
Mcclure pushes Pullock away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pullock gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcclure is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Pullock is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mcclure has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pullock happy to just control the position for now.
Pullock is chipping away with strikes.
Pullock moves into full mount!
Pullock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mcclure is in a horrible position here. Pullock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pullock controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcclure is in a horrible position here. Pullock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pullock controlling his opponent.
Mcclure is working to get back to half guard.
Pullock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pullock landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pullock with the ground and pound from mount.
Mcclure wants to hold on but Pullock pushes him away.
Pullock with a couple of short strikes.

Mcclure is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pullock looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mcclure covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Pullock!