PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Asa Mccormick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Sekuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asa Mccormick has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mccormick
vs
Sekuke

164 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asa Mccormick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Sekuke!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sekuke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mccormick slips a jab and a cross from Sekuke.
Sekuke misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Sekuke.
Mccormick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Asa Mccormick has been cut.
Sekuke fails to land with a series of punches.
Sekuke misses with a two punch combination.
Sekuke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mccormick counters by moving into the clinch.

Mccormick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mccormick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Sekuke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sekuke misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekuke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sekuke looks to land a combination but Mccormick avoids it well.
Sekuke misses with a series of wild punches.
Mccormick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sekuke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mccormick tries to clinch up.
Sekuke misses with a wild combination.
Sekuke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sekuke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mccormick circles away quickly and effectively.
Sekuke fails to land with a series of punches.
Sekuke misses with a series of wild punches.
Sekuke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mccormick counters by moving into the clinch.
Sekuke looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Sekuke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sekuke misses with a combination
and Mccormick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Mccormick shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mccormick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mccormick lands a nice short elbow.
Sekuke is trying to escape back to his feet but Mccormick uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Mccormick working the head and body with strikes.
Sekuke wants to get back to his feet.
Mccormick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccormick working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mccormick lands an elbow.
Sekuke wants to get back to his feet.
Mccormick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sekuke seems a little lost for a moment, as Mccormick dominates the positioning.
Mccormick misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mccormick working the ground and pound.
Sekuke seems a little lost for a moment, as Mccormick dominates the positioning.
Mccormick scores with punches from side control.
Mccormick working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sekuke bucks up and tries to throw Mccormick off but instead Mccormick has got his back!
Mccormick lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Sekuke hold on?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccormick landing with strikes.
Sekuke trying to get back to his feet but Mccormick is in full control for now.
Sekuke takes a big shot to the side of the head.
What can Sekuke do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mccormick is landing with strikes. Sekuke can't take much more of this.
Mccormick scores with strikes from the back.
Mccormick has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sekuke's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mccormick has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Asa Mccormick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Asa Mccormick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sekuke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mccormick slips a jab and a cross from Sekuke.
Sekuke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mccormick counters by clinching up.
Sekuke is trying to break free.

Mccormick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terry Sekuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sekuke throws a nice looking combination but Mccormick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sekuke fails to land with a series of punches.
Sekuke misses with a combination

and Mccormick counters by moving into the clinch.

Mccormick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekuke throws a combination that misses

and Mccormick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mccormick.

Mccormick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Sekuke. Those never looked like landing.
Sekuke misses with a combination
and Mccormick counters with a low kick, right behind Sekuke 's knee.
Sekuke looks to land a combination but Mccormick avoids it well.
Mccormick dodges the punch combination from Sekuke.
Sekuke is breathing heavily.
Sekuke misses with a wild combination.
Sekuke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sekuke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mccormick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mccormick shoots in and bounces Sekuke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mccormick works over Sekuke with some ground and pound from guard.
Mccormick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mccormick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mccormick works over Sekuke with some ground and pound from guard.
Mccormick chips away with some ground and pound.
Mccormick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mccormick's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sekuke wants to get back to his feet but Mccormick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekuke has momentary wrist control but Mccormick slips an elbow through the middle.
Mccormick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mccormick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mccormick content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Mccormick scores with a takedown into Sekuke's guard.
Mccormick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sekuke wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mccormick manages to pass to side control.
Mccormick slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asa Mccormick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Asa Mccormick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Sekuke lands a two punch combo.
Sekuke misses with a series of wild punches.

Mccormick has closed the distance and engaged Sekuke in a clinch.
Sekuke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sekuke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sekuke is trying to push Mccormick away but Mccormick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccormick tries to clinch up.
Terry Sekuke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sekuke misses with the combination.
Sekuke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sekuke misses with a double jab

and Mccormick counters by clinching up.
Sekuke tries to break free but Mccormick pushes him back against the cage.

Mccormick breaks from the clinch.
Sekuke looks to land a combination but Mccormick avoids it well.

Mccormick shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sekuke is trying to defend but Mccormick finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mccormick is nestled in close to Sekuke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccormick is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sekuke tries to kick Mccormick off in order to stand up. Mccormick Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Mccormick taking a breather here.
Asa Mccormick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sekuke takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A lull in the action here.
Mccormick landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekuke is looking to get back to his feet here but Mccormick is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sekuke's back.
Mccormick just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Mccormick throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sekuke could be in trouble here!
Mccormick is punishing Sekuke with strikes - can he finish him?!
Sekuke is trying to get back to his feet but Mccormick has full control of the position and if anything, Sekuke has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mccormick lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mccormick punishes Sekuke with strikes from the back mount.
Mccormick is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccormick lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mccormick.
Mccormick biding his time, looking for the opening.
Mccormick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sekuke can do to turn this around?
Mccormick lands a shot to the body.
What can Sekuke do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Sekuke is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mccormick biding his time, looking for the opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asa Mccormick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mccormick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asa Mccormick!