PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rose Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McFly
vs
Red

195 cm
24
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson McFly!
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, Rose Red!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Red looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Red misses.
Donk. Red catches McFly right on the button with a cross.
Red slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Red looks to land a left hand but McFly moved out of range nicely.
Red shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McFly defends it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from McFly. Those never looked like landing.
Red loads up on a big right hand but McFly slips the punch.
McFly throws a right and a left that Red avoids nicely.
McFly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red. McFly does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Red.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McFly went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Red misses with a body shot.
Red fails with an attempt to clinch.
Red pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McFly looks to score with a jab to the body but Red is just out of range.
McFly misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red misses with a head kick.
Jackson McFly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red misses with an uppercut. McFly saw that one coming.
McFly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Red takes a swing at McFly's ribcage but misses.
Red has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Rose Red has been cut.
Red jabs at McFly's body.
McFly misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Red was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McFly slips under a jab from Red.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McFly fails to land with a series of punches.
McFly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Red 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 McFly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McFly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Red moves in looking to clinch but McFly pushes him off.
McFly misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McFly was well out of range. Poor timing from Red.
McFly swinging wildly here.
McFly slips a jab from Red.
McFly keeps the fight on the outside.
McFly throws a right and a left that Red avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Red! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McFly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red.
Red lands a lovely overhand right.
Red slips a jab from McFly.
McFly throws a body punch but Red moves out of range.
Red misses with a few strikes there.
McFly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Red was well out of range. Poor timing from McFly.
Red dodges the punch combination from McFly.
Red fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson McFly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rose Red.
McFly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red throws a right and a left that both miss.
McFly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McFly scores with the left hand. Red knows he should have avoided that one.
Red misses with a series of wild punches.
Red misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Red looks to move away, McFly throws a big counter combo bu Red just gets out of the way.
McFly looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Red paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McFly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Red is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red throws a series of punches but McFly moves out of range.
A cross from Red lands.
Red is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McFly misses with a double jab.
McFly misses with the combination.
Red cracks McFly with a good jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McFly misses with a body shot.
Red pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Red is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McFly is looking to wear down Red with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McFly tries to move into range but Red moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McFly throws a right and a left that Red avoids nicely.
McFly looks to throw the jab but Red is out of range.
Nice body punch from Red.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McFly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from McFly does no damage.
Red misses with a body shot.
Red throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McFly sprawls well. McFly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Red gets slowly back to his feet.
Red connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McFly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Red.
Red swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McFly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Red has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
McFly lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Red finds it's way through McFly's defenses.
Red looks to land a right hand but McFly moved out of range.
McFly misses with a few strikes there.
McFly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Red manages to avoid it.
Red swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McFly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Red.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McFly misses with the combination.
Red is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from McFly. No joy for Red on that attempt.
Red throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McFly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 Jackson McFly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rose Red's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McFly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Red.
McFly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Red's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Red duly obliges.
Red connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McFly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Red throws out a counter right but McFly avoids it with no problem.
Red is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McFly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Red.
Red dodges the punch combination from McFly.
Red misses with a hook.
McFly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Red manages to avoid it.
Red goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Red throws a shot from downtown. McFly moves away and avoids it.
Red throws a hook but McFly avoids it easily.

A jab-cross combination lands for McFly and sends Red crashing to the mat! McFly follows him down to the mat - Red regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Red is rocked!
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!
Red is trying to stand.
Red is still in real trouble! Can McFly finish him?
Red seems to have recovered his senses.
McFly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Red on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McFly decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
McFly stuns Red with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Red tries to clinch but McFly moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. McFly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McFly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Red.
Red is looking to clinch but McFly is avoiding it.
Red throws a good cross that connects.
Red showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McFly.
McFly throws a body shot but no joy.
Red looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Red is defended easily by McFly.
McFly avoids a punch combination nicely.
McFly misses with a body shot.
Jackson McFly is winning the standup battle so far.
McFly moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from McFly.
Red misses with a straight right.

A jab-cross combination lands for McFly and sends Red crashing to the mat! McFly follows him down to the mat - Red regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red tries to kick McFly off but McFly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

McFly gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Red avoids a punch combination nicely.
McFly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Red keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McFly misses with a looping left.
McFly connects with a body shot.
McFly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson McFly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Red throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Red throws a sloppy head kick and McFly moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from McFly.
The fighters circling - Red throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McFly misses with the combination.
Red throws a jab when McFly was well out of range.
McFly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McFly slips a straight right by Red.
That kick from Red tenderised McFly's leg. McFly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Red connects with the punch.
Red darts in looking for a takedown but McFly gets double underhooks and turns Red into the cage.
A combination from McFly does no damage.
Red tries to bum rush McFly with a series of wild strikes but McFly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McFly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Red slips a jab and a cross from McFly.
Red looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McFly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Red blocks a jab.
McFly swats away the attempt to clinch by Red.
Red throws a low kick but McFly avoids it.
Red will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McFly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson McFly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rose Red.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Red.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Red counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Red pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McFly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donk. McFly catches Red right on the button with a cross.
Red will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McFly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Red misses with a hook. McFly ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from McFly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Red throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Red.
Red lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McFly backs up against the cage.
Red is breathing heavily.
McFly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Red circles away quickly and effectively.
Red dodges the punch combination from McFly.
Red looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McFly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McFly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Red scores with a jab. McFly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Red avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson McFly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rose Red's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Red throws a head kick but McFly moves out of range.
McFly went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Red throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Red misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Red coming out on top.
McFly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McFly misses with a two punch combination.
McFly looks to score with a jab to the body but Red is just out of range.
Jackson McFly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McFly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Red! But no joy.
Nice cross by McFly.
Red tries to clinch but McFly is having none of it.
Red keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Red throws a jab when McFly was well out of range.
McFly misses with a few strikes there.
McFly misses with the combination.
Red moves in looking to clinch but McFly pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from McFly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McFly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McFly tries to move into range but Red moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFly. Red does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McFly looks to land a combination but Red avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Red connects with the punch.
Red tries to move into range but McFly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Red jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch but McFly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Red jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McFly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Red thows a left - swing and a miss!
McFly slips under a jab.
Red needs to keep his hands up - McFly had a free shot at his head there.
McFly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Red can do to turn this around?

Red pushes McFly up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFly.
Red misses with a punch on the inside.
Red fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly working hard to break the clinch.
McFly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McFly is looking to break free of the clinch but Red has double underhooks.
Red keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McFly's efforts to push away.
McFly can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McFly walks away with a smile on his face. Red gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Red missing with a left hand there. McFly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McFly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McFly staying out of range there.
McFly throws a lazy right hand but Red sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McFly defending well as Red loads up on a big left hand.
Red dives in for a single leg takedown but McFly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Red swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Red throws a hook but McFly blocks it.
A big right from Red misses.
McFly dodges the punch combination from Red.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McFly pinned against the cage. McFly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson McFly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rose Red.
Red avoids the body shot from McFly.
Red swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McFly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from McFly finds it's target.
McFly cracks Red's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Red slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before McFly can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jackson McFly!
A less than humble Jackson McFly misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.