PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanilla Isis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McClane's choice of entrance music: Happy - Pharrell Williams. Greg McClane struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Isis
vs
McClane

180 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vanilla Isis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg McClane!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isis checks a leg kick nicely.
Isis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

McClane closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McClane lands in his opponent's guard.

Isis pushes McClane off and gets back to his feet.
McClane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Isis.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McClane.
Isis lands with a good body shot.
McClane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Isis as he jumps to the side.
Isis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isis misses with a few strikes there.
McClane has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McClane misses with a straight left.
Isis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Greg McClane has been cut.
Isis blocks a low kick nicely.
Isis stuffs the takedown.
Vanilla Isis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg McClane.
McClane shoots in looking for a takedown but Isis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McClane's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An attempted straight right counter from Isis misses the target.
McClane looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Isis's waist but Isis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McClane off to one side.
Isis digs a good body shot into McClane's ribs.
Isis lands with a nice body punch.
Isis looks to score with a jab to the body but McClane is just out of range.
Isis scores with a jab. McClane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vanilla Isis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McClane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Isis.
McClane defending well as Isis loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Isis. McClane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Isis fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops McClane to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! McClane looks to clinch but Isis throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! McClane taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vanilla Isis!
Vanilla Isis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.