PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall comes to the cage accompanied by Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McCall
vs
Herald

185 cm
34
195 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

186 cm
32
191 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Herald!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Herald does it's job there.
Herald scores with a nice right hand.

Herald tries to keep at a distance but McCall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Herald has McCall pushed against the cage.
Herald blocks an elbow strike.
Herald blocks an elbow strike.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Herald avoids the damage to the body.
Herald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to McCall's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Herald avoids a wild elbow strike from McCall.
Herald blocks an elbow strike.
Herald has had enough of the clinch but McCall keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall throws an elbow that misses.
Herald blocks the elbow strike.
Herald leaning against his opponent.
Herald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Herald.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald stalling the fight.
Herald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Herald tries to work over McCall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herald misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Herald breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Herald misses the target.
Herald misses with a few strikes there.
Herald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCall.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCall.
McCall connects with an inside leg kick.
McCall lands a head kick. Herald smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Herald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.
Herald throws a right and a left that McCall avoids nicely.
McCall tests Herald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCall ducks right into an uppercut from Herald.
Herald misses with a hook
and McCall counters with a low kick, right behind Herald 's knee.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCall was well out of range. Poor timing from Herald.
McCall misses with an uppercut.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herald moves away.
McCall throws a shot from downtown. Herald moves away and avoids it.
McCall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Herald.

It looks like Travis Herald has been cut.
Herald's corner calls for a 1-2. Herald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Herald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Herald with a hook.
Herald throws a body punch but McCall moves out of range.
Herald has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCall finds it's way round the side to connect with Herald's head.
McCall drops his hands momentarily and Herald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McCall wants to slow Herald down by chopping away at his legs.
Herald throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from McCall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Herald lands a nice looking body shot.
Herald connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCall. McCall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McCall misses with an uppercut. Herald saw that one coming.
McCall tries to land a leg kick but Herald saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Herald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCall appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herald avoids the head kick by McCall.
Herald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCall. That did some damage!
McCall looks to land a right hand but Herald moved out of range.
McCall throws a hook but Herald blocks it.
McCall tries a head kick but it misses.
Herald is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Herald throws a lazy right hand but McCall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McCall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Herald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Herald throws an overhand right that lands on McCall's shoulder, as McCall tries to avoid the shot.
Herald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Herald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as McCall blocks the leg kick.
McCall wants to clinch but Herald slips to the side
and Herald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Herald, as that shot connected.
Herald fails to land with a series of punches.

McCall rushes Herald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Herald tries to break free but McCall pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall prevents a body shot from Herald.

Herald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCall's head.
Herald on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Herald.
Herald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Herald loads up on a big right hand but McCall slips the punch.
Herald scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by McCall.
McCall is looking to clinch but Herald is avoiding it.
Herald is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McCall had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McCall thuds his right hand into Herald's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Herald's hands.
McCall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Herald throws out the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Herald scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Herald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Herald misses.
McCall is looking for a counter combo.
A low kick from Herald misses
and McCall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Travis Herald will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Herald's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McCall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Herald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCall ducks under a wild hook from Herald.
McCall throws a quick counter head kick but Herald was just out of range.
McCall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Herald throws a front kick that sends McCall stumbling back into the cage.
McCall lands a jab.
Herald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Herald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Herald lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCall's sensitive parts.
Herald throws the left hand but McCall avoids the punch easily.
McCall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Herald tries to keep at a distance but McCall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall tries to work over Herald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herald trying to stall but McCall improves his position.
McCall lands a body shot in the clinch.
McCall blocks a body shot from Herald.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall lands with a right to the head.
McCall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCall scores with a shoulder strike.
Herald has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McCall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Herald can turn it around.
McCall lands an elbow just above Herald 's eye.
Herald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Herald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Herald taking a breather.
Herald misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Herald holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McCall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Herald misses with a punch to the body.
Gareth McCall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Herald displaying some good clinch control by pressing McCall up against the cage.
Herald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald wants to break free but McCall has control.
McCall being controlled against the cage.

Herald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Travis Herald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Herald's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Herald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Herald throws the left hand but McCall avoids the punch easily.
McCall swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McCall looks to land a left hand but Herald moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Herald misses.
Some wild striking there from McCall.
A slow jab from McCall misses its intended target.
Herald pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCall is out of range and Herald settles back down.
McCall throws a sloppy head kick and Herald moves out of range easily.
McCall throws a chopping leg kick but Herald manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herald looks for the body kick but McCall saw that one coming.
McCall throws out a loose jab but Herald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Herald counters with a stiff right hand.
Herald misses with a leg kick.
Herald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Herald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCall throws a quick counter head kick but Herald was just out of range.
Donk. McCall catches Herald right on the button with a cross.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.

McCall drives through and clinches with Herald against the cage.
Herald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCall has him pressed against the cage.
Herald looking to stall.
McCall misses with a hook to the ribs.

Herald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCall cracks a nice hook into Herald's ribs.
McCall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCall connects with a solid leg kick.
Herald motions for McCall to come forward. Herald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCall looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herald misses with a straight right.
McCall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Herald.
McCall wants to clinch up but Herald keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herald misses with an uppercut. McCall saw that one coming.
Herald throws a nice looking combination but McCall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Herald throws an overhand right that lands on McCall's shoulder, as McCall tries to avoid the shot.
McCall lands a head shot.
Herald lands a glancing blow to the side of McCall's head.
A low kick from Herald misses
and McCall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herald wants to land a leg kick but McCall is out of range.
Herald dodges the punch combination from McCall.
Herald keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Herald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCall scores with a punch to the head.
Herald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gareth McCall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Herald's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

McCall throws a wild body kick that Herald sees coming a mile off.
McCall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herald.
McCall tries to clinch up.
Herald misses with a low kick.
McCall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

McCall closes the distance and clinches.
McCall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Herald.
McCall throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCall.
Herald blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCall as Herald tries to tie him up.
McCall misses with the head strike.
Herald stalling in the clinch but McCall improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Herald.
Herald misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall lands an elbow inside.
Herald lands a left hand.

Herald breaks from the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - McCall scores with a four punch combination!
McCall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Herald swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McCall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McCall looks to land a left hand but Herald moved out of range nicely.
McCall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCall quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McCall swings for the body but Herald moves out of range.
Herald throws the left hand but McCall avoids the punch easily.
McCall lands with a shot to the body.
Herald misses with a straight left.
Herald looks to throw the jab but McCall is out of range.
A low kick from Herald misses
and McCall counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. McCall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCall tries to clinch there but Herald circles away.
Herald takes one to the chin there.
Herald has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as McCall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Herald doesn't seem phased though.
McCall looks for the body kick but Herald saw that one coming.
McCall wants to clinch up but Herald keeps it at a distance.
Herald tries a quick counter leg kick but McCall is wise to it.
Herald motions for McCall to come forward. Herald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herald.
Herald misses with an attempted mid kick.
Herald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCall.
Herald cracks the inside of McCall's front leg.
Herald throws the kick towards the body but McCall avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from McCall misses the target.
McCall misses with a double jab
enabling Herald to counter with a crisp jab.
Herald lands with a cross.
McCall misses with a head kick.
Herald scores with a nice strike.
Herald throws out a powerful jab.
McCall connects with a nice looking jab.
McCall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Herald misses.
Herald takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Herald throws an overhand right that lands on McCall's shoulder, as McCall tries to avoid the shot.
McCall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCall lands with an uppercut that bounces Herald off the cage and back into range.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.
McCall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Herald throws a lazy body kick
and McCall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Herald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCall lands a nice shot to the body.
Herald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCall manages to avoid it.
McCall tries to land a front kick but Herald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Herald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Herald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Herald keeps the fight on the outside.
McCall lands a jab to the nose.
McCall scores with a hook to the body. Herald takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Herald.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCall avoids a kick to the body.
Herald throws a big shot that misses.
McCall appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCall lands a lovely overhand right.
Herald throws a leg kick which misses McCall's front leg but catches the back leg as McCall tries to avoid it.
McCall swinging wildly here.
Herald misses with a looping right.
Herald scores with a nice head shot.
Herald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McCall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Herald 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 McCall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McCall half committed to a counter leg kick.
Herald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Herald misses with a low kick.
Herald feints and then cracks McCall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCall down.
McCall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Herald was well out of range. Poor timing from McCall.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCall, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth McCall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gareth McCall!
Gareth McCall seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.