PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Mcintyre (ranked 8024 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Oakley (ranked 5427 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Enrique Mcintyre has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Enrique Mcintyre seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mcintyre
vs
Oakley

189 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

191 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Mcintyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Oakley!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oakley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcintyre dodges the punch combination from Oakley.
Mcintyre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mcintyre enables Oakley to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mcintyre manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Oakley stands up and waves to Mcintyre to follow him.

Oakley gets the takedown into side control.
Oakley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcintyre keeps working.
Oakley throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mcintyre works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Oakley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcintyre is pressing down on Oakley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oakley won't allow Mcintyre to get back to his feet.
Oakley is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcintyre has wrist control.
Mcintyre is trying to control the position but Oakley postures up.
Oakley throws a big right hand that misses.
Mcintyre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oakley is controlling him.

Mcintyre is working an open guard so Oakley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Oakley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mcintyre to the mat! Mcintyre manages to get full guard.
Mcintyre is looking to stand back up but Oakley counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mcintyre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oakley prevents Mcintyre from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oakley in particular looking to stall.
Mcintyre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oakley.
Mcintyre is pressing down on Oakley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oakley throwing strikes from guard but Mcintyre blocks nicely.
Oakley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oakley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oakley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oakley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Mcintyre has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Oakley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Oakley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oakley thuds his right hand into Mcintyre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Oakley moves into the clinch.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oakley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mcintyre on his heels. He'll look to pass Mcintyre's guard now, I'm sure.
Oakley throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oakley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oakley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oakley trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcintyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Oakley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Oakley throws a one two combo.

Oakley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mcintyre trying to control here.
Oakley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oakley prevents Mcintyre from improving his position.
Mcintyre works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oakley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcintyre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oakley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakley slips nicely into half guard.
Oakley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mcintyre is trying to get back to full guard.
Oakley wants to take a breather but Mcintyre is having none of it.
Oakley throwing shots but Mcintyre is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mcintyre is refusing to be controlled, as Oakley sits in half guard.
Oakley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oakley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Oakley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Oakley throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mcintyre to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oakley throws a big elbow that misses.
Oakley trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcintyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oakley throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oakley throwing strikes from guard but Mcintyre blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oakley wants to control from the top but Mcintyre keeps moving.
Oakley throws a strike but Mcintyre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Oakley pulls Mcintyre in close to prevent any damage.
Oakley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Paul Oakley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oakley wants to control from the top but Mcintyre keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oakley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mcintyre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oakley throws an elbow that misses. Mcintyre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oakley's guard. Nice move by Mcintyre!

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcintyre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oakley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Oakley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Oakley works the jab nicely.
Oakley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oakley duly obliges.

It looks like Enrique Mcintyre has been cut.
Oakley throws a leg kick that is checked

and Mcintyre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oakley won't be happy with that.

Oakley explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Paul Oakley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Oakley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcintyre fails with a takedown attempt.
Oakley misses with a double jab

and Mcintyre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oakley won't be happy with that.

Oakley throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Oakley fails to land with a series of punches.

Oakley moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oakley blocks the elbow strike.
Oakley managing to block the knees to the body from Mcintyre.
Oakley is trying to force a seperation but Mcintyre has the dominant position.
Oakley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Oakley manages to pull guard.
Mcintyre connects with a couple of short punches.
Mcintyre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mcintyre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Oakley's guard.
Mcintyre works over Oakley with some ground and pound from guard.
Mcintyre throws a big elbow that misses.
Mcintyre prevents Oakley from getting back to his feet.
Mcintyre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcintyre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mcintyre postures up in Oakley's guard and throws a big left but Oakley blocks it.
Oakley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcintyre postures up in Oakley's guard and throws a big left but Oakley blocks it.
Mcintyre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mcintyre connects with a couple of short punches.

Mcintyre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mcintyre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mcintyre throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mcintyre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mcintyre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mcintyre wants to stand but Oakley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oakley has momentary wrist control but Mcintyre slips an elbow through the middle.
Mcintyre throwing strikes from guard but Oakley blocks nicely.
Oakley has momentary wrist control but Mcintyre slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcintyre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oakley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mcintyre throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oakley trying to control the position.
Mcintyre is looking to work some ground and pound but Oakley has wrist control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Oakley tries to clinch but Mcintyre moves out of range.
Mcintyre drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oakley sprawls and moves away.
Oakley lands a jab-cross combination.
Mcintyre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oakley.

Oakley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mcintyre quickly recovers to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Oakley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oakley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Oakley!