PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between No Way (ranked 6640 p4p, 529 weight class) and Walton Mack (ranked 1266 p4p, 161 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Way
vs
Mack

183 cm
21
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
150 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, No Way!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walton Mack!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Way tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some bone on bone action there as Mack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mack tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Mack dives in and scores a takedown into Way's guard.
Mack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Way is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mack throws a big elbow that misses.

Mack postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Way is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mack, into his guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack being controlled here, momentarily.

Mack has his foot on Way's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Way works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack keeping moving, preventing Way from controlling successfully.

Mack is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Way is aware though and is defending well.
Way pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mack is keeping the position for now.

Mack escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Way gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Way postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Mack is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Way defends well.

Mack looking for a guillotine here but Way defends easily.
Way landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Way doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Way manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Way avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Way lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mack has a closed guard, preventing Way from standing up.
Way stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mack swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Mack had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Way defends it easily.
Way knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mack on the ground.
Way engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've been hearing that Way has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Way trying to control but Mack is working from the bottom.

Way avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Way got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mack has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Way has managed to get both his arms back between Mack's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Way avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mack being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Way wanted to stand there but Mack had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walton Mack dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Way scores with a jab. Mack acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Mack closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Way did well to prevent Mack getting side control.
Mack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Way is trying to stand back up but Mack is controlling him
Mack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mack misses with a head shot. Way uses the momentum to regain guard.

Mack thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Way is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Way is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mack is controlling him.
Mack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Way utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mack throwing strikes but missing.

Mack has gone for a leg lock! Way slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mack's guard.

Mack is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Way is aware though and is defending well.
Way controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Way tries to free his leg and advance position but Mack is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Way tries to stand but Mack is controlling from the bottom.

Way avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Mack working for a triangle but Way defends it easily.
Way postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Way avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Mack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mack is breathing heavily.
Way works over Mack with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Way is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Way tries to stand but Mack is controlling from the bottom.
Way trying to control the position from guard on top but Mack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Way wants to pass the guard but Mack is keeping the position.
Way wants to stand but Mack has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mack has momentary wrist control but Way slips an elbow through the middle.
Way lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Way is looking to stand up but Mack won't let him.
Way's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mack is trying to keep Way in close.

Mack looking for a guillotine here but Way defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Way is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Way got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mack has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Way has managed to get both his arms back between Mack's legs - danger averted.
Way wants to stand but Mack has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Way content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Way is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Mack looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Way is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that No Way will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Way throws a leg kick
and Mack counters with a straight right hand.
Way wants to slow Mack down by chopping away at his legs.
No Way seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Way tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack has a takedown stuffed.
Way fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mack is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Way forces Mack back against the ropes and clinches.
Way wants to break free but Mack has control.
Mack is trying to pull guard but Way turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Mack tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Way just stands there and leans against the ropes.
No Way has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walton Mack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Way's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mack tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Way is looking to break free of the clinch but Mack has double underhooks.
Way is looking to break free of the clinch but Mack has double underhooks.
Mack is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Way to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Way is trying to break the clinch but Mack has him pressed against the ropes.
Mack tries to pull guard but Way won't allow it.
Way tries to break free but Mack pushes him back against the ropes.
Mack is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mack fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mack keeps control of Way as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mack can't find room to land a body shot as Way controls the action.
Mack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Way or not.

Way's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Way tries to clinch but Mack is having none of it.
Way doesn't manage to clinch there - Mack circles away.
Way swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mack.
Mack is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Way just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Mack has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). No Way!