PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris McAllister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and matt mitrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

McAllister
vs
mitrione

215 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris McAllister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, matt mitrione!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mitrione with a nice cross.

It looks like Chris McAllister has been cut.

mitrione gets caught flat footed, as McAllister shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McAllister scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
mitrione throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
McAllister working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of mitrione's head.
mitrione wants to get back to his feet but McAllister passes into half guard.
McAllister throwing shots but mitrione is blocking nicely.
mitrione misses with some strikes from the bottom.
mitrione is refusing to be controlled, as McAllister sits in half guard.
mitrione is looking to escape.
McAllister is trying to control. mitrione wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No joy there for mitrione, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McAllister getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
mitrione throws the left hand but McAllister avoids the punch easily.
McAllister works over mitrione's head and body with a nice combination.
mitrione throws a hook but McAllister blocks it.
McAllister slips a straight right by mitrione.
Nice sprawl there from mitrione as McAllister shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllister misses with a double jab
and mitrione counters with a nice uppercut.
mitrione misses with a double jab
and McAllister counters with a lovely shot to the body.
mitrione jabs McAllister right on the nose. McAllister blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McAllister throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
mitrione misses with an uppercut.
McAllister's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McAllister duly obliges.
A big right from mitrione misses.
A swing and a miss from mitrione.
mitrione misses with a hook.
matt mitrione seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mitrione looks gassed!
McAllister with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - mitrione throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
mitrione looks to land a left hand but McAllister moved out of range nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from McAllister.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from McAllister.
McAllister cracks mitrione with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McAllister steps to the side to avoid the strikes from mitrione.
mitrione misses with an uppercut.

McAllister shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McAllister lands with some vicious ground and pound - can mitrione hang on?
mitrione is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
McAllister tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
mitrione wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
mitrione is in a horrible position here. McAllister smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McAllister punishing his opponent with strikes.
McAllister pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McAllister looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if mitrione can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McAllister working for a submission but mitrione is keeping him at bay.
McAllister lands a nice shot to the head.
McAllister in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McAllister with the ground and pound from mount.
McAllister punishing his opponent with strikes.
McAllister is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. mitrione can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McAllister won't let mitrione get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
mitrione really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McAllister with a couple of short strikes.
McAllister lands a big elbow.
McAllister is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. mitrione can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McAllister content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McAllister has control of mitrione's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and mitrione regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mitrione wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
McAllister takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McAllister has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
mitrione throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris McAllister dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris McAllister's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good shot there by McAllister.
mitrione needs to keep his hands up - McAllister had a free shot at his head there.
mitrione might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McAllister ducks under a wild hook from mitrione.
McAllister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McAllister throws a right and a left that mitrione avoids nicely.
mitrione throws a jab but it's blocked by McAllister.
A left lands for McAllister.
mitrione throws a looping overhand right but McAllister ducks down to avoid it.
mitrione dodges the punch combination from McAllister.
McAllister slips under a jab from mitrione.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mitrione looks to land a right hand but McAllister moved out of range.
matt mitrione seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McAllister fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chris McAllister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mitrione is breathing heavily.
McAllister ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
mitrione takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mitrione misses with a looping left.
McAllister lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
mitrione walks into a left hand.
McAllister is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
mitrione on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
mitrione misses with a hook. McAllister ducked under it nicely.
McAllister slips under a jab.
McAllister misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - McAllister coming out on top.

McAllister shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McAllister controlling the action here.
McAllister will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAllister is nestled in close to mitrione, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McAllister working the head and body with strikes.
McAllister not doing much here.
mitrione pushes McAllister off looking to stand but McAllister dives back in and keeps control.
mitrione taking some punishment here, with McAllister in his half guard.
McAllister lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
mitrione really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McAllister. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McAllister landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chris McAllister overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McAllister working over mitrione with some ground and pound. mitrione looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
mitrione taking some punishment here, with McAllister in his half guard.
McAllister drops an elbow to the side of mitrione's head.
mitrione on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
mitrione tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from McAllister.
McAllister looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McAllister prevents mitrione from standing back up.
McAllister is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McAllister drops an elbow to the side of mitrione's head.
McAllister seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McAllister passes the guard and advances to mount!
McAllister breaks from mitrione's wrist control and lands an elbow.
mitrione keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McAllister takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McAllister is landing with some decent strikes but mitrione is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAllister lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McAllister landing strikes, looking to finish!
mitrione really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McAllister has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of mitrione's face.
McAllister landing punches.
mitrione working to try and regain half guard.
McAllister controlling the position easily from mount.
McAllister working mitrione over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris McAllister dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris McAllister's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

mitrione throws a looping overhand right but McAllister ducks down to avoid it.
mitrione throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

McAllister changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. mitrione looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McAllister working the head with strikes.
McAllister lands an elbow.
McAllister creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
mitrione is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
mitrione is trying to improve his position.
McAllister has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
mitrione tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
McAllister landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mitrione takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
mitrione flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
McAllister landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McAllister cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McAllister punishing his opponent with strikes.
McAllister lands a big shot there that rocks mitrione but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
mitrione is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McAllister lands a heavy elbow.
McAllister takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
mitrione in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
mitrione flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
McAllister looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McAllister tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McAllister lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAllister lands a big shot there that rocks mitrione but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McAllister blocks mitrione's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
mitrione is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McAllister controlling the position easily from mount.
mitrione is bucking up trying to escape but McAllister cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
mitrione really wants to buck McAllister off and get back to his feet.
mitrione throwing hammer fists to the chest of McAllister. What's that going to do exactly?
McAllister is in the full mount, landing strikes.
mitrione throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McAllister lands a big shot there that rocks mitrione but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McAllister landing strikes from the mount and mitrione is in trouble!
mitrione in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McAllister with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAllister can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as mitrione is looking to escape.
mitrione flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
mitrione wants to try and get back to his feet.
McAllister with a couple of short strikes.
mitrione working to try and regain half guard.
McAllister controlling his opponent.
You get the feeling that mitrione really doesn't like being in this position too much.
McAllister controlling from mount.
mitrione is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McAllister landing strikes from the mount.
McAllister looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
mitrione is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McAllister has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of mitrione's face.
mitrione throwing hammer fists to the chest of McAllister. What's that going to do exactly?
mitrione wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Chris McAllister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McAllister is landing with some decent strikes but mitrione is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McAllister controlling the position easily from mount.
mitrione is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
matt mitrione has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McAllister content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris McAllister showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McAllister, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris McAllister!