PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toby MacAlister (ranked 1605 p4p, 1987 weight class) and Da Jiang (ranked 221 p4p, 264 weight class). MacAlister comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - This Was My Life. Da Jiang acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

MacAlister
vs
Jiang

176 cm
23
163
9 - 3 - 0

168 cm
21
155
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby MacAlister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiang lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacAlister's sensitive parts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts MacAlister, as that shot connected.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
MacAlister wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jiang misses with a body kick.
Jiang scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang swings away with a body shot that misses
and MacAlister counters with a left and a right that stings Jiang.
MacAlister avoids a kick to the body.
Jiang takes one to the chin there.
MacAlister seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jiang lands a really nice looking cross but MacAlister seems unphased.
Jiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jiang throws a body punch but MacAlister moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacAlister misses with a wild body shot.
MacAlister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from MacAlister misses the target.
MacAlister throws a big shot that misses.
MacAlister fails to land with a series of punches.
MacAlister sizes up Jiang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
MacAlister throws a lazy right hand but Jiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang misses with a hook. MacAlister ducked under it nicely.
Da Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacAlister throws a lazy right hand but Jiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jiang unleashes a big counter combination but MacAlister bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacAlister moves away.
It looked like MacAlister was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jiang.
MacAlister loads up on a big right hand but Jiang slips the punch.
MacAlister just misses with a punch to the body.
MacAlister gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacAlister throws a body punch but Jiang moves out of range.
Jiang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jiang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MacAlister needs to keep his hands up - Jiang had a free shot at his head there.
MacAlister lands a nice hook to Jiang's body. Jiang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MacAlister lands a nice hook to Jiang's body. Jiang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot by Jiang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacAlister takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacAlister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiang.
MacAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jiang swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
MacAlister wants to clinch up but Jiang keeps it at a distance.
Jiang is looking to slow MacAlister down with leg kicks.
MacAlister misses with a wild combination.
Jiang ducks under a wild hook from MacAlister.
MacAlister defending well as Jiang loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Jiang misses the target.
Jiang tries a head kick but it misses.
MacAlister throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacAlister slips under a jab from Jiang.

Jiang closes the distance and clinches.
Jiang can't find room to land a body shot as MacAlister controls the action.
Jiang is leaning against MacAlister and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jiang unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacAlister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jiang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
MacAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiang lands a nice knee to the body.
Jiang blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Jiang.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jiang.
Jiang lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Jiang.
Jiang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MacAlister backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from MacAlister.
MacAlister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jiang pushes MacAlister back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jiang blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from MacAlister fails to land.
MacAlister working aggressively here.
MacAlister misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacAlister scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacAlister tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiang's elbow.
Jiang lands a right hand.
MacAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Jiang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jiang lands with a left to the head.
MacAlister scores with a shot to the side of Jiang's head.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
Jiang tries a body shot but MacAlister blocks it.
Jiang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacAlister blocks it with crossed arms.
Jiang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. MacAlister seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jiang can turn it around.
Jiang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacAlister in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
MacAlister misses with some punches.
MacAlister tries a body shot but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang wants to stall.
MacAlister lands a hook that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
Jiang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacAlister misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from MacAlister fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jiang.
MacAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Da Jiang will probably get the nod.
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.

MacAlister missing with a left hand there. Jiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jiang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jiang staying out of range there.
Jiang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jiang lands a lovely overhand right.
Jiang swats away the attempt to clinch by MacAlister.

Jiang closes the distance and clinches.
Jiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacAlister tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiang's elbow.
A short left from MacAlister.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Jiang.
Jiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacAlister tries a body shot but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang prevents a body shot from MacAlister.
Jiang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jiang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
MacAlister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jiang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacAlister lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacAlister.
MacAlister lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacAlister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacAlister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jiang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jiang throws a punch but it's blocked by MacAlister.
Jiang scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jiang digs a right hand underneath MacAlister's ribcage. MacAlister let out a lung full of air as it connected.
MacAlister misses with a punch to the body.
MacAlister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MacAlister struggles to land a body shot inside as Jiang controls his hands.
Jiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacAlister backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jiang obliges.
MacAlister being controlled against the cage.
MacAlister misses with some punches.
MacAlister can't find room to land a body shot as Jiang controls the action.
MacAlister misses with the head strike.
MacAlister misses with the head strike.
Jiang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacAlister is defending well for now.
Jiang landing knees to the body.
Jiang pushes MacAlister back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacAlister is leaning against Jiang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jiang is trying to stall.
MacAlister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jiang blocking some punches.
Jiang lands with a right to the head.
Jiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
Jiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Jiang.
Jiang blocking some punches.
Jiang stalling in the clinch but MacAlister improves position.
MacAlister blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
Jiang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MacAlister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Jiang tries a body shot but MacAlister blocks it.
Jiang lands a left hand.
Jiang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down MacAlister.
MacAlister misses with the head strike.
Jiang blocks an uppercut.
Jiang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
MacAlister prevents a body shot from Jiang.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but MacAlister avoids the damage to the body.
MacAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Jiang.
MacAlister pushes Jiang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MacAlister misses with a hook to the ribs.
Da Jiang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jiang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jiang tries to throw a body punch but MacAlister avoids it by throwing Jiang back against the cage.
MacAlister working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacAlister.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
Jiang throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacAlister lands with a right to the head.
Jiang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jiang.
Jiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacAlister lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jiang.
Jiang blocking some punches.
Jiang lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Da Jiang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jiang throws a shot from downtown. MacAlister moves away and avoids it.
MacAlister throws an off balance right hand
and Jiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiang connects with the punch.
Jiang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jiang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. MacAlister eats them both and turns towards Jiang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A leg kick checked by MacAlister.
Jiang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jiang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jiang avoids the body shot from MacAlister.
Jiang is looking to clinch.
Jiang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacAlister throws a low kick but Jiang moves out of range easily.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
MacAlister attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
MacAlister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jiang.
MacAlister moves away from the strike by Jiang.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jiang, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAlister looks to land a combination but Jiang avoids it well.
MacAlister takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jiang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Jiang clinches up with MacAlister and pushes him back against the cage.
MacAlister takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jiang.
MacAlister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacAlister.
A hook to the body from Jiang.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Jiang.
Jiang has MacAlister pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Jiang's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Jiang blocks an uppercut.
Jiang lands with a left to the head.
Jiang lands with a short shot to the head.
Jiang scores with a hook to the body.
Jiang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toby MacAlister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang swings wildly with an uppercut but MacAlister uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacAlister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jiang blocking some punches.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacAlister.
Jiang digs a right hand underneath MacAlister's ribcage. MacAlister let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jiang lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacAlister backwards.
Jiang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacAlister's elbow.
Jiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MacAlisters head.
MacAlister struggles to land a body shot inside as Jiang controls his hands.
A short left from MacAlister.
Jiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiang prevents a body shot from MacAlister.
MacAlister takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jiang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
MacAlister misses with some punches.
MacAlister managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jiang lands a hook that snaps the head of MacAlister backwards.
MacAlister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Jiang.
Jiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jiang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jiang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacAlister lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jiang.
MacAlister makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacAlister takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jiang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacAlister backwards.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
Jiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MacAlisters head.
Jiang lands a hook that snaps the head of MacAlister backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister can't find room to land a body shot as Jiang controls the action.
Jiang wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jiang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jiang lands an uppercut.
MacAlister takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jiang pushes MacAlister back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jiang gets through MacAlister's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
MacAlister managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
Jiang lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jiang.
A nice left hand lands by Jiang.

MacAlister is rocked!
Jiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacAlister's elbow.
Oh MacAlister is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MacAlisters head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jiang.
Jiang working MacAlister over with knees to the body.
Jiang lands with a short shot to the head.
MacAlister takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jiang lands a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Da Jiang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jiang 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Jiang!