PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Beer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McNab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beer comes to the cage accompanied by Be somebody. Ryan McNab has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beer
vs
McNab

188 cm
20
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Crashforce Voodoo Labs

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Beer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan McNab!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beer works McNab's body with a nice hook.

Beer instigates a clinch.

McNab escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Beer misses.
A jab from Beer misses.
Beer fails with the takedown.
McNab moves in looking to clinch but Beer pushes him off.
Beer tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beer throws a lazy right hand but McNab sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Ryan McNab has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beer throws an overhand right that lands on McNab's shoulder, as McNab tries to avoid the shot.
McNab connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Danny Beer has been cut.
McNab keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Beer throws a body punch but McNab moves out of range.
McNab dives in and grabs Beer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beer pushes down on McNab's head and hops out.
A lazy left from McNab finds it's target.
McNab swinging wilding here.
Beer looks to land a right hand but McNab moved out of range.
Crunch! McNab slams his shin into Beer's torso.
Beer is breathing heavily.
Beer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McNab moves away from the strike by Beer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for McNab.
McNab scores with a three punch combo!
McNab bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beer's head.
McNab misses with the combination.
McNab scores with the left hand. Beer knows he should have avoided that one.

McNab feints and as Beer raises his hands in defense, McNab changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

McNab stands up from Beer's guard - McNab perhaps looking for a knockout.
Beer misses with a takedown attempt
and McNab counters with a left and a right that stings Beer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Beer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beer throws a series of punches but McNab avoids them all with ease.
Beer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNab.
A swing and a miss from Beer.
McNab tries to clinch up but Beer circles away and keeps his distance.
McNab closes the distance and clinches up with Beer, looking for a takedown. McNab pushes Beer against the cage but Beer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beer cracks McNab with an open hand slap.
Beer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNab misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Beer misses its intended target.
Beer looks for a takedown but McNab sprawls well.
McNab cracks Beer with a right hand to the side of the head.
McNab looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McNab ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beer slips a jab and a cross from McNab.
Beer connects with the punch.
Beer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Beer misses the target.
McNab avoids the body shot from Beer.
A punch lands to the side of Beer 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Beer clinches with his opponent.

McNab breaks the clinch.

Beer gets caught flat footed, as McNab shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McNab works over Beer with some ground and pound from guard.
Beer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McNab.
McNab has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McNab is aware though and is defending well.

McNab stands and steps away. Beer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McNab takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McNab steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beer.
McNab swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beer.
Nice uppercut there from McNab.

McNab darts in and clinches Beer up against the cage.

Beer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Beer tries to stand but can't do so whilst McNab controls his leg.

Beer postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for McNab to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNab moves away from the strike by Beer.
Beer throws a hook but McNab blocks it.
A punch combination from McNab misses.
McNab throws a one two combo.
Beer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McNab throws a right hand that Beer ducks under and follows up with a left that Beer also avoids with ease.
Beer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McNab lands with a nice combination. Beer backs away looking to recover.
McNab shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Beer defends it nicely.
Beer lands with a straight right. McNab didn't see that one coming.
McNab blocks a jab.
McNab will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - McNab looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot by McNab.
Beer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McNab misses with a double jab.
McNab takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan McNab dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Beer takes one to the chin there.
Beer misses with a hook.
Beer swings for the body but McNab moves out of range.
Beer misses the shot to the body.
Beer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McNab throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McNab moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

McNab scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McNab missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Beer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
McNab lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beer looks to score with a jab to the body but McNab is just out of range.
Beer throws the left hand but McNab avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beer misses with a looping right.
McNab listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by McNab - just one landing.
McNab takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McNab works over Beer's head and body with a nice combination.
Beer lands a head shot.
A combination from McNab does no damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McNab. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Beer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McNab lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McNab.
Ryan McNab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McNab bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan McNab seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beer catches McNab with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McNab throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beer.
The fighters circling - Beer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McNab moves out of range of the strikes.
McNab throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McNab works over Beer's head and body with a nice combination.
McNab stalks Beer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Beer's face. Beer staggers backwards, shaken.
Beer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beer missing with a left hand there. McNab was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McNab. Beer shrugs it off though.
McNab fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beer throws a big shot that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - McNab scores with a four punch combination!
McNab moves away from the strike by Beer.
Nice defenses there by McNab.
McNab throws a combination. Beer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McNab misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McNab looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McNab lands with a cross.
Beer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract McNab.
McNab moves out of range as Beer strikes.
Nice defenses there by McNab.
McNab scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Beer throws a solid leg kick but McNab takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beer.
McNab misses with a two punch combination.
McNab shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beer as he avoids it easily.
McNab misses with a two punch combination.
Beer shoots in for a takedown but McNab shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McNab lands a with a good body shot.
McNab takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNab moves out of range of the strikes.
McNab tries to clinch up
and Beer counters with a stiff right hand.
McNab throws a right and a left that Beer avoids nicely.
Beer lands a nice shot to the body.
Beer works McNab's body with a nice hook.
Beer looks to throw the jab but McNab is out of range.
McNab throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beer's waist but Beer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McNab off to one side.
McNab slips under a jab.
Beer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McNab sprawls well. McNab wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beer gets slowly back to his feet.
McNab lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beer circles away quickly and effectively.
McNab tries to bum rush Beer with a series of wild strikes but Beer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McNab's hands.
McNab is working the combinations to good effect here.
Some wild striking there from McNab.
Beer misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Beer moves out of range of the body kick from McNab.
Beer tries to clinch but McNab is having none of it.
No joy there for McNab, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McNab slips under a jab.
Beer keeps the fight on the outside.
Beer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McNab ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beer circles away from the clinch attempt.
McNab lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McNab.
Beer missing with a left hand there. McNab was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McNab throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beer throws an overhand right that lands on McNab's shoulder, as McNab tries to avoid the shot.
McNab throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beer looks to throw the jab but McNab is out of range.

Beer instigates a clinch.

McNab breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beer tries to close the distance and clinch up but McNab swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan McNab showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Beer swats away the attempt to clinch by McNab.
McNab stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McNab wants it to stay on the feet.
McNab throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McNab uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beer.
Beer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McNab keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beer.
Beer takes one on the button.

McNab shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Beer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McNab accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McNab tries to stand but Beer is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McNab scoring with some ground and pound.

McNab stands up and waves to Beer to follow him.
McNab misses with a two punch combination.
Beer throws a big shot that misses.
Beer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McNab's waist but McNab gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beer off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McNab tries to clinch up.
McNab with a hook.
Nice defenses there by McNab.
McNab's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McNab duly obliges.
Beer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circling - Beer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McNab connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beer momentarily.
McNab slips a straight right by Beer.
A telegraphed right hand from Beer misses the target.
McNab tries to close the distance and clinch but Beer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McNab misses with the combination.
McNab walks into a stiff left hand from Beer.
Beer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McNab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McNab.
Beer throws a lazy right hand but McNab sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beer throws a low kick but it's checked well by McNab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNab throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNab.
Beer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beer throws the left hand but McNab avoids the punch easily.
McNab throws a series of punches but Beer moves out of range.

Beer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McNab did well to prevent Beer getting side control.

Beer decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
McNab looks to land a combination. Beer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Beer throws a looping overhand right but McNab ducks down to avoid it.
McNab ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McNab rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McNab throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McNab walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McNab throws a series of punches but Beer avoids them all with ease.
McNab throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beer throws a big shot that misses.
McNab misses with the combination.

McNab darts in and clinches Beer up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beer is trying to drag McNab to the mat but McNab just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Danny Beer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Beer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McNab lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beer backwards.
Beer tries for a takedown. No joy.
McNab lands a knee to the head.
McNab has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McNab prevents the takedown attempt.
McNab wants a takedown.
Beer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McNab pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Beer tries for a takedown. No joy.
McNab blocks a body shot from Beer.

McNab breaks from the clinch.
Beer digs a good body shot into McNab's ribs.
Beer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNab throws a right hand that Beer ducks under and follows up with a left that Beer also avoids with ease.
McNab blocks a jab.
McNab looks to score with a jab to the body but Beer is just out of range.
Ryan McNab is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McNab checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Left hook, right uppercut from McNab.
A big left from Beer misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan McNab comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McNab 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan McNab!