PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Crale Humper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel McVicar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Humper
vs
McVicar

175 cm
25
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Crale Humper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel McVicar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McVicar.
Humper closes the distance and clinches up with McVicar, looking for a takedown. Humper pushes McVicar against the cage but McVicar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McVicar stuffs the takedown.
McVicar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McVicar wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crale Humper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McVicar is fending him off so far but Humper persists. Nope, McVicar circles away and we're back to standing.
Humper fails with the takedown.
McVicar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McVicar misses with the combination.
McVicar throws a head kick but Humper moves out of range.
Humper tries to close the distance and clinch but McVicar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McVicar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Humper shoots in and drives through. McVicar sprawls well.
Humper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McVicar avoids it really well and circles away.
Humper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McVicar is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by McVicar.
McVicar punishes Humper's body with a nice straight punch.
Humper is breathing heavily.
Humper avoids the head kick by McVicar.
Humper moves out of range of the body kick.
Humper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McVicar throws a head kick that misses

and Humper moves into the clinch.
McVicar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McVicar is trying to break the clinch but Humper is controlling him.
McVicar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McVicar is trying to break the clinch but Humper is controlling him.
McVicar is trying to break the clinch but Humper has him pressed against the cage.
McVicar is trying to break the clinch but Humper has him pressed against the cage.
Humper has McVicar pressed against the cage, preventing McVicar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McVicar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Humper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Humper is trying to maintain a safe position but McVicar gets an underhook and turns Humper into the cage.
McVicar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McVicar is trying to break the clinch but Humper is controlling him.

Humper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVicar works the jab nicely.
Humper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Humper fails to land the takedown.
McVicar with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for McVicar. That snapped Humper's head back.
Humper fails with a takedown attempt.
McVicar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McVicar throws a leg kick but Humper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from McVicar.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Humper. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
McVicar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McVicar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for McVicar.

Humper is rocked!
McVicar lands a nice hook to Humper's body. Humper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McVicar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Humper had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McVicar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice combination there by McVicar.
Oh Humper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McVicar lands a slapping body shot.
Daniel McVicar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McVicar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Humper seems to have got his legs back now.
McVicar dips to his left and cracks Humper with an uppercut!
McVicar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Humper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Humper avoids the head kick by McVicar.
Humper blocks the body kick.
McVicar scores with a jab to the body.
McVicar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McVicar swats away the attempt to clinch by Humper.
Humper shoots in looking for a takedown. McVicar tries to sprawl out of it but Humper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McVicar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVicar connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McVicar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McVicar lands a jab.
McVicar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from McVicar finds it's way through Humper's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Humper dodges the punch combination from McVicar.
McVicar throws a sloppy head kick and Humper moves out of range easily.
Humper is trying hard to land a takedown here. McVicar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel McVicar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McVicar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crale Humper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McVicar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McVicar duly obliges.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McVicar.
McVicar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Humper is looking to clinch.
McVicar throws a head kick that misses.
McVicar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Humper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McVicar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McVicar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McVicar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McVicar avoids the head kick by Humper.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Humper avoids the head kick by McVicar.
McVicar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Humper. Humper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McVicar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McVicar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daniel McVicar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McVicar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Humper.
A clash of legs there as McVicar blocks the low kick.
Nice shot lands for McVicar.
Humper misses with a low kick.
McVicar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from McVicar.
McVicar thuds a left hand into Humper's body.
Humper throws a leg kick but McVicar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Humper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McVicar pinned against the cage. McVicar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McVicar is looking to clinch but Humper is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVicar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McVicar misses with a head kick.
McVicar throws a lazy head kick

and Humper counters by clinching up.
McVicar stops a takedown attempt from Humper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crale Humper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McVicar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Humper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McVicar's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McVicar.
Humper tries to pull guard but McVicar holds him up against the cage and eventually Humper drops back down to his feet.
Humper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McVicar just stands there and leans against the cage.
McVicar is trying to break the clinch but Humper has him pressed against the cage.
McVicar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Humper looking to stall.
McVicar wants to get back to striking at distance but Humper won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humper tries for a takedown but McVicar manages to get underhooks.
McVicar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McVicar is looking to break free of the clinch but Humper has double underhooks.
McVicar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McVicar is trying to break the clinch but Humper has him pressed against the cage.
McVicar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Humper has him pressed against the cage.
McVicar wants to break the clinch but can't.
McVicar wants to break the clinch but can't.

Humper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Humper closes this distance looking for a takedown but McVicar circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McVicar.
McVicar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from McVicar.
McVicar throws a chopping leg kick but Humper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Humper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McVicar throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from McVicar.
Humper fails with a takedown attempt.
Humper wants to clinch.
McVicar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McVicar throws a push kick but Humper slaps the foot to one side.
McVicar tries to land a leg kick but Humper saw it coming and moves away.
McVicar stuns Humper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Humper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McVicar as he jumps to the side.
McVicar misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel McVicar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

McVicar throws a series of strikes that have Humper backpedaling.
Humper tries to score a power double leg takedown but McVicar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Humper somewhat.
Humper tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McVicar!
McVicar catches Humper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McVicar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Humper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniel McVicar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McVicar lands the left hand.
McVicar throws a half hearted mid kick.
McVicar misses with a double jab.
McVicar leaves Humper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McVicar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Humper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humper swats away the attempt to clinch by McVicar.
A head kick by McVicar misses

and Humper counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McVicar's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Humper wants to control from the top but McVicar keeps moving.
McVicar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Humper trying to control the position from guard on top but McVicar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McVicar pulls Humper in close to his closed guard and prevents Humper from doing any damage or advancing position.
Humper wants to stand but McVicar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVicar looking for a sweep. Not yet McVicar, not yet.

Humper stands up and waves to McVicar to follow him.
McVicar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Humper tries to clinch there but McVicar circles away.
Humper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McVicar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McVicar wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crale Humper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McVicar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McVicar.
Humper avoids the head kick by McVicar.
Humper is trying hard to land a takedown here. McVicar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McVicar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McVicar wants it to stay on the feet.
McVicar fails to land with a series of punches.
McVicar throws a sloppy head kick and Humper moves out of range easily.
McVicar throws a combination. Humper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Humper rushes McVicar and presses him up against the cage.
Humper goes for a takedown in the clinch but McVicar prevents it.
McVicar tries to circle away but Humper has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on McVicar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McVicar tries for a takedown. No joy.

Humper manages to break the clinch.
McVicar slaps away a takedown attempt from Humper, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVicar moves in looking to clinch but Humper pushes him off.
McVicar misses with a double jab.
McVicar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Humper fails to land the takedown.
McVicar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Humper.
McVicar throws a sloppy head kick

and Humper counters by moving into the clinch.
Humper keeps control of McVicar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Humper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McVicar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Humper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McVicar's efforts to push away.
Humper drops down looking for an ankle pick but McVicar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crale Humper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

McVicar rushes Humper and presses him up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel McVicar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McVicar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel McVicar!