PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Mackie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calico James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roland Mackie looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Mackie
vs
James

175 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Fight King Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Mackie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calico James!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James slips a straight right by Mackie.
Mackie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Mackie misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackie misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James avoids the head kick by Mackie.
Mackie throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
Mackie throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mackie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mackie misses with a head kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - James has eaten all the pies!
James avoids the head kick by Mackie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mackie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

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.
Mackie throws a hook but James blocks it.
James slips a straight right by Mackie.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James defending well as Mackie loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That round was too close to call.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big right from Mackie misses.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackie jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James blocks a head kick by Mackie.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mackie.
Mackie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mackie fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mackie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Mackie misses.
James moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mackie misses with a hook.
Mackie wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mackie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A very close round there. Could go either way on the judges scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mackie misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackie moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackie misses the jab.
Mackie throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Mackie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roland Mackie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
James blocks a head kick by Mackie.
James avoids the head kick by Mackie.
Mackie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mackie misses.
The fighters circling - Mackie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mackie throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Roland Mackie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calico James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mackie misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A choreographed right hand from Mackie misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That round was too close to call.
Well James 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calico James!