PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duran comes to the cage accompanied by Immortale Technique - Death March. Mclean has chosen Oasis - F**king in the bushes as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Duran
vs
Mclean

190 cm
24
288 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
269 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Duran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenny Mclean!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclean ducks under a wild hook from Duran.
Duran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mclean finds it's way round the side to connect with Duran's head.
Mclean scores with a jab. Duran acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mclean clobbers Duran with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mclean shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean misses the jab.
Mclean fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mclean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mclean just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mclean looks to throw the jab but Duran is out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Duran thows a leg kick but Mclean checks it
and Mclean counters with a stiff right hand.
Duran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mclean counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mclean misses with a jab to the body
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duran.
Duran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mclean counters with a stiff right hand.
Duran misses with a lunging right hand
and Mclean counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclean misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mclean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mclean scores with a shot to the body.
Duran is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mclean throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Mclean dominated that round.
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.

Mclean throws a right and a left that Duran avoids nicely.
Mclean thows a leg kick but Duran checks it
and Duran counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slow jab from Mclean misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mclean. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean misses with a hook. Duran ducked under it nicely.
Duran takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duran slips under a jab.
Duran looks to throw the jab but Mclean is out of range.

That's two 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.
Duran misses with an uppercut
and Mclean counters with a stiff right hand.
Duran misses with a hook to the body
and Mclean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mclean darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duran wants to clinch up but Mclean keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran misses with a jab to the body
and Mclean counters with a nice low kick that buckles Duran's knee momentarily.
Mclean throws a hook to the side of Duran's head but Duran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mclean throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mclean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duran moves away.
Lenny Mclean seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclean scores with a decent looking hook.
Mclean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mclean darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Mclean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

A jab from Mclean misses.
A punch lands to the side of Mclean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mclean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclean throws a right hand that misses
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Mclean connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duran momentarily.
Mclean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mclean misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean misses with a wild body shot.
Duran throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mclean counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mclean swings widly with a right hand
and Duran counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
Mclean throws a shot from downtown. Duran moves away and avoids it.
Mclean tries to work over Duran's front leg with a kick but Duran checks it.
Mclean misses with a hook to the body
and Duran counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran tries to clinch but Mclean moves out of range.
Mclean tries to clinch up.
Mclean works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Mclean really dominated that round.
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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Mclean. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duran on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Duran misses with a lunging right hand
and Mclean counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mclean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mclean.
Mclean lands with a nice combination. Duran backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Mike Duran has been cut.
Mclean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
Mclean scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mclean throws a poor cross that misses
and Duran counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mclean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean sizes up Duran with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Duran misses.
Duran slips a straight right by Mclean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran looks to clinch
and Duran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Mclean.
Duran swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mclean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mclean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Mclean dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mike Duran's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Mclean moves out of range as Duran strikes.
Duran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mclean misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran looks to land a left hand but Mclean moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran scores with a body shot.
Duran throws a big shot that misses.
Duran swinging wildly here.
Duran missing with a left hand there. Mclean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mclean misses with a looping left.
Duran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lenny Mclean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duran tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mclean counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duran fails in his attempt to clinch.

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.
Mclean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mclean slips a jab from Duran.
Mike Duran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duran throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mclean makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Mclean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mclean 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 43:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 43:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Mclean! Lenny Mclean retains his heavyweight title!