PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger Ali is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

McCann
vs
Ali

183 cm
20
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig McCann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiger Ali!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali tries to clinch up

so McCann counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ali wants to sweep here but McCann controlling him for the moment.
McCann wants to pass the guard but Ali is keeping the position.
McCann sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Craig McCann wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

McCann scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ali looks to move to half guard but instead McCann has passed into mount! Damn!
McCann controlling from the full mount.
McCann fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McCann landing punches.
Ali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McCann scores with a couple of good head shots there.

McCann is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ali to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ali shrugs it off.
McCann has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

McCann has hold of Ali's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ali manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McCann scoring with strikes but Ali is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ali hang on?
McCann controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McCann cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! McCann connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ali is bucking up trying to escape but McCann cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McCann controlling from mount.
McCann landing strikes from the mount and Ali is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McCann is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ali is surviving well by controlling McCann's body position as best he can.
McCann with shots to the head and body - Ali looks very uncomfortable down there.

McCann looking for a guillotine from mount but Ali is having none of it.
McCann with a couple of short strikes.
McCann controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Ali that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig McCann dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ali fails with the takedown

so McCann counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McCann distracts Ali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McCann is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McCann scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McCann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCann controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ali being controlled here, momentarily.
Craig McCann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ali's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCann is in close to Ali's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McCann sitting in guard here, content to control.
McCann postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McCann makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McCann looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McCann seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ali for as long as he can get away with.
McCann stands up over Ali, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali working a defensive guard here.
McCann is in close to Ali's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McCann passes Ali's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ali is breathing heavily.
McCann winds up and cracks Ali with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McCann uses his free foot to push down on Ali's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ali.
McCann punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCann tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McCann lands a big elbow.
McCann landing strikes, looking to finish!
McCann cracks Ali with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McCann controlling the position easily from mount.
McCann lands a big elbow.
McCann raining down hammerfists from mount.
McCann connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig McCann dominated that second round.
That's time! McCann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ali moves out of range of the body kick.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ali tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and McCann counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ali!
McCann looking to finish Ali with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ali!
McCann in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McCann pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCann fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McCann pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann raining down shots from the mount!
McCann postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ali looks a forlorn figure.
McCann working Ali over with strikes here.
McCann lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by McCann.
McCann looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McCann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali can do to turn this around?
McCann looking to finish Ali with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ali!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McCann cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McCann looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCann postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ali looks a forlorn figure.
McCann takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McCann lands with some strikes.
McCann in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McCann is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ali can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McCann lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann controlling from the full mount.
Ali is in a horrible position here. McCann smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McCann in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McCann looking to control and managing it successfully.
McCann is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ali can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Ali that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McCann landing shots from mount.
McCann lands a big shot there that rocks Ali but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McCann landing strikes from the mount.
McCann content just to control the position here.
Tiger Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig McCann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig McCann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCann has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig McCann!