PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Probst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Probst comes to the cage accompanied by Stop What Ya Doin. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Probst
vs
McCarthy

177 cm
22
168 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

TITAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Probst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probst connects with a leg kick. McCarthy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McCarthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probst was well out of range. Poor timing from McCarthy.
Probst slips a straight right by McCarthy.
Probst closes the distance but McCarthy moves to the side
and McCarthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Probst fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCarthy, pushing him back against the cage.
Probst stalling in the clinch but McCarthy improves position.
McCarthy can't find room to land a body shot as Probst controls the action.
Probst lands an elbow inside.
McCarthy looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McCarthy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCarthy.
McCarthy takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCarthy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probst throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Probst landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCarthy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCarthy lands a right hand.
McCarthy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Probst has McCarthy pressed against the cage, preventing McCarthy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Probst keeps control of McCarthy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Probst content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McCarthy avoids the elbow strike from Probst, against the cage.
Probst misses with an elbow strike.
Probst is pushing McCarthy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Probst lands a damaging elbow.
McCarthy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Probst backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Probst.
McCarthy tries to work over Probst's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Probst utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Probst tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCarthy avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCarthy.
Probst keeps control of McCarthy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probst using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCarthy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Probst trying to land knees to the body.
McCarthy digs a right hand into Probst's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Probst's gas tank.
Probst misses with an elbow strike.
McCarthy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Probst's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from McCarthy fails to land.
Probst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy misses with a punch on the inside.
McCarthy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Probst content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCarthy.
McCarthy wants to get back to striking at distance but Probst won't allow it.
McCarthy scores with a shot to the side of Probst's head.
Probst manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McCarthy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Probst backwards.
Probst lands an elbow that stopped McCarthy in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Probst takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McCarthy avoids the elbow strike from Probst, against the cage.
McCarthy blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by McCarthy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probst trying to stall but McCarthy improves his position.
McCarthy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, McCarthy scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCarthy controlling the action here for a moment.
Probst tries a knee to the head but McCarthy blocks it.
McCarthy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Probst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCarthy is trying to force a seperation but Probst has the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Probst just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCarthy's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Probst lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for McCarthy.
McCarthy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Probst misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jeff Probst will probably get the nod.
That's time! Probst's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Probst moves into the clinch.
Probst throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from McCarthy.
A frustrated look appears on McCarthy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Probst pressing his opponent against the cage.

McCarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Probst blocks a jab.
McCarthy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Probst sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Probst doesn't manage to clinch there - McCarthy circles away.
Probst tries to clinch but McCarthy moves away
letting McCarthy counter with a right hand.
McCarthy keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probst throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCarthy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Probst tries to clinch there but McCarthy circles away.
Probst takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by McCarthy there.
Jeff Probst is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCarthy scores with a jab to the body.
Probst drops his hands momentarily and McCarthy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Probst tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCarthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCarthy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCarthy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCarthy throws a jab but it's blocked by Probst.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy lands with a hook. Probst tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCarthy throws a lazy uppercut
and Probst counters with a head kick.
Probst moves out of range as McCarthy strikes.
McCarthy with a jab.
McCarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probst takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCarthy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Probst is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Probst uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarthy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McCarthy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Probst. Probst circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McCarthy swats away the attempt to clinch by Probst.
McCarthy throws a lazy right hand but Probst sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probst manages to avoid it.
McCarthy lands with a straight right. Probst didn't see that one coming.
McCarthy throws out a loose jab but Probst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Probst tries to clinch up.
Probst uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCarthy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from McCarthy misses.
A slow jab from McCarthy misses its intended target.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
Probst slips a straight right by McCarthy.
Probst has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McCarthy missing with a left hand there. Probst was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCarthy takes a swing at Probst's ribcage but misses.
McCarthy scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Probst tries to clinch up but McCarthy circles away and keeps his distance.
McCarthy misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probst tries to clinch but McCarthy moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan McCarthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Probst tries to clinch but McCarthy moves away
and McCarthy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCarthy works the jab nicely.
McCarthy misses with a wild body shot.
McCarthy misses the shot to the body.
McCarthy scores with a hook.
Probst throws a sloppy head kick and McCarthy moves out of range easily.
Probst uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarthy.
Probst is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Probst steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCarthy.
Probst fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCarthy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy keeps the fight on the outside.
Probst wants to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
McCarthy throws a jab but it's blocked by Probst.
Probst fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from McCarthy.
Probst plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Probst wants to clinch
letting McCarthy counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probst tries to clinch up
and McCarthy counters with a one-two to the body.

Probst is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probst uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
McCarthy lands a nice hook to Probst's body. Probst takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Probst closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a nice uppercut.
Probst uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarthy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probst tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCarthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Probst feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCarthy's calf.
McCarthy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCarthy lands with an uppercut that bounces Probst off the cage and back into range.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Probst wants to clinch up but McCarthy keeps it at a distance.
McCarthy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Probst plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Probst drives through and clinches with McCarthy against the cage.
Probst throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Probst gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCarthy avoids a wild elbow strike from Probst.

McCarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryan McCarthy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCarthy misses with a hook. Probst ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probst is looking to clinch.
McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probst.
Probst moves to clinch but McCarthy breaks away
and McCarthy counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCarthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Probst is just out of range.
Probst moves to clinch but McCarthy breaks away
and Probst takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan McCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McCarthy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30

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