PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brett Appley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter McBain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Appley comes to the cage accompanied by Headlines. McBain has chosen Alien8 as his entrance music. Peter McBain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Appley
vs
McBain

175 cm
27
134 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
134 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Appley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter McBain!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Appley.
Appley throws a series of punches but McBain avoids them all with ease.
McBain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McBain swinging wildly here.
Appley slips a jab and a cross from McBain.
McBain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Appley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McBain moves out of range as Appley strikes.
McBain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Appley back to the cage. McBain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McBain lands a head shot.
McBain defending well as Appley loads up on a big left hand.
Appley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBain moves away.
McBain misses with a double jab
and Appley counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Appley throws the left hand but McBain avoids the punch easily.
Appley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McBain.
Appley swings for the body but McBain moves out of range.
Appley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McBain's waist but McBain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Appley off to one side.
Appley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McBain lands a glancing blow to the side of Appley's head.
McBain misses with the combination.
McBain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Appley misses with a right hand
and McBain counters with a nice uppercut.
McBain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Appley.
Sloppy strikes from McBain. Those never looked like landing.
Brett Appley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Appley misses
and McBain counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBain tries to clinch up but Appley circles away and keeps his distance.
Appley is looking to wear down McBain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McBain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Appley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Appley moves out of range as McBain strikes.
Appley has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Appley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Appley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Appley needs to keep his hands up - McBain had a free shot at his head there.
Appley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Appley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horrible takedown by Appley or perhaps it was just good defense by McBain which made him look bad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from McBain lands but Appley takes it in his stride.

Appley is rocked!
McBain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Appley back to the cage. McBain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oh Appley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Appley throws the left hand but McBain avoids the punch easily.
Appley just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBain misses with a double jab.
Appley seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice uppercut lands for McBain. That snapped Appley's head back.
Appley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Appley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McBain's waist but McBain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Appley off to one side.
McBain is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Appley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McBain fails to land with a series of punches.
Appley throws a right hand that McBain ducks under and follows up with a left that McBain also avoids with ease.
Appley throws a hook but McBain blocks it.
Appley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McBain defends it nicely.
Appley is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McBain's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Appley closes this distance looking for a takedown but McBain circles away.
McBain moves away from the strike by Appley.
McBain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain slips under a jab.
McBain cracks Appley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Appley punishes McBain's body with a nice straight punch.
McBain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Appley manages to avoid it.
Appley walks into a straight right hand from McBain.
McBain jabs at Appley's body.
McBain lands a jab to the head.
McBain digs a good body shot into Appley's ribs.
A low kick from Appley misses
and McBain counters with a left and a right that stings Appley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Appley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Appley misses.
McBain slips under a jab from Appley.
McBain fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter McBain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McBain throws the left hand but Appley avoids the punch easily.
McBain slips a straight right by Appley.
Appley throws an off balance right hand
and McBain counters with a left and a right that stings Appley.
Appley shoots for a double leg takedown but McBain sprawls well. He's pushed Appley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice uppercut there from Appley.
McBain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Appley just misses with a punch to the body.
McBain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Appley throws a right and a left that both miss.
McBain stuffs the takedown attempt from Appley. Appley gets slowly back to his feet.
Appley scores with a sloppy right hand. McBain should have avoided that one.
McBain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Appley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from McBain. Those never looked like landing.
Peter McBain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McBain looks to land a combination. Appley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McBain lands a lovely overhand right.
Appley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McBain wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Appley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBain lands with a cross.
Appley throws a big shot that misses.
McBain leaves Appley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McBain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McBain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Peter McBain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McBain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McBain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Appley.
Peter McBain seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBain is looking to clinch.
McBain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Appley drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McBain keeping moving, preventing Appley from controlling successfully.

Appley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McBain manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Appley has McBain in his guard.
McBain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Appley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Appley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McBain manages to get himself to full guard.

McBain scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Appley misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by McBain as he connects with a hook.
Appley throws a poor cross that misses
and McBain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Appley throws a jab but it's blocked by McBain.
McBain moves away from the strike by Appley.
Appley has a takedown stuffed.
McBain tries to clinch but Appley is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain slaps away a takedown attempt from Appley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Appley shoots in for a double leg but McBain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Appley is trying hard to land a takedown here. McBain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McBain tries to clinch up but Appley circles away and keeps his distance.
McBain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McBain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBain doesn't manage to clinch there - Appley circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

McBain clinches up with Appley and pushes him back against the cage.

McBain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Appley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Decent striking displayed by McBain there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Peter McBain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

McBain lands a two punch combo.
Appley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBain just misses with a punch to the body.
McBain scores with a head kick. Appley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Appley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Appley misses the shot to the body.
McBain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Appley shoots in and drives through. McBain sprawls well.
Appley digs a good hook to McBain's body.
McBain lands a high kick!
Appley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Appley misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Appley misses with a hook to the body
and McBain counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McBain closes the distance but Appley moves to the side
letting Appley counter with a right hand.
Appley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McBains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McBain scores with a body shot.
McBain scores with a nice head shot.
McBain moves away from the strike by Appley.
McBain throws a series of punches but Appley avoids them all with ease.
Appley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McBain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Appley.
A telegraphed right hand from Appley misses the target.
Appley misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appley throws a lazy right hand but McBain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Appley. Beautiful body shot.
Appley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McBain pinned against the cage. McBain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Appley throws a poor cross that misses
and McBain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McBain lands a nice hook to Appley's body. Appley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McBain misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Appley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for McBain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Appley tries to work over McBain's front leg with a kick but McBain checks it.
McBain wants to clinch up but Appley keeps it at a distance.
Appley shoots for a takedown but McBain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Appley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Appley circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Appley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Appley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBain.
McBain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McBain walks into a jab.
McBain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Appley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Appley misses with a looping right.
Appley shoots in but McBain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McBain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Appley tries to score a power double leg takedown but McBain sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Appley somewhat.
Nice body punch from McBain.
Appley misses with a left hand
and McBain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McBain scores with a head kick. Appley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Appley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brett Appley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice takedown defense from McBain. No joy for Appley on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Appley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peter McBain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McBain connects with a right hand. Appley shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter McBain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McBain 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter McBain!
Post fight, Peter McBain stared into the camera and said 'I want to thank my fans, my team at Nacho Libre Gym, New Age Nutrition, all of my loved ones back home and Kain Lock for letting me fight here in New Age Fighting!! '.