PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Alejandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie McCaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alejandro
vs
McCaw

185 cm
29
205 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

187 cm
21
223 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Alejandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Richie McCaw!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCaw ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alejandro tries to clinch up
and McCaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCaw lands a body shot.
Alejandro tries to clinch
and McCaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCaw lands a two punch combo.
McCaw lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alejandro looks to clinch
and McCaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

McCaw shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alejandro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alejandro keeping full guard, as McCaw tries to pass.
McCaw not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Alejandro wants to stand and escape but McCaw is having none of it.
McCaw must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McCaw chips away with some ground and pound.

Alejandro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McCaw works over Alejandro with some ground and pound from guard.
McCaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Alejandro is retaining full guard.
McCaw is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alejandro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McCaw!
McCaw tries to control the position but Alejandro now has his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alejandro is looking for the choke from the back position but McCaw is controlling his hands well.
McCaw turns into Alejandro and is now in his guard.
Alejandro trying to strike off his back.
McCaw works over Alejandro with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCaw engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alejandro wants to stand up but McCaw is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCaw lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McCaw won't allow Alejandro to get back to his feet.
McCaw wants to control from the top but Alejandro keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McCaw's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Alejandro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alejandro wants to stand but McCaw is controlling the position.
McCaw passes Alejandro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McCaw takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McCaw working the head and body with strikes.
McCaw with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alejandro wants to get back to his feet.
McCaw is taking a breather. Alejandro says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McCaw's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
McCaw scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McCaw is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alejandro is looking to escape.

McCaw wants to work for an arm triangle but Alejandro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McCaw lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richie McCaw dominated that round.
That's time! Alejandro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alejandro closes the distance looking to clinch

and McCaw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McCaw.
McCaw is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alejandro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCaw is controlling him.
McCaw working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McCaw's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alejandro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCaw is controlling him.
Alejandro looking for a sweep. Not yet Alejandro, not yet.
McCaw landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCaw postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McCaw 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.
McCaw postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McCaw distracts Alejandro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCaw is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McCaw 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.
Alejandro trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCaw sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Alejandro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McCaw stops Alejandro from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCaw content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Richie McCaw wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alejandro tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and McCaw counters with a shoot takedown. Alejandro fights it but they end up in guard.
McCaw prevents Alejandro from getting back to his feet.
McCaw scoring with punches to the head and body.
McCaw lands a couple of digs.
McCaw scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alejandro wants to stand and escape but McCaw is having none of it.
McCaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Alejandro is retaining full guard.
McCaw landing some decent shots from guard.
McCaw is working Alejandro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McCaw postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCaw lands a couple of elbows.
McCaw controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McCaw scoring with some ground and pound.
McCaw sitting in guard here, content to control.
McCaw connects with a couple of short punches.
McCaw is in close to Alejandro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McCaw is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McCaw stops Alejandro from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCaw connects with a couple of short punches.
McCaw is stalling in the full guard.
Alejandro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCaw is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richie McCaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

McCaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alejandro at a distance.
Alejandro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling McCaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Alejandro wants to clinch but McCaw slips to the side
and McCaw counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Marcos Alejandro has been cut.
Marcos Alejandro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alejandro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McCaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

McCaw decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Alejandro taking some punishment here, with McCaw in his half guard.
McCaw tries to pass to full mount but Alejandro defends it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCaw keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro wants to get back to his feet.
McCaw stalling.
McCaw drops an elbow to the side of Alejandro's head.
Alejandro is trying to stand back up but McCaw is controlling him
McCaw is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alejandro taking some punishment here, with McCaw in his half guard.
McCaw takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McCaw working Alejandro over with strikes.
McCaw seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alejandro is trying to stand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ground and pound from McCaw.
Richie McCaw has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alejandro pushes McCaw off looking to stand but McCaw dives back in and keeps control.
McCaw seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McCaw stalling.

McCaw is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCaw working the head and body with strikes.
McCaw is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Alejandro pushes McCaw off and gets back to his feet.
McCaw cracks a nice hook into Alejandro's ribs.
Alejandro closes the distance but McCaw moves to the side
and McCaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alejandro wants to clinch
letting McCaw counter with a right hand.
McCaw pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alejandro back to the cage. McCaw follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCaw feints a jab promting Alejandro to slip. McCaw then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alejandro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from McCaw finds it's target.

Alejandro is rocked!
Marcos Alejandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alejandro wants to clinch but McCaw slips to the side
and McCaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Alejandro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alejandro.
McCaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alejandro at a distance.
Alejandro seems to have got his legs back now.
McCaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCaw lands with an uppercut that bounces Alejandro off the cage and back into range.
Alejandro tries to clinch up
and McCaw counters with a three punch combo that has Alejandro backing up. Alejandro nods at McCaw to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richie McCaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCaw 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richie McCaw!
Our winner, Richie McCaw, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.