PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gary McF (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blood Vampire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary McF has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

McF
vs
Vampire

225 cm
26
130 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary McF!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blood Vampire!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vampire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vampire fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McF is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vampire throws a nice looking combination but McF bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McF dodges the punch combination from Vampire.
Vampire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Vampire does no damage.
Vampire tries to bum rush McF with a series of wild strikes but McF uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Vampire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blood Vampire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Vampire.
Vampire connects with a body shot.
McF tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vampire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vampire scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

McF is rocked!
Vampire tries to bum rush McF with a series of wild strikes but McF uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh McF is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vampire swinging wildly here.
Vampire looks gassed!
Vampire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vampire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Vampire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McF is looking to clinch but Vampire is avoiding it.
McF tries to clinch but Vampire is having none of it.
Vampire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McF circles away quickly and effectively.
Vampire throws a right and a left that both miss.
McF slips a jab and a cross from Vampire.
McF tries to clinch but Vampire moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - McF looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vampire throws a right hand that McF ducks under and follows up with a left that McF also avoids with ease.
McF tries to clinch up.
Vampire throws a nice looking combination but McF bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McF tries to close the distance and clinch but Vampire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McF really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vampire throws a series of punches but McF moves out of range.
McF avoids a punch combination nicely.
McF avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Vampire.
McF seems to have got his legs back now.
McF is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vampire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McF.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vampire misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vampire throws a right and a left that McF avoids nicely.
McF uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vampire.
McF showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vampire.
A jab from McF misses.
Vampire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McF circles away quickly and effectively.
Vampire throws a series of punches but McF avoids them all with ease.
Vampire closes this distance looking for a takedown but McF circles away.
Vampire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vampire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vampire swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vampire throws a right and a left that McF avoids nicely.
McF wants to clinch up but Vampire keeps it at a distance.
McF misses with the combination.
McF stuffs the takedown attempt from Vampire. Vampire gets slowly back to his feet.
Gary McF has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blood Vampire.
Vampire slips a jab from McF.
No joy there for Vampire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Vampire does no damage.
Vampire shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McF as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McF tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vampire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McF tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McF is looking to clinch but Vampire is avoiding it.
Gary McF is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vampire misses with a two punch combination.
Vampire misses with a wild combination.
McF throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McF tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vampire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vampire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McF moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blood Vampire dominated that round.
That's time! McF's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McF slips a jab and a cross from Vampire.
Vampire fails to land with a series of punches.
McF slips a jab and a cross from Vampire.
McF tries to close the distance and clinch but Vampire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vampire shoots in and drives through. McF sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Vampire. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from McF misses its intended target.
Blood Vampire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vampire fails to land with a series of punches.
McF throws a hook but Vampire blocks it.
Vampire is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Vampire.
Vampire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vampire swats away the attempt to clinch by McF.
Vampire misses with a double jab
letting McF counter with a right hand.
McF misses with a double jab.
Vampire throws a series of punches but McF moves out of range.
McF throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vampire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McF moves to clinch but Vampire breaks away
and Vampire counters with a three punch combo that has McF backing up. McF nods at Vampire to acknowledge the strikes.
McF throws the left hand but Vampire avoids the punch easily.
Vampire misses with a combination
and McF counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McF tries to close the distance and clinch but Vampire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McF looks to throw the jab but Vampire is out of range.
Vampire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vampire keeps the fight on the outside.
McF tries to clinch but Vampire is having none of it.
McF is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vampire feints a jab promting McF to slip. Vampire then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McF slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blood Vampire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vampire swinging wildly here.
McF throws a jab but it's blocked by Vampire.
Vampire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vampire misses with a wild combination.
McF throws a hook but Vampire blocks it.
McF moves to clinch but Vampire breaks away
and Vampire counters with a left and a right that stings McF.
McF is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Vampire.
Vampire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McF tries to clinch but Vampire is having none of it.
Vampire throws a right hand that McF ducks under and follows up with a left that McF also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vampire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from McF.
Vampire moves forwards but McF connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vampire missing with a left hand there. McF was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McF showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vampire.
McF tries to close the distance and clinch but Vampire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vampire misses with a few strikes there.
McF throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vampire counters with a three punch combo that has McF backing up. McF nods at Vampire to acknowledge the strikes.
Vampire throws a right hand that McF ducks under and follows up with a left that McF also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Blood Vampire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Vampire.
McF is looking to clinch.
McF is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vampire throws a right and a left that McF avoids nicely.
Vampire throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling McF to counter with a crisp jab.
McF tries to close the distance and clinch but Vampire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vampire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vampire shoots in and drives through. McF sprawls well.
Vampire misses with a jab, cross combination.
McF tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vampire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vampire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McF loads up on a big right hand but Vampire slips the punch.
McF scores with a jab. Vampire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vampire.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McF tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vampire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McF will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vampire keeps the fight on the outside.
Vampire throws a series of punches but McF moves out of range.
Vampire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Vampire.
McF throws a lazy right hand but Vampire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from McF misses.
Gary McF has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blood Vampire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vampire tries to score a power double leg takedown but McF sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vampire somewhat.
Gary McF has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blood Vampire.
Some wild striking there from Vampire.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McF looks to land a left hand but Vampire moved out of range nicely.
Vampire throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vampire throws a nice looking combination but McF bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vampire staying out of range there.
Vampire misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McF walks into a left hand.
McF avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vampire shoots for a takedown but McF saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vampire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vampire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McF fails in his attempt to clinch.
McF tries to clinch up.
Vampire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Vampire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vampire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vampire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vampire falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling McF to counter with a crisp jab.
McF throws a big shot that misses.
McF stuffs the takedown attempt from Vampire. Vampire gets slowly back to his feet.
Vampire ducks under a wild hook from McF.
Vampire tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McF swivels and escapes.
Vampire throws a series of punches but McF moves out of range.
The fighters circling - McF throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gary McF.
Well Vampire 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blood Vampire!