PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Mcclure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zacharius Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Mcclure is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mcclure
vs
Pendragon

196 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
253 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Mcclure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zacharius Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcclure tries to clinch there but Pendragon circles away.
Mcclure fails with the takedown.
Zacharius Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mcclure scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mcclure not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pendragon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcclure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcclure lands a nice short elbow.
Mcclure wants to stand but Pendragon has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pendragon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcclure is working away from the top position though.
Mcclure seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pendragon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mcclure looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pendragon wants to improve his position but Mcclure is controlling well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mcclure avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon fails with the takedown.
Mcclure fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcclure avoids the head kick by Pendragon.
Mcclure getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mcclure lands a head kick. Pendragon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice sprawl there from Pendragon as Mcclure shoots in.
Mcclure throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pendragon.

Pendragon is rocked!

Mcclure scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pendragon is still in real trouble! Can Mcclure finish him?
Pendragon looks gassed!
Pendragon is looking to reverse the position.
Pendragon can't do much from the bottom here.
Pendragon seems to have recovered his senses.
A lull in the action here.
Pendragon taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcclure is looking to take a break and control but Pendragon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pendragon can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Mcclure seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pendragon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mcclure wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Mcclure fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pendragon, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcclure is trying to maintain a safe position but Pendragon gets an underhook and turns Mcclure into the cage.
Pendragon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcclure backwards.
Mcclure trying to land knees to the body.
Mcclure tries for a takedown but Pendragon manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Mcclure. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon has Mcclure pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mcclure manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Mcclure escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mcclure gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcclure drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pendragon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pendragon tries to clinch up but Mcclure circles away and keeps his distance.

Mcclure shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mcclure stops Pendragon from standing up.
Mcclure is stalling in the full guard.
Pendragon wants to stand but Mcclure is controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mcclure controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pendragon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Mcclure stands up from Pendragon's guard - Mcclure perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mcclure tries to clinch up.

Mcclure drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pendragon is looking to regain half guard here but Mcclure keeps moving and retains side control.
Pendragon is being controlled here.
Pendragon is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Mcclure dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mcclure clinches with his opponent.
Pendragon stops a takedown attempt from Mcclure.

Mcclure manages to break the clinch.

Mcclure shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mcclure can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pendragon is looking to escape.

Pendragon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mcclure.
Pendragon regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pendragon tries to kick Mcclure off but Mcclure keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pendragon trying to hold on to Mcclure's head to control him but Mcclure postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon tries to get to full guard but Mcclure has control of the leg.
Mcclure is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mcclure perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pendragon is looking to get back to full guard here but Mcclure has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mcclure prevents Pendragon from getting the reversal.
Mcclure wants to control the pace but Pendragon is squirming around nicely.
Mcclure controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Mcclure connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pendragon wants to hold on but Mcclure pushes him away.
Mcclure controlling from mount.
Mcclure connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pendragon tries to hold on but Mcclure postures up.
Mcclure scoring with strikes but Pendragon is staying in there.
Pendragon is looking to improve his position but Mcclure isn't that keen on the idea.
Mcclure takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcclure working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pendragon wants to control but Mcclure is having none of it.
Mcclure lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pendragon hang on?
Mcclure trying to control but Pendragon is having none of it.
Pendragon throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mcclure. What's that going to do exactly?
Pendragon wants to hold on but Mcclure pushes him away.
Mcclure trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mcclure takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pendragon tries to reverse the position but Mcclure maintains control.
Pendragon wants to hold on but Mcclure pushes him away.
Mcclure trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pendragon is desperately trying to improve his position but Mcclure has a good base and remains in mount.
Pendragon wants to control but Mcclure is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Mcclure dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mcclure shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mcclure moves in looking to clinch but Pendragon pushes him off.

Mcclure gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Mcclure has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pendragon uses from the top position.
Pendragon works over Mcclure with some ground and pound from guard.
Mcclure is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pendragon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pendragon prevents Mcclure from getting back to his feet.
Pendragon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Pendragon stands and steps away. Mcclure gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pendragon throws a body kick that misses.
Sean Mcclure is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcclure goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mcclure scores with a head kick.

Mcclure rushes Pendragon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Mcclure.
Mcclure is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pendragon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mcclure throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pendragon is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcclure has double underhooks.
Pendragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcclure taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pendragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mcclure is looking to break free of the clinch but Pendragon has double underhooks.

Mcclure successfully pulls guard.
Pendragon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcclure swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pendragon with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcclure looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcclure, not yet.
Mcclure is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pendragon stopping the sweep attempt from Mcclure.
Pendragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcclure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pendragon wants to stand but Mcclure has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mcclure shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Mcclure. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pendragon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mcclure counters with a big head kick but Pendragon shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon tries a head kick but it misses.

Mcclure drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pendragon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcclure is controlling him.
Mcclure trying to control but Pendragon is working from the bottom.

Pendragon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mcclure off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mcclure uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pendragon.
Mcclure fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mcclure decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcclure lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is looking to improve his position.
Pendragon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pendragon wants to get back to his feet but Mcclure is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pendragon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcclure trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pendragon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pendragon working Mcclure over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Mcclure showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcclure 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Mcclure!