PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Estripador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclean comes to the cage accompanied by Oasis - F**king in the bushes. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mclean
vs
Estripador

195 cm
29
270 lbs
25 - 8 - 0

190 cm
32
265 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lenny Mclean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Estripador!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclean throws a lazy uppercut
and Estripador counters with a stiff right hand.
Estripador throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mclean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Estripador counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Estripador. Those never looked like landing.
Mclean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Estripador.
Estripador with a nice cross.
Estripador misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mclean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Estripador tries to bum rush Mclean with a series of wild strikes but Mclean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mclean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Estripador counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Estripador takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mclean tries to move into range but Estripador moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Estripador scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Estripador uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mclean.
Estripador throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mclean takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mclean throws a hook but Estripador blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estripador listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A cross from Mclean lands.

Estripador forces Mclean back against the cage and clinches.
Estripador on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mclean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Estripador gets through Mclean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Estripador tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mclean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Estripador.
Estripador using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mclean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Estripador misses with a knee to the head.
Mclean's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A shot in the inside from Mclean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Estripador creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Estripador utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mclean is breathing heavily.
Estripador lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estripador lands a nice shot to the body.
Estripador lands a good knee to the midsection. Mclean won't want to take too many of those.
Estripador stalling in the clinch.
Estripador tries to land a knee to the head but Mclean blocks with his arms.
Estripador is leaning against Mclean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Estripador ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Estripador no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Estripador wants to get back to his feet but Mclean is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Estripador lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mclean!
Estripador trying to control but Mclean is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estripador misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Estripador sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Estripador tries to control but Mclean wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mclean in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mclean blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclean wants to hold on but Estripador pushes him away.
Estripador controlling from mount.
Estripador looking to finish with strikes here!
Estripador can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mclean is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Estripador get's back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Estripador dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Estripador moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Estripador.
Estripador throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mclean blocks it with crossed arms.
Mclean stalling against the cage.
Mclean gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Estripador misses with a knee to the head.
Estripador changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mclean fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jack Estripador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Estripador scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Estripador drives through and clinches with Mclean against the cage.
Mclean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mclean struggles to land a body shot inside as Estripador controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Estripador scores with a shot to the side of Mclean's head.
Good body shot from Estripador.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean misses with a punch on the inside.
Mclean is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Estripador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mclean misses with a hook. Estripador ducked under it nicely.
Estripador throws out a powerful jab.
Mclean misses the shot to the body.
Mclean is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jack Estripador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mclean is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Estripador's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Estripador duly obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Estripador throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mclean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mclean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jack Estripador seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Estripador scores with a jab. Mclean acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Estripador connects with a crisp jab.

Estripador lands a left and a right that sends Mclean crashing to the canvas! Estripador dives into mount looking to finish!

Mclean is rocked!
Estripador takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Mclean is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Estripador looking for a guillotine from mount but Mclean is having none of it.
Mclean seems to have got his legs back now.
Mclean is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Estripador throwing strikes but Mclean bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Estripador manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mclean manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean is trying to keep Estripador in close.
Mclean wants to hit a switch here but Estripador passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mclean there!
Estripador trying to control but Mclean is having none of it.
Estripador putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Estripador gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Mclean slips under a jab.
Estripador scores with a jab to the head.
Estripador moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Estripador throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mclean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Estripador uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mclean.
Estripador 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.
Estripador misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mclean tests Estripador's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mclean walks into a stiff left hand from Estripador.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Estripador showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Estripador bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Estripador takes the fight into the clinch.
Mclean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mclean looking to stall.
Mclean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mclean takes an elbow to the temple.
Estripador tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Estripador trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Estripador tries for a takedown but Mclean manages to get underhooks.
Estripador lands with a left to the head.
Mclean throws a punch but it's blocked by Estripador.
Estripador misses with a knee to the head.
Estripador being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean prevents the takedown attempt.

Mclean breaks the clinch.
Mclean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mclean avoids the head kick by Estripador.
Mclean misses the jab.
Estripador works the jab nicely.

Mclean rushes Estripador and presses him up against the cage.
Estripador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Estripador.
Estripador tries to land knees in the clinch but Mclean avoids the damage to the body.

Mclean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Estripador has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mclean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Estripador.
Estripador throws a series of punches but Mclean avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Estripador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lenny Mclean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mclean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Estripador connects with a leg kick. Mclean looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mclean moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Estripador scores with a hook.
Estripador moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mclean takes one on the button.
Mclean looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Estripador clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Estripador has picked Mclean up - he's going for a ride! Estripador dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Estripador seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Estripador decides to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean walks into a left hand.

Estripador rushes Mclean and presses him up against the cage.
Mclean misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Estripador to work.
Jack Estripador is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Estripador tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lenny Mclean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Estripador.
Estripador prevents a body shot from Mclean.
Estripador tries to land a knee to the head but Mclean blocks with his arms.
Estripador connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mclean's face.
Mclean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Estripador.

Estripador breaks from the clinch.
Mclean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Estripador sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Estripador.
Mclean thows a body shot but no joy.

Estripador closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estripador changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mclean fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Estripador moves out of range of the body kick.
Estripador comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mclean just misses with a punch to the body.
Mclean misses the jab.
Estripador's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mclean under the eye.
Estripador scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mclean doesn't seem bothered though.
Estripador lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Estripador lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Estripador lands a jab-cross combination.
Estripador lunges at Mclean with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mclean's hand.
Some wild striking there from Estripador.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Estripador comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Estripador 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Estripador!