PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jai McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Dorris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

McCracken
vs
Dorris

171 cm
21
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Dorris!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorris misses with a takedown attempt - McCracken sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McCracken misses with a head kick.
Dorris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCracken.
McCracken throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCracken. Dorris does a little dance to reset his feet.

Dorris has McCracken up against the cage in a clinch.
Dorris jumps guard but McCracken turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McCracken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dorris jumps guard but McCracken stands there with Dorris around his waist. Dorris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jai McCracken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Dorris.
Dorris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McCracken gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Dorris is fighting off a takedown attempt but McCracken is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dorris to the mat. Dorris regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dorris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCracken.
McCracken wants to pass the guard but Dorris is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dorris holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dorris is keeping the position for now.
McCracken sitting in guard here, content to control.
McCracken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCracken trying to control but Dorris is working from the bottom.

Jai McCracken has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dorris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCracken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dorris checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from McCracken.
Dorris fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCracken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCracken stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCracken wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCracken sprawls well. McCracken wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dorris gets slowly back to his feet.
Dorris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCracken misses with a low kick.
Dorris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCracken throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dorris avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCracken.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCracken.
Dorris blocks a head kick by McCracken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorris tries to clinch up.
McCracken buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dorris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCracken's waist but McCracken gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dorris off to one side.
Jai McCracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCracken scores with a leg kick.
Dorris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Dorris blocks the leg kick.
Dorris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from McCracken.
Dorris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McCracken swivels and escapes.
Dorris avoids the head kick by McCracken.
McCracken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorris throws a head kick that misses.
Dorris dodges the punch combination from McCracken.
McCracken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dorris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCracken misses with a low kick as Dorris jumps back.
Good leg kick by McCracken there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dorris looks to land a body kick but McCracken moved away.
McCracken scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCracken.
Dorris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCracken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCracken misses with a low kick.
Dorris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCracken misses with a looping right.
Dorris tries to close the distance and clinch but McCracken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCracken swings for the body but Dorris moves out of range.
Dorris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCracken. McCracken obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorris shoots in and drives through. McCracken sprawls well.
McCracken misses with a head kick.
McCracken misses with the combination.
McCracken circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorris has his takedown stuffed
and McCracken counters with a straight right hand.
McCracken looks to score with a jab to the body but Dorris is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dorris blocks a head kick by McCracken.
McCracken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorris.
Dorris moves out of range of the strikes.

Dorris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dorris is working for takedown but McCracken is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dorris has had enough of the clinch but McCracken keeps him there for the moment.
McCracken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

McCracken breaks the clinch.
McCracken finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCracken has a takedown stuffed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCracken.
McCracken cracks the inside of Dorris's front leg.
Dorris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dorris throws a push kick but McCracken slaps the foot to one side.
McCracken swats away the attempt to clinch by Dorris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken is looking to chop away at Dorris's legs.
Dorris staying out of range there.
McCracken shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dorris as he avoids it easily.
Dorris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCracken's waist but McCracken gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dorris off to one side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McCracken throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dorris doesn't manage to clinch there - McCracken circles away.
McCracken goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McCracken throws a sloppy head kick and Dorris moves out of range easily.
Jai McCracken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCracken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dorris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dorris tries to work over McCracken's front leg with a kick but McCracken checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCracken.
Dorris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dorris tries to close the distance and clinch but McCracken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dorris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jai McCracken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Dorris.
Dorris has a takedown stuffed.
Dorris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCracken.
McCracken misses with a series of wild punches.
Dorris dips to his left and cracks McCracken with an uppercut!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCracken plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McCracken misses with a wild combination.
McCracken misses with a few strikes there.
McCracken misses with a low kick.
McCracken goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dorris is trying desperately to land a takedown but McCracken is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dorris.
McCracken throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from McCracken misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dorris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

McCracken shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McCracken showed some decent athleticism there.
McCracken wants to control but Dorris is keeping him busy.
McCracken passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dorris!
McCracken avoids the attempt from Dorris to control.
McCracken sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dorris is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dorris looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! McCracken connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McCracken postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dorris looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCracken landing strikes from the mount.
McCracken has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McCracken trying to control but Dorris is having none of it.
Dorris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by McCracken.
Dorris is in all sorts of trouble here.
McCracken lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dorris hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jai McCracken dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

McCracken feints and then cracks Dorris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dorris down.
Dorris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCracken throws out the jab.
McCracken fakes the leg kick and cracks Dorris in the body.
Jai McCracken is winning the standup battle so far.
McCracken blocks a head kick by Dorris.
McCracken feints and then cracks Dorris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dorris down.
McCracken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dorris shoots in but McCracken avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McCracken stuffs the takedown.
Good leg kick by McCracken there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Dorris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCracken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dorris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCracken. McCracken obviously looking to wear him down.
McCracken cracks the inside of Dorris's front leg.
Dorris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dorris blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dorris checks it well.
McCracken swinging wildly here.
McCracken finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCracken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCracken lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dorris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dorris shoots for a double leg takedown but McCracken sprawls well. He's pushed Dorris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jai McCracken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Dorris.
McCracken throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCracken shoots in looking for a takedown. Dorris tries to sprawl out of it but McCracken keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dorris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCracken slaps away a takedown attempt from Dorris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McCracken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dorris takes the fight into the clinch.
McCracken swings wildly with an uppercut but Dorris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCracken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dorris is looking to take this one to the mat.

McCracken breaks from the clinch.

Dorris has closed the distance and engaged McCracken in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCracken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dorris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCracken to keep the fight standing.
Dorris blocking some punches.
Dorris tries to score a body lock takedown but McCracken shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McCracken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from McCracken.
Jai McCracken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dorris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCracken is leaning against Dorris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dorris is looking to break free of the clinch but McCracken has double underhooks.
Dorris wants a takedown but no success here.
Dorris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McCracken gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dorris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCracken lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dorris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dorris is trying to pull guard but McCracken has him pressed against the cage.
Dorris tries to pull guard but McCracken forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dorris takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Chuck Dorris has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCracken.
McCracken misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jai McCracken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCracken 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jai McCracken!
A very excited looking Jai McCracken made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.