PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angry Jabberwocky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McLachlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McLachlan's choice of entrance music: Funeral For a Friend - 'History'. John McLachlan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jabberwocky
vs
McLachlan

173 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
181 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition(Laundry)
Wolfpack Threadz

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Angry Jabberwocky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John McLachlan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabberwocky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McLachlan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jabberwocky.
Angry Jabberwocky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabberwocky shoots in but McLachlan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jabberwocky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jabberwocky ducks under a wild hook from McLachlan.
Jabberwocky scores with a sloppy right hand. McLachlan should have avoided that one.
Jabberwocky scores with a punch to the head.
Jabberwocky thows a body shot but no joy.
McLachlan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jabberwocky.
Jabberwocky dodges the punch combination from McLachlan.
Nice defenses there by Jabberwocky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabberwocky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLachlan looks to land a combination but Jabberwocky avoids it well.
Jabberwocky shoots in but no luck this time.

McLachlan feints and as Jabberwocky raises his hands in defense, McLachlan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McLachlan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabberwocky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jabberwocky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McLachlan's guard.
McLachlan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jabberwocky.
Jabberwocky is looking to work some ground and pound but McLachlan has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLachlan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jabberwocky!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabberwocky is working to get back to half guard.
Jabberwocky blocking the ground and pound.
Jabberwocky tries to lock up and control but McLachlan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McLachlan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabberwocky tries to lock up and control but McLachlan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jabberwocky bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jabberwocky being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John McLachlan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A jab from McLachlan misses.
Jabberwocky takes a swing at McLachlan's ribcage but misses.
Jabberwocky stuns McLachlan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jabberwocky slips a straight right by McLachlan.
Jabberwocky just misses with a punch to the body.
McLachlan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McLachlan walks into a straight right hand from Jabberwocky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabberwocky cracks McLachlan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Jabberwocky misses.
McLachlan misses with a looping left.
McLachlan moves out of range as Jabberwocky strikes.
Jabberwocky looks to score with a jab to the body but McLachlan is just out of range.
McLachlan closes the distance and clinches up with Jabberwocky, looking for a takedown. McLachlan pushes Jabberwocky against the cage but Jabberwocky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jabberwocky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McLachlan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabberwocky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabberwocky thuds a left hand into McLachlan's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabberwocky looks to score with a jab to the body but McLachlan is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angry Jabberwocky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jabberwocky throws a jab when McLachlan was well out of range.
Jabberwocky ducks under a wild hook from McLachlan.
Jabberwocky is looking to wear down McLachlan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jabberwocky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jabberwocky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McLachlan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabberwocky just misses with a punch to the body.
McLachlan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Jabberwocky misses.
Jabberwocky throws a big shot that misses.
Jabberwocky swings away with a body shot that misses

and McLachlan counters with a takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from McLachlan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLachlan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
I wouldn't like to be where Jabberwocky is right now.
McLachlan scoring with punches from side control.
McLachlan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jabberwocky is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from McLachlan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jabberwocky manages to get back to half guard.
McLachlan trying to control from half guard but Jabberwocky is working away.
Jabberwocky is looking for a sweep. McLachlan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McLachlan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McLachlan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabberwocky is trying to control but can't.
McLachlan tries to pass to full mount but Jabberwocky defends it.
Jabberwocky wants to get back to full guard.
Jabberwocky moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
John McLachlan has got the better of the ground game so far.
McLachlan is working Jabberwocky over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLachlan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McLachlan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabberwocky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

McLachlan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jabberwocky has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McLachlan has managed to get both his arms back between Jabberwocky's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McLachlan trying to control but Jabberwocky is working from the bottom.
McLachlan won't allow Jabberwocky to sweep him here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John McLachlan.
Jabberwocky misses with a body punch
and McLachlan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jabberwocky tries for a takedown but McLachlan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLachlan. Jabberwocky does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McLachlan is defended easily by Jabberwocky.
Jab from Jabberwocky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabberwocky looks to land a left hand but McLachlan moved out of range nicely.

McLachlan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabberwocky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McLachlan looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jabberwocky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John McLachlan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jabberwocky slaps away a takedown attempt from McLachlan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McLachlan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jabberwocky manages to avoid it.
Jabberwocky thows a body shot but no joy.
McLachlan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jabberwocky swivels and escapes.
Jabberwocky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McLachlan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jabberwocky counters with a nice uppercut.
McLachlan connects with a nice looking jab.
McLachlan slips under a jab from Jabberwocky.
McLachlan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jabberwocky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McLachlan scrambles back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of McLachlan 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabberwocky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McLachlan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabberwocky.
Jabberwocky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabberwocky. McLachlan does a little dance to reset his feet.
McLachlan looks to land a right hand but Jabberwocky moved out of range.
McLachlan swinging wildly here.
Jabberwocky throws a lazy right hand but McLachlan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McLachlan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McLachlan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jabberwocky swivels and escapes.
Angry Jabberwocky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John McLachlan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan slips a jab from Jabberwocky.
McLachlan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McLachlan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jabberwocky.
McLachlan ducks under a wild hook from Jabberwocky.
Jabberwocky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McLachlan at a distance.
Jabberwocky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Angry Jabberwocky is winning the standup battle so far.
Jabberwocky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLachlan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabberwocky.
McLachlan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jabberwocky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jabberwocky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McLachlan takes a swing at Jabberwocky's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabberwocky just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabberwocky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McLachlan.
McLachlan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jabberwocky throws a sloppy body shot
and McLachlan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jabberwocky lands with a good body shot.
Jabberwocky fails with a takedown attempt.
Jabberwocky misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McLachlan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabberwocky.
McLachlan shoots in looking for a takedown but Jabberwocky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McLachlan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McLachlan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jabberwocky misses the shot to the body.
Jabberwocky connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from McLachlan misses.
McLachlan throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLachlan missing with a left hand there. Jabberwocky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jabberwocky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angry Jabberwocky clearly takes 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.

Jabberwocky misses with a shot to the body

and McLachlan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jabberwocky has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McLachlan is working away from the top position though.
McLachlan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jabberwocky!
Jabberwocky tries to lock up and control but McLachlan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McLachlan unloads with some shots from mount but Jabberwocky bucks and avoids them well.
Jabberwocky is squirming around, avoiding McLachlan's attempts to control the action.
Jabberwocky is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McLachlan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLachlan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jabberwocky tries to hold on but McLachlan postures up.
McLachlan with shots to the head and body - Jabberwocky looks very uncomfortable down there.
McLachlan controlling his opponent.
McLachlan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McLachlan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jabberwocky?
Jabberwocky really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabberwocky is squirming around, avoiding McLachlan's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabberwocky is desperately trying to improve his position but McLachlan has a good base and remains in mount.
Jabberwocky tries to hold on but McLachlan pushes him away.
McLachlan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McLachlan lands a heavy elbow.

Jabberwocky is rocked!
McLachlan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Jabberwocky is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jabberwocky takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! McLachlan's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John McLachlan! John McLachlan retains his welterweight title!
John McLachlan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.