PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Burer Mutant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Macarenco (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.

Mutant
vs
Macarenco

178 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Burer Mutant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Macarenco!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macarenco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mutant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Mutant.
Mutant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macarenco.
Burer Mutant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mutant digs a good hook to Macarenco's body.
Mutant throws a right hand that Macarenco ducks under and follows up with a left that Macarenco also avoids with ease.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Macarenco has eaten all the pies!
Macarenco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Macarenco tries to bum rush Mutant with a series of wild strikes but Mutant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mutant scores with a jab to the body.
Mutant closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mutant jabs at Macarenco's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mutant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Macarenco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mutant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mutant lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Mutant darts in and clinches Macarenco up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mutant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macarenco is trying to push Mutant away but Mutant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Macarenco tries to break free but Mutant pushes him back against the cage.
Mutant scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Mutant.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mutant.
Macarenco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mutant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macarenco backwards.
Mutant lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Macarenco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mutant lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mutant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mutant.
Mutant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Macarenco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Mutant.
Mutant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mutant has Macarenco pressed against the cage, preventing Macarenco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mutant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mutant lands a hook to the side of the head.

Macarenco is rocked!

It looks like Oliver Macarenco has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco wants to get back to striking at distance but Mutant won't allow it.
Macarenco is still on wobbly legs! Can Mutant finish him?
Mutant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mutant has a couple of punches blocked by Macarenco.
Mutant pushes Macarenco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mutant fails to land.
Mutant working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Mutant fails to land.
Mutant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mutant.
Macarenco working hard to break the clinch.
Mutant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mutant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Macarenco can't break the clinch.
Macarenco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mutant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mutant.
Macarenco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mutant misses with the head strike.
Mutant has a couple of punches blocked by Macarenco.
Macarenco seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macarencos head.
A frustrated look appears on Macarenco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mutant swings wildly with an uppercut but Macarenco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macarenco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mutant has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutant lands a left hand.
Mutant lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mutant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutant throws a head punch that misses.
Mutant prevents Macarenco from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burer Mutant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Macarenco's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mutant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mutant lands with a cross.
Macarenco swinging wildly here.
Mutant misses with a two punch combination.
Macarenco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mutant.
Macarenco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mutant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mutant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Macarenco looks to score with a jab to the body but Mutant is just out of range.
Macarenco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mutant counters by moving into the clinch.
Mutant digs a right hand into Macarenco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Macarenco's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mutant lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutant lands a nice shot to the body.
Mutant presses Macarenco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Macarenco is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mutant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mutant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Macarenco is trying to force a seperation but Mutant has the dominant position.
Mutant lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mutant lands with a left to the head.
Mutant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macarencos head.
Mutant presses Macarenco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutant digs a right hand into Macarenco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Macarenco's gas tank.
Macarenco prevents a body shot from Mutant.
Mutant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mutant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mutant working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Mutant.
Macarenco blocking some punches.
Macarenco tries to circle away but Mutant has him pinned against the cage.
Macarenco blocks a body shot from Mutant.
Mutant lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco is looking to break free of the clinch but Mutant has double underhooks.
Macarenco is trying to force a seperation but Mutant has the dominant position.
Mutant can't find room to land a body shot as Macarenco controls the action.
Mutant misses with some punches.
Macarenco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Mutant.
A nice left hand lands by Mutant.
A head punch on the inside from Mutant fails to land.
Mutant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macarenco wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mutant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macarenco has had enough of the clinch but Mutant keeps him there for the moment.
Mutant gets through Macarenco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Macarenco is looking to break free of the clinch but Mutant has double underhooks.
Mutant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mutant misses with some punches.
Macarenco wants to get back to striking at distance but Mutant won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot in the inside from Mutant.
Macarenco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burer Mutant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Macarenco's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Macarenco ducks right into an uppercut from Mutant.
Mutant connects with a nice looking jab.
Mutant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macarenco misses with a two punch combination.
Macarenco misses with the combination.
Mutant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Macarenco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mutant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mutant lunges at Macarenco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Macarenco's hand.
Macarenco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mutant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Macarenco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mutant lands with an uppercut that bounces Macarenco off the cage and back into range.
Mutant looks to land a combination but Macarenco avoids it well.
Mutant 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macarenco swinging wildly here.
Macarenco falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mutant holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mutant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macarenco can do to turn this around?
Macarenco blocks a body shot from Mutant.
Mutant prevents Macarenco from breaking the clinch.
Mutant working aggressively here.
Mutant scores with a shot to the side of Macarenco's head.
Mutant lands a right hand.
Mutant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mutant creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Macarenco with a big uppercut! Macarenco tries to clinch up but Mutant pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Macarenco to the mat! Macarenco covers up and Mutant unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Burer Mutant!