PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat McDermot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pritchard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: English Blood, Irish Heart - By Morrissey. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McDermot
vs
Pritchard

180 cm
32
187 lbs
36 - 7 - 1

187 cm
33
185 lbs
24 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
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Syndicate Nutrition
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pat McDermot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Randal Pritchard!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pritchard misses with a hook
and McDermot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDermot throws a hook to the side of Pritchard's head but Pritchard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pritchard fails to land the takedown.
Pat McDermot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pritchard lands with a nice body punch.
McDermot connects with the punch.
Pritchard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pritchard lands with a thumping leg kick.
McDermot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pritchard just misses with a punch to the body.
McDermot throws a body kick that misses
and Pritchard counters with a nice uppercut.

McDermot instigates a clinch.
McDermot lands a nice shot to the body.
Pritchard can't find room to land a body shot as McDermot controls the action.
Pritchard blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pritchard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pritchard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDermot is trying to stall.
McDermot lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pritchard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDermots head.
A short right from Pritchard.
McDermot tries to throw a body punch but Pritchard avoids it by throwing McDermot back against the cage.
Pritchard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pritchard misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Pritchard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pritchard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDermot tries a body shot but Pritchard blocks it.
Pritchard misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pritchard.
McDermot blocking some punches.
Pritchard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pritchard avoids a wild elbow strike from McDermot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDermot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pritchard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDermot tries a body shot but Pritchard blocks it.
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!
McDermot tries to throw a body punch but Pritchard avoids it by throwing McDermot back against the cage.
McDermot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDermot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from McDermot.
McDermot digs a right hand into Pritchard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pritchard's gas tank.
Pritchard misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDermot misses with a punch to the body.
Pritchard tries to work over McDermot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDermot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDermot lands with a light punch inside.
McDermot lands a nice elbow.
Pritchard pushes McDermot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Pritchard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDermot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McDermot throws a shot from downtown. Pritchard moves away and avoids it.
Pritchard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDermot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard throws a hook but McDermot avoids it easily.
McDermot slips under a jab.
McDermot blocks the body kick.
McDermot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pritchard manages to avoid it.
McDermot throws a hook to the side of Pritchard's head but Pritchard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDermot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pritchard counters with an inside leg kick.
McDermot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pritchard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pritchard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pritchard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McDermot just misses with a punch to the body.
McDermot misses with an uppercut.
Pritchard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDermot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDermot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pritchard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDermot throws a shot to the body.
McDermot throws the kick towards the body but Pritchard avoids it.
McDermot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pritchard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDermot is looking to clinch but Pritchard is avoiding it.
Pritchard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pritchard wants to slow McDermot down by chopping away at his legs.
Pritchard lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDermot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pritchard moves away.
Pritchard misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pritchard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McDermot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDermot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat McDermot 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.

Pritchard swings for the body but McDermot moves out of range.
McDermot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pritchard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McDermot slips under a jab.
McDermot thows a body shot but no joy.
McDermot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pritchard is out of range and McDermot settles back down.
McDermot is looking to slow Pritchard down with leg kicks.
Pritchard works McDermot's body with a nice hook.
Pritchard moves forwards but McDermot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDermot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pritchard thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDermot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pritchard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pritchard 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDermot throws a low kick but Pritchard moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McDermot.
Pritchard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pritchard throws a sloppy head kick and McDermot moves out of range easily.
Pritchard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDermot.
Pritchard cracks a nice hook into McDermot's ribs.
Randal Pritchard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDermot lands a nice hook to Pritchard's body. Pritchard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDermot misses with a leg kick.
McDermot throws a hook to the side of Pritchard's head but Pritchard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pritchard throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by McDermot misses
and Pritchard counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pritchard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McDermot on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDermot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pritchard's calf.
McDermot lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDermot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pritchards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Pritchard misses.
McDermot misses with a wild body shot.
McDermot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McDermot throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Pritchard to counter with a crisp jab.
Pritchard throws a looping overhand right but McDermot ducks down to avoid it.
Pritchard avoids a kick to the body.
McDermot misses the shot to the body.
McDermot lands a body shot.
McDermot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pritchard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pritchard.
Pritchard misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard throws a jab when McDermot was well out of range.
McDermot bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pritchard's head backwards.
Pritchard misses the jab.
Pritchard thuds a left hand into McDermot's body.
Pritchard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pritchard looks to land a right hand but McDermot moved out of range.
Pritchard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pritchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDermot lands a leg kick that knocks Pritchard off balance momentarily.
McDermot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pritchard.
Pritchard throws a head kick that misses.
McDermot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pritchard. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDermot takes a swing at Pritchard's ribcage but misses.
McDermot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pritchard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pritchard cracks the inside of McDermot's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDermot misses with a wild body shot.
McDermot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pritchard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McDermot is able to avoid easily.
McDermot throws a low kick, looking for Pritchard's leg but Pritchard calmly moves out of range.
McDermot scores with a hook to the body. Pritchard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDermot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pritchard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDermot on the side of the head.
Pritchard moves out of range of the body kick from McDermot.
McDermot checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Randal Pritchard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McDermot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pritchard counters with a left to the body.

McDermot takes the fight into the clinch.
Pritchard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDermot.
McDermot is stalling here.
Pritchard blocks an elbow strike from McDermot.
Pritchard throws a punch but it's blocked by McDermot.
McDermot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pritchard.
A right hook to the body lands for McDermot.
A bit of stalling here from McDermot.
Pritchard managing to block the knees to the body from McDermot.
McDermot lands a shot to the body.
McDermot lands an elbow just above Pritchard 's eye.
McDermot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDermot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard tries to throw a body punch but McDermot avoids it by throwing Pritchard back against the cage.
Pritchard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pritchard has a couple of punches blocked by McDermot.
McDermot scores with a shoulder strike.
Pritchard wants to break the clinch but can't.

Pritchard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Pritchard. That snapped McDermot's head back.
Pritchard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McDermot has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McDermot throws a leg kick but Pritchard sees it coming and moves out of range.
McDermot thows a body shot but no joy.
Pritchard throws a low kick but McDermot avoids it.
McDermot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDermot lands with a shot to the body.
McDermot wants to clinch but Pritchard slips to the side
and Pritchard counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by McDermot.
Pritchard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pritchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pritchard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pritchard lands a nice looking body shot.
Pritchard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pritchard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pritchard dips to his left and cracks McDermot with an uppercut!
McDermot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pritchard moves away.
McDermot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDermot throws a low kick but Pritchard moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pritchard lands the left hand.
McDermot jabs Pritchard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDermot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pritchard.
Pritchard misses with a straight left.
Pritchard misses with an uppercut
and McDermot counters with an outside leg kick.
Pritchard misses the shot to the body.
McDermot wants to clinch.
McDermot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pritchard manages to avoid it.
McDermot tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! McDermot slams his shin into Pritchard's torso.
McDermot moves out of range as Pritchard throws a body kick.
McDermot is looking to score with low kicks.
McDermot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pritchard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pritchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pritchard misses with an uppercut. McDermot saw that one coming.
Pritchard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pritchard misses with a takedown attempt - McDermot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McDermot connects with a leg kick. Pritchard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDermot cracks the inside of Pritchard's front leg.
Pritchard misses with a wild body shot.
McDermot is looking to wear down Pritchard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDermot scores with a leg kick.
McDermot throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Pat McDermot did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McDermot lands with a nice body punch.
McDermot misses with a leg kick.
McDermot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pritchard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from McDermot tenderised Pritchard's leg. Pritchard is trying to keep his angry face on.
McDermot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pritchard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDermot fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McDermot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pat McDermot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pritchard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDermot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermot blocking some punches.
Pritchard being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for McDermot.
Pritchard scores with a shoulder strike.
McDermot misses with the head strike.
Pritchard misses with a punch on the inside.
Pritchard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pritchard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pritchard misses with a punch to the body.
Pritchard cracks McDermot with a nice body shot.
Pritchard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pritchard tries to break the clinch but McDermot is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from McDermot fails to land.
Pritchard prevents a body shot from McDermot.
Pritchard scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermot slowing the pace effectively.
Pritchard takes a shot to the head.
McDermot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pritchard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pritchard is trying to drag McDermot to the mat but McDermot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McDermot is pushing Pritchard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McDermot scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from McDermot.
McDermot scores with a shot to the side of Pritchard's head.

Pritchard breaks from the clinch.
McDermot cracks a nice hook into Pritchard's ribs.
Pritchard connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermot thumps Pritchard with a low kick.
McDermot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pritchard manages to avoid it.
McDermot checks a leg kick.
Pritchard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pritchard. McDermot does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDermot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pritchard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McDermot just misses with a punch to the body.
McDermot slips a straight right by Pritchard.
Pritchard throws a leg kick but McDermot checks it.
Pritchard defending well as McDermot loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McDermot.
Pritchard checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDermot.
Pritchard throws a left and a right that both miss
and McDermot counters with a nice uppercut.
Pritchard is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pritchard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDermot.
Pritchard takes a swing at McDermot's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by McDermot.

Pritchard is rocked!
McDermot lands an uppercut, right on the button! Pritchard tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pat McDermot!
Pat McDermot retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Pat McDermot thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.