PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donald McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punch Punchinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

McTavish
vs
Punchinson

170 cm
21
142 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

225 cm
20
144 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Merciless Gladiators
GREEN!160

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald McTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Punch Punchinson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Punchinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Punchinson is defended easily by McTavish.

Punchinson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McTavish is trying to defend but Punchinson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

McTavish manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Punchinson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

McTavish breaks the clinch.
McTavish jabs at Punchinson's body.
Punchinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McTavish throws out the jab.
Punchinson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McTavish misses with a straight left.
McTavish lands with an uppercut that bounces Punchinson off the cage and back into range.
Punchinson misses with a series of wild punches.
McTavish thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchinson throws a sloppy head kick and McTavish moves out of range easily.
Punchinson throws a sloppy head kick and McTavish moves out of range easily.
Punchinson tries to clinch up but McTavish circles away and keeps his distance.
McTavish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McTavish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchinson.
McTavish thows a body shot but no joy.
Punchinson moves out of range of the strikes.
McTavish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Punchinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Donald McTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Punch Punchinson.
McTavish wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Punchinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McTavish counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTavish.
McTavish misses with an uppercut. Punchinson saw that one coming.
McTavish is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Punchinson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McTavish just misses with a punch to the body.
Punchinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McTavish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Punchinson slips a jab from McTavish.
McTavish misses with a wild body shot.
McTavish connects with a right hand. Punchinson shakes it off.
McTavish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchinson.
McTavish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punchinson.
McTavish throws a right hand that misses
and Punchinson counters with a nice body shot.
McTavish listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punchinson avoids the body shot from McTavish.
No luck for Punchinson with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish cracks Punchinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McTavish misses with an uppercut.
Donald McTavish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTavish throws a poor cross that misses
and Punchinson counters with a big head kick but McTavish shrugs it off.
A big left from McTavish misses.
McTavish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchinson.
McTavish looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from McTavish.
A telegraphed right hand from McTavish misses the target.
McTavish looks to score with a jab to the body but Punchinson is just out of range.
McTavish thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTavish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Punchinson.
Punchinson slips under a jab from McTavish.
Punchinson slips under a jab from McTavish.
Punchinson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Punchinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish misses with a lunging right hand
and Punchinson counters with a three punch combo that has McTavish backing up. McTavish nods at Punchinson to acknowledge the strikes.
Donald McTavish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McTavish throws a hook but Punchinson blocks it.
McTavish lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Punchinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McTavish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McTavish lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Punchinson.
A telegraphed right hand from McTavish misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punchinson takes one on the button.
Punchinson slips under a jab.
Nice sprawl there from McTavish as Punchinson shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTavish leaves Punchinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McTavish stuffs the takedown attempt from Punchinson. Punchinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Punchinson looks winded!
Punchinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McTavish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald McTavish dominated 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.

McTavish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McTavish keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McTavish lands a jab to Punchinson's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from McTavish misses the target.
Punchinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Punchinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting McTavish counter with a right hand.
McTavish 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.

Punchinson moves into the clinch.

McTavish breaks the clinch.
McTavish connects with a jab.
Donald McTavish is winning the standup battle so far.
McTavish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McTavish missing with a left hand there. Punchinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from McTavish misses.
Punchinson moves out of range as McTavish strikes.
McTavish throws the left hand but Punchinson avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchinson doesn't manage to clinch there - McTavish circles away.
Punchinson slips a straight right by McTavish.
McTavish darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Punchinson misses with a takedown attempt - McTavish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McTavish swings for the body but Punchinson moves out of range.
McTavish throws out a loose jab but Punchinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Punchinson. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from McTavish misses.
McTavish swings for the body but Punchinson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from McTavish.
Punchinson moves in looking to clinch but McTavish pushes him off.
McTavish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from McTavish misses
enabling Punchinson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Donald McTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Punch Punchinson.
Punchinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Punchinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Punchinson works McTavish's body with a nice hook.
Punchinson slips under a jab.
Punchinson shoots in looking for a takedown. McTavish tries to sprawl out of it but Punchinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McTavish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Punchinson moves away from the strike by McTavish.
McTavish throws a jab when Punchinson was well out of range.
Punchinson looks to land a combination but McTavish avoids it well.
Punchinson tries to score with a low kick but McTavish moves his leg out of the way.
McTavish throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTavish misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. McTavish sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Punch Punchinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punchinson is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for McTavish.
McTavish thuds a left hand into Punchinson's body.
McTavish throws a hook to the side of Punchinson's head but Punchinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McTavish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Punchinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McTavish defends well and Punchinson ends up having to push McTavish into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

McTavish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McTavish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Punchinson.
Punchinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
McTavish scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from McTavish.
McTavish misses with a straight left.
McTavish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punchinson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McTavish bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McTavish swats away the attempt to clinch by Punchinson.
Punchinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McTavish digs a good hook to Punchinson's body.
McTavish slips a jab and a cross from Punchinson.
Punchinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McTavish makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punchinson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McTavish slips under a jab from Punchinson.
Punchinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Punchinson blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald McTavish dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

McTavish digs a good body shot into Punchinson's ribs.
McTavish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from McTavish misses.
Punchinson 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.
Nice sprawl there from McTavish as Punchinson shoots in.
McTavish scores with a body shot.
Punchinson throws a sloppy head kick and McTavish moves out of range easily.
McTavish throws a jab when Punchinson was well out of range.
McTavish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Punchinson is defended easily by McTavish.
Punchinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McTavish throws a lazy right hand but Punchinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Punchinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McTavish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McTavish.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Punchinson.
Donald McTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Punch Punchinson.
McTavish scores with a jab.
McTavish misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. McTavish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McTavish looks to land a right hand but Punchinson moved out of range.
McTavish looks to throw the jab but Punchinson is out of range.
A jab from McTavish misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Punchinson.
A jab from McTavish misses.
McTavish throws a big shot that misses.
McTavish misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish throws a hook to the side of Punchinson's head but Punchinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McTavish misses the jab.
Punchinson closes this distance looking for a takedown but McTavish circles away.
Punchinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McTavish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McTavish lands an overhand right.
McTavish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punchinson was well out of range. Poor timing from McTavish.
McTavish takes a swing at Punchinson's ribcage but misses.
Punchinson slips under a jab.
McTavish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punchinson.
Punchinson goes for a double leg but McTavish avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McTavish continues to drive forward.

McTavish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTavish with a jab.
Punchinson tries to clinch but McTavish moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchinson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Punchinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McTavish.
McTavish throws a looping overhand right but Punchinson ducks down to avoid it.
McTavish connects with a crisp jab.
McTavish leaves Punchinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McTavish looks to land a right hand but Punchinson moved out of range.
McTavish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McTavish cracks Punchinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McTavish fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Punchinson on the side of the head.
Punchinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTavish.
McTavish lands a body shot.
McTavish misses with a body shot.
McTavish lands with an uppercut that bounces Punchinson off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish works the jab nicely.
Punchinson shoots in but McTavish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McTavish looks to score with a jab to the body but Punchinson is just out of range.
McTavish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punchinson manages to avoid it.
McTavish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punchinson can do to turn this around?
McTavish throws a poor cross that misses
and Punchinson counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTavish looks to throw the jab but Punchinson is out of range.
McTavish misses the jab.
Punchinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punchinson shoots in and drives through. McTavish sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punchinson blocks a jab.
Punchinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McTavish throws out the jab.
Punch Punchinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McTavish stuns Punchinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald McTavish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McTavish, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald McTavish!