PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chip McCullugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahir Han (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.

McCullugh
vs
Han

196 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chip McCullugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mahir Han!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Han gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Han keeping moving, preventing McCullugh from controlling successfully.
McCullugh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Han has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. McCullugh is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
McCullugh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Han's efforts to push away.
Han blocks a body shot from McCullugh.
Han tries to break the clinch but McCullugh is controlling the position.
Han tries to break free but McCullugh pushes him back against the cage.
McCullugh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Han's face.

It looks like Mahir Han has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCullugh lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Han's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Han tries to break the clinch but McCullugh is controlling the position.

McCullugh pulls guard effortlessly.

Han stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McCullugh swinging wildly here.
Chip McCullugh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Han displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCullugh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullugh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCullugh moves in looking to clinch but Han pushes him off.
McCullugh defending well as Han loads up on a big left hand.
McCullugh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Han.
Han blocks a head kick by McCullugh.
McCullugh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCullugh fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCullugh shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McCullugh slips under a jab from Han.
McCullugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Han swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCullugh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Han's waist but Han gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCullugh off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip McCullugh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCullugh throws a right and a left that Han avoids nicely.
McCullugh is breathing heavily.
Han connects with a jab.
McCullugh is looking to clinch.
Han waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCullugh.
Han defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McCullugh.
A swing and a miss from McCullugh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullugh tries to clinch
letting Han counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by McCullugh.
McCullugh takes a jab right on the kisser.
McCullugh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Han defends well and McCullugh ends up having to push Han into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Han looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCullugh misses with an elbow over the top.
Han wants to break free but McCullugh has control.
Han tries to break free but McCullugh pushes him back against the cage.
Han dodges an elbow strike from McCullugh.
McCullugh keeps control of Han as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCullugh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Han is trying to push McCullugh away but McCullugh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Han blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Han has had enough of the clinch but McCullugh keeps him there for the moment.
McCullugh tries to land knees in the clinch but Han avoids the damage to the body.
McCullugh fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Han's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCullugh tries to throw a body punch but Han avoids it by throwing McCullugh back against the cage.
Han working hard to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Han is trying to break free.
McCullugh lands an elbow inside.
McCullugh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCullugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Han uses good head movement to avoid it.
Han tries to break the clinch but McCullugh is controlling the position.
McCullugh prevents Han from breaking the clinch.
McCullugh with a knee to the head.
McCullugh misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from McCullugh.
McCullugh could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McCullugh tries to land a knee to the head but Han blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Han is trying to break the clinch but McCullugh has him pressed against the cage.
Han blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCullugh has Han pressed against the cage, preventing Han from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Han can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chip McCullugh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mahir Han's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

McCullugh tries to clinch
and Han counters with a straight right hand.
McCullugh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Han counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCullugh closes the distance but Han moves to the side
letting Han counter with a right hand.
McCullugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Han paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCullugh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Han moves away.
Han uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Han scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Han misses with an uppercut
and McCullugh counters with a head kick.
McCullugh tries to clinch up
letting Han counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Han thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahir Han is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Han.
Han misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Han missing with a left hand there. McCullugh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCullugh misses with a hook.
McCullugh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Han counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCullugh moves away from the strike by Han.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullugh shoots in but no luck this time.
Han moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCullugh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McCullugh wants to clinch up but Han keeps it at a distance.
McCullugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Han swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCullugh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCullugh slips under a jab from Han.
McCullugh dives in and grabs Han's left leg, looking for a takedown. Han pushes down on McCullugh's head and hops out.
Han might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McCullugh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Han.
Han thows a left - swing and a miss!
Han fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCullugh on the side of the head.
McCullugh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Han.
McCullugh tries to move into range but Han moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chip McCullugh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCullugh tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCullugh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip McCullugh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCullugh fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullugh shoots in but Han avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Han circles away from the clinch attempt
and Han connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCullugh shoots for a double leg takedown but Han sprawls well. He's pushed McCullugh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McCullugh closes the distance but Han moves to the side
and Han counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCullugh walks into a left hand.
Han sizes up McCullugh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahir Han showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mahir Han's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Han as McCullugh shoots in.
McCullugh misses with a double jab
enabling Han to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by McCullugh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCullugh darts in trying to clinch
and Han counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Han throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Han scores with the left hand. McCullugh knows he should have avoided that one.
Han throws an ugly left hook that misses

and McCullugh counters by moving into the clinch.
McCullugh with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullugh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Han lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McCullugh working aggressively here.
Chip McCullugh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Han working hard to break the clinch.
McCullugh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Han's efforts to push away.
Han wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCullugh has him pressed against the cage.
Han tries to break free but McCullugh pushes him back against the cage.
Han on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Han is trying to force a seperation but McCullugh has the dominant position.
Han is trying to force a seperation but McCullugh has the dominant position.
McCullugh lands with a left to the head.
Han tries to break free but McCullugh pushes him back against the cage.
McCullugh missing with knees to the body.
Han is trying to break free.
McCullugh misses with a knee to the head.
McCullugh has Han pressed against the cage, preventing Han from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Han is trying to break the clinch but McCullugh has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Han's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCullugh is trying to pull guard but Han has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han is trying to push McCullugh away but McCullugh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McCullugh scores a nice knee to the body.
Han can't break the clinch.
McCullugh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Han is looking to break free of the clinch but McCullugh has double underhooks.
McCullugh tries a knee to the head but Han blocks it.
McCullugh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McCullugh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Han walks away with a smile on his face. McCullugh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip McCullugh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Han throws the left hand but McCullugh avoids the punch easily.
McCullugh slips a straight right by Han.
McCullugh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCullugh tries to clinch
and Han counters with a straight right hand.
McCullugh misses with a lunging right hand
and Han connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Han.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han misses with an uppercut. McCullugh saw that one coming.
McCullugh throws a series of punches but Han moves out of range.
McCullugh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Han but Han pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCullugh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheers as Han lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCullugh doesn't seem phased though.
McCullugh shoots in but Han avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Han's jab looks to have found its range, popping McCullugh under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Han lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Han swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCullugh.
McCullugh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McCullugh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Han counters with a stiff right hand.
McCullugh darts in trying to clinch
enabling Han to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mahir Han comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Han has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahir Han!