PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McVeigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Andrews
vs
McVeigh

200 cm
25
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 Sydney, Stanley Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John McVeigh!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andrews pushes McVeigh up against the cage in a clinch.
Andrews wants to break the clinch but can't.
McVeigh prevents Andrews from breaking the clinch.
McVeigh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andrews blocks an elbow strike from McVeigh.
McVeigh wants to break free but Andrews has control.
Andrews lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McVeigh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McVeigh fails to land.
Andrews misses with an elbow over the top.
McVeigh wants to break the clinch but can't.
McVeigh misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on McVeigh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McVeigh wants to break free but Andrews has control.

McVeigh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McVeigh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McVeigh shoots in but Andrews avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McVeigh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McVeigh fails in his attempt to clinch.
McVeigh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews fails with a takedown attempt.

McVeigh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Andrews wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. McVeigh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Andrews's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McVeigh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andrews.
Andrews slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVeigh looking for a sweep. Not yet McVeigh, not yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Stanley Andrews has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by McVeigh or perhaps it was just good defense by Andrews, which made it look bad.
McVeigh looks winded!

Andrews scores with a takedown into McVeigh's guard.
Andrews advances to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McVeigh is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews passes the guard and advances to mount!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andrews working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Andrews controlling from mount.
Andrews thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews throws some wild stikes that McVeigh manages to avoid easily.
Andrews sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Andrews stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
McVeigh throws a sloppy head kick and Andrews moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrews displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McVeigh.
Stanley Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John McVeigh.

Andrews clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Andrews dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Andrews.
Andrews shoots in looking for a takedown. McVeigh tries to sprawl out of it but Andrews keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McVeigh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McVeigh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andrews tries to avoid it but McVeigh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andrews to the ground. Andrews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andrews tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McVeigh defends well and Andrews ends up having to push McVeigh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrews is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on McVeigh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McVeigh is trying to break the clinch but Andrews has him pressed against the cage.
Andrews drops down looking for an ankle pick but McVeigh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Andrews throws a good cross that connects.
McVeigh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.

McVeigh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Andrews on his heels. He'll look to pass Andrews's guard now, I'm sure.
Stanley Andrews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McVeigh is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andrews looking for a guillotine here but McVeigh defends easily.
Andrews is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Andrews looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McVeigh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andrews is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Andrews passes to side control.
Andrews controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
McVeigh is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews just content to control the position.

Andrews decides to stand back up.
McVeigh fails with a takedown attempt.
Andrews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McVeigh pinned against the cage. McVeigh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Andrews has closed the distance and engaged McVeigh in a clinch.
McVeigh is trying to push Andrews away but Andrews has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVeigh can't break the clinch.
Andrews has McVeigh pressed against the cage, preventing McVeigh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McVeigh working hard to break the clinch.
Andrews tries to break the clinch but McVeigh is controlling the position.
McVeigh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Andrews takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Andrews is trying to pull guard but McVeigh has him pressed against the cage.
Andrews content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McVeigh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andrews's efforts to push away.
Andrews is trying to break free.
McVeigh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McVeigh is trying to break the clinch but Andrews has him pressed against the cage.
McVeigh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McVeigh working hard to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrews is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Andrews 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!

McVeigh tries to sprawl but Andrews drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Andrews stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
McVeigh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andrews shoots in looking for a takedown but McVeigh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Andrews's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Andrews closes this distance looking for a takedown but McVeigh circles away.
Andrews shoots in but McVeigh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McVeigh fails in his attempt to clinch.
McVeigh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andrews sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from McVeigh.
McVeigh moves in looking to clinch but Andrews pushes him off.
Stanley Andrews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McVeigh fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McVeigh.
No luck for Andrews with that takedown attempt.
McVeigh darts in looking for a takedown but Andrews gets double underhooks and turns McVeigh into the cage.
McVeigh misses with a punch on the inside.
McVeigh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andrews prevents McVeigh from breaking the clinch.
Andrews has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Andrews has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McVeigh after a bit of a struggle.
Andrews changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McVeigh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McVeigh is defended easily by Andrews.
John McVeigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVeigh fails with the takedown.
Andrews stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McVeigh.
Andrews shoots in for a double leg but McVeigh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Andrews slaps away a takedown attempt from McVeigh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Andrews. That snapped McVeigh's head back.
McVeigh fails with a takedown attempt.

Andrews clinches up against the cage.
Andrews has McVeigh pushed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Andrews manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews wants to sweep here but McVeigh controlling him for the moment.
McVeigh works over Andrews with some ground and pound from guard.
Andrews pulls McVeigh in to control the position.
McVeigh preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McVeigh is in close to Andrews's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McVeigh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Andrews manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Andrews controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVeigh is wriggling around trying to escape.
Andrews looking to finish with strikes here!
Andrews throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
John McVeigh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanley Andrews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrews controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Andrews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andrews, 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Andrews!