PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Allen
vs
Mclean

196 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lenny Mclean!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclean throws a series of strikes that have Allen backpedaling.
Mclean takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Lenny Mclean has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Allen prevents a body shot from Mclean.
A short right from Allen.
Mclean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mclean working aggressively here.
Mclean is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Mclean into the cage.
Mclean's coach down at Foot Loves was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mclean's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Allen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Allen.
Allen lands a body punch.
Allen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Mclean controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Mclean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Allen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Allen's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Mclean avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Mclean takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Allen as the two fighters clinch.
Mclean wants to break free but Allen has control.
Allen has Mclean pushed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allen lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Allen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mclean tries to break the clinch but Allen is controlling the position.
Allen lands a right hand.
Allen wants to break free but Mclean has control.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Allen.

Allen breaks from the clinch.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mclean moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen jabs Mclean right on the nose. Mclean blinks but takes it well.
Allen takes a swing at Mclean's ribcage but misses.
Mclean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Mclean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
Allen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Allen throws a right and a left that Mclean avoids nicely.
Allen blocks a jab.
Allen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mclean.
Allen misses the jab.
Mclean cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mclean throws a hook but Allen blocks it.

Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Mclean is trying to break the clinch but Allen has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen connects with a body shot that sends Mclean's belly button to the back.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mclean staying out of range there.
Allen misses with a hook to the body
and Mclean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mclean doesn't seem bothered though.
Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mclean tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mclean throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Mclean moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen misses with a right hand
and Mclean counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mclean throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a jab to the body
and Mclean makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Allen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That has opened up Lenny Mclean's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen throws a right hand that misses
and Mclean counters with a series of strikes. Allen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Allen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mclean keeps the fight on the outside.
As Allen backs off Mclean throws a huge counter combo but Allen manages to avoid it all.

Allen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mclean being controlled against the cage.
Mclean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mclean is looking to break free of the clinch but Allen has double underhooks.
Mclean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mclean misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Mclean's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mclean finds it's way round the side to connect with Allen's head.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Barry Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Allen.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mclean or perhaps it was just good defense by Allen, which made it look bad.
Allen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Allen has managed to clinch.
Allen gets through Mclean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Allen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Barry Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mclean is looking to control Allen's arms but Allen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mclean has his back to the cage.
Mclean tries to break free but Allen pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Allen.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen gets through Mclean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Allen on the inside.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mclean can do to turn this around?
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Mclean letting Allen take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Allen.
Allen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Mclean is rocked!
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mclean is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Allen lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Allen.
Mclean is breathing heavily.
Allen lands a big right hand that drops Mclean! The killer instinct kicks in and Allen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Allen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Allen!
A relieved looking Barry Allen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.