PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie McCaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Pat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCaw comes to the cage accompanied by Seeing Things. Pat has chosen Project Pat - What Cha Starin' At as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McCaw
vs
Pat

187 cm
33
268 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

190 cm
35
250 lbs
29 - 16 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richie McCaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Project Pat!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McCaw takes the fight into the clinch.
Pat scores with a shoulder strike.
McCaw drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCaw goes for a takedown attempt but Pat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

McCaw darts in and clinches Pat up against the cage.

McCaw gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCaw sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pat defending well though.
Pat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCaw.
McCaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McCaw seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McCaw has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McCaw prevents Pat from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pat manages to escape and get back to his feet!
McCaw misses with a head kick.
McCaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pat.

McCaw gets a takedown into half guard.
McCaw wants to take a breather but Pat is having none of it.
McCaw is looking to stall here but Pat recovers full guard.
McCaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCaw works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCaw seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McCaw lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pat is refusing to be controlled, as McCaw sits in half guard.

McCaw is trying for a kimura here. Pat looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! McCaw wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richie McCaw!
Richie McCaw is the new heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Richie McCaw took to the microphone: 'Puff Puff Pass that ranking Douglas, The Grimm Reefer is coming!! Thank you Pirates Powder, Mr.Boston and all the fans around the world.'.