PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Melle Mel & Grandmaster Caz - The Battle Is On. Tebato Nakara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McNulty
vs
Nakara

178 cm
25
162 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

177 cm
35
169 lbs
15 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tebato Nakara!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakara lands a head shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nakara.
Nakara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McNulty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McNulty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by McNulty.
McNulty attempts a counter takedown but Nakara avoids it well and moves away.
McNulty misses the jab.
McNulty on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nakara throws a sloppy head kick and McNulty moves out of range easily.
McNulty appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nakara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nakara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

McNulty shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nakara napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakara is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakara manages to get back to half guard.
Nakara missing with punches from the bottom.
Nakara wants to improve his position but McNulty is controlling well.

Nakara actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McNulty blocks the strikes from Nakara.
McNulty blocks the strikes from Nakara.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McNulty blocks the strikes from Nakara.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McNulty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakara shoots in looking for a takedown. McNulty tries to sprawl out of it but Nakara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McNulty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakara misses with a lunging right hand
and McNulty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McNulty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakara manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nakara.
Nakara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nakara blocks a jab.
Nakara follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
McNulty avoids the body shot from Nakara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Nakara

and McNulty decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nakara's guard.
McNulty throwing strikes from guard but Nakara blocks nicely.
McNulty looking to pass the guard.
McNulty postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McNulty manages to get himself to full guard.
McNulty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nakara trying to control the position from guard on top but McNulty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakara scoring with punches to the head and body.
McNulty avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakara distracts McNulty with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McNulty wants to sweep but no luck.
Nakara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nakara content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nakara working his ground and pound in the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty wants to sweep here but Nakara controlling him for the moment.
Nakara lands a couple of digs.

Nakara drops back looking for a leg! McNulty is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McNulty manages to kick Nakara off! Nakara jumps back into McNulty's guard.
Nakara distracts McNulty with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nakara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McNulty's head.
Nakara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nakara cracks McNulty with a big elbow.
Nakara working the ground and pound.
McNulty can't do much from the bottom here.
Nakara lands a nice forearm strike.
McNulty is trying to buck Nakara off.
McNulty takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakara works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nakara lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nakara landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
McNulty is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nakara wants to lay and pray for a moment but McNulty keeps working.
Nakara is chipping away with strikes.
Nakara lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

McNulty is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakara working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oh McNulty is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakara creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tebato Nakara dominated that round.
That's time! McNulty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A big right followed by a crushing left from Nakara knocks McNulty out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tebato Nakara!
Our winner, Tebato Nakara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Mac McNulty had this to say: 'Back to the gym. I am going to train hard then train even harder! I'm coming back with a vengeance!'.