PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rickard Humm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLeod has chosen Battle Hymn as his entrance music. Rickard Humm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Humm
vs
MacLeod

176 cm
20
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
39
160 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rickard Humm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Connor MacLeod!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacLeod scores with a nice strike.
Humm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Humm misses with a takedown attempt
and MacLeod counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Humm fails with a takedown attempt.
MacLeod shoots in and drives through. Humm sprawls well.
MacLeod's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and MacLeod duly obliges.
Humm doesn't succeed with the takedown
and MacLeod counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickard Humm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humm takes one to the side of the head.
MacLeod throws a right hand that Humm ducks under and follows up with a left that Humm also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacLeod lands with a cross.
MacLeod lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by MacLeod.
MacLeod wants to clinch up but Humm keeps it at a distance.
Connor MacLeod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
MacLeod looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Humm is fending him off so far but MacLeod persists. Nope, Humm circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from MacLeod is defended easily by Humm.
Humm tries to counter with a takedown but MacLeod is quick to defend against it.
MacLeod lands a slapping body shot.

MacLeod shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Humm manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Humm seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Humm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humm wants to stand and escape but MacLeod is having none of it.

MacLeod avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Humm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Humm keeping full guard, as MacLeod tries to pass.
MacLeod postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Humm wants to stand up but MacLeod is controlling him.
MacLeod throws a big elbow that misses.
MacLeod scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from MacLeod.
MacLeod postures up in Humm's guard and throws a big left but Humm blocks it.
Humm is trying to keep MacLeod in close.
MacLeod is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
MacLeod trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Humm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacLeod throwing strikes from guard but Humm blocks nicely.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Humm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
MacLeod uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MacLeod tries to clinch up but Humm circles away and keeps his distance.
MacLeod jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Humm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
MacLeod misses with a takedown

and Humm counters with a takedown into side control.

MacLeod throws Humm to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacLeod changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Humm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacLeod tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

MacLeod moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor MacLeod dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

MacLeod shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. MacLeod showed some decent athleticism there.
MacLeod looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
MacLeod scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Humm is staying active underneath MacLeod, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
MacLeod sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Humm defending well though.
MacLeod passes into side control, despite Humm's attempt to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humm is looking to reverse the position.
MacLeod working the ground and pound.
MacLeod lands an elbow.
MacLeod has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod tries to score with some ground and pound. Humm controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
MacLeod has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Humm taking a bit of punishment here - MacLeod scoring with strikes.
Humm is trying to control MacLeod's posture but MacLeod avoids it.
Humm takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
MacLeod misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Humm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Humm is pushing MacLeod's head away, looking to escape. MacLeod manages to hold on to the position though.
MacLeod in side control, throwing shots but Humm defends.
Humm seems a little lost for a moment, as MacLeod dominates the positioning.
MacLeod working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Humm is looking for a sweep.
MacLeod throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Humm is looking to reverse the position.

MacLeod tries for a kimura but Humm is defending well.
MacLeod throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
MacLeod working away.
MacLeod trying to control the action but Humm is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
MacLeod scoring with punches and elbows.
MacLeod in side control lands a decent elbow.
MacLeod wants to control but Humm is keeping him busy.
MacLeod blocks the strikes from Humm.
MacLeod working the ground and pound from side control.
Humm is not content to let MacLeod control the position.
Humm is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from MacLeod crashes against the mat.
Humm is looking for a sweep.
Humm wants to get back to his feet but MacLeod drags him back down.
MacLeod looking to control but instead Humm has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
MacLeod is nestled in close to Humm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Humm wants to get back to full guard.
MacLeod missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacLeod is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
MacLeod throwing shots but Humm is blocking nicely.
MacLeod slips a nice elbow through Humm's hands, connecting with Humm's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor MacLeod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

MacLeod darts in trying to clinch

and Humm counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for MacLeod!
MacLeod is trying to improve his position.

Humm is trying to get an arm triangle but MacLeod is defending well.

Humm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Humm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Humm working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Humm off and has taken his back!
MacLeod struggling to land strikes to the head as Humm covers up.
MacLeod not allowing Humm to control his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod is hanging on to Humm's back as he tries to escape.
MacLeod thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Humm trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
MacLeod punches the canvas rather than the man.
Humm covering up well under a series of strikes from MacLeod.
MacLeod is punishing Humm with some ground and pound.
MacLeod misses with an elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Humm is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if MacLeod gets his way!
Humm wants to control his opponent's hands but MacLeod gets his hands free.
MacLeod struggling to keep hold of the position.
MacLeod is landing with strikes from the back.
MacLeod throwing wild punches that miss their target.
MacLeod connects with a big shot to the side of Humm's head.
Humm trying to control the hands but MacLeod breaks the grip.
MacLeod somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Connor MacLeod has got the better of the ground game so far.
MacLeod misses with punches from the back.
Humm wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Humm tries to escape but MacLeod has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
MacLeod connects with a big shot to the side of Humm's head.

Humm is rocked!
Humm trying to control but not successfully.
Oh Humm is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacLeod is landing big shots and Humm is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor MacLeod!
Connor MacLeod was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.