PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emmett Mcfadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dakota Andrews has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mcfadden
vs
Andrews

184 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emmett Mcfadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andrews darts in and clinches Mcfadden up against the cage.
Andrews lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcfadden backwards.
Mcfadden tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andrews fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andrews wants a takedown.
Andrews tries to pull guard but Mcfadden forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Emmett Mcfadden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dakota Andrews.
Mcfadden tries to pull guard but Andrews forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Mcfadden pulls Andrews into guard.
Mcfadden trying to control the position.
Andrews is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrews tries to stand but Mcfadden is controlling from the bottom.
Mcfadden looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcfadden, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfadden seems keen to control Andrews's posture.
Andrews sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mcfadden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andrews's guard.

Andrews looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Andrews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcfadden.
Andrews tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mcfadden wanted to stand there but Andrews had control of the position.
Andrews trying to control the position here.
Andrews trying to strike off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Andrews tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcfadden swivels and escapes.

Andrews gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Mcfadden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcfadden tries for a takedown but Andrews circles away easily
and Andrews counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews darts in looking for a takedown but Mcfadden gets double underhooks and turns Andrews into the cage.
Mcfadden throws a big counter combination but Andrews scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Andrews!
Mcfadden darts in looking for a takedown but Andrews gets double underhooks and turns Mcfadden into the cage.
Andrews shoots in looking for a takedown. Mcfadden tries to sprawl out of it but Andrews keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mcfadden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrews is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mcfadden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mcfadden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andrews's waist but Andrews gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcfadden off to one side.
Andrews lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfadden shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrews tries to sprawl out of it but Mcfadden keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mcfadden is breathing heavily.

Andrews closes the distance and clinches.
Andrews working hard to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcfadden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andrews pulls his leg out and moves away.
Andrews is looking to chop away at Mcfadden's legs.
Mcfadden dodges the punch combination from Andrews.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Andrews dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Andrews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Andrews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Andrews - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mcfadden tries to pull guard but Andrews forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Andrews is struggling to control the position.
Mcfadden is trying to pull guard but Andrews has him pressed against the cage.

Andrews pulls Mcfadden into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mcfadden throws a strike but Andrews rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Mcfadden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andrews showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfadden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andrews trying to control but Mcfadden is working from the bottom.
Mcfadden is trying to keep Andrews in close.
Andrews pushes down on Mcfadden's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Andrews thows a huge punch but Mcfadden dodges it nicely.
Andrews tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mcfadden knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrews thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mcfadden's head.
Andrews controlling the action here.

Andrews stands up from half guard.
Andrews shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andrews clinches up against the cage.
Mcfadden working hard to break the clinch.
Mcfadden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Andrews just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmett Mcfadden. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mcfadden manages to break the clinch.
Mcfadden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andrews as he avoids it easily.
Andrews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrews stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcfadden. Mcfadden gets slowly back to his feet.
Dakota Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Andrews has closed the distance and engaged Mcfadden in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcfadden prevents the takedown attempt.

Andrews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrews misses with a two punch combination.
Andrews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mcfadden appears to be looking for a big counter.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown but Mcfadden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mcfadden blocks a head kick by Andrews.
Andrews stuffs the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Mcfadden tries to keep at a distance but Andrews has taken the fight into the clinch.
Andrews drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Andrews 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. This is the final round!

Andrews tries for a takedown but Mcfadden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dakota Andrews seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Andrews tries to sprawl but Mcfadden drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Andrews tries to roll over but Mcfadden keeps him under control.
Andrews controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Andrews is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfadden thows a huge punch but Andrews dodges it nicely.
Mcfadden is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andrews has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcfadden is working away from the top position though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mcfadden not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Andrews moves into the clinch.
Andrews works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Mcfadden jumps guard.
Andrews throws a big elbow that misses.
Mcfadden is trying to control the position but Andrews postures up.

Andrews got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mcfadden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andrews has managed to get both his arms back between Mcfadden's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Andrews drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mcfadden manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Andrews has Mcfadden in his guard.

Andrews wants to improve his position but instead Mcfadden has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andrews looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Andrews wants to improve his position but Mcfadden is controlling well.
Andrews is controlling Mcfadden's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andrews moves into full guard.
Andrews wants to sweep but no luck.
Andrews is trying to control the position but Mcfadden postures up.
Mcfadden scoring with some ground and pound.
Emmett Mcfadden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dakota Andrews is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andrews managing to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emmett Mcfadden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andrews has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

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