PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Squidward Squarepants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Squarepants
vs
Mclean

170 cm
21
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

174 cm
27
139 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Squidward Squarepants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Mclean!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclean looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Squarepants tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mclean swivels and escapes.
Mclean goes for a double leg but Squarepants avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Squarepants continues to drive forward.
As Mclean looks to move away, Squarepants throws a big counter combo but Mclean just gets out of the way.
Squarepants shoots in but no luck this time.
Squarepants fails to land the takedown.
Mclean wants to counter with a clinch but Squarepants pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squidward Squarepants. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mclean misses with a takedown attempt - Squarepants sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Squarepants is looking for a counter combo.
Squarepants moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Squarepants thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mclean leaves Squarepants with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And Mclean responds with a good body kick, but Squarepants manages to step out the way in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean has his takedown stuffed
and Squarepants counters with a one-two to the body.

Squarepants instigates a clinch.

Squarepants has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mclean clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Mclean manages to stand up with Squarepants still on his back. Eventually Squarepants drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squarepants scores with a one two! Mclean had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Squarepants throws a head kick that half lands.
Squarepants tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mclean sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Squarepants somewhat.

Squarepants moves into range and clinches up with Mclean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mclean wants to take the fight to the mat but Squarepants manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Squarepants has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mclean clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Mclean tries to escape but Squarepants has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Squarepants is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mclean has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Mclean defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants lands a shot to the body.
Mclean is in bad spot here.
Squarepants throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

Squarepants looking for the choke from the back.
Squarepants misses with an elbow to the head.

Squarepants working for a choke but Mclean is defending well.
Squarepants controlling the position well here. Mclean rolled but Squarepants kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants keeps control of the position as Mclean tries to break free.
Mclean is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Squarepants keeps control of the position as Mclean tries to break free.
Mclean is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Squidward Squarepants dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Squarepants tries to clinch but Mclean moves out of range.
Mclean tries for a takedown but Squarepants circles away easily
and Squarepants counters with a nice uppercut.
Squidward Squarepants is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Squarepants tries to clinch up

and Mclean counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Squarepants moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Squarepants pulls Mclean in close to his closed guard and prevents Mclean from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mclean works over Squarepants with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclean scoring with some ground and pound.
Mclean preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean trying to control but Squarepants is working from the bottom.
Squarepants pulls Mclean in close to his closed guard and prevents Mclean from doing any damage or advancing position.

Squarepants throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mclean working some strikes from top position.

Squarepants had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mclean defends it easily.
Squarepants preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Mclean got a little sloppy there for a moment and Squarepants has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mclean has managed to get both his arms back between Squarepants's legs - danger averted.
Mclean looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mclean landing with the ground and pound.
Squarepants keeping moving, preventing Mclean from controlling successfully.
Mclean prevents Squarepants from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Mclean bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mclean working the ground and pound from side control.
Squarepants is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mclean throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Squarepants to regain full guard.
Squarepants is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mclean slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mclean trying to control the position from guard on top but Squarepants is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants trying to keep a closed guard but Mclean is proving a slippery customer.
Mclean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mclean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Squarepants swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Squarepants pushes Mclean off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mclean fails to land the takedown.
Squarepants shoots in for a takedown but Mclean shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squarepants has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brad Mclean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Squarepants shoots in but no luck this time.
Squarepants lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Squarepants is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mclean can do to turn this around?
Mclean fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Squarepants lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mclean will feel that in the morning.
Squidward Squarepants is winning the standup battle so far.
Squarepants scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Squarepants misses with a takedown attempt - Mclean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squarepants will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mclean looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squidward Squarepants. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mclean gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Squarepants counters with a nice leg kick.
Squarepants ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Mclean feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Squarepants is looking to stand up but Mclean isn't so interested in that idea.

Squarepants uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Squarepants shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mclean is trying to defend but Squarepants finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Mclean kicks Squarepants off and gets back to his feet.
Mclean gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Squarepants counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Squarepants scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean throws a left and a right that both miss

and Squarepants moves into the clinch.
Squarepants lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Squarepants leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Squarepants.
Stalling in the clinch from Squarepants.
Squarepants wants a takedown but no success here.
Mclean changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Squarepants fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Mclean closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Squarepants gets back to full guard.
Squarepants wants to get back to his feet but Mclean is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Squarepants working for a triangle but Mclean defends it easily.
Mclean stopping the sweep attempt from Squarepants.
Mclean controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mclean passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Squarepants trying to control here.
Mclean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mclean is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Squarepants manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Squarepants wants to sweep here but Mclean controlling him for the moment.
Squarepants trying to keep a closed guard but Mclean is proving a slippery customer.
Mclean trying to control but Squarepants is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Squidward Squarepants showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Squarepants has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Squidward Squarepants!