PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Mccullough (ranked 24162 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kouta Ishii (ranked 5513 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mccullough
vs
Ishii

216 cm
21
214 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
22
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Mccullough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kouta Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii misses with a body kick.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Mccullough swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Mccullough looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ishii!
Ishii struggling a bit here.
Ishii is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mccullough in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccullough controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ishii is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ishii taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mccullough remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mccullough's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mccullough really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Further stalling from Mccullough.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Mccullough working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Mccullough is trying to get an arm triangle but Ishii is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mccullough grinds an elbow into Ishii's temple.
A lull in the action here.

Mccullough looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ishii is looking to regain half guard here but Mccullough keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccullough is staying tight to Ishii's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Ishii's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mccullough staying calm.
Ishii wants to control but Mccullough postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ishii managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mccullough.
Ishii is trying to escape the position but Mccullough is controlling the position.
Ishii can't do much from the bottom here.
Mccullough moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mccullough sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ishii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mccullough paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ishii.
Ishii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mccullough went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Mccullough dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mccullough keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mccullough looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Mccullough swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Ishii moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ishii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mccullough shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ishii's guard.
Ishii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mccullough is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccullough is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?
Ishii should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Mccullough thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mccullough will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ishii keeping full guard, as Mccullough tries to pass.
Mccullough showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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.
Ishii trying to keep a closed guard but Mccullough is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mccullough circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mccullough counters with a left and a right that stings Ishii.
Ishii fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mccullough throws a quick counter head kick but Ishii was just out of range.
Bryan Mccullough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kouta Ishii.

Ishii tries to keep at a distance but Mccullough has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mccullough stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mccullough blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccullough is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ishii to keep the fight standing.
Ishii looking to slow down the pace here.
Mccullough jumps guard but Ishii stands there with Mccullough around his waist. Mccullough gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ishii is trying to pull guard but Mccullough turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mccullough gets underhooks to prevent Ishii's takedown attempt.
Ishii tries to land a knee to the head but Mccullough blocks with his arms.
Ishii wants to break free but Mccullough has control.

Mccullough is trying to trip Ishii. He has hold of a leg but Ishii is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mccullough persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mccullough is standing up over Ishii. Ishii looks to escape but Mccullough dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mccullough just content to control the position.

Mccullough tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mccullough has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mccullough staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Mccullough dominated that second round.
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!

Mccullough closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ishii quickly recovers to half guard.
Ishii wants to stand back up but Mccullough manages to pass into side control.
Ishii can't do much from the bottom here.

Mccullough thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ishii bucks up and tries to throw Mccullough off but instead Mccullough has got his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Mccullough seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ishii for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii rolls, trying to escape but Mccullough keeps control of the position.
Mccullough is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ishii. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mccullough controlling the positon.
Ishii trying to control the position but Mccullough manages to sink in the hooks.
Ishii is trying to get back to his feet but Mccullough has full control of the position and if anything, Ishii has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mccullough has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ishii's body.
Ishii trying to get back to his feet but Mccullough is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ishii tries to escape but Mccullough has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bryan Mccullough overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mccullough biding his time, controlling Ishii.
Kouta Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ishii trying to control but not successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Mccullough controlling well, preventing Ishii from escaping the position.
Good control from Mccullough.

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.
Ishii trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Ishii wants to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mccullough controlling the positon.
Ishii wants to control his opponent's hands but Mccullough gets his hands free.
Ishii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ishii wants to get back to his feet.

Ishii showing good submission defense here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Mccullough showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mccullough has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Mccullough!