PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cluk Cloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy McCranky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cloo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mali Young Masters: Djembe World Drum Music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cloo
vs
McCranky

159 cm
23
147 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cluk Cloo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy McCranky!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCranky dodges the punch combination from Cloo.
McCranky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cloo.
McCranky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cloo.
Cloo closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCranky circles away.
McCranky lands a nice hook to Cloo's body. Cloo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cloo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cloo looks to land a left hand but McCranky moved out of range nicely.

McCranky pushes Cloo up against the cage in a clinch.
Cloo is trying to drag McCranky to the mat but McCranky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cloo looking to slow down the pace here.
McCranky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cloo has him pressed against the cage.
McCranky trying to control the position but instead, Cloo has worked for underhooks and has pushed McCranky into the cage.

Cloo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cloo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

McCranky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cloo tries to bench press McCranky off him but McCranky keeps the position.
McCranky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cloo keeps working.
Cloo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but McCranky presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Cloo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCranky looking for a guillotine from mount but Cloo is having none of it.
McCranky landing shots from mount.
Cloo is trying desperately to improve position.
Cloo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
McCranky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cloo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCranky trying to control but Cloo is having none of it.

McCranky has hold of Cloo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cloo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McCranky blocks Cloo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McCranky tries to control but Cloo wriggling away.
Cloo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloo wants to escape the position.
Cloo turns into McCranky and is now in his guard.
Cloo throwing strikes but missing.
McCranky throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - McCranky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cloo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCranky.

McCranky rushes Cloo and presses him up against the cage.
Cloo lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCranky backwards.
Cloo throws a head punch that misses.

Cloo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cloo throws a nice looking combination but McCranky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cloo misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCranky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

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.
McCranky tries to close the distance and clinch but Cloo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCranky lands with a right hand.
McCranky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cloo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCranky looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cluk Cloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cloo throws a left and a right that both miss

and McCranky counters with a shoot takedown. Cloo fights it but they end up in guard.
Cloo is breathing heavily.

Cloo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McCranky has picked Cloo up and slammed him! Cloo can't keep hold of the triangle and McCranky manages to pass to side control!
Cloo is looking to reverse the position.
McCranky is working Cloo over with some ground and pound from side control.

McCranky is trying to get an arm triangle but Cloo is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cloo tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Cloo throws a few strikes from the bottom but McCranky takes advantage and mounts!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy McCranky dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McCranky blocks a head kick by Cloo.
Cloo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Jimmy McCranky has been cut.
Cloo throws a right and a left that McCranky avoids nicely.
Cluk Cloo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cloo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cloo misses with a two punch combination.
Cloo throws a left and a right that both miss

and McCranky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

McCranky looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cloo wants to improve his position but McCranky is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCranky moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Cloo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cloo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCranky works his way into full mount!

McCranky working for a guillotine from mount but Cloo is in no mood to give up.
Cloo reaches up to try and control the position but McCranky seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Cloo rolls and tries to escape and now McCranky has his back!

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.
Cloo is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by McCranky.
Cloo can't escape the position.
Cloo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cloo wants to get back to his feet.
Cloo gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cloo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McCranky is desperately trying to improve his position but Cloo has a good base and remains in mount.
McCranky is squirming around, avoiding Cloo's attempts to control the action.
Cloo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cloo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cloo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cloo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCranky is looking to get to half guard.
McCranky throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McCranky really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cloo lands a big elbow.
Cloo trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Cloo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now McCranky is on top in guard.
McCranky looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cluk Cloo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy McCranky's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cloo throws a combination that misses
and Cloo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCranky scores with a hook.
McCranky moves out of range of the strikes.
McCranky throws a right hand that Cloo ducks under and follows up with a left that Cloo also avoids with ease.
Cloo misses with the combination.
McCranky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCranky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCranky throws a nice looking combination but Cloo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCranky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cloo but Cloo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left and a right from Cloo both land. Nice combination.

Cloo gets a takedown into half guard.
Cloo throwing shots but McCranky is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloo looks to land a strike but McCranky avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cloo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Cloo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McCranky manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cloo has McCranky in his guard.
McCranky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McCranky looking to pass the guard.
Cloo controls McCranky momentarily but McCranky frees himself.
McCranky trying to control but Cloo is working from the bottom.

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.
Cloo tries to strike from the bottom.
Cloo wants to stand and escape but McCranky is having none of it.
McCranky trying to control but Cloo is working from the bottom.
Cloo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cloo misses with a double jab
and McCranky counters with a nice uppercut.
McCranky slips a jab from Cloo.
Cloo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cloo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cloo misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloo stuffs the takedown attempt from McCranky. McCranky gets slowly back to his feet.
Cloo falls off balance throwing a combination

and McCranky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McCranky.

Cloo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cloo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cloo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cloo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCranky.
McCranky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. McCranky catches Cloo right on the button with a cross.
Cloo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and McCranky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McCranky.

McCranky has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cloo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cloo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cloo is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McCranky is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cloo is surviving well by controlling McCranky's body position as best he can.
McCranky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cloo throwing hammer fists to the chest of McCranky. What's that going to do exactly?
McCranky blocks Cloo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McCranky prevents Cloo from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy McCranky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McCranky 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy McCranky!