PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John McCain (ranked 6234 p4p, 242 weight class) and Richard Weed (ranked 22129 p4p, 272 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

McCain
vs
Weed

166 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Groove Gear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John McCain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Weed!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weed moves away from the strike by McCain.
Nice uppercut lands for McCain. That snapped Weed's head back.

Weed closes the distance and clinches.

McCain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Weed misses with a body kick.
Weed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weed jabs McCain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Weed misses with a wild combination.
McCain takes a swing at Weed's ribcage but misses.
McCain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCain slips a jab and a cross from Weed.
Weed throws a shot from downtown. McCain moves away and avoids it.
McCain misses the jab.
Weed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Weed has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McCain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCain scores with a decent looking hook.
McCain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Weed. Weed obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Weed on the side of the head.

Weed is rocked!
McCain lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Weed up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs McCain from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Weed's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John McCain!