PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian McCloud (ranked 4260 p4p, 461 weight class) and Brad Brunswick (ranked 2223 p4p, 274 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McCloud
vs
Brunswick

193 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
214 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ian McCloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Brunswick!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brunswick rushes McCloud and presses him up against the cage.
McCloud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCloud tries to work over Brunswick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Brunswick on the inside.
McCloud misses with some punches.
Brunswick misses with the head strike.
McCloud throws a punch but it's blocked by Brunswick.
Brunswick lands a body shot.
Brunswick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCloud's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brunswick.
A right hand to the body from McCloud.
McCloud misses with a punch to the body.
McCloud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCloud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCloud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCloud scores with a hook to the body.
Brunswick looks winded!
McCloud lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCloud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCloud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brunswick or not.
McCloud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCloud swings wildly with an uppercut but Brunswick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brunswick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McCloud seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brunswick can turn it around.
McCloud misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for McCloud.
A body shot lands from McCloud.
McCloud can't find room to land a body shot as Brunswick controls the action.
McCloud lands a left hand.
McCloud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McCloud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brunswick's elbow.
A body shot lands from McCloud.
McCloud throws a punch but it's blocked by Brunswick.
McCloud prevents a body shot from Brunswick.
McCloud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCloud working aggressively here.
McCloud has a couple of punches blocked by Brunswick.
McCloud is working Brunswick over against the cage.
McCloud tries to throw a body punch but Brunswick avoids it by throwing McCloud back against the cage.
McCloud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brunswick backwards.
McCloud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brunswick.
Brunswick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCloud is working Brunswick over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCloud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brunswick misses with the head strike.
McCloud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCloud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brunswick backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from McCloud.
McCloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick controls his hands.
McCloud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McCloud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCloud working aggressively here.
McCloud misses with a punch to the body.
McCloud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brunswick's elbow.
A short uppercut from McCloud.
McCloud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brunswick misses with a punch to the body.
McCloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick controls his hands.
Brunswick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCloud throws a punch but it's blocked by Brunswick.
McCloud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brunswick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCloud throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCloud tries a body shot but Brunswick blocks it.
Brunswick lands with a right to the head.
Brunswick blocks a body shot from McCloud.
McCloud swings wildly with an uppercut but Brunswick uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCloud lands an uppercut.
McCloud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCloud misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCloud.
McCloud tries to work over Brunswick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCloud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCloud scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCloud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCloud lands a nice uppercut.
McCloud misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCloud.
McCloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick controls his hands.
McCloud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brunswick misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCloud.
McCloud can't find room to land a body shot as Brunswick controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCloud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from McCloud.
McCloud lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brunswick blocks an uppercut.
Brunswick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brunswick misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCloud throws a head punch that misses.
Brunswick misses with the head strike.
McCloud is working Brunswick over against the cage.
Brunswick blocking some punches.
McCloud tries to throw a body punch but Brunswick avoids it by throwing McCloud back against the cage.
McCloud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brunswick can't find room to land a body shot as McCloud controls the action.
McCloud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brunswick has a couple of punches blocked by McCloud.
McCloud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brunswick's elbow.
A shot in the inside from McCloud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brunswick tries to keep at a distance but McCloud has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brunswick throws a punch but it's blocked by McCloud.
Brunswick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCloud.
McCloud misses with a body punch.
Brunswick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCloud blocking some punches.
McCloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCloud.
Still in the clinch, Brunswick scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCloud lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brunswick lands a body punch.
McCloud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCloud working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunswick blocks a body shot from McCloud.
A left hand lands to the body for Brunswick.
McCloud tries to work over Brunswick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCloud blocking some punches.
McCloud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCloud scores with a shot to the side of Brunswick's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick blocks a body shot from McCloud.
McCloud gets through Brunswick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCloud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCloud blocking some punches.
Brunswick working aggressively here.
Brunswick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCloud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from McCloud fails to land.
Brunswick prevents a body shot from McCloud.
McCloud misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCloud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brunswick pushes McCloud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brunswick blocks a body shot from McCloud.
McCloud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brunswick misses with a punch on the inside.
McCloud can't find room to land a body shot as Brunswick controls the action.
McCloud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brunswick or not.
Brunswick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brunswick scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brunswick fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCloud.
McCloud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brunswick can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Brunswick - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCloud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brunswick misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCloud lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brunswick is breathing heavily.
McCloud working aggressively here.
McCloud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brunswick blocks a body shot from McCloud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCloud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCloud throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brunswick.
McCloud misses with some punches.
McCloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick controls his hands.
McCloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick controls his hands.
Ian McCloud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brunswick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brunswick prevents a body shot from McCloud.
McCloud swings wildly with an uppercut but Brunswick uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCloud throws a head punch that misses.
Brunswick tries to work over McCloud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brunswick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCloud.
McCloud swings wildly with an uppercut but Brunswick uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCloud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick controls his hands.
McCloud misses with the head strike.
McCloud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCloud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brunswick.
Brunswick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCloud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCloud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brunswick lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by McCloud.
McCloud blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brunswick.
Brunswick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Brunswick.
Brunswick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brunswick misses with the head strike.
Brunswick prevents a body shot from McCloud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCloud.
McCloud misses with a body punch.
McCloud tries a body shot but Brunswick blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Brunswick fails to land.
Brunswick blocking some punches.
McCloud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCloud swings wildly with an uppercut but Brunswick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brunswick blocks a body shot from McCloud.
McCloud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brunswick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brunswick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian McCloud dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McCloud closes the distance and clinches.
McCloud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brunswick or not.
Brunswick throws a head punch that misses.
Brunswick blocks an uppercut.
McCloud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brunswick lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCloud backwards.
Brunswick tries to work over McCloud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCloud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCloud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, McCloud scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brunswick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brunswick pushes McCloud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCloud tries a body shot but Brunswick blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCloud lands a shoulder strike.
McCloud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCloud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brunswick lands an uppercut.
McCloud can't find room to land a body shot as Brunswick controls the action.
McCloud scores with a shot to the side of Brunswick's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCloud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brunswick lands with a left to the head.
McCloud misses with a body punch.
McCloud misses with the head strike.
McCloud throws a punch but it's blocked by Brunswick.
McCloud working aggressively here.
McCloud misses with a body punch.
Brunswick throws a head punch that misses.
Brunswick blocks a body shot from McCloud.
McCloud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCloud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCloud misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCloud lands a body punch.
Brunswick prevents a body shot from McCloud.
McCloud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brunswick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCloud.
McCloud misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCloud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from McCloud on the inside.
A short uppercut from Brunswick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brunswick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCloud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brunswick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brunswick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCloud was well out of range. Poor timing from Brunswick.
Ian McCloud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McCloud tries to keep at a distance but Brunswick has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brunswick.
McCloud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick controls his hands.
McCloud works on Brunswick's body with a couple of short punches.
Brunswick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brunswick misses with the head strike.
Brunswick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCloud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brunswick prevents a body shot from McCloud.
McCloud gets through Brunswick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brunswick.
Brunswick working hard to break the clinch.
McCloud tries to work over Brunswick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCloud lands an uppercut.
McCloud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brunswick blocks a body shot from McCloud.
Brunswick prevents a body shot from McCloud.
Brunswick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCloud tries a body shot but Brunswick blocks it.
Brad Brunswick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCloud misses with some punches.
Brunswick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brunswick misses with a body punch.
McCloud misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCloud throws a head punch that misses.
McCloud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCloud.
Brunswick scores with a hook to the body.
McCloud tries to work over Brunswick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCloud blocks a body shot from Brunswick.
McCloud blocks a body shot from Brunswick.
Brunswick scores with a shot to the side of McCloud's head.
McCloud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brunswick prevents a body shot from McCloud.
Brunswick prevents a body shot from McCloud.
Brunswick pushes McCloud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCloud misses with some punches.
Brunswick misses with the head strike.
McCloud swings wildly with an uppercut but Brunswick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by McCloud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCloud works on Brunswick's body with a couple of short punches.
Brunswick blocks a body shot from McCloud.
McCloud blocking some punches.
Brunswick digs a right hand underneath McCloud's ribcage. McCloud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brunswick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCloud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCloud can't find room to land a body shot as Brunswick controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ian McCloud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCloud, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian McCloud!