PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hershel Mccullough (ranked 23514 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Jones (ranked 2894 p4p, 287 weight class). Trevor Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mccullough
vs
Jones

150 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hershel Mccullough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones tries to break free but Mccullough pushes him back against the cage.
Mccullough could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Mccullough has the dominant position.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mccullough backwards.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Mccullough has the dominant position.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccullough has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones tries to circle away but Mccullough has him pinned against the cage.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mccullough keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Mccullough trying to stall but Jones improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mccullough keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Mccullough jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Mccullough avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mccullough drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mccullough takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Jones pushes Mccullough up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mccullough has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones tries to break free but Mccullough pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Mccullough tries to tie him up.
Jones is trying to break free.

Mccullough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Hershel Mccullough has been cut.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Mccullough controls his hands.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Mccullough wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Mccullough keeps him there for the moment.
Mccullough prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hershel Mccullough's cut.
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 gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Mccullough is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Mccullough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Jones has Mccullough up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones has Mccullough pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Mccullough won't allow it.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to break free but Mccullough pushes him back against the cage.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Mccullough's ribcage. Mccullough let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones is trying to push Mccullough away but Mccullough has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mccullough working hard to break the clinch.
Mccullough prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Mccullough is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mccullough letting Jones take a breather here.
Mccullough prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Mccullough jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Mccullough gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hershel Mccullough. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Mccullough prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mccullough takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Jones clinches up with Mccullough and pushes him back against the cage.
Mccullough is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones has Mccullough pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones wants to break free but Mccullough has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Mccullough has him pressed against the cage.
Jones stalls.
Mccullough prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Mccullough wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mccullough up against the cage.

Mccullough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trevor Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Mccullough shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Trevor Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mccullough tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Mccullough has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hershel Mccullough's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Mccullough keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones presses Mccullough against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones cracks Mccullough with a nice body shot.

Mccullough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mccullough, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mccullough prevents a body shot from Jones.
Mccullough changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones taking a breather.

Mccullough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mccullough tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mccullough somewhat.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Mccullough slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Mccullough counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
As Jones looks to move away, Mccullough throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.
Hershel Mccullough is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Mccullough counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Mccullough with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mccullough shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hershel Mccullough. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.

Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mccullough to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Mccullough is proving a slippery customer.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mccullough defends it easily.
Mccullough wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to keep Mccullough in close.
Mccullough working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mccullough has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mccullough controls the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mccullough.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mccullough gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Hershel Mccullough has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trevor Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones prevents a body shot from Mccullough.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Jones!