PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lalime (ranked 715 p4p, 518 weight class) and Lucas McCain (ranked 107 p4p, 76 weight class). 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.

Lalime
vs
McCain

190 cm
28
205
16 - 10 - 1

190 cm
28
205
14 - 7 - 1

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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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for McCain .
Lalime checks a leg kick.
McCain scores with a punch to the head.
Lalime lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lalime looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lalime takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Lalime closes the distance and pushes McCain back into the cage.
McCain tries a body shot but Lalime blocks it.
Lalime blocking some punches.
McCain is working Lalime over against the cage.
Lalime being controlled against the cage.
McCain blocking some punches.
McCain lands a hook that snaps the head of Lalime backwards.
Lalime misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCain can't break the clinch.
McCain lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lalime's elbow.
McCain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lalime's elbow.
McCain digs a right hand underneath Lalime's ribcage. Lalime let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lalime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lalime blocks an uppercut.

McCain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lalime manages to avoid it.
McCain scoring well with a low kick there.
Lalime misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like McCain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McCain 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.
Lalime throws an overhand right that lands on McCain 's shoulder, as McCain tries to avoid the shot.
Lalime tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCain lands with a shot to the body.
McCain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some bone on bone action there as Lalime checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Lalime throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick lands for McCain .
Lalime with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCain to score with a decent uppercut.
McCain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lalime moves out of range as McCain throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lalime misses the target.
McCain tries to bum rush Lalime with a series of wild strikes but Lalime uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Lalime on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lalime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lalime blocks a low kick nicely.
Lalime is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

McCain forces Lalime back against the cage and clinches.
McCain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

McCain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain throws a hook but Lalime avoids it easily.
McCain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCain swings for the body but Lalime moves out of range.
Lalime blocks a head kick by McCain .
Lalime moves out of range as McCain throws a body kick.
Lalime sizes up McCain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCain throws a jab but it's blocked by Lalime.
McCain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lalime misses the shot to the body.
McCain throws a low kick but Lalime avoids it.
McCain tries to move into range but Lalime moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCain takes a swing at Lalime's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Lalime wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCain is looking to clinch.
McCain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCain throws a series of punches but Lalime moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lalime throws the left hand but McCain avoids the punch easily.
Lalime takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lalime throws a hook but McCain blocks it.
McCain takes a swing at Lalime's ribcage but misses.
McCain slips under a jab from Lalime.
Lalime moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCain misses with a double jab
and Lalime makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

McCain moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas McCain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lalime takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lalime manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Lalime misses the target.
Lalime keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCain .
McCain throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lalime on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lalime paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lalime lands with a right hand.
McCain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lalime jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lalime darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalime takes a swing at McCain 's ribcage but misses.
McCain misses the shot to the body.
McCain is looking to land body kicks.
McCain misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lalime keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCain .
Decent striking displayed by McCain there.
Lucas McCain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lalime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCain moves away.
Lucas McCain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCain throws a shot to the body.
McCain is looking to slow Lalime down with leg kicks.
McCain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lalime was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McCain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McCain throws a head kick that misses.
Lalime was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lalime scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lalime slips under a jab from McCain .
Lalime is looking to counter punch.

McCain gets tackled into the cage by Lalime. Lalime maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCain .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain has a couple of punches blocked by Lalime.
Lalime throws an elbow that misses.
McCain misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lalime pushes McCain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lalime prevents a body shot from McCain .
Lalime is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McCain dodges an elbow strike from Lalime.
Lalime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCain throws a punch but it's blocked by Lalime.
Lalime throws a punch but it's blocked by McCain .
Lalime blocking some punches.
McCain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lalime.
McCain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lalime makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lalime blocks a body shot from McCain .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lalime creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lalime lands a left hand.
McCain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lalime blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from McCain .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCain looking to slow down the pace here.
Lucas McCain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCain lands a left hand.
Lalime tries a body shot but McCain blocks it.
McCain lands with a short shot to the head.
McCain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lalime has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from McCain .
McCain tries to throw a body punch but Lalime avoids it by throwing McCain back against the cage.
McCain cracks Lalime with a nice body shot.
Lalime misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lalime working aggressively here.
Lalime misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lalime throws an elbow but misses.
Lalime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lalime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from McCain - that landed with a thud.
Lalime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain struggles to land a body shot inside as Lalime controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lalime.
Stalling in the clinch from McCain .
Lalime has McCain pressed against the cage, preventing McCain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lalime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCain misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCain can't find room to land a body shot as Lalime controls the action.
McCain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lalime swings wildly with an uppercut but McCain uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lalime misses with a punch to the body.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from McCain on the inside.
Lalime misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCain as Lalime tries to tie him up.
McCain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCain is looking to control Lalime's arms but Lalime gets an underhook and turns him. Now McCain has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lalime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lucas McCain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!

Lalime throws an overhand right that lands on McCain 's shoulder, as McCain tries to avoid the shot.
McCain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Lalime was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McCain .
McCain tries to move into range but Lalime moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lalime moves out of range as McCain throws a body kick.
Lalime is looking to counter the offense by McCain and move into the clinch.
Lalime moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Lalime was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McCain .
Lalime slips under a jab.
McCain scores with a leg kick.
Lalime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCain throws out the jab.

McCain closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCain can't break the clinch.
Lalime misses with a shot to the kidneys.

McCain 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCain cracks Lalime with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain throws a body kick that misses.
McCain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCain throws a lazy body kick
and Lalime counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from McCain misses
and Lalime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCain swings widly with a right hand
and Lalime counters with a straight right hand.
McCain throws a big shot that misses.
Lalime takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lalime avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Lalime. Beautiful body shot.
Lalime is looking to clinch.
Lalime slips under a jab.
Lalime throws a lazy right hand but McCain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anthony Lalime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lalime has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lalime.
Lalime misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lalime misses with a body shot.
McCain misses with a wild body shot.
Lalime takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A lazy body kick from McCain
and Lalime counters with a nice uppercut.
Lalime swings widly with a right hand
and McCain counters with a nice uppercut.
McCain moves out of range as Lalime strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from McCain misses.
McCain stuns Lalime with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lalime manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Lalime misses the target.
Lalime blocks a head kick by McCain .
Lalime tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McCain manages to circle out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain cracks Lalime with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McCain tries to clinch up.
McCain misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Lalime on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lalime jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lalime moves out of range as McCain strikes.
Lalime shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lalime has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCain finds it's way round the side to connect with Lalime's head.

McCain clinches with his opponent.
McCain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, McCain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lalime swings wildly with an uppercut but McCain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lalime prevents a body shot from McCain .

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McCain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lalime takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Lalime is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lalime walks into a straight right hand from McCain .
Oh Lalime is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McCain throws a looping overhand right but Lalime ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Lalime wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lalime seems to have got his legs back now.
Lalime takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCain looks to land a right hand but Lalime moved out of range.
Lalime misses with an uppercut. McCain saw that one coming.
Lalime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCain .
McCain cracks Lalime with an open hand slap.
Lalime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas McCain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas McCain !
A very excited looking Lucas McCain made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.