PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tex Ranger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fink McIllhenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ranger comes to the cage accompanied by Eaten by Bloodbath. Fink McIllhenny has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tex Ranger's chin.

Ranger
vs
McIllhenny

184 cm
25
183 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tex Ranger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fink McIllhenny!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ranger misses with a wild combination.
McIllhenny moves out of range of the strikes.
McIllhenny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McIllhenny throws a body punch but Ranger moves out of range.
McIllhenny jabs Ranger right on the nose. Ranger blinks but takes it well.
Ranger shoots for a takedown but McIllhenny saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ranger fails with a takedown attempt.

Ranger is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McIllhenny's half guard.
McIllhenny pushes Ranger off looking to stand but Ranger dives back in and keeps control.

Ranger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Ranger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McIllhenny sees it coming and defends easily.
McIllhenny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

McIllhenny looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ranger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ranger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

McIllhenny has one foot on Ranger's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ranger throws a right and a left that McIllhenny avoids nicely.
McIllhenny digs a good body shot into Ranger's ribs.
McIllhenny scores with a decent looking hook.
McIllhenny lands a head shot.
Ranger lands a lovely overhand right.
Ranger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McIllhenny but McIllhenny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tex Ranger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by McIllhenny.
McIllhenny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ranger circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by McIllhenny.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McIllhenny moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from McIllhenny misses.
Ranger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McIllhenny.
Ranger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McIllhenny moves away.
Ranger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McIllhenny throws a push kick but Ranger slaps the foot to one side.
Ranger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McIllhenny.

Ranger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

McIllhenny pushes Ranger off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McIllhenny throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as McIllhenny lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ranger doesn't seem phased though.
McIllhenny fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ranger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tex Ranger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McIllhenny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ranger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McIllhenny throws the left hand but Ranger avoids the punch easily.
McIllhenny lands a nice looking body shot.
McIllhenny connects with a leg kick. Ranger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McIllhenny fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ranger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ranger fails with a takedown attempt.
Ranger is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ranger tries for a takedown but McIllhenny circles away easily
and McIllhenny counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ranger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McIllhenny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McIllhenny lands with a slapping head kick.
Ranger misses with a double jab.
McIllhenny keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McIllhenny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McIllhenny throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McIllhenny lands a lovely overhand right.
Ranger throws a series of punches but McIllhenny avoids them all with ease.
Ranger misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fink McIllhenny dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McIllhenny lands with a slapping head kick.
Ranger shoots in but no luck this time.
McIllhenny lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McIllhenny connects with a jab.
McIllhenny connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Ranger is rocked!
McIllhenny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ranger.
Oh Ranger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ranger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ranger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McIllhenny defends it nicely.
McIllhenny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ranger seems to have got his legs back now.
A slapping leg kick lands for McIllhenny.
McIllhenny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ranger.
McIllhenny lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from McIllhenny misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIllhenny lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ranger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McIllhenny.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ranger. McIllhenny does a little dance to reset his feet.
McIllhenny throws a good cross that connects.
Horrible takedown by Ranger or perhaps it was just good defense by McIllhenny which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tex Ranger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McIllhenny scores with a hook to the body. Ranger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ranger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McIllhenny stuns Ranger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ranger takes one on the button.
No joy there for McIllhenny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McIllhenny avoids a punch combination nicely.
McIllhenny slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McIllhenny connects with a body shot.
Ranger looks to land a left hand but McIllhenny moved out of range nicely.
McIllhenny lands a slapping body shot.
McIllhenny lands with a nice body punch.
McIllhenny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ranger throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from McIllhenny. Those never looked like landing.
McIllhenny throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McIllhenny on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McIllhenny, as that shot connected.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McIllhenny, right into the meat.
Ranger throws a series of punches but McIllhenny avoids them all with ease.
Ranger shoots for a takedown but McIllhenny saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ranger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny throws a leg kick which misses Ranger's front leg but catches the back leg as Ranger tries to avoid it.
McIllhenny lands with a straight right. Ranger didn't see that one coming.
Tex Ranger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McIllhenny connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ranger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McIllhenny lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ranger's sensitive parts.
Ranger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McIllhenny to score with a decent uppercut.
Ranger drops his hands momentarily and McIllhenny takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McIllhenny lands a head shot.
Fink McIllhenny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McIllhenny keeps Ranger at a distance using the push kick.
McIllhenny throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McIllhenny turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McIllhenny tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ranger. McIllhenny does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ranger closes the distance and clinches up with McIllhenny, looking for a takedown. Ranger pushes McIllhenny against the cage but McIllhenny circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ranger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McIllhenny throws a right and a left that Ranger avoids nicely.
McIllhenny lands a nice hook to Ranger's body. Ranger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McIllhenny lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ranger is defended easily by McIllhenny.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ranger blocks a head kick by McIllhenny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fink McIllhenny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McIllhenny feints and then cracks Ranger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ranger down.
McIllhenny changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McIllhenny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ranger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McIllhenny lands a jab-cross combination.
Ranger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McIllhenny.
Ranger just misses with a punch to the body.
McIllhenny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No luck for Ranger with that takedown attempt.
McIllhenny dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ranger. That did some damage!
Ranger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McIllhenny fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ranger.
Ranger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIllhenny connects with a leg kick. Ranger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McIllhenny connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab by McIllhenny.
McIllhenny shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ranger eats them both and turns towards McIllhenny to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McIllhenny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McIllhenny feints and then cracks Ranger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ranger down.
Ranger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McIllhenny throws a good cross that connects.
McIllhenny avoids a punch combination nicely.
McIllhenny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ranger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McIllhenny with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McIllhenny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from McIllhenny.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McIllhenny throws a shot to the body.
McIllhenny buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McIllhenny misses with a few strikes there.
Ranger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McIllhenny connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ranger scrambles back to his feet.
Ranger misses with a hook. McIllhenny ducked under it nicely.
McIllhenny scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ranger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McIllhenny works Ranger's body with a nice hook.
McIllhenny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ranger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice jab there from McIllhenny.
Ranger scores with a jab to the head.
Fink McIllhenny seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny misses with a two punch combination.
Ranger throws a shot from downtown. McIllhenny moves away and avoids it.
McIllhenny blocks a jab.
Ranger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Ranger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ranger misses with a left hand
and McIllhenny counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ranger takes a swing at McIllhenny's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by McIllhenny there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ranger throws a sloppy body shot
and McIllhenny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McIllhenny throws a head kick that half lands.
A big left from Ranger misses.
Ranger thows a body shot but no joy.
Ranger seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. McIllhenny shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Ranger is backing up but McIllhenny catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Ranger covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! McIllhenny Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fink McIllhenny!
Fink McIllhenny is the new welterweight champion!