PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorry Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Haye
vs
Mclean

191 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dorry Mclean!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Mclean has Haye up against the cage in a clinch.
Mclean throws a head punch that misses.

Mclean breaks from the clinch.
Mclean tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorry Mclean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mclean throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mclean swats away the attempt to clinch by Haye.

Mclean moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mclean scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mclean.
Mclean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Mclean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haye tries to clinch up but Mclean circles away and keeps his distance.
Mclean moves in looking to clinch but Haye pushes him off.
Mclean tries to clinch but Haye is having none of it.
Mclean keeps the fight on the outside.
Haye tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mclean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haye lands a nice hook to Mclean's body. Mclean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean wants to clinch.
Mclean throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Haye has Mclean up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mclean fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haye has Mclean pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mclean manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mclean lands a nice uppercut.
Mclean landing knees to the head.
Haye blocks an uppercut.

Mclean breaks the clinch.

Haye rushes Mclean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mclean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Haye or perhaps it was just good defense by Mclean which made him look bad.
Haye shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mclean defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Haye. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean doesn't manage to clinch there - Haye circles away.
Haye throws a leg kick but Mclean sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mclean tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mclean is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mclean moves into range and clinches up with Haye.

Mclean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haye doesn't manage to clinch there - Mclean circles away.
Haye closes the distance and clinches up with Mclean, looking for a takedown. Haye pushes Mclean against the cage but Mclean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Haye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haye circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haye moves in looking to clinch but Mclean pushes him off.

Mclean clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mclean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mclean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mclean tries to clinch but Haye moves out of range.
Mclean is looking to clinch but Haye is avoiding it.
Mclean swinging wildly here.
Haye takes a kick to the side of the head.
Haye is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mclean sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mclean wants to clinch up but Haye keeps it at a distance.
Dorry Mclean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mclean throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mclean tries to clinch but Haye is having none of it.
Haye tries to clinch but Mclean moves out of range.
Haye lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Mclean rushes Haye and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mclean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haye digs a good body shot into Mclean's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mclean throws a jab but it's blocked by Haye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haye is looking to clinch.

Mclean closes the distance and clinches.
Mclean lands a hook that snaps the head of Haye backwards.

Mclean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Mclean misses.
Mclean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mclean looks winded!
Mclean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haye fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mclean avoids it really well and circles away.
Haye takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haye lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A right-left combo lands from Haye.
Haye tries to clinch up.
Mclean fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dorry Mclean dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Haye fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mclean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haye paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mclean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mclean misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Mclean as Haye shoots in.
Mclean is looking to clinch.
Haye checks a leg kick.
Mclean doesn't manage to clinch there - Haye circles away.

Haye shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Haye tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mclean controls his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean is trying to stand up here but Haye is controlling him well.
Haye seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mclean regains full guard. Nicely done.
Haye looking to sit in guard and control but Mclean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mclean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean throwing strikes but missing.
Haye striking off his back but it's not causing Mclean any problems.
Mclean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haye is controlling Mclean's posture.
Mclean with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mclean postures up in Haye's guard and throws a big left but Haye blocks it.

Mclean decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Haye, up you get!
Mclean is looking to clinch but Haye is avoiding it.
Haye shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mclean sprawls well. Mclean wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haye gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Haye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mclean tries to close the distance and clinch but Haye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye misses with a takedown attempt - Mclean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

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

Mclean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
David Haye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Haye feints and as Mclean raises his hands in defense, Haye changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haye won't allow Mclean to get back to his feet.
Haye in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haye wanted to stand there but Mclean had control of the position.

Mclean kicks Haye off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclean does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mclean wants to clinch.
Haye doesn't manage to clinch there - Mclean circles away.
Mclean is looking to clinch.
Mclean tries to close the distance and clinch but Haye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mclean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Haye tries to keep at a distance but Mclean has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mclean breaks from the clinch.

Mclean gets caught flat footed, as Haye shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mclean has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mclean is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dorry Mclean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Haye gets a takedown into half guard.
Haye looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Haye drops an elbow to the side of Mclean's head.
Haye seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mclean works his way to full guard. Good work.
David Haye overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mclean wants to stand and escape but Haye is having none of it.

We're going to have a standup here because David Haye wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mclean throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mclean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mclean wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mclean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haye tries a head kick but it misses.

Mclean has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haye is looking to take this one to the mat.
A knee to the head by Mclean.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mclean manages to break the clinch.
Haye keeps the fight on the outside.

Mclean gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Haye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Mclean manages to break the clinch.
Mclean blocks a head kick by Haye.
Mclean misses with a body 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!
Mclean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mclean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haye counters with a three punch combo that has Mclean backing up. Mclean nods at Haye to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haye wants to land a leg kick but Mclean is out of range.
Mclean wants to clinch.
Mclean tries to clinch but Haye is having none of it.
Haye closes the distance and clinches up with Mclean, looking for a takedown. Haye pushes Mclean against the cage but Mclean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mclean. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A nice combination there by Haye.
Mclean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haye paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mclean tries to clinch but Haye moves out of range.
Haye keeps the fight on the outside.

Haye drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haye sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye wants to stand but Mclean is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mclean manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
David Haye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dorry Mclean is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mclean lands a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Haye.
I think Mclean has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dorry Mclean!
Dorry Mclean bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.