PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neal Mcintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corrimelo Radorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Neal Mcintosh has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Neal Mcintosh seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mcintosh
vs
Radorne

190 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neal Mcintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corrimelo Radorne!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radorne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mcintosh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Radorne is looking to clinch.
Radorne throws a body kick that misses.
Radorne swinging wildly here.
Radorne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mcintosh as he jumps to the side.
A lazy left from Radorne finds it's target.
Mcintosh shoots in looking for a takedown but Radorne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcintosh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Mcintosh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mcintosh prevents Radorne from improving his position.

Radorne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcintosh with the ground and pound but Radorne uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Radorne is trying to keep Mcintosh in close.

Mcintosh stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Radorne is defended easily by Mcintosh.
Neal Mcintosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corrimelo Radorne.
A swing and a miss from Radorne.
Radorne tries to clinch

and Mcintosh counters by clinching up.
Mcintosh lands a hook that snaps the head of Radorne backwards.
Radorne wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcintosh scores with a shot to the side of Radorne's head.
Radorne is looking for a takedown.
Radorne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mcintosh gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Radorne looks winded!
Mcintosh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Radorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcintosh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcintosh misses with a punch to the body.
Mcintosh is pressed up against the cage. Radorne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mcintosh down to the mat. Mcintosh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Mcintosh gets the takedown into side control.
Mcintosh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcintosh content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mcintosh lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcintosh tries to score with some ground and pound. Radorne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Mcintosh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mcintosh creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Radorne sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Radorne parries the strikes from Mcintosh easily there. Mcintosh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Radorne to escape.

Mcintosh stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Radorne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mcintosh counters with a low kick, right behind Radorne 's knee.
Radorne tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No luck for Radorne with that takedown attempt.
Radorne misses with a kick to the body

and Mcintosh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcintosh avoiding damage.
Mcintosh is working Radorne over against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mcintosh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcintosh looking to throw knees to the head but Radorne is blocking nicely.
Mcintosh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcintosh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mcintosh is trying to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mcintosh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radorne moves in looking to clinch but Mcintosh pushes him off.
Mcintosh checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mcintosh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Corrimelo Radorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcintosh slaps away a takedown attempt from Radorne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Radorne shoots in but Mcintosh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Radorne scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Radorne darts in looking for a takedown but Mcintosh gets double underhooks and turns Radorne into the cage.
Neal Mcintosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corrimelo Radorne.
Mcintosh avoiding damage as Radorne throws knees to the body.
Mcintosh scores a nice knee to the body.
Radorne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Radorne is breathing heavily.

Mcintosh manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Radorne is defended easily by Mcintosh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radorne thows a leg kick but Mcintosh checks it

and Mcintosh counters by clinching up.
Radorne fails to pull guard.
Mcintosh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mcintosh pushes Radorne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Mcintosh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Radorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcintosh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Radorne tries to avoid it but Mcintosh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Radorne to the ground. Radorne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Radorne throws a head kick that misses
and Mcintosh counters with a low kick, right behind Radorne 's knee.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mcintosh shoots in and drives through. Radorne sprawls well.
Radorne shoots in looking for a takedown. Mcintosh tries to sprawl out of it but Radorne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mcintosh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Mcintosh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Radorne quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcintosh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mcintosh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Radorne pushes Mcintosh off looking to stand but Mcintosh dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mcintosh seems to be working for a kimura but Radorne defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcintosh lands a nice short elbow.
Radorne is trying to maintain the position but Mcintosh is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Mcintosh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcintosh passes into side control, despite Radorne's attempt to control the position.
Radorne is trying to get back to half guard.

Mcintosh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mcintosh trying to control the action but Radorne is working from the bottom.
Mcintosh landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radorne takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Radorne is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcintosh misses with the ground and pound.
Mcintosh 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.
Mcintosh working the ground and pound but Radorne is defending the strikes.

Mcintosh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Radorne tries to buck Mcintosh off but Mcintosh is having none of it.
Radorne gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radorne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcintosh.
Mcintosh throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Radorne to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neal Mcintosh dominated that second round.
That's time! Mcintosh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Radorne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mcintosh circles away.

Mcintosh closes the distance and pushes Radorne back into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mcintosh.
Mcintosh looking to throw knees to the head but Radorne is blocking nicely.
Mcintosh misses with a knee to the head.
Radorne is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcintosh has double underhooks.
Mcintosh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mcintosh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Radorne avoids it.

Mcintosh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Radorne has a takedown stuffed.
Mcintosh leaves Radorne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Neal Mcintosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corrimelo Radorne.
Radorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcintosh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcintosh shoots in but Radorne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Radorne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mcintosh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Radorne fails with the takedown.
Mcintosh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Radorne.
Mcintosh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Radorne.
Radorne misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcintosh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Radorne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neal Mcintosh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcintosh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Radorne defends it nicely.
Radorne throws a head kick but Mcintosh moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcintosh moves out of range of the body kick from Radorne.
Radorne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcintosh counters with a low kick, right behind Radorne 's knee.
Mcintosh fails to land the takedown.
Radorne shoots in for a double leg but Mcintosh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Radorne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mcintosh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Radorne somewhat.

Mcintosh gets a double leg takedown into Radorne's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcintosh stopping the sweep attempt from Radorne.
Mcintosh throws a big right hand that misses.
Mcintosh throwing strikes but missing.
Neal Mcintosh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcintosh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mcintosh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mcintosh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Corrimelo Radorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neal Mcintosh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcintosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Radorne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neal Mcintosh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcintosh, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neal Mcintosh!