PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

McTearson
vs
Immanuel

193 cm
29
188 lbs
20 - 7 - 2

177 cm
35
184 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that McTearson avoids nicely.
Immanuel throws an overhand right that lands on McTearson's shoulder, as McTearson tries to avoid the shot.
Immanuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McTearson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Immanuel's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Immanuel.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTearson misses with a looping right.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Immanuel misses with a hook
and McTearson counters with a three punch combo that has Immanuel backing up. Immanuel nods at McTearson to acknowledge the strikes.
McTearson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from McTearson misses
and Immanuel counters with a nice leg kick.
Immanuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Immanuel.
McTearson throws a push kick but Immanuel slaps the foot to one side.
Immanuel misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Immanuel misses
and McTearson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Immanuel looks to throw the jab but McTearson is out of range.
Immanuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McTearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McTearson blocks a low kick nicely.
McTearson throws a solid leg kick but Immanuel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McTearson.
McTearson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel tries to clinch up but McTearson circles away and keeps his distance.
Immanuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTearson.
Immanuel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McTearson slips a jab and a cross from Immanuel.
McTearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Immanuel 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.
McTearson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Immanuel.
Immanuel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McTearson. That one must have hurt.
Immanuel walks into a stiff left hand from McTearson.
Immanuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Immanuel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McTearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Immanuel. That did some damage!
McTearson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Immanuel tries to clinch up.
Immanuel swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
Immanuel misses with a jab, cross combination.
McTearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Immanuel.
McTearson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTearson lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson darts in looking for a takedown but Immanuel gets double underhooks and turns McTearson into the cage.
Immanuel throws a poor cross that misses
and McTearson counters with a left and a right that stings Immanuel.
McTearson slips a straight right by Immanuel.
Jab by McTearson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McTearson.
McTearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Immanuel throws a big shot that misses.
Immanuel swings widly with a right hand
and McTearson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by McTearson as he checks the leg kick.
McTearson misses with a hook. Immanuel ducked under it nicely.
McTearson throws a low kick but Immanuel moves out of range easily.
Immanuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Immanuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like McTearson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Immanuel.
Immanuel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McTearson misses with a wild body shot.
McTearson throws a big shot that misses.
Immanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Immanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Immanuel punishes McTearson's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Immanuel. McTearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Immanuel scores with a head kick.
McTearson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McTearson moves out of range of the body kick.
McTearson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McTearson clobbers Immanuel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McTearson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McTearson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Immanuel eats them both and turns towards McTearson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McTearson lands a leg kick that knocks Immanuel off balance momentarily.
McTearson lands a nice hook to Immanuel's body. Immanuel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by McTearson.
McTearson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McTearson throws a head kick but Immanuel moves out of range.
Immanuel misses with a looping left.
McTearson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McTearson throws a sloppy head kick and Immanuel moves out of range easily.
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!
McTearson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McTearson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McTearson throws a right hand that Immanuel ducks under and follows up with a left that Immanuel also avoids with ease.
McTearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Immanuel throws an overhand right that lands on McTearson's shoulder, as McTearson tries to avoid the shot.
Immanuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Immanuel throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - McTearson coming out on top.
Immanuel scores with a kick to the body.
Immanuel looks to throw the jab but McTearson is out of range.
McTearson throws a hook but Immanuel avoids it easily.
McTearson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Immanuel.
Immanuel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McTearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Immanuel lands a jab to McTearson's midsection.
Immanuel throws a right hand that misses
and McTearson counters with a series of strikes. Immanuel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Immanuel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McTearson on the side of the head.
Immanuel misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Immanuel!
McTearson throws a leg kick but Immanuel sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Immanuel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Immanuel misses with a body shot.
McTearson misses with a hook.
McTearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus McTearson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Immanuel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McTearson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McTearson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McTearson lands a slapping body shot.
McTearson misses with a straight left.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses.
Immanuel misses with the combination.
A low kick from Immanuel is predictable there
and McTearson counters with a low kick, right behind Immanuel 's knee.
Immanuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Immanuel checks a leg kick.
Immanuel slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by McTearson - just one landing.
Immanuel throws a head kick but McTearson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson looks to land a right hand but Immanuel moved out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Immanuel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McTearson has got the better of the exchanges.
McTearson misses with a right hand
and Immanuel counters with a stiff right hand.
McTearson misses with a body shot
and Immanuel counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as McTearson blocks the leg kick.
McTearson blocks a head kick by Immanuel.
Immanuel throws an off balance right hand
and McTearson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Immanuel throws out a counter right but McTearson avoids it with no problem.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McTearson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been informed that Immanuel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McTearson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Immanuel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McTearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Immanuel is able to avoid easily.
Immanuel throws a lazy head kick
and McTearson counters with a three punch combo that has Immanuel backing up. Immanuel nods at McTearson to acknowledge the strikes.
Immanuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from McTearson.
Immanuel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McTearson. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Immanuel. McTearson shrugs it off though.
Immanuel throws a front kick aimed at McTearson's knee but McTearson avoids it well.
Immanuel avoids the body shot from McTearson.
McTearson misses the shot to the body.
McTearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rufus McTearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that McTearson avoids nicely.
McTearson misses with the combination.
Immanuel misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel 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!
McTearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Immanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from McTearson.
It seemed like Immanuel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Immanuel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Immanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Immanuel does no damage.
Immanuel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McTearson.
Immanuel checks a low kick from McTearson.
McTearson swings for the body but Immanuel moves out of range.
Immanuel tries a head kick but it misses.
McTearson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Immanuel looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
McTearson throwing a counter right hand but Immanuel manages to avoid it.
McTearson misses the shot to the body.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McTearson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Immanuel blocks a jab.
Immanuel throws a jab when McTearson was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McTearson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Immanuel darts in and clinches McTearson up against the cage.
McTearson gets through Immanuel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McTearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it misses.
McTearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Immanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McTearson connects with a knee to the head.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
McTearson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Immanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Immanuel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Immanuel misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Immanuel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel tries a body shot but McTearson blocks it.
McTearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Immanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as McTearson controls his hands.
McTearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Immanuel avoids it.
Immanuel throws an elbow that misses.
Immanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McTearson fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McTearson.
Immanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McTearsons head.
Immanuel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McTearson backwards.
Immanuel lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Rufus McTearson has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by McTearson.
McTearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Immanuel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
McTearson has a couple of punches blocked by Immanuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yeshua Immanuel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rufus McTearson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Immanuel throws a leg kick
and McTearson counters with a nice uppercut.
Immanuel scores with a head kick. McTearson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Immanuel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Immanuel is predictable there
and Immanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Immanuel is rocked!
McTearson lands with a right and another and another! Immanuel is in big trouble! McTearson lands again and this time it's lights out for Immanuel! A quality knockout there for McTearson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rufus McTearson!
After winning the bout, Rufus McTearson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.