PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Mccarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cherylChristmas Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonard has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! cherylChristmas Leonard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hugo Mccarthy's chin.

Mccarthy
vs
Leonard

216 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

225 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Mccarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, cherylChristmas Leonard !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch but Mccarthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leonard looks winded!
Mccarthy misses with a two punch combination.
Leonard tries to clinch

and Mccarthy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Mccarthy gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Mccarthy shoots in for a takedown but Leonard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Mccarthy forces Leonard back against the cage and clinches.
Mccarthy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mccarthy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Mccarthy breaks from the clinch.

Mccarthy gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Mccarthy.
Mccarthy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leonard has him pressed against the cage.

Mccarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Mccarthy clinches.
Mccarthy is trying to break free.
Mccarthy is trying to break the clinch but Leonard has him pressed against the cage.
Mccarthy wants to break free but Leonard has control.
Mccarthy is trying to push Leonard away but Leonard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mccarthy is trying to break the clinch but Leonard is controlling him.
Mccarthy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leonard pulls guard.

Mccarthy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leonard , up you get!

Mccarthy moves into the clinch successfully.
Mccarthy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mccarthy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leonard has him pressed against the cage.
Mccarthy has had enough of the clinch but Leonard keeps him there for the moment.
Mccarthy is trying to push Leonard away but Leonard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mccarthy is trying to break the clinch but Leonard has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mccarthy wants to get back to striking at distance but Leonard won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard has Mccarthy pressed against the cage, preventing Mccarthy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Mccarthy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Mccarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mccarthy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Leonard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Mccarthy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Mccarthy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Leonard was covering up waiting for the punch and Mccarthy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Leonard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mccarthy is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mccarthy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leonard looking for a sweep. Not yet Leonard , not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mccarthy gets to his feet - Leonard follows without any prompting.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Mccarthy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Mccarthy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Leonard enables Mccarthy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Leonard manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mccarthy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leonard can do to turn this around?
Mccarthy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mccarthy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leonard , up you get!
Leonard stuffs the takedown attempt from Mccarthy. Mccarthy gets slowly back to his feet.
Mccarthy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mccarthy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Leonard is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard trying to get back to full guard but Mccarthy takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mccarthy working the ground and pound effectively.
Mccarthy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Leonard ?

Mccarthy is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Leonard on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy dives in for a single leg takedown but Leonard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Leonard prevents Mccarthy from breaking the clinch.
Mccarthy wants to break free but Leonard has control.
Mccarthy is trying to break the clinch but Leonard has him pressed against the cage.
Mccarthy working hard to break the clinch.
Leonard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mccarthy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mccarthy is pushing Leonard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mccarthy working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy is looking to break free of the clinch but Leonard has double underhooks.
Leonard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mccarthy is trying to break the clinch but Leonard has him pressed against the cage.

Mccarthy breaks from the clinch.
Mccarthy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Mccarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mccarthy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Leonard throws a strike but Mccarthy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Mccarthy throwing strikes from guard but Leonard blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leonard is trying to push Mccarthy off with his feet but Mccarthy grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Leonard 's ankles and Leonard is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Hugo Mccarthy!