PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmitt Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack McKuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack McKuchi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Landry
vs
McKuchi

222 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
204 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 London, Emmitt Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mack McKuchi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from McKuchi misses.
McKuchi looks to land a combination but Landry avoids it well.
McKuchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McKuchi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Emmitt Landry has been cut.
McKuchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landry was well out of range. Poor timing from McKuchi.
McKuchi misses with a body shot.
McKuchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McKuchi looks winded!
McKuchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Landry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McKuchi tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landry content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McKuchi for as long as he can get away with.
BOOM! Landry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Landry controlling the position easily from mount.
Landry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McKuchi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McKuchi is in a horrible position here. Landry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Landry controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry breaks from McKuchi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns McKuchi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landry lands with some strikes.
Landry controlling from mount.
Landry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Landry landing strikes from the mount.
Landry content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmitt Landry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emmitt Landry's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big right from McKuchi misses.
As McKuchi looks to move away, Landry throws a big counter combo bu McKuchi just gets out of the way.
McKuchi throws a combination that misses

and Landry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Landry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Landry tries to pull guard but McKuchi won't allow it.

Landry breaks from the clinch.
Landry dodges the punch combination from McKuchi.
Landry appears to be looking for a big counter.
Landry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Landry throws a big counter combination but McKuchi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McKuchi lands with a straight right. Landry didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKuchi throws a left and a right that both miss

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

Landry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McKuchi is breathing heavily.
McKuchi misses with the combination.
Landry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Landry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McKuchi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McKuchi is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Landry dives into side control.

McKuchi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Landry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McKuchi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on McKuchi's face as Landry controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McKuchi some visible discomfort.
The referee asks Landry politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Landry prefers to stall for the moment though.

Landry stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Emmitt Landry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Landry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McKuchi tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Landry manages to move to mount!
Landry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKuchi can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry controlling the position easily from mount.

Landry looking to secure an arm triangle but McKuchi defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McKuchi's face.
Landry working the ground and pound effectively.
Landry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McKuchi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Landry controlling from the full mount.
Landry working McKuchi over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Landry landing strikes from the mount.
Landry landing strikes from the mount and McKuchi is in trouble!
Landry controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmitt Landry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emmitt Landry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McKuchi misses with a jab, cross combination.

Landry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McKuchi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Landry taking a breather here.

Landry decides to stand back up. Landry steps back and let's McKuchi get back to his feet.
No joy there for McKuchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Landry gets the takedown into side control.

Landry decides to stand back up.
McKuchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Landry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Landry not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Landry drops an elbow to the side of McKuchi's head.
Landry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Landry stands up out of the half guard.

Landry clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Landry is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Landry content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Landry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McKuchi walks away with a smile on his face. Landry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McKuchi misses with a wild combination.
Landry lands with a kick to the ribs.
Landry slips a jab and a cross from McKuchi.
Landry throws a big counter combination but McKuchi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Landry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKuchi is looking to stand up but Landry isn't so interested in that idea.

Landry gets to his feet. McKuchi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

McKuchi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Landry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Emmitt Landry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Landry 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.
Landry continues to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emmitt Landry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Landry, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmitt Landry!