PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Feer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene A Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Feer
vs
A Mac

180 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 11 - 0

179 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Feer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gene A Mac!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mac rushes Feer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mac controlling the action here for a moment.
Mac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mac utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Feer is breathing heavily.
Mac tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Mac manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Mac scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gene A Mac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac throws a sloppy head kick and Feer moves out of range easily.

Mac closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mac lands in his opponent's guard.
Feer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mac is one step ahead there.
Feer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Feer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Feer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Mac is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mac distracts Feer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Feer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mac.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mac landing knees to the body.
Mac crunches a lovely knee into Feer's ribcage.

Mac gets control of Feer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mac will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mac is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mac is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Mac.
Mac unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mac connects with a knee to the head.
Mac using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mac lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Feer.

Mac gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Mac looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mac throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mac misses with a head shot.
Mac thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mac sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Mac there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Feer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mac.
Feer tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mac working for a guillotine from mount but Feer is in no mood to give up.
Mac landing strikes from the mount.
Mac unloads with some shots from mount but Feer bucks and avoids them well.
Feer can't escape the position.
Mac scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Feer?
Mac throwing strikes here but Feer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mac lands a heavy elbow.
Feer is in a horrible position here. Mac smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mac working Feer over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mac moves into the clinch.
Mac is working for takedown but Feer is calmly controlling the position for now.

Mac works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Feer working a defensive guard here.
Mac distracts Feer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mac postures up and lands a big shot to Feer's brow.
Mac stopping the sweep attempt from Feer.
Mac in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mac in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac working some strikes from top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mac closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Feer misses with a punch to the body.
Mac with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mac digs a right hand underneath Feer's ribcage. Feer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Feer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mac scores with a hook to the body.
Mac lands an elbow that stopped Feer in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Mac.
Mac unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mac lands a shot to the body.
Mac lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mac is stalling here.
Mac pushes Feer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac lands a knee to the body.
Mac lands a knee to the head.
Mac scores a nice knee to the body.
Mac works on Feer's body with a couple of short punches.
Mac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mac.
Mac landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mac lands a shot to the body.
Mac working Feer over with knees to the body.
Feer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mac.
Mac tries to land knees in the clinch but Feer avoids the damage to the body.
Mac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Feer.
A nice left hand lands by Mac.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac keeps control of Feer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mac digs a right hand into Feer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Feer's gas tank.
Mac lands a body punch.
Mac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Feer is working for takedown but Mac is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mac lands a nice knee to the body.

Mac drags the fight down to the ground.

Mac kicks Feer off and gets to his feet.

Mac fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Feer sprawls well initially but Mac persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mac has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Feer is pressing down on Mac's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mac pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Feer is keeping the position for now.
Mac passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac lands a decent elbow from side control.
Feer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mac on the ground.
Feer is looking for a sweep.
Mac misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Mac tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mac has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Feer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Feer tries to get out of the position.
Feer is looking for a sweep.
Mac moves into full mount!
Mac avoids the attempt from Feer to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene A Mac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mac misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Feer. No joy for Mac on that attempt.
Mac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Feer closes the distance but Mac moves to the side

and Mac moves into the clinch.
Mac lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mac working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Mac pulls Feer into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Feer trying to control but Mac is working from the bottom.
Mac wants to stand up but Feer is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Feer controls the pace.

Mac uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feer.
Josh Feer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Feer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Josh Feer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gene A Mac.
Mac fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Feer tries for a takedown but Mac sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Mac closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Feer to the mat! Feer manages to get full guard.
Mac passes Feer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Feer trying to control but Mac postures up.
Mac passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Feer!
Feer taking shots to the head.

Mac goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Feer is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feer prevents Mac from getting back to his feet.
Mac is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Feer trying to control but Mac is working from the bottom.
Josh Feer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Mac kicks Feer off and gets to his feet.

Mac shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mac was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Feer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Mac decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac misses with a low kick.

Feer takes the fight into the clinch.
Mac landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mac.
Mac lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Feer or not.
Mac's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mac lands a nice knee to the body.
Mac tries a knee to the head but Feer blocks it.
Feer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mac avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gene A Mac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Mac jumps guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gene A Mac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mac winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene A Mac!