PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Scholz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor comes to the cage accompanied by Bloc Party - Flux. Scholz has chosen Accept - Balls To The Wall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gustav Scholz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

McGregor
vs
Scholz

199 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
20
304 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Scholz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor misses with a looping right.
Scholz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scholz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGregor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scholz wants to clinch.
Scholz fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scholz tries to clinch up but McGregor circles away and keeps his distance.
McGregor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donk. McGregor catches Scholz right on the button with a cross.
Scholz digs a good hook to McGregor's body.
Scholz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGregor.
McGregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scholz wants to clinch up but McGregor keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGregor.
McGregor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGregor circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGregor with a nice cross.
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!
McGregor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Scholz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scholz tries to clinch but McGregor is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGregor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scholz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGregor lands with a right hand.
Scholz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McGregor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scholz throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scholz.
Gustav Scholz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as McGregor blocks the low kick.
Scholz tries to clinch but McGregor is having none of it.
McGregor keeps the fight on the outside.
McGregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scholz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGregor can pounce on him.
Scholz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGregor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scholz looks gassed!
Scholz wants to clinch up but McGregor keeps it at a distance.
McGregor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Scholz has time to react.
McGregor cracks the inside of Scholz's front leg.
McGregor catches Scholz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scholz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGregor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by McGregor.
McGregor lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGregor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab by McGregor.
Scholz walks into a stiff left hand from McGregor.
McGregor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGregor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGregor lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGregor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

McGregor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McGregor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from McGregor.
McGregor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McGregor 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.
McGregor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McGregor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor wants to pass the guard but Scholz is defending well.
McGregor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scholz defending well though.
Scholz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McGregor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGregor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McGregor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McGregor looking to secure an arm triangle but Scholz defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McGregor cracks Scholz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McGregor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scholz is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Scholz is rocked!
McGregor softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Scholz is out cold! McGregor jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie McGregor!