PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom McGettigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Froilan Alusen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McGettigan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Knifeman - The Bronx. Froilan Alusen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McGettigan
vs
Alusen

182 cm
25
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

172 cm
25
177 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom McGettigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Froilan Alusen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alusen lands with an overhand left.
Alusen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alusen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGettigan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGettigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alusen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGettigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alusen misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Alusen - just one landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alusen 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 McGettigan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGettigan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alusen throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGettigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alusen throws a nice looking combination but McGettigan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGettigan takes a swing at Alusen's ribcage but misses.
Alusen throws a sloppy head kick
and McGettigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alusen misses with a low kick as McGettigan jumps back.
Alusen staying out of range there.
McGettigan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alusen.
McGettigan blocks a head kick by Alusen.
Alusen takes one to the chin there.
McGettigan lands a lovely overhand right.
Alusen pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGettigan is out of range and Alusen settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGettigan throws a hook to the side of Alusen's head but Alusen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGettigan scores with a nice strike.
Alusen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alusen connects with the punch.
McGettigan sizes up Alusen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alusen fails to land with a series of punches.
Alusen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGettigan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alusen.
McGettigan throws a combination. Alusen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McGettigan scores with a nice head shot.
McGettigan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alusen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alusen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGettigan.
Alusen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A low kick from Alusen is predictable there
and McGettigan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGettigan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alusen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGettigan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alusen misses with an uppercut.
Alusen throws a lazy head kick
and McGettigan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGettigan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGettigan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alusen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alusen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGettigan.
Alusen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGettigan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alusen. That's going to slow McGettigan down.
Alusen misses with a body shot.
Alusen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alusen throws a combination that misses
and McGettigan counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alusen throws a sloppy head kick
and McGettigan counters with a nice body shot.
McGettigan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alusen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGettigan throws a jab when Alusen was well out of range.
McGettigan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alusen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGettigan is out of range.
McGettigan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alusen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alusen misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alusen.
Alusen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGettigan ducks under a wild hook from Alusen.
Alusen connects with a single shot there.
A left and a right from Alusen both land. Nice combination.
Alusen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alusen moves away from the strike by McGettigan.
Alusen throws a lazy head kick
and McGettigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alusen.
Alusen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alusen, as that shot connected.
Alusen misses with the combination.
Alusen misses with a kick to the body
and McGettigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice combination there by Alusen.
Froilan Alusen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGettigan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGettigan thows a body shot but no joy.
Alusen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alusen motions for McGettigan to come forward. Alusen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alusen lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGettigan's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alusen misses with a head kick.
McGettigan feints and then cracks Alusen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alusen down.
Alusen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alusen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alusen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Alusen keeps McGettigan at a distance using the push kick.
McGettigan cracks Alusen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alusen looks to land a body kick but McGettigan moved away.
Alusen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Alusen thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGettigan blocks a head kick by Alusen.
Alusen looks to land a combination but McGettigan avoids it well.
Alusen slips under a jab from McGettigan.
Alusen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alusen connects with a nice looking jab.
Alusen throws a leg kick but McGettigan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGettigan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alusen misses with a body kick.
McGettigan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Froilan Alusen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alusen misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGettigan avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGettigan throws an overhand right that lands on Alusen's shoulder, as Alusen tries to avoid the shot.
Alusen throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGettigan counters with a nice uppercut.
Alusen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as McGettigan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alusen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alusen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alusen throws a head kick that misses.
Alusen gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting McGettigan counter with a right hand.
Alusen connects with an inside leg kick.
McGettigan thuds a left hand into Alusen's body.
Sloppy strikes from Alusen. Those never looked like landing.
Alusen misses with a combination
and McGettigan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alusen thinking.
A low kick from Alusen is predictable there
and McGettigan counters with a thumping low kick.
McGettigan throws a shot to the body.
Alusen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGettigan counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGettigan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alusen ducks under a wild hook from McGettigan.
Alusen lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from McGettigan finds it's way through Alusen's defenses.
Alusen tries to land a body kick
and Alusen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alusen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling McGettigan to counter with a crisp jab.
Alusen throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGettigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Alusen scores with a four punch combination!
Alusen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGettigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alusen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alusen duly obliges.
McGettigan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alusen's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Alusen.
Tom McGettigan is winning the standup battle so far.
Alusen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGettigan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alusen.
Alusen throws a shot from downtown. McGettigan moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Alusen.
McGettigan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alusen checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alusen throws a lazy head kick
and McGettigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGettigan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alusen fakes the leg kick and cracks McGettigan in the body.
McGettigan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alusen at a distance.
McGettigan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alusen. Alusen obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alusen misses with a double jab
and McGettigan counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Alusen finds it's way through McGettigan's defenses.
McGettigan misses with a body shot.
McGettigan swings for the body but Alusen moves out of range.
Alusen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGettigan to score with a decent uppercut.
Alusen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Froilan Alusen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Alusen. Those never looked like landing.
McGettigan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alusen falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGettigan counters with a left to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alusen.
McGettigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alusen was well out of range. Poor timing from McGettigan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alusen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alusen misses with a combination
and Alusen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alusen looks for the body kick but McGettigan saw that one coming.
McGettigan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alusen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGettigan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alusen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as McGettigan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alusen falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGettigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alusen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGettigan misses with a left hand
letting Alusen counter with a right hand.
Alusen throws a sloppy head kick and McGettigan moves out of range easily.
McGettigan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alusen thows a leg kick but McGettigan checks it
and McGettigan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGettigan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGettigan drops his hands momentarily and Alusen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alusen misses with a double jab
and McGettigan counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alusen misses with a right hand
and McGettigan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alusen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alusen is breathing heavily.
McGettigan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alusen tries a head kick but it misses.
Alusen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alusen throws a series of punches but McGettigan avoids them all with ease.
Alusen slips a straight right by McGettigan.
McGettigan scores with a one two! Alusen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for McGettigan. That snapped Alusen's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Alusen blocks the leg kick.
Alusen misses with a double jab
and McGettigan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alusen thinking.
Alusen misses with a double jab
enabling McGettigan to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGettigan lands a nice looking body shot.
McGettigan misses with a hook
and Alusen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alusen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom McGettigan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Alusen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alusen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGettigan circles away quickly and effectively.
Alusen throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - McGettigan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alusen misses with a double jab.
Alusen scores with a head kick. McGettigan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alusen throws an off balance right hand
and McGettigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alusen throws the kick towards the body but McGettigan avoids it.
Alusen thows a leg kick but McGettigan checks it
and McGettigan counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Alusen.
A low kick from Alusen is predictable there
and McGettigan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alusen throws a nice looking combination but McGettigan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alusen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alusen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alusen throws a combination that misses
enabling McGettigan to counter with a crisp jab.
Alusen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGettigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alusen misses with an uppercut
and McGettigan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGettigan, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alusen throws a combination that misses
and McGettigan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alusen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alusen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alusen throws a chopping leg kick but McGettigan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alusen misses with a double jab
and McGettigan counters with a good low kick that Alusen was not able to check.
McGettigan loads up on a big right hand but Alusen slips the punch.
Alusen slips a straight right by McGettigan.
McGettigan ducks under a wild hook from Alusen.
McGettigan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alusen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alusen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGettigan throws out the jab.
Alusen misses with a head kick.
Alusen misses with a combination
and McGettigan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alusen slips a jab and a cross from McGettigan.
McGettigan lands with an uppercut that bounces Alusen off the cage and back into rage.
McGettigan just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alusen throws a lazy uppercut
and McGettigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGettigan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alusen ducks under a wild hook from McGettigan.
McGettigan scores with a hook.
Alusen tries to land a leg kick but McGettigan saw it coming and moves away.
Alusen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Alusen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McGettigan has got the better of the exchanges.
Alusen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGettigan just misses with a punch to the body.
Alusen throws a head kick but McGettigan moves out of range.
Alusen tries to land a body kick
and McGettigan counters with a stiff right hand.
Alusen falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGettigan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alusen thinking.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGettigan.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alusen!
Alusen looks to throw a body kick
and McGettigan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGettigan cracks Alusen with a good jab.
Alusen ducks under a wild hook from McGettigan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alusen throws a head kick but McGettigan moves out of range.
Alusen throws a wild body kick that McGettigan sees coming a mile off.
Alusen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alusen throws a sloppy body shot
and McGettigan counters with an outside leg kick.
Alusen throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGettigan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alusen eats them both and turns towards McGettigan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alusen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alusen throws a sloppy head kick and McGettigan moves out of range easily.
Alusen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGettigan.
A head kick by Alusen misses
and McGettigan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alusen's knee momentarily.
A nice combination there by Alusen.
McGettigan looks to land a right hand but Alusen moved out of range.
McGettigan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alusen misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGettigan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alusen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGettigan.
McGettigan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alusen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alusen loads up on a big right hand but McGettigan slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as McGettigan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGettigan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alusen scores with a kick to the body.
McGettigan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGettigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alusen with a hook.
Alusen throws a body kick the misses
and McGettigan counters with a left and a right that stings Alusen.
Alusen tries a head kick but it misses.
Alusen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGettigan counters with a low kick, right behind Alusen 's knee.
Alusen misses with a double jab
letting McGettigan counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from McGettigan misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGettigan misses with a straight left.
McGettigan throws a right hand that misses
and Alusen counters with a two punch combo.
McGettigan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from McGettigan finds it's way through Alusen's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom McGettigan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGettigan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom McGettigan!