PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Fergus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fancy Mcghee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fancy Mcghee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fergus
vs
Mcghee

188 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seamus Fergus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fancy Mcghee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcghee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mcghee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcghee misses with a body shot.
Mcghee throws a body kick the misses
and Fergus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Mcghee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mcghee.
Fergus throws a nice looking combination but Mcghee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fergus misses with a straight left.
Mcghee jabs Fergus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mcghee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fergus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fergus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcghee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fergus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good work by Fergus as he checks the leg kick.
Fergus misses the shot to the body.
Mcghee throws a hook to the side of Fergus's head but Fergus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mcghee misses with an uppercut
and Fergus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fergus lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcghee cracks Fergus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice cross by Mcghee.
Mcghee throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Fergus counters with a single leg into guard. Mcghee didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fergus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mcghee keeping full guard, as Fergus tries to pass.
Mcghee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fergus won't allow Mcghee to get back to his feet.
Fergus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mcghee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fergus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fergus postures up in Mcghee's guard and throws a big left but Mcghee blocks it.
Fergus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fergus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fergus throws a strike but Mcghee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fergus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fergus tries to get out of the position.
Fergus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fergus wants to stand and escape but Mcghee is having none of it.
Fergus trying to control the position.
Fergus looking for a sweep. Not yet Fergus, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergus is looking to stand back up but Mcghee counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Fergus.
Fergus wants to get back to full guard.
Fergus is looking to control Mcghee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fergus avoid being mounted?
Fergus is looking for a sweep. Mcghee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcghee wants to take a breather but Fergus is having none of it.
Mcghee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mcghee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcghee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fergus on the side of the head.
Fergus moves out of range as Mcghee strikes.
Mcghee misses with a wild combination.
Mcghee throws a nice looking combination but Fergus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcghee throws a hook but Fergus blocks it.
Fergus tries to bum rush Mcghee with a series of wild strikes but Mcghee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fergus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Mcghee.
Mcghee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mcghee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fergus was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcghee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mcghee throws a jab but it's blocked by Fergus.
Mcghee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fergus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcghee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mcghee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fergus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcghee misses with a hook. Fergus ducked under it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fergus checks a leg kick.
Fergus slips a jab from Mcghee.
Mcghee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fergus.

Fergus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mcghee taking shots to the head.
Mcghee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fergus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Fergus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fergus working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergus misses with a head shot.
Fergus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fergus landing shots from mount.
Mcghee working to try and regain half guard.
Mcghee blocking the ground and pound.
Fergus punching from mount but Mcghee doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mcghee tries to hold on but Fergus postures up.
Fergus cracks Mcghee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fergus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mcghee can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fergus throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mcghee is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fergus breaks from Mcghee's wrist control and lands an elbow.

It looks like Fancy Mcghee has been cut.
Fergus lands with some strikes.
Fergus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fergus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mcghee wants to hold on but Fergus pushes him away.
Fergus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mcghee manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fergus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fergus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergus is thwarting Mcghee's attempts to control the position.
Fergus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mcghee's head.
Mcghee wants to get back to full guard.
Fergus thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mcghee to regain full guard.
Fergus connects with a couple of short punches.
Fergus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fergus with a nice head shot there.
Fergus postures up and lands a big shot to Mcghee's brow.
Fergus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fergus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fergus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergus throws a strike but Mcghee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fergus wants to improve his position but instead Mcghee has moved into half guard.
Fergus is refusing to be controlled, as Mcghee sits in half guard.
Fergus tries to roll over but Mcghee keeps him under control.
Mcghee is thwarting Fergus's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Fergus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fancy Mcghee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mcghee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fergus.
Mcghee throws a body punch but Fergus moves out of range.
Fergus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcghee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcghee is looking to land body kicks.
Mcghee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fergus moves away.
Mcghee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fergus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fergus misses with a wild body shot.
Mcghee moves in looking to clinch but Fergus pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Mcghee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fergus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mcghee throws a low kick but Fergus avoids it.
Mcghee takes a swing at Fergus's ribcage but misses.
Fergus blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcghee misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergus dodges the punch combination from Mcghee.
Mcghee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mcghee sizes up Fergus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mcghee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mcghee lands with a right hand.
Mcghee just misses with a punch to the body.
Fergus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcghee.
Mcghee looks to throw the jab but Fergus is out of range.
Fergus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mcghee.
Mcghee tries to clinch but Fergus moves out of range.
Fergus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fancy Mcghee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcghee throws an overhand right that lands on Fergus's shoulder, as Fergus tries to avoid the shot.
Mcghee takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fergus.
Mcghee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcghee misses with an uppercut. Fergus saw that one coming.
Fergus checks a leg kick nicely.
Mcghee moves in looking to clinch but Fergus pushes him off.
Fergus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mcghee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fergus.
Mcghee throws a hook to the side of Fergus's head but Fergus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mcghee moves out of range of the strikes.
Fergus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcghee throws a body punch but Fergus moves out of range.
Mcghee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcghee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fergus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mcghee misses with a double jab.
Mcghee misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fergus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mcghee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fergus.
Fergus misses with a two punch combination.
Fergus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcghee.
Mcghee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mcghee throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Fergus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mcghee is trying to maintain the position but Fergus is very close to passing his half guard.
Fergus looks to land a strike but Mcghee avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mcghee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fergus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fergus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcghee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fergus trying to control but Mcghee is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergus connects with a couple of short punches.
Mcghee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mcghee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fergus throws and elbow that misses. Mcghee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fergus's guard. Nice move by Mcghee!
Fergus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fergus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mcghee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mcghee is thwarting Fergus's attempts to control the position.
Fergus tries to roll over but Mcghee keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fancy Mcghee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mcghee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fancy Mcghee!