PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Ibraham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Mac could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Ibraham's chin.

Mac
vs
Ibraham

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Ibraham!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mac clinches up with Ibraham and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mac displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ibraham up against the ropes.
Ibraham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ibraham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mac is trying to force a seperation but Ibraham has the dominant position.
Mac is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mac is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ibraham to keep the fight standing.
Mac has had enough of the clinch but Ibraham keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibraham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibraham looking to throw knees to the head but Mac is blocking nicely.
Ibraham landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibraham landing knees to the head.
Ibraham tries to land a knee to the head but Mac blocks with his arms.
Mac is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ibraham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mac blocks it with crossed arms.
Mac fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Mac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibraham landing knees to the head.
Ibraham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mac.
Mac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ibraham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mac is trying to break free.
Ibraham unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibraham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibraham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mac blocks it with crossed arms.
Mac blocks an uppercut.

Mac jumps into guard, dragging Ibraham to the mat.
Mac has a closed guard, preventing Ibraham from standing up.
Mac is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mac looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Mac working for a triangle but Ibraham defends it easily.
Mac looking for a sweep. Not yet Mac, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibraham wants to stand but Mac is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mac throws a sloppy head kick and Ibraham moves out of range easily.

Mac has closed the distance and engaged Ibraham in a clinch.
Mac fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ibraham looking to throw knees to the head but Mac is blocking nicely.

Mac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac keeps the fight on the outside.
Ibraham tries to clinch up.
Mac looks for a takedown but Ibraham sprawls well.
Ibraham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ibraham wants to clinch up but Mac keeps it at a distance.
Mac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ibraham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mac somewhat.
Ibraham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ibraham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ibraham closes the distance and clinches.
Mac wants a takedown.
Ibraham tries to land knees in the clinch but Mac avoids the damage to the body.
Mac can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Ibraham dominated that round.
That's time! Mac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mac shoots in for a takedown but Ibraham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Ibraham gets tackled into the ropes by Mac. Mac maintains the clinch.
We've been informed that Ibraham has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mac can't break the clinch.
Mac is trying to pull guard but Ibraham has him pressed against the ropes.
Ibraham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ibraham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mac is trying to pull guard but Ibraham has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Mac. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mac manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac has a closed guard, preventing Ibraham from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mac wants to stand but Ibraham is controlling the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ibraham wants to stand and escape but instead Mac has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Mac gets to his feet. Ibraham looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ibraham tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ibraham tries to clinch but Mac moves out of range.
Ibraham tries to clinch but Mac moves out of range.
Mac is looking to counter punch.

Mac throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ibraham tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mac is in Ibraham's guard.

Ibraham is working an open guard so Mac takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ibraham moves in looking to clinch but Mac pushes him off.
Ibraham moves in looking to clinch but Mac pushes him off.
Mac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ibraham tries to clinch up but Mac circles away and keeps his distance.
Mac appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ibraham tries to clinch there but Mac circles away.

Ibraham rushes Mac and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ibraham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mac.
Ibraham misses with a knee strike.
Ibraham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mac has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibraham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac slows down the pace here.
Mac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ibraham stops a takedown attempt from Mac.
Mac is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ibraham is defending well.
Ibraham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mac just leaning against Ibraham, taking a breather.
Ibraham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mac blocks it with crossed arms.
Ibraham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mac is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ibraham to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibraham gets underhooks to prevent Mac's takedown attempt.
Ibraham misses with a knee strike.
Mac wants to get back to striking at distance but Ibraham won't allow it.
Mac jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ibraham walks away with a smile on his face. Mac gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ibraham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mac is looking to counter punch.
Ibraham doesn't manage to clinch there - Mac circles away.
Ibraham tries to clinch but Mac is having none of it.
Ibraham wants to clinch up but Mac keeps it at a distance.
Mac keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ibraham tries to clinch up.
Ibraham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac.
Mac looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Ibraham moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gregory Mac will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ibraham tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mac manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ibraham is looking to clinch.
Mac scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like George Ibraham has been cut.
Mac shoots for a takedown but Ibraham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mac backing away here, and Ibraham unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mac shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ibraham pinned against the ropes. Ibraham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ibraham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gregory Mac is winning the standup battle so far.
Ibraham tries to clinch up.
Ibraham is looking to clinch but Mac is avoiding it.
Mac misses with a takedown
and Ibraham counters with a head kick. That will keep Mac thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Mac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mac moves into the clinch.
Mac tries to pull guard but Ibraham forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Mac managing to block the knees to the body from Ibraham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mac displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ibraham up against the ropes.
Ibraham stalling in the clinch but Mac improves position.
Mac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Mac has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ibraham uses from the top position.
Mac is pulling down on Ibraham's head to control his posture.
Ibraham wants to stand but Mac is controlling his posture from full guard.

Mac throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ibraham escapes and throws Mac's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibraham wants to stand but Mac is controlling his arm.
Mac can't do much from the bottom here.
Ibraham wants to stand but Mac is controlling his arm.
Mac is looking to regain half guard here but Ibraham keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac can't do much from the bottom here.
Ibraham tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Mac tries to bench press Ibraham off him but Ibraham keeps the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mac dives in for a single leg takedown but Ibraham sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Ibraham tries to clinch but Mac moves out of range.

Mac pushes Ibraham up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mac wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibraham lands a knee to the head.
Mac is trying to pull guard but Ibraham has him pressed against the ropes.
Mac goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ibraham prevents it.
Mac jumps guard but Ibraham stands there with Mac around his waist. Mac gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mac has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ibraham is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A knee to the head by Ibraham.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Ibraham.
I think Ibraham 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Ibraham!
A victorious George Ibraham thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.