PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotten comes to the cage accompanied by Lynard Skynard- Simple Man. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rotten
vs
McGregor

175 cm
25
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddy Rotten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor McGregor !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor leaves Rotten with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rotten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGregor connects with a crisp jab.
Rotten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rotten closes the distance and clinches up with McGregor , looking for a takedown. Rotten pushes McGregor against the cage but McGregor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rotten moves in looking to clinch but McGregor pushes him off.
Rotten wants to clinch
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rotten tries to clinch but McGregor is having none of it.
Rotten fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGregor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Rotten.
McGregor misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rotten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rotten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGregor to score with a decent uppercut.
Rotten wants to clinch.
Rotten seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Conor McGregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from McGregor does it's job there.
McGregor lands with a right hand.
McGregor throws a shot from downtown. Rotten moves away and avoids it.
Rotten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rotten fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rotten closes the distance and clinches.
Rotten lands an elbow just above McGregor 's eye.

It looks like Conor McGregor has been cut.
Rotten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGregor lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rotten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rotten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by McGregor .
A head punch on the inside from Rotten fails to land.
McGregor working aggressively here.
Rotten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike.
McGregor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGregor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rotten scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rotten.
Rotten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rotten tries a knee to the head but McGregor blocks it.
McGregor misses with some punches.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the head but McGregor blocks with his arms.
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rotten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGregor lands a body shot.
Rotten connects with a knee to the head.

McGregor is rocked!

That has opened up Conor McGregor 's cut even more.
Rotten lands an elbow inside.
McGregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Rotten finish him?
Rotten lands an elbow inside that McGregor shrugs off.
McGregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rotten backwards.
Rotten pushes off an throws an elbow but McGregor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rotten misses with an elbow strike.
Rotten lands a nice elbow.
McGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Rotten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the head but McGregor blocks with his arms.
Clinched against the cage, Rotten lands a big elbow that drops McGregor ! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - McGregor is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddy Rotten!
Eddy Rotten decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.