PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Riff McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xi Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

McGee
vs
Lim

171 cm
24
150 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
158 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riff McGee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xi Lim!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim jabs McGee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lim's calf.
Lim lands a head shot.
McGee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee slips a straight right by Lim.
McGee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lim is able to avoid easily.
McGee looks for the body kick but Lim saw that one coming.
Lim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lim throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lim looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
Lim thuds a left hand into McGee's body.
Lim misses with a hook.
McGee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGee defending well as Lim loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lim tries a low kick but McGee avoids it.
McGee walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
McGee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGee lands a front kick.
McGee misses with an uppercut.
McGee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Lim clinches with his opponent.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from McGee.
Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGee struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Lim tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
McGee is trying to force a seperation but Lim has the dominant position.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lim struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
McGee lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lim lands with a light punch inside.
McGee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to McGee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lim tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lim.
McGee lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from McGee.
Lim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Lim lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for McGee.
Lim blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
Lim has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
McGee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
Lim misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Lim can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
Lim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
Lim presses McGee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
McGee throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim takes a shot to the head.
McGee lands with a left to the head.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
McGee scores with a hook to the body.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lim blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lim.
A right hand to the body from McGee.
McGee blocks a body shot from Lim.
McGee lands a hook that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
McGee misses with the head strike.

McGee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xi Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim tries to clinch but McGee is having none of it.
McGee quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee throws a chopping leg kick but Lim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice jab there from Lim.
Lim throws a poor cross that misses
and McGee counters with a two punch combo.
McGee swings for the body but Lim moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Xi Lim will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lim throws a sloppy body shot
and McGee counters with an outside leg kick.
Xi Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lim moves to clinch but McGee breaks away
and McGee counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - McGee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGee is looking to chop away at Lim's legs.
McGee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Lim misses with an uppercut.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
McGee moves out of range of the strikes.
McGee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lim.
Lim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Lim is predictable there
and McGee counters with a low kick, right behind Lim 's knee.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lim in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGee cracks Lim with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee connects with the punch.
A low kick from Lim misses
and McGee counters with a nice body kick.
McGee cracks Lim with an open hand slap.
McGee lands a jab to the nose.
Lim misses with a hook to the body
and McGee counters with a nice body shot.
Lim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGee's calf.
Lim walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGee.
McGee scores with a jab to the head.

Lim is rocked!

It looks like Xi Lim has been cut.
Lim throws a chopping leg kick but McGee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lim is still on wobbly legs! Can McGee finish him?
McGee feints and then cracks Lim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lim down.
Lim seems to have recovered his senses.
Lim throws a shot from downtown. McGee moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lim scores with a hook to the body. McGee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGee.
A swing and a miss from McGee.
It seemed like Lim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Lim.
McGee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGee lands a jab to Lim's midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as McGee blocks the leg kick.
Lim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lim.
Lim cracks a nice hook into McGee's ribs.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
McGee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Lim misses
and McGee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lim lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGee. Lim does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Lim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Lim clinches up against the cage.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim digs a right hand underneath McGee's ribcage. McGee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lim's elbow.
Lim working aggressively here.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
McGee tries to work over Lim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, McGee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lim lands a right hand.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
McGee blocks a body shot from Lim.
A short left from Lim.
Lim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lim tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
McGee misses with a body punch.
Lim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGee misses with a body punch.
McGee throws a punch but it's blocked by Lim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
McGee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

McGee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lim slips a jab from McGee.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some bone on bone action there as McGee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lim.
McGee is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lim throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGee.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Riff McGee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xi Lim's cut.
That's time! McGee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McGee lands a jab to the head.
Lim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lim throws out a leg kick but McGee moves out of range and Lim only half commits.
McGee lands the left hand.
Lim connects with a body shot that sends McGee's belly button to the back.
Lim tried to score with a low kick but McGee checks it.
McGee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McGee throws a lazy right hand but Lim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGee. Lim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lim misses with a low kick as McGee jumps back.
McGee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGee throws a front kick that sends Lim stumbling back into the cage.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim with a nice cross.
Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
And McGee counters with a quick kick to the body but Lim blocks it.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGee.
Lim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lim misses the jab.
Lim throws a poor cross that misses
and McGee counters with a nice uppercut.
McGee stalks Lim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lim's face. Lim staggers backwards, shaken.
Lim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lim throws a lazy uppercut
and McGee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lim's calf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lim checks a leg kick.
McGee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lim. Lim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGee scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lim moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGee avoids the body shot from Lim.
Lim wants to clinch
and McGee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McGee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lim.
McGee misses with a body shot.
Lim misses with a jab to the body
and McGee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lim throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee misses with a wild body shot.
McGee scores with a shot to the body.
Lim is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
Lim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGee.
Lim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lim misses with a hook
and McGee counters with a body kick that stops Lim in his tracks momentarily.
Lim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGee scores with a spinning back kick!
McGee with a hook.
McGee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGee connects with a jab.
Lim seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. McGee shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Lim is backing up but McGee catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Lim covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! McGee Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riff McGee!
Riff McGee retains his featherweight title!