PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Genia (ranked 1016 p4p, 141 weight class) and Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 818 p4p, 109 weight class). Mac Airt has chosen Wolf Blood as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Genia
vs
Mac Airt

176 cm
38
170 lbs
34 - 16 - 1

180 cm
31
175 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Genia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Mac Airt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Airt slips under a jab.
Genia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Genia tries to clinch but Mac Airt moves away
and Mac Airt counters with a straight right hand.
Genia is looking to clinch but Mac Airt is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Genia.
Genia wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Genia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Mac Airt counter with a right hand.
Will Genia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Mac Airt misses its intended target.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Genia takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt is trying to push Genia away but Genia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Genia swings wildly with an uppercut but Mac Airt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Genia misses with a punch to the body.
Genia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Genia has a couple of punches blocked by Mac Airt.

Genia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mac Airt moves away from the strike by Genia.
Genia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mac Airt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Genia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mac Airt wants to break free but Genia has control.
Mac Airt tries to break free but Genia pushes him back against the cage.
Genia misses with some punches.
Genia misses with a punch on the inside.
Mac Airt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mac Airt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mac Airt is trying to break free.
Mac Airt tries to break the clinch but Genia is controlling the position.

Mac Airt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Genia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Genia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Genia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Genia tries to clinch up but Mac Airt circles away and keeps his distance.
Mac Airt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genia was well out of range. Poor timing from Mac Airt.
Genia seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Genia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mac Airt throws a hook but Genia avoids it easily.
Mac Airt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Genia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Genia clinches up against the cage.

Mac Airt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Genia.
Genia misses with a wild body shot.
Mac Airt jabs Genia right on the nose. Genia blinks but takes it well.
Genia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mac Airt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mac Airt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Genia jabs Mac Airt right on the nose. Mac Airt blinks but takes it well.
Mac Airt swats away the attempt to clinch by Genia.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mac Airt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Genia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mac Airt prevents a body shot from Genia.
Genia digs a right hand into Mac Airt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mac Airt's gas tank.

Mac Airt breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Genia has Mac Airt up against the cage in a clinch.
Genia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Genia working aggressively here.
Genia has Mac Airt pressed against the cage, preventing Mac Airt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mac Airt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Mac Airt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Genia misses the shot to the body.
Mac Airt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Genia clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac Airt is trying to break the clinch but Genia has him pressed against the cage.
Genia misses with a punch to the body.
Genia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mac Airt's elbow.

Mac Airt breaks from the clinch.
Genia walks into a jab.
Genia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mac Airt.
Genia wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mac Airt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Genia is looking to wear down Mac Airt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mac Airt swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Genia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Genia works the jab nicely.
Mac Airt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Genia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mac Airt can do to turn this around?
Mac Airt misses with a looping left.
Genia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Will Genia is winning the standup battle so far.
Genia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Genia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac Airt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Genia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Genia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mac Airt moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Mac Airt misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mac Airt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mac Airt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mac Airt missing with a left hand there. Genia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Genia has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mac Airt manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Mac Airt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Genia takes a swing at Mac Airt's ribcage but misses.
Genia looks to throw the jab but Mac Airt is out of range.
Mac Airt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Genia back to the cage. Mac Airt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Genia tries to clinch but Mac Airt is having none of it.

Genia clinches with his opponent.
Mac Airt is trying to push Genia away but Genia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mac Airt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mac Airt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Genia has him pressed against the cage.
Genia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Genia prevents Mac Airt from breaking the clinch.

Mac Airt breaks from the clinch.
Mac Airt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Genia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Genia is looking to clinch but Mac Airt is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia tries to clinch up.
Genia throws a shot from downtown. Mac Airt moves away and avoids it.
Genia walks into a stiff left hand from Mac Airt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Genia moves into the clinch.
Mac Airt is trying to break the clinch but Genia is controlling him.
Genia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mac Airt backwards.
Genia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mac Airt is trying to force a seperation but Genia has the dominant position.
Genia prevents Mac Airt from breaking the clinch.
Mac Airt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Genia swings wildly with an uppercut but Mac Airt uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mac Airt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Genia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mac Airt is looking to break free of the clinch but Genia has double underhooks.
Will Genia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Genia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Genia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Genia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia keeps control of Mac Airt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mac Airt tries to break the clinch but Genia is controlling the position.
Mac Airt blocking some punches.
Genia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Genia throws a punch but it's blocked by Mac Airt.
Genia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Genia misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Genia.
A frustrated look appears on Mac Airt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Genia looking to stall.
Genia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Genia throws a head punch that misses.
Mac Airt blocks a body shot from Genia.
Genia tries to throw a body punch but Mac Airt avoids it by throwing Genia back against the cage.
Genia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Genia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Genia.
A head punch on the inside from Genia fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt tries to break the clinch but Genia is controlling the position.
Mac Airt has had enough of the clinch but Genia keeps him there for the moment.
Genia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Genia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Genia has Mac Airt pressed against the cage, preventing Mac Airt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mac Airt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Genia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mac Airt's efforts to push away.
Genia misses with a punch on the inside.
Mac Airt is trying to push Genia away but Genia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Mac Airt breaks from the clinch.
Mac Airt looks to land a right hand but Genia moved out of range.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac Airt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Mac Airt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Genia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Genia misses with an uppercut
and Mac Airt counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Genia. Mac Airt does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Mac Airt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Genia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt's cut.
That's time! Genia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Genia tries to clinch up.
Genia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Genia wants to clinch
and Mac Airt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mac Airt keeps the fight on the outside.
Genia staying out of range there.
Genia tries to clinch but Mac Airt moves away
and Mac Airt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Genia is looking to clinch but Mac Airt is avoiding it.
Mac Airt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Genia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia misses with a hook to the body
and Mac Airt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Genia clinches with his opponent.
Genia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Genia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mac Airt is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Genia.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mac Airt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mac Airt walks into a stiff left hand from Genia.
Mac Airt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mac Airt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mac Airt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Genia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Genia misses the shot to the body.
Genia tries to clinch up but Mac Airt circles away and keeps his distance.
Genia misses the jab.
Mac Airt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Genia wants to clinch up but Mac Airt keeps it at a distance.
Mac Airt scores with a jab. Genia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Genia takes a swing at Mac Airt's ribcage but misses.
Mac Airt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Genia swings for the body but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Mac Airt circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia is looking to clinch but Mac Airt is avoiding it.
Mac Airt with a jab.

Genia is rocked!
Mac Airt lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Genia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mac Airt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Genia moves away.
Genia seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Genia digs a good hook to Mac Airt's body.
Genia lands a nice looking body shot.
Mac Airt throws a body punch but Genia moves out of range.
Mac Airt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Genia wants to clinch
and Genia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mac Airt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac Airt paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Genia misses
and Mac Airt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mac Airt misses with a wild combination.
Genia is looking to clinch.
Mac Airt cracks Genia with an open hand slap.
Genia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Will Genia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Genia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mac Airt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Genia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a nice uppercut.
Genia is looking to clinch.
Mac Airt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A left lands for Genia.
Genia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mac Airt counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt throws out a loose jab but Genia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Mac Airt misses.
Genia is looking to clinch but Mac Airt is avoiding it.
Mac Airt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mac Airt lands a big right hand that sends Genia crashing to the mat! Mac Airt stays standing though and waves Genia back to his feet!
Genia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mac Airt has time to react.

Mac Airt lands a big right hand that sends Genia crashing to the mat! Mac Airt stays standing though and waves Genia back to his feet!
Genia misses with a hook. Mac Airt ducked under it nicely.
Mac Airt misses the jab.
Genia throws a sloppy body shot
and Mac Airt counters with a straight right hand.
Cormac Mac Airt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Genia misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Mac Airt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Genia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Genia!
Will Genia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Cormac Mac Airt stepped up to the mic, saying '"When I am gone I charge you that ye bury me not at Brugh of the Boyne where is the royal cemetery of the Kings of Erinn. For all these kings paid adoration to gods of wood or stone, or to the Sun and the Elements, whose signs are carved on the walls of their tombs, but I have learned to know the On'.