PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Petersen (ranked 1281 p4p, 174 weight class) and Chinless Mcgee (ranked 1199 p4p, 162 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Petersen
vs
Mcgee

182 cm
29
190 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

191 cm
37
194 lbs
39 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darrel Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chinless Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgee jabs Petersen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mcgee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petersen jabs Mcgee right on the nose. Mcgee blinks but takes it well.
Mcgee throws a body shot but no joy.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Mcgee.

Petersen shoots in and gets a takedown into Mcgee's guard.

Mcgee manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petersen.
Mcgee lands a head kick!
Petersen connects with a body shot that sends Mcgee's belly button to the back.
Petersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mcgee.
Darrel Petersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petersen was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgee.
Petersen punishes Mcgee's body with a nice straight punch.
Mcgee takes a swing at Petersen's ribcage but misses.
Petersen lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Petersen misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen misses with a hook to the body
and Mcgee counters with a right hand to the body.
Mcgee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petersen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chinless Mcgee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcgee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mcgee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mcgee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Petersen counters with a right hand to the body.
Petersen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shark Tank MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Petersen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcgee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersen.
Mcgee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petersen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcgee.
Mcgee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petersen is looking to wear down Mcgee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcgee is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgee throws a series of strikes that have Petersen backpedaling.

It looks like Darrel Petersen has been cut.
A punch combination from Mcgee misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mcgee. Mcgee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice jab there from Petersen.
Mcgee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petersen connects with a single shot there.
Mcgee tries to bum rush Petersen with a series of wild strikes but Petersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Petersen pushes Mcgee up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgee blocking some punches.
Petersen pushes Mcgee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Petersen is trying to drag Mcgee to the mat but Mcgee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short left from Petersen.
Petersen swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcgee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petersen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mcgee working hard to break the clinch.
Petersen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mcgee fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcgee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mcgee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mcgee throws a combination that misses
and Petersen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mcgee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petersen.
Petersen punishes Mcgee's body with a nice straight punch.
Petersen throws a hook but Mcgee avoids it easily.
Petersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Petersen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Petersen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mcgee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Petersen wants to control but Mcgee is keeping him busy.
Petersen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgee is not content to let Petersen control the position.
Petersen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mcgee some visible discomfort.
The strikes coming from Petersen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Petersen has knee on belly momentarily but Mcgee bucks him off and regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petersen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcgee defending well though.
Petersen trying to control from Mcgee's half guard. Mcgee has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Petersen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Petersen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A shot to the body from Mcgee misses
letting Petersen counter with a right hand.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Petersen.
Petersen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mcgee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mcgee struggling a bit here.

Petersen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mcgee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Petersen tries for a kimura but Mcgee is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen working the strikes but Mcgee uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Petersen winds up and cracks Mcgee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen thows a huge punch but Mcgee dodges it nicely.
Petersen is looking to take a break and control but Mcgee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petersen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mcgee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Petersen thows a huge punch but Mcgee dodges it nicely.
Petersen trying to pass the guard but Mcgee defending well.
Mcgee is staying active underneath Petersen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Petersen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mcgee sees it coming and defends easily.

Petersen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mcgee defends it well.
Mcgee is refusing to be controlled, as Petersen sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mcgee trying to hold on to Petersen's head to control him but Petersen postures up.

Petersen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mcgee defends it well.
Petersen is looking to advance position but Mcgee won't allow it.
Mcgee is looking to improve his position.
Petersen is trying to control the action in half guard but Mcgee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Petersen.
Petersen cracks a nice hook into Mcgee's ribs.
Chinless Mcgee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Petersen.
Mcgee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Petersen misses with a double jab.
Petersen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petersen throws the left hand but Mcgee avoids the punch easily.
Mcgee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersen.
Mcgee avoids the body shot from Petersen.
Mcgee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petersen.
Mcgee misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petersen. Mcgee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Mcgee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Petersen lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Petersen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Petersen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Petersen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mcgee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Petersen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Petersen scores with punches from side control.
Petersen is looking to take a break and control but Mcgee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Petersen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Petersen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Petersen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Petersen misses the target.
A big right from Mcgee misses.
Petersen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mcgee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mcgee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcgee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcgee swings for the body but Petersen moves out of range.
Petersen misses with a straight left.
Mcgee avoids the body shot from Petersen.
Petersen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mcgee's head.
Petersen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgee can do to turn this around?

Petersen clinches up with Mcgee and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Petersen.
Petersen lands a shoulder strike.
Mcgee missing with knees to the body.
Mcgee blocks a body shot from Petersen.
Mcgee prevents a body shot from Petersen.

Mcgee breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petersen manages to avoid it.
Petersen wants to clinch.
Petersen has his takedown stuffed
and Mcgee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mcgee lands a jab to Petersen's midsection.
Mcgee misses with a shot to the body
and Petersen counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Petersen. Beautiful body shot.
Darrel Petersen is winning the standup battle so far.
Petersen misses with a hook. Mcgee ducked under it nicely.
Mcgee throws out a counter right but Petersen avoids it with no problem.
Mcgee slips under a jab from Petersen.
Petersen is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Mcgee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petersen lands a jab to Mcgee's midsection.
Petersen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chinless Mcgee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Mcgee drops Petersen with a beautiful combination! Petersen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mcgee is looking for the KO!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mcgee lands a jab.
Mcgee throws a hook but Petersen avoids it easily.
Petersen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Petersen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mcgee is trying to defend but Petersen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Petersen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Petersen looking to control but Mcgee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Petersen looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mcgee is looking to escape.
Petersen cracks Mcgee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mcgee is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mcgee is squirming around, avoiding Petersen's attempts to control the action.
Petersen cracks Mcgee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Petersen with the ground and pound from mount.
Petersen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mcgee's face.
Poor strikes thrown by Petersen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petersen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mcgee has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mcgee!
Petersen wants to sweep but no luck.
Petersen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darrel Petersen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petersen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mcgee manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petersen is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darrel Petersen.
Well Petersen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrel Petersen!