PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tall Guy (ranked 2263 p4p, 2471 weight class) and Pimp McGee (ranked 285 p4p, 304 weight class). McGee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rough Ryders Anthem . Pimp McGee acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Guy
vs
McGee

225 cm
27
285
5 - 2 - 0

191 cm
21
235
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Overeem’s Horse Meat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tall Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pimp McGee!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee goes for a double leg but Guy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Guy continues to drive forward.
Guy throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guy.
Guy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice cross by Guy.
Guy misses with a low kick.
Guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid body kick from Guy.
McGee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McGee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Guy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
McGee throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it.

McGee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McGee avoiding damage as Guy throws knees to the body.
Guy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGee blocks it with crossed arms.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGee is defending well for now.
Guy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGee lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Tall Guy has been cut.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
Guy managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy blocks a body shot from McGee.
Guy tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy misses with a knee strike.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McGee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guy's brow.
McGee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGee is defending well for now.
McGee blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGee lands a nice knee to the body.
McGee lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
McGee blocking some punches.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
McGee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGee scores with a knee to the head.
McGee stalling.
McGee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McGee misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hook to the body lands for McGee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGee is defending well for now.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guy's defenses.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
McGee avoiding damage as Guy throws knees to the body.
McGee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
McGee avoiding damage as Guy throws knees to the body.
McGee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Guy is breathing heavily.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
McGee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGee.

Tall Guy's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guy's defenses.
McGee looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Guy letting McGee take a breather here.
McGee just leaning against Guy, taking a breather.
McGee continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
McGee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy letting McGee take a breather here.
McGee scores with a hook to the body.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGee landing knees to the body.
McGee scores with a knee to the head.
McGee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pimp McGee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tall Guy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McGee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guy's waist but Guy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGee off to one side.
Guy is looking for a counter combo.
McGee misses with a double jab.
Pimp McGee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from McGee. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Guy misses the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Guy looks for the body kick but McGee saw that one coming.
We've been told by Guy's head coaches at Average Joe�s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McGee misses with a few strikes there.
Guy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

McGee has managed to clinch.
McGee scores a nice knee to the body.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee lands a nice elbow.
McGee lands a damaging elbow.
McGee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy tries to land knees in the clinch but McGee avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGee lands a knee to the body.
Pimp McGee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGee connects with a knee to the head.
McGee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from McGee.
McGee lands a nice knee to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McGee. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGee obliges.
McGee lands a knee to the head.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
Guy takes an elbow to the temple.

Tall Guy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGee lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy being controlled against the cage.
McGee lands an elbow inside that Guy shrugs off.
McGee landing knees to the head.
Guy missing with knees to the body.
McGee lands a damaging elbow.
McGee slowing the pace effectively.
McGee pressing his opponent against the cage.
McGee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McGee with a knee to the head.
McGee crunches a lovely knee into Guy's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from McGee.
McGee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGee scores a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from McGee.
McGee has Guy pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGee obliges.
McGee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jeez, Tall Guy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGee.
Good body shot from McGee.
McGee landing knees to the head.
McGee stalling.
McGee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee is working Guy over against the cage.
McGee is leaning against Guy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McGee connects with a knee to the head.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from McGee.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tall Guy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pimp McGee!
In his post fight interview, Pimp McGee started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.