PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 4540 p4p, 5363 weight class) and Kamaru Umuhoza (ranked 500 p4p, 408 weight class). McGregor comes to the ring accompanied by The Foggy Dew. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGregor
vs
Umuhoza

175 cm
24
154
4 - 7 - 0

169 cm
18
138
3 - 0 - 0

Decent elbows
Very quick

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamaru Umuhoza!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umuhoza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGregor momentarily.
McGregor lands with an uppercut that bounces Umuhoza off the ropes and back into range.
McGregor misses with a looping right.
Umuhoza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Umuhoza digs a good body shot into McGregor's ribs.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGregor misses with an uppercut
and Umuhoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and Umuhoza moves out of range easily.
Umuhoza slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Umuhoza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umuhoza lands a body shot.
McGregor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGregor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Umuhoza.
McGregor tries to bum rush Umuhoza with a series of wild strikes but Umuhoza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGregor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGregor misses with a double jab
and Umuhoza counters with a body kick that stops McGregor in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by McGregor - just one landing.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Umuhoza!
McGregor throws a looping overhand right but Umuhoza ducks down to avoid it.
McGregor throws an off balance right hand
and Umuhoza makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McGregor really felt that one!
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Umuhoza connects with a leg kick.
McGregor tries a head kick but it misses.
Umuhoza scores with a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Umuhoza.
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Umuhoza as he connects with a hook.
Umuhoza thuds a left hand into McGregor's body.
Umuhoza lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGregor's sensitive parts.
Umuhoza works over McGregor's head and body with a nice combination.
McGregor ducks right into an uppercut from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a combination
and Umuhoza counters with a thumping low kick.
Umuhoza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McGregor back to the ropes. Umuhoza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Umuhoza goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McGregor looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Umuhoza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Umuhoza connects with a solid leg kick.
Umuhoza is working the combinations to good effect here.
McGregor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice combination there by Umuhoza.
Umuhoza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Umuhoza thuds his right hand into McGregor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Umuhoza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGregor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Umuhoza.
A nice leg kick lands there from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Umuhoza duly obliges.
Umuhoza avoids the head kick by McGregor.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
McGregor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umuhoza lands a nice looking body shot.
Umuhoza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Umuhoza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGregor's head.
Umuhoza goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Umuhoza lands a leg kick that knocks McGregor off balance momentarily.
Umuhoza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

McGregor is rocked!
Umuhoza lands a right and a left and another right! McGregor goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kamaru Umuhoza!
After winning the bout, Kamaru Umuhoza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Conor McGregor stepped up to the mic, saying 'You might win some, you might lose some. But you go in, you challenge yourself, you become a better man, a better individual, a better fighter.'.