PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Riscatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gangles McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riscatelli's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Speak Softly Love. McGee has chosen Rottencore by Spitting Vitriol as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gangles McGee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Riscatelli
vs
McGee

178 cm
21
210 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

210 cm
25
214 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Silvio Riscatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gangles McGee!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riscatelli jabs at McGee's body.
McGee throws a looping overhand right but Riscatelli ducks down to avoid it.
McGee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Riscatelli lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riscatelli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riscatelli 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 on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riscatelli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Riscatelli pushes him off.
Riscatelli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riscatelli throws a head kick but McGee moves out of range.

Riscatelli gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riscatelli just content to control the position.
Riscatelli moves into full mount!
Riscatelli controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee is trying to stand up.
Riscatelli tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Riscatelli swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and McGee is now in Riscatelli's guard. A big mistake from Riscatelli there, giving up the dominant position!
McGee stopping the sweep attempt from Riscatelli.
McGee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McGee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Riscatelli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Riscatelli might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Riscatelli manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli trying to control but McGee is having none of it.

Riscatelli has control of McGee's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McGee regains control of the situation pretty easily.
McGee is bucking up trying to escape but Riscatelli cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Riscatelli working for a guillotine from mount but McGee is in no mood to give up.
McGee is looking to improve his position but Riscatelli isn't that keen on the idea.
Riscatelli looking to control but McGee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli controlling the position easily from mount.
McGee is squirming around, avoiding Riscatelli's attempts to control the action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Silvio Riscatelli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A slow jab from McGee misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by McGee.
Riscatelli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGee checks it well.
McGee misses with a hook.
McGee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Riscatelli scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Riscatelli has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Riscatelli tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McGee is looking to improve his position but Riscatelli isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riscatelli can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McGee is looking to escape.

Riscatelli working for a guillotine from mount but McGee is in no mood to give up.
Riscatelli lands a big shot there that rocks McGee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McGee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riscatelli working McGee over with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee tries to hold on but Riscatelli postures up.
McGee is trying desperately to improve position.
Riscatelli wants to control the pace but McGee is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Riscatelli dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Riscatelli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Riscatelli shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGee's guard.
Riscatelli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McGee wants to get back to his feet but Riscatelli is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

McGee wriggles free and stands up.
McGee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McGee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riscatelli momentarily.
Riscatelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
Riscatelli thows a body shot but no joy.
Silvio Riscatelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riscatelli throws a hook but McGee avoids it easily.
McGee tries to clinch but Riscatelli is having none of it.
McGee avoids the body shot from Riscatelli.

Riscatelli shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Riscatelli perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Riscatelli is working away from the top position though.
Riscatelli stops McGee from getting back to his feet.
Riscatelli keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Riscatelli's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Riscatelli is trying to control. McGee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Riscatelli trying to pass the guard but McGee defending well.
Riscatelli trying to control the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Silvio Riscatelli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Riscatelli cracks McGee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riscatelli thumps McGee with a low kick.
Riscatelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
Gangles McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGee cracks Riscatelli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGee lands with a straight right. Riscatelli didn't see that one coming.
Riscatelli misses with a hook. McGee ducked under it nicely.
Riscatelli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGee.
McGee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Riscatelli just misses with a punch to the body.
McGee throws out a powerful jab.
McGee misses with a series of wild punches.
Riscatelli throws an overhand right that lands on McGee's shoulder, as McGee tries to avoid the shot.
Silvio Riscatelli is winning the standup battle so far.

Riscatelli looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee tries to get to full guard but Riscatelli has control of the leg.
Riscatelli is trying to control. McGee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli prevents McGee from standing back up.
Riscatelli content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Riscatelli is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Riscatelli wants to take a breather but McGee is having none of it.
McGee wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riscatelli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGee lands a nice shot that snaps Riscatelli's head back.

Riscatelli closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McGee to the mat! McGee manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riscatelli trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli won't allow McGee to sweep him here.
McGee keeping moving, preventing Riscatelli from controlling successfully.
Riscatelli controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Riscatelli trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
Riscatelli is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riscatelli preventing the sweep.
Riscatelli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGee swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGee blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from McGee. No joy for Riscatelli on that attempt.
McGee throws a jab when Riscatelli was well out of range.
McGee moves out of range of the strikes.
McGee looks to throw the jab but Riscatelli is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Riscatelli dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

McGee moves out of range of the strikes.
McGee misses with a hook. Riscatelli ducked under it nicely.
Riscatelli takes a swing at McGee's ribcage but misses.
Riscatelli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGee.
McGee loads up on a big right hand but Riscatelli slips the punch.
Riscatelli dives in and grabs McGee's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGee pushes down on Riscatelli's head and hops out.
No joy there for McGee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riscatelli thuds his shin into the meat of McGee's side.
Riscatelli scores with a jab to the head.
Riscatelli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Riscatelli.
Riscatelli misses with a wild body shot.
Riscatelli lands a nice looking body shot.

Riscatelli looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McGee!
McGee is working to get back to half guard.
Riscatelli wants to take McGee's back here but McGee is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
McGee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riscatelli wants to control the pace but McGee is squirming around nicely.
Silvio Riscatelli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGee is wriggling around trying to escape.
Riscatelli trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Riscatelli controlling the position easily from mount.
McGee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Riscatelli 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McGee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Riscatelli controlling from mount.
McGee can't escape the position.
McGee is squirming around, avoiding Riscatelli's attempts to control the action.

Riscatelli is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McGee is surviving well by controlling Riscatelli's body position as best he can.
Riscatelli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McGee really wants to buck Riscatelli off and get back to his feet.
Riscatelli looking to control but McGee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee really wants to buck Riscatelli off and get back to his feet.
Riscatelli looking to control but McGee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Silvio Riscatelli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Riscatelli gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riscatelli slows the pace down in half guard.
McGee is staying active underneath Riscatelli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Riscatelli slows the pace down in half guard.
Riscatelli is trying to control. McGee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli is really struggling to control McGee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
McGee pushes Riscatelli off looking to stand but Riscatelli dives back in and keeps control.
McGee tries to roll over but Riscatelli keeps him under control.

Riscatelli seems to be working for a kimura but McGee defends the submission attempt.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Riscatelli moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Riscatelli fails to pull guard.
Gangles McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGee working some nice short punches in the clinch.

McGee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGee misses with a series of wild punches.
McGee scores with a nice strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silvio Riscatelli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riscatelli 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silvio Riscatelli!