PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert McCay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Peevor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCay might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Burning Heart. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

McCay
vs
Peevor

194 cm
22
288 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert McCay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Peevor!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

McCay shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Peevor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Peevor controls McCay momentarily but McCay frees himself.
McCay trying to control but Peevor is working from the bottom.
McCay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McCay tries to free his leg and advance position but Peevor is retaining full guard.

McCay gets to his feet - Peevor follows without any prompting.
Peevor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peevor with a poor takedown

and McCay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Peevor's guard.
Peevor looks gassed!
McCay looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCay sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McCay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peevor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCay postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McCay will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

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.
McCay is in close to Peevor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McCay wants to pass the guard but Peevor is keeping the position.

McCay stands up and waves to Peevor to follow him.

McCay closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Peevor did well to prevent McCay getting side control.
Peevor is staying active underneath McCay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McCay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McCay drops an elbow to the side of Peevor's head.
McCay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if McCay is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
McCay 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McCay prevents Peevor from improving his position.
Peevor is trying to maintain the position but McCay is very close to passing his half guard.
McCay is taking a breather. Peevor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peevor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McCay stopping the sweep attempt from Peevor.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCay wants to pass the guard but Peevor is keeping the position.
Peevor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert McCay dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McCay lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McCay.

McCay has taken the fight to the clinch.

McCay successfully pulls guard.
McCay lands a decent punch to the body there.
Peevor throwing strikes but missing.

McCay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peevor defends it easily.
McCay keeping moving, preventing Peevor from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peevor trying to stand up but can't free himself from McCay's guard.

McCay manages to escape and get back to his feet.

McCay shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McCay showed some decent athleticism there.
McCay lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peevor moves into full guard.
McCay slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peevor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McCay wants to stand up but Peevor has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Peevor trying to control from the bottom.
Peevor tries to roll over but McCay keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCay is thwarting Peevor's attempts to control the position.
Peevor is not content to let McCay control the position.
Peevor trying to hold on to McCay's head to control him but McCay postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Peevor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

McCay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McCay prevents a takedown attempt there.

McCay has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Peevor regains guard immediately.
Peevor is trying to keep McCay in close.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Peevor has eaten all the pies!
McCay trying to control the position from guard on top but Peevor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert McCay dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

McCay misses with a takedown attempt - Peevor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McCay digs a good body shot into Peevor's ribs.

McCay decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

McCay is trying to work for a kimura but Peevor is defending well.
Peevor is trying to maintain the position but McCay is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCay is keen to just control but Peevor is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peevor is trying to get back to full guard.
McCay with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McCay trying to control the action but Peevor is working from the bottom.
Robert McCay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peevor wants to control but McCay is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McCay misses with a wild combination.
McCay shoots in and drives through. Peevor sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McCay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McCay lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McCay lands a high kick!

McCay drives through and clinches with Peevor against the cage.

McCay ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McCay no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Peevor tries to free his leg and advance position but McCay is retaining full guard.

McCay has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Peevor off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Peevor fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCay stuffs the takedown attempt from Peevor. Peevor gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from McCay.
McCay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peevor tries to avoid it but McCay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peevor to the ground. Peevor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert McCay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peevor tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peevor misses with a few strikes there.
Peevor misses with a low kick.
McCay throws a head kick that misses.
Robert McCay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCay shoots for a takedown but Peevor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peevor tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McCay wants to clinch up but Peevor keeps it at a distance.
Robert McCay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McCay clinches up against the cage.
McCay wants to get back to striking at distance but Peevor won't allow it.
McCay tries to pull guard but Peevor won't allow it.

Peevor breaks the clinch.
Peevor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and McCay counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McCay.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Peevor holds on and takes a little breather.
Peevor trying to control the position.
McCay trying to control but Peevor is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert McCay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCay 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert McCay!