PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Taiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taiga might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Through Gardens Of Grief, At The Gates. McGee has chosen Angel of Death as his entrance music. Murphy McGee acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Taiga
vs
McGee

201 cm
25
266 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

225 cm
22
285 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!
[JMFC] 160!

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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alexi Taiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murphy McGee!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee throws a low kick, looking for Taiga's leg but Taiga calmly moves out of range.
McGee throws an overhand right that lands on Taiga's shoulder, as Taiga tries to avoid the shot.
Taiga misses with a wild body shot.
Taiga checks a low kick from McGee.
Taiga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGee.
Taiga looks to land a combination but McGee avoids it well.
McGee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Taiga checks the leg kick.

McGee closes the distance and pushes Taiga back into the cage.
Taiga managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
McGee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taiga's efforts to push away.
McGee tries a knee to the head but Taiga blocks it.
McGee missing with knees to the body.

Taiga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taiga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee is looking to clinch but Taiga is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Taiga misses.
McGee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Taiga avoids the head kick by McGee.
McGee connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Taiga. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from McGee.
Taiga is breathing heavily.
McGee connects with a solid leg kick.
Taiga blocks a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee throws a leg kick which misses Taiga's front leg but catches the back leg as Taiga tries to avoid it.
McGee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taiga if he has to take too many more of those.
McGee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taiga's calf.
Taiga takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGee scores with a sloppy right hand. Taiga should have avoided that one.
Taiga takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Taiga blocks a head kick by McGee.
McGee thumps Taiga with a low kick.
Taiga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGee.
Taiga will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McGee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murphy McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGee misses with a head kick.
McGee throws a front kick that sends Taiga stumbling back into the cage.
McGee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taiga on the side of the head.
McGee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGee connects with a high kick.
McGee throws the kick towards the body but Taiga avoids it.
McGee misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for McGee. That snapped Taiga's head back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGee.
McGee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taiga.
McGee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taiga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
Taiga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McGee lands a good knee to the midsection. Taiga won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGee.
McGee lands a good knee to the midsection. Taiga won't want to take too many of those.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGee landing knees to the body.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Taiga avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Taiga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from McGee.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but Taiga blocks with his arms.
McGee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Taiga.
Taiga pushes McGee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Taiga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
Taiga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taiga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taiga manages to break the clinch.
Taiga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee takes one to the chin there.
Taiga takes a swing at McGee's ribcage but misses.
Taiga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGee on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taiga.
McGee tries a head kick but it misses.

Taiga moves into the clinch.
Taiga pushes McGee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taiga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Taiga breaks the clinch.
Taiga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taiga throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGee counters with a nice body kick.
Taiga throws a right and a left that McGee avoids nicely.

Taiga instigates a clinch.

Taiga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Taiga catches McGee right on the button with a cross.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taiga.
Jab by Taiga.
Taiga throws a series of strikes that have McGee backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee misses with a body kick.
Taiga digs a good hook to McGee's body.
Taiga connects with a looping right hand.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taiga lands a right hook to the body.
McGee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taiga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taiga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taiga thuds a left hand into McGee's body.
McGee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taiga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taiga throws a right hand that McGee ducks under and follows up with a left that McGee also avoids with ease.
McGee checks a low kick from Taiga.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGee walks into a jab.
Taiga throws a series of strikes that have McGee backpedaling.
Taiga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taiga.
Taiga stalks McGee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGee's face. McGee staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murphy McGee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taiga.
A big right from McGee misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGee.
Nice uppercut lands for Taiga. That snapped McGee's head back.
McGee throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Taiga.
Taiga is looking to wear down McGee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Taiga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Taiga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taiga fails to land with a series of punches.
Taiga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGee at a distance.
McGee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taiga scores with a one two! McGee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taiga misses the shot to the body.
Taiga throws a shot from downtown. McGee moves away and avoids it.
Murphy McGee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taiga throws a big shot that misses.
Alexi Taiga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGee is breathing heavily.
Taiga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taiga lands a right hook to the body.
McGee takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taiga misses with a two punch combination.

Taiga pushes McGee up against the cage in a clinch.

Taiga breaks from the clinch.
Taiga digs a good body shot into McGee's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taiga.
Taiga with a nice cross.
Taiga scores with a three punch combo!
McGee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taiga.

McGee is rocked!
McGee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGee is still on wobbly legs! Can Taiga finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taiga thuds a left hand into McGee's body.
Taiga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGee seems to have recovered his senses.
Taiga throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taiga thuds a left hand into McGee's body.
No joy there for Taiga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taiga stalks McGee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGee's face. McGee staggers backwards, shaken.
Taiga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGee.
Donk. Taiga catches McGee right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taiga.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taiga!
McGee fails to land with a series of punches.
Taiga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taiga looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
McGee tries a head kick but it misses.
Taiga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGee tries to clinch up but Taiga circles away and keeps his distance.
Taiga lands a body shot.
Taiga misses with a low kick as McGee jumps back.
McGee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taiga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taiga fails with a takedown attempt.
McGee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee slips under a jab.
Taiga misses with an uppercut.
McGee throws a hook but Taiga blocks it.
McGee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taiga.
Taiga 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 tries a head kick but it misses.
McGee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taiga looks to land a combination. McGee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Taiga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taiga lands with a cross.
McGee misses with a body kick.
Taiga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taiga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGee's calf.
Taiga is working the combinations to good effect here.
Taiga throws a right and a left that McGee avoids nicely.
Taiga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taiga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taiga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGee slips a straight right by Taiga.
McGee moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Taiga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taiga looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
McGee looks to clinch
and Taiga counters with a left and a right that stings McGee.
Taiga throws a lazy right hand but McGee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGee fails to land with a series of punches.
Taiga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taiga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taiga just misses with a punch to the body.
Taiga throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Taiga.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taiga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexi Taiga dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Taiga scores with a jab to the body.
Taiga checks a low kick from McGee.
Taiga swats away the attempt to clinch by McGee.
Taiga misses with a looping left.
Taiga throws an overhand right that lands on McGee's shoulder, as McGee tries to avoid the shot.
Taiga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taiga looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
Taiga dives in and grabs McGee's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGee pushes down on Taiga's head and hops out.
Good standup being displayed there by McGee as he connects with a hook.
Taiga lands a right hook to the body.
Taiga lunges at McGee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGee's hand.
Taiga throws a combination that misses
and McGee counters with a body kick.
Taiga keeps the fight on the outside.
Taiga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGee slips under a jab.
A combination from Taiga does no damage.
Taiga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGee doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGee tries to land a front kick but Taiga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taiga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGee throws a sloppy head kick and Taiga moves out of range easily.
McGee throws and low kick but Taiga moves out of range easily.
Taiga misses with a body shot.

Taiga pushes McGee up against the cage in a clinch.
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
Taiga lands a nice shot to the body.
Taiga has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McGee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Taiga wants the takedown. McGee is fighting it off but Taiga persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in McGee's guard against the cage.
Taiga scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGee is trying to control the position but Taiga postures up.
Taiga preventing the sweep.
Taiga chips away with some ground and pound.
Taiga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taiga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Taiga wants to pass the guard but McGee is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taiga postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGee, right into the meat.
Taiga thows a body shot but no joy.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taiga.
McGee throws a head kick but Taiga moves out of range.
Taiga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taiga.
Taiga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
Taiga misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from McGee.
Taiga throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.

McGee has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Taiga.
Taiga lands an elbow that stopped McGee in his tracks for a moment.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taiga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Taiga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiga scores with the left hand. McGee knows he should have avoided that one.
Taiga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGee avoids a punch combination nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGee!
Taiga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGee.
McGee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taiga is out of range.
Taiga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Taiga.
Taiga tries to bum rush McGee with a series of wild strikes but McGee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Taiga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from McGee.
Taiga misses with a few strikes there.
Taiga with a nice cross.
Taiga looks to land a combination but McGee avoids it well.
Taiga throws a hook but McGee avoids it easily.

Taiga clinches up with McGee and pushes him back against the cage.
McGee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taiga digs a right hand into McGee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGee's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Taiga avoids the damage to the body.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taiga lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Taiga breaks from the clinch.
Taiga with a nice cross.
Taiga connects with a right hand. McGee shakes it off.
Taiga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taiga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taiga throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGee counters with a nice kick to the body.
McGee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taiga to score with a decent uppercut.
McGee slips a straight right by Taiga.
McGee keeps the fight on the outside.
Taiga swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.

Taiga looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Taiga postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taiga advances to half guard.
Taiga drops an elbow to the side of McGee's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexi Taiga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taiga has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexi Taiga!