PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conor Mccgregorr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AceKiLLah Senior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AceKiLLah Senior is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mccgregorr
vs
Senior

178 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Conor Mccgregorr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, AceKiLLah Senior!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senior cracks Mccgregorr with an open hand slap.
Mccgregorr shoots in but Senior avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mccgregorr tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Senior counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Senior content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mccgregorr tries to get to full guard but Senior has control of the leg.
Senior really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mccgregorr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senior content to control rather than advance.
Mccgregorr trying to hold on to Senior's head to control him but Senior postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senior not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mccgregorr tries to roll over but Senior keeps him under control.
Mccgregorr is trying to stand up here but Senior is controlling him well.

Mccgregorr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Senior is controlling the pace.
Mccgregorr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

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.
Mccgregorr trying to control the position.

Mccgregorr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Senior doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Senior manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Senior landing with the ground and pound.
Senior working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mccgregorr's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mccgregorr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Senior has picked Mccgregorr up and slammed him! Mccgregorr can't keep hold of the triangle and Senior manages to pass to side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mccgregorr wants to control but Senior postures up.
Mccgregorr has one of Senior's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Senior lands some shots froms side control.
Mccgregorr being controlled for a moment.
Senior lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senior taking a breather here.
Mccgregorr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Senior is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Let's hope that Senior has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AceKiLLah Senior dominated that round.
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.

Senior is looking to chop away at Mccgregorr's legs.
That kick from Mccgregorr tenderised Senior's leg. Senior is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Senior.

Mccgregorr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Senior holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Senior gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mccgregorr.
Mccgregorr tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senior wants to break the clinch but can't.

Mccgregorr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Senior.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senior leaves Mccgregorr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Mccgregorr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mccgregorr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Senior swivels and escapes.
Senior throws a series of punches but Mccgregorr avoids them all with ease.
Mccgregorr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Senior attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mccgregorr throws a leg kick

and Senior counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Senior looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Senior seems content to control.

Mccgregorr has one foot on Senior's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Senior misses with a wild combination.
Mccgregorr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Senior throws out a counter right but Mccgregorr avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mccgregorr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Senior working hard to break the clinch.
Mccgregorr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Senior just stands there and leans against the cage.
Senior tries for a takedown but Mccgregorr manages to get underhooks.

Senior breaks from the clinch.

Mccgregorr clinches up against the cage.
Senior can't find room to land a body shot as Mccgregorr controls the action.

Senior gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mccgregorr regains guard.
Mccgregorr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mccgregorr wants to get up but he can't break Senior's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mccgregorr decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Senior, up you get!
A left lands for Senior.
A good leg kick by Senior.
Mccgregorr fails with a takedown attempt.
Mccgregorr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Senior pinned against the cage. Senior gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Senior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Senior throws a nice head kick!

Mccgregorr is rocked!
Senior with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccgregorr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Senior throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mccgregorr was covering up waiting for the punch and Senior finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Senior slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mccgregorr is looking to stand up but Senior isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AceKiLLah Senior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Senior tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mccgregorr defends well and Senior ends up having to push Mccgregorr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Mccgregorr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Conor Mccgregorr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mccgregorr takes the fight into the clinch.

Mccgregorr manages to break the clinch.
AceKiLLah Senior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mccgregorr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Senior swivels and escapes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Senior lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mccgregorr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mccgregorr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mccgregorr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Senior swats away the attempt to clinch by Mccgregorr.
Despite the aggression on Senior's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccgregorr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Senior wants to counter the offense by Mccgregorr and move into the clinch position.
A nice leg kick lands there from Senior.
Senior tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Senior backs away, Mccgregorr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mccgregorr takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senior lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Senior dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Senior stuns Mccgregorr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mccgregorr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Senior takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mccgregorr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Senior counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Mccgregorr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Senior. That's going to slow Mccgregorr down.
Senior scores with a body shot.
Senior throws a wild body kick that Mccgregorr sees coming a mile off.
Senior connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Senior ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Senior is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mccgregorr rather than just go for the knockout.
Senior lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Senior manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mccgregorr on his heels. He'll look to pass Mccgregorr's guard now, I'm sure.
Senior stopping the sweep attempt from Mccgregorr.
Senior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mccgregorr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mccgregorr wants to sweep but no luck.
Senior showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Senior pushes down on Mccgregorr's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccgregorr trying to control here.
Senior content to control rather than advance.
Senior stops Mccgregorr from getting back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Senior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mccgregorr.
Mccgregorr tries to clinch up
and Senior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Senior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Senior changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mccgregorr tries to avoid it but Senior manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mccgregorr to the ground. Mccgregorr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Mccgregorr moves into the clinch.

Mccgregorr breaks from the clinch.
Senior leaves Mccgregorr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
AceKiLLah Senior is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mccgregorr dives in for a single leg takedown but Senior sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
AceKiLLah Senior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Senior winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AceKiLLah Senior!