PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Dorado (ranked 25318 p4p, 677 weight class) and Anthony McGregor (ranked 7638 p4p, 616 weight class). Anthony McGregor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dorado
vs
McGregor

182 cm
24
182 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eli Dorado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dorado looking to score a takedown here. McGregor is defending well but Dorado drives through and ends up in McGregor's guard.
Dorado's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dorado won't allow McGregor to get back to his feet.
Dorado is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dorado keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGregor's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorado scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McGregor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dorado controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGregor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dorado accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dorado controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGregor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Dorado pushes him off.
Dorado throws a series of punches but McGregor avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dorado as he avoids it easily.
McGregor wants to clinch up but Dorado keeps it at a distance.
Dorado avoids the head kick by McGregor.
Dorado misses with a hook. McGregor ducked under it nicely.
McGregor is looking to clinch but Dorado is avoiding it.

McGregor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dorado, pushing him back against the cage.
McGregor misses with an elbow strike.
McGregor with a knee to the head.

It looks like Eli Dorado has been cut.
McGregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorado throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely.
McGregor looks to clinch

and Dorado counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dorado.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorado is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dorado is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado preventing the sweep.
Dorado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGregor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dorado with a nice head shot there.
McGregor looking to control.
McGregor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dorado controls the pace.
Dorado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dorado with a nice head shot there.
Dorado tries to free his leg and advance position but McGregor is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dorado engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anthony McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dorado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dorado circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGregor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dorado is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A head kick by McGregor misses

and Dorado decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McGregor's guard.
Dorado works over McGregor with some ground and pound from guard.
Dorado stays in close to McGregor's body and controls the position.
Dorado keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGregor's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Dorado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Dorado's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dorado drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dorado controlling the position from side mount.
Dorado is chipping away with strikes.
Dorado is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down McGregor's shoulder. That is not cool.
McGregor tries to bench press Dorado off him but Dorado keeps the position.
Dorado staying calm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dorado is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dorado drops an elbow to the side of McGregor's head.
McGregor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dorado scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dorado controlling the action here.
Dorado landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McGregor tries to roll over but Dorado keeps him under control.
McGregor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McGregor.
Dorado seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor looking to control.
Dorado looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dorado won't allow McGregor to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is looking to clinch but Dorado is avoiding it.
McGregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dorado.
McGregor tries to clinch up but Dorado circles away and keeps his distance.
Dorado keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses

and Dorado decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McGregor's guard.
Dorado sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dorado passes McGregor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dorado is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Eli Dorado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorado'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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. McGregor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McGregor looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Dorado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eli Dorado's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dorado closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McGregor did well to prevent Dorado getting side control.
Dorado stops McGregor from getting back to his feet.
Dorado looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dorado takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dorado stops McGregor from getting back to his feet.
Dorado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGregor can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorado slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dorado winds up and cracks McGregor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dorado in particular looking to stall.
McGregor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McGregor.
Dorado is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dorado advances to half guard.
Dorado content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two 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.
Dorado stops McGregor from getting back to his feet.
McGregor wants to get back to full guard.
Dorado content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dorado goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dorado takes a swing at McGregor's ribcage but misses.

Dorado closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McGregor to the mat! McGregor manages to get full guard.
Dorado is working McGregor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McGregor looking to control but Dorado passes into half guard.
Dorado is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado tries to pass to full mount but McGregor defends it.
McGregor tries to kick Dorado off but Dorado keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dorado looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McGregor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McGregor is trying to control but Dorado passes into side control!
Dorado staying calm.
McGregor on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Dorado stalls from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor tries to buck Dorado off but Dorado is having none of it.
Dorado controls the position.
McGregor pushes Dorado away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dorado gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
McGregor is looking for a sweep.
McGregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dorado slows the pace down.
Anthony McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eli Dorado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dorado cracks McGregor with an elbow. That is naaassty.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Dorado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dorado, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Dorado!