PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 4252 p4p, 4307 weight class) and Lox Sleech (ranked 0 p4p, 163 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lox Sleech was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

McGregor
vs
Sleech

175 cm
25
145
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
141
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lox Sleech!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleech misses with a low kick as McGregor jumps back.
Left hook, right uppercut from McGregor.

Sleech drives through with a takedown into McGregor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sleech postures up.
Sleech content to stall in guard here.
McGregor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGregor tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleech wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
Sleech lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleech loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sleech is working McGregor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sleech works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sleech takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sleech is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sleech has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sleech wants to control but McGregor is keeping him busy.
McGregor is looking to improve his position.
Sleech trying to control the action but McGregor is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleech lands strikes from half guard.
Sleech has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sleech controlling the pace for now.
McGregor wants to control but Sleech is having none of it.
Sleech wants to control the pace but McGregor is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregor taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleech dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sleech lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Sleech looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sleech raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sleech is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McGregor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sleech with shots to the head and body - McGregor looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sleech is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McGregor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Sleech cracks McGregor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleech lands a heavy elbow.
Sleech has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McGregor's face.
McGregor wants to control but Sleech is having none of it.

McGregor has left one of his arms exposed and Sleech doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. McGregor screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lox Sleech!