PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cash McGee (ranked 5444 p4p, 4852 weight class) and Patrick Uche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

McGee
vs
Uche

188 cm
16
209
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
19
205
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cash McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Uche!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uche keeps the fight on the outside.

Uche decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Uche seems content to control.
Uche stops McGee from getting back to his feet.
Uche with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McGee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Uche on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uche passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Uche stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Uche wants to clinch.
McGee wants to clinch up but Uche keeps it at a distance.
McGee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Uche clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

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.
Uche blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uche is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McGee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McGee throws a head punch that misses.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uche has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McGee stops a takedown attempt from Uche.
Cash McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Uche.
McGee is looking to break free of the clinch but Uche has double underhooks.
McGee digs a right hand underneath Uche's ribcage. Uche let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Uche blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for McGee.
Uche blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee is looking to break free of the clinch but Uche has double underhooks.
Uche is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McGee gets through Uche's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGee.
McGee wants to stall.
Uche jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGee walks away with a smile on his face. Uche gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uche misses with a body kick.
McGee goes for a double leg but Uche avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Uche continues to drive forward.

McGee manages to break the clinch.
Uche is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

McGee instigates a clinch.

Uche has clasped his hands together around McGee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Uche working the ground and pound but McGee is defending the strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Uche throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Uche working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee asks Uche politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Uche prefers to stall for the moment though.
McGee bucks up and tries to throw Uche off but instead Uche has got his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Uche is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged McGee with him. McGee is trying to defend but Uche has an arm under the chin now! McGee grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Patrick Uche!