PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Will (ranked 5349 p4p, 2991 weight class) and Mitch McGee (ranked 493 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee has chosen Survivor - Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Mitch McGee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Will
vs
McGee

185 cm
19
183
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
37
180
9 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Will!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitch McGee!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Will drives through and clinches with McGee against the cage.

Will breaks from the clinch.
Will definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Will takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGee looks to land a combination but Will avoids it well.
Will is looking to counter punch.
McGee fails to land with a series of punches.
McGee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGee misses with a wild combination.
McGee misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Will on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Will counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McGee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McGee drops his hands momentarily and Will takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGee throws a combination that misses
and Will counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee misses with a double jab
and Will counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGee misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Will wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGee misses with a double jab
and Will counters with a stiff right hand.
McGee misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sloppy strikes from McGee. Those never looked like landing.
As McGee looks to move away, Will throws a big counter combo but McGee just gets out of the way.
McGee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Will connects with a right hand. McGee shakes it off.
McGee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGee looks to land a combination but Will avoids it well.
McGee misses with a two punch combination.
Will was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGee throws a nice looking combination but Will bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGee.

It looks like Darren Will has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Will slips a jab and a cross from McGee.
Mitch McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGee looks winded!

Will moves into range and clinches up with McGee.
A short right from Will on the inside.
McGee wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGee misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Will - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McGee wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Will.
Will leaning his opponent against the cage.
Will softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGee is looking for a takedown.

Will's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Will counters with a series of strikes. McGee will be more careful next time no doubt.
McGee scores with a three punch combo!
Will waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGee.
McGee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGee throws a right and a left that Will avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a right and a left that Will avoids nicely.
McGee looks to land a combination but Will avoids it well.
As McGee looks to move away, Will throws a big counter combo but McGee just gets out of the way.
McGee throws a right hand that Will ducks under and follows up with a left that Will also avoids with ease.
McGee scores with a three punch combo!
McGee misses with the combination.
McGee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Will moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McGee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Will was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McGee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee looks to land a combination but Will avoids it well.
A punch combination from McGee misses.
Will listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McGee misses with a wild combination.
McGee throws a series of punches but Will moves out of range.
McGee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Will.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Will closes the distance and clinches.
Will makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Will.
McGee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee can't find room to land a body shot as Will controls the action.
McGee is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Will.
Will pushes McGee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Will gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Darren Will has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch McGee.
Will works on McGee's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Will.
McGee can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Darren Will will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darren Will's cut.
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.

McGee misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Will wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Will bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGee's head backwards.
McGee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Will is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A left and a right from Will both land. Nice combination.
McGee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Will moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitch McGee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGee misses with a two punch combination.
Will bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee avoids the head kick by Will.
McGee fails to land with a series of punches.

Will moves into the clinch successfully.
McGee is trying to pull guard but Will turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Darren Will has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGee is trying to break the clinch but Will has him pressed against the cage.
Will works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Will has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Will lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Will lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee is trying to push Will away but Will has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McGee misses with a punch on the inside.
McGee can't break the clinch.

Will breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from McGee. Those never looked like landing.
Will digs a good hook to McGee's body.
Will scores with a punch to the head.
McGee misses with a few strikes there.
McGee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Will.
McGee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGee throws a right hand that Will ducks under and follows up with a left that Will also avoids with ease.
McGee is breathing heavily.
McGee misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Will misses the target.
McGee throws a series of punches but Will moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Will.

McGee is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Will thuds a left hand into McGee's body.
McGee is still on wobbly legs! Can Will finish him?
McGee looks up at the clock. Bad move! Will lands a right hand from hell, dropping McGee. Will pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Will!
Darren Will decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.