PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Riscatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. The crowd seem to be enjoying Riscatelli's choice of entrance music: Speak Softly Love. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McGee
vs
Riscatelli

188 cm
21
212 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry
Knock Out Artistry

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bang McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Silvio Riscatelli!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riscatelli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riscatelli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silvio Riscatelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riscatelli dips to his left and cracks McGee with an uppercut!
Riscatelli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGee defending well as Riscatelli loads up on a big left hand.
Riscatelli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riscatelli moves out of range as McGee strikes.
Riscatelli misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Riscatelli misses with a hook. McGee ducked under it nicely.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riscatelli.
Riscatelli throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
McGee walks into a straight right hand from Riscatelli.

McGee closes the distance and clinches.

McGee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riscatelli misses the shot to the body.
Riscatelli swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.
Riscatelli misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riscatelli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riscatelli connects with a right hand. McGee shakes it off.
Riscatelli misses with a body shot.
McGee looks to throw the jab but Riscatelli is out of range.

Riscatelli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McGee sprawls well initially but Riscatelli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riscatelli is looking to advance position but McGee won't allow it.
Riscatelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGee keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee won't allow Riscatelli to pass to mount.
McGee is refusing to be controlled, as Riscatelli sits in half guard.
Riscatelli thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Riscatelli not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Riscatelli lands a right hook to the body.
Riscatelli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGee slaps away a takedown attempt from Riscatelli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bang McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvio Riscatelli.

Riscatelli closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Riscatelli stalling away here and it's allowed McGee to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Riscatelli wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riscatelli.
Riscatelli trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
Riscatelli might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McGee kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McGee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riscatelli on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from McGee misses the target.
A slow jab from Riscatelli misses its intended target.
McGee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riscatelli loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Riscatelli.

Riscatelli looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Riscatelli wants to free his trapped foot but McGee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee is staying active underneath Riscatelli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Riscatelli dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McGee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riscatelli at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from McGee misses the target.

Riscatelli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McGee is trying to maintain the position but Riscatelli is very close to passing his half guard.
Riscatelli frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McGee taking shots to the head.
McGee working to try and regain half guard.
Riscatelli with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee working to try and regain half guard.
Riscatelli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGee is working hard here to advance position.
Riscatelli is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGee wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Riscatelli.
Riscatelli with shots to the head and body - McGee looks very uncomfortable down there.
McGee is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Riscatelli landing strikes, looking to finish!
Riscatelli landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli wants to control the pace but McGee is squirming around nicely.
Riscatelli throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Riscatelli lands a heavy elbow.
Riscatelli with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riscatelli working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riscatelli throws some wild stikes that McGee manages to avoid easily.

Riscatelli is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But McGee has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from McGee!
Silvio Riscatelli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riscatelli looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGee is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli has his hands on McGee's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Riscatelli working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McGee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Riscatelli is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Riscatelli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Riscatelli lands a body shot.
McGee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGee stuns Riscatelli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riscatelli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGee at a distance.
Riscatelli shoots in looking for a takedown. McGee tries to sprawl out of it but Riscatelli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McGee fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGee cracks Riscatelli with a good jab.

Riscatelli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Riscatelli moves into full mount! McGee won't be happy about that!
Riscatelli lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riscatelli jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… McGee is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by McGee and Riscatelli has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Riscatelli wants to control for a moment but McGee uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Riscatelli works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bang McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
McGee looking to sit in guard and control but Riscatelli gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Riscatelli trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riscatelli is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Riscatelli thows a big elbow that misses.
Riscatelli keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGee's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Riscatelli working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Riscatelli is putting a hurting on McGee here, landing some big shots from side control.
Riscatelli wants to control but McGee is keeping him busy.
Riscatelli working the ground and pound.
Riscatelli tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Riscatelli looking to control but instead McGee has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

Riscatelli looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Riscatelli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riscatelli seems to be looking for submissions.
Nice strikes from Riscatelli there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silvio Riscatelli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Riscatelli 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silvio Riscatelli!