PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and short McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudy Dog has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dog
vs
McGee

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rudy Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, short McGee!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee throws a right hand that Dog ducks under and follows up with a left that Dog also avoids with ease.
McGee misses with a series of wild punches.

Dog shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dog is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dog trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
McGee wants to stand up but Dog is controlling him.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dog looking to sit in guard and control but McGee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog trying to control the position.
McGee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dog has McGee pulled in close to control his posture.
McGee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dog. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dog manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dog sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dog can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McGee is looking to escape.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rudy Dog just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
McGee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Rudy Dog has been cut.
Dog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dog shoots in looking for a takedown. McGee tries to sprawl out of it but Dog 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.
Dog is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McGee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog fails with a takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - McGee scores with a four punch combination!
McGee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dog's waist but Dog gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGee off to one side.
Dog is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McGee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

McGee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dog, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on McGee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dog tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.

McGee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dog slips a jab and a cross from McGee.
McGee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dog circles away quickly and effectively.
McGee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for McGee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGee misses with a two punch combination.
McGee looks to land a combination but Dog avoids it well.
McGee lands with a nice combination. Dog backs away looking to recover.

Rudy Dog's cut is getting worse.
McGee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dog shoots in but no luck this time.
McGee lunges at Dog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dog's hand.
Dog is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McGee.
McGee is working the combinations to good effect here.
A nice combination there by McGee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGee throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

short McGee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rudy Dog's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dog tries to clinch but McGee moves away
and McGee counters with a one-two to the body.
McGee throws a right hand that Dog ducks under and follows up with a left that Dog also avoids with ease.
McGee misses with a double jab.
Dog takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dog showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGee.
McGee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
short McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dog swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

McGee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dog trying to keep a closed guard but McGee is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog wants to improve his position but instead McGee has moved into half guard.
McGee prevents Dog from improving his position.

That's two 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.
McGee trying to control from half guard but Dog is working away.
McGee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dog is trying to stand.
McGee seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McGee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dog needs to keep his hands up - McGee had a free shot at his head there.
McGee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dog there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rudy Dog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from McGee.
McGee tries to bum rush Dog with a series of wild strikes but Dog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGee dips to his left and cracks Dog with an uppercut!
Dog misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from McGee does it's job there.
McGee throws a nice looking combination but Dog bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
short McGee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGee throws a one two combo.
McGee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from McGee.
An inside leg kick from McGee misses.
McGee throws a series of punches but Dog avoids them all with ease.
McGee misses with the combination.
McGee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dog pinned against the cage. Dog gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGee is defended easily by Dog.
McGee misses with a two punch combination.
McGee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dog closes the distance and clinches up with McGee, looking for a takedown. Dog pushes McGee against the cage but McGee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McGee throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

short McGee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rudy Dog's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McGee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

McGee moves into the clinch successfully.
McGee has had enough of the clinch but Dog keeps him there for the moment.
Dog fails to pull guard.
Dog tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGee just stands there and leans against the cage.

McGee breaks from the clinch.
McGee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dog sprawls well. Dog wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGee gets slowly back to his feet.
McGee looks to land a combination but Dog avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McGee.
Dog tries a head kick but it misses.
Dog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGee misses with a jab, cross combination.

McGee gets caught flat footed, as Dog shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McGee keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Dog is really struggling to control McGee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGee can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to stand and escape but Dog is having none of it.
Dog stopping the sweep attempt from McGee.
Dog prevents McGee from getting back to his feet.
McGee wants to sweep here but Dog controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dog is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from McGee does no damage.
Dog looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McGee stuffs the takedown attempt from Dog. Dog gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McGee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

McGee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dog's half guard.
Dog manages to get to full guard.
short McGee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog pulls McGee in close to prevent any damage.
McGee won't allow Dog to sweep him here.
Rudy Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dog throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
short McGee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGee 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... short McGee!