PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob McCaig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chay Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis has chosen As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

McCaig
vs
Willis

190 cm
24
210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
212 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob McCaig!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Chay Willis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCaig doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - McCaig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Willis.
Willis stuns McCaig with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Willis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCaig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCaig shoots in for a takedown but Willis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCaig pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Willis lands a lovely overhand right.
McCaig moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Willis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Willis looks to score with a jab to the body but McCaig is just out of range.
Willis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Willis.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCaig is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Willis's half guard.
Willis tries to get to full guard but McCaig has control of the leg.

McCaig is working for a kimura but Willis is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McCaig is thwarting Willis's attempts to control the position.
Willis is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but McCaig is staying active.

That's two 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.
Willis gets full guard.

Willis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCaig doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCaig manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McCaig postures up.
McCaig looking to pass the guard.
McCaig slips nicely into half guard.
Willis trying to control but McCaig postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Willis actively working from the bottom here.
Willis is looking to improve his position.
McCaig missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Willis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCaig.
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCaig was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
Willis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCaig looks to land a left hand but Willis moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCaig was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
McCaig avoids the body shot from Willis.
McCaig steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Willis.
McCaig bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Willis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCaig rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from McCaig misses.
Willis jabs at McCaig's body.
Willis sizes up McCaig with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Willis defending well as McCaig loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCaig.
McCaig bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCaig moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chay Willis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Willis looks to throw the jab but McCaig is out of range.
Willis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCaig on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Willis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCaig.
McCaig scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Willis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chay Willis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCaig manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Willis. No joy for McCaig on that attempt.
A nice combination there by Willis.

Willis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis is looking to stall here but McCaig recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Willis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McCaig is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but McCaig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCaig wants to sweep but no luck.
Willis distracts McCaig with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McCaig trying to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McCaig misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Willis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCaig thinking.
Willis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCaig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCaig scores with a jab.
McCaig throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Willis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McCaig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis scores with a jab to the body.
Willis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Willis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McCaig counters with a nice uppercut.
Willis throws the left hand but McCaig avoids the punch easily.
McCaig missing with a left hand there. Willis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCaig misses with a looping right.
Willis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCaig circles away quickly and effectively.
Willis lands with a right hand.
McCaig is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McCaig shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Willis counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob McCaig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCaig is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCaig stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCaig closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis just misses with a punch to the body.

Willis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McCaig manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Willis scoring with some ground and pound.
Willis stays in close to McCaig's body and controls the position.
McCaig wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chay Willis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

McCaig shoots and misses
and Willis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Willis misses with a body punch
and McCaig counters with a right hand to the body.
McCaig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Willis.

Willis scores with a takedown into McCaig's guard.
Willis stands and throws McCaig's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Willis trying to control the position but McCaig is working away.
Willis is trying to ground and pound but McCaig uses the momentary lack of control by Willis to regain half guard.
Willis controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Willis is working for a kimura but McCaig is defending it quite comfortably.
McCaig is looking for a sweep. Willis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
McCaig is not content to let Willis control the position.

McCaig actively working from the bottom here.
Willis is trying to control. McCaig wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McCaig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Willis throws out the jab.
Willis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Willis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Willis throws a hook to the side of McCaig's head but McCaig sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Willis looks to throw the jab but McCaig is out of range.
Willis avoids the body shot from McCaig.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but McCaig shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCaig doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Willis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McCaig's guard.
Willis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Willis trying to control but McCaig is working from the bottom.
Willis is stalling in the full guard.
Willis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Willis cracks McCaig with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCaig is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

McCaig looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Willis is pushing down on McCaig's leg trying to pass to half guard. McCaig is fighting to maintain full guard but Willis has managed to sneak the leg through.
McCaig is staying active underneath Willis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Willis working over McCaig with some ground and pound. McCaig looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McCaig is not content to let Willis control the position.

McCaig looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chay Willis really dominated that round.
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.

Willis slips under a jab from McCaig.

McCaig gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Willis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Willis throwing strikes but missing.
Willis trying to control but McCaig is working from the bottom.
McCaig tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCaig looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Willis passes into half guard.
Willis tries to pass the half guard into mount. McCaig knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Willis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Willis lands strikes from half guard.
Willis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McCaig trying to get back to full guard but Willis takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McCaig's face.
McCaig tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCaig is working hard here to advance position.
Willis breaks from McCaig's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Willis lands with some strikes.
Willis controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McCaig is trying to escape the mount.
Willis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McCaig looks a forlorn figure.
Willis raining down shots from the mount!
McCaig is bucking up trying to escape but Willis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has McCaig covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chay Willis! Chay Willis retains his light heavyweight title!