PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vash Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hands McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Young
vs
McGee

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vash Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hands McGee!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGee.
Young scoring well with a low kick there.
McGee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young moves forwards but McGee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGee throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
Hands McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young blocks a head kick by McGee.
McGee throws a head kick that misses.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from McGee misses.
McGee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGee swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young ducks under a wild hook from McGee.

McGee clinches.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGee just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vash Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGee is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Young wants a takedown.
Young tries to break free but McGee pushes him back against the cage.
Young prevents McGee from breaking the clinch.
McGee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
McGee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A frustrated look appears on McGee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McGee wants to break free but Young has control.

Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young dodges the punch combination from McGee.
McGee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - McGee coming out on top.
Young fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

McGee clinches.
McGee tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGee's efforts to push away.
McGee wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to break free but Young has control.
Young fails to pull guard.
McGee has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
McGee lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
McGee is trying to break free.
Young tries to circle away but McGee has him pinned against the cage.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but McGee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Young misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young is looking to clinch but McGee is avoiding it.
McGee missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young moves in looking to clinch but McGee pushes him off.
McGee fails to land with a series of punches.
McGee looks gassed!
Young wants to clinch but McGee slips to the side
letting McGee counter with a right hand.
McGee throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Young feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

McGee uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Young fails with the takedown
and McGee counters with a series of strikes. Young will be more careful next time no doubt.
McGee stuffs the takedown.
McGee blocks a head kick by Young.
McGee throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
McGee swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
McGee stuffs the takedown attempt from Young. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
McGee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young throws a head kick but McGee moves out of range.
McGee lands a glancing blow to the side of Young's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McGee has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
McGee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McGee tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Young drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McGee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Young can't get the takedown.
McGee wants to break free but Young has control.
McGee gets underhooks to prevent Young's takedown attempt.
McGee is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
McGee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGee wants to break free but Young has control.
Young 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. Young gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McGee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Young with that takedown attempt.
McGee lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hands McGee dominated that round.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McGee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Young fails with the takedown.
McGee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McGee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from McGee misses the target.
Young shoots in for a takedown but McGee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from McGee misses.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
McGee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vash Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
McGee misses with the combination.
Young fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Young tries to clinch up
and McGee counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young wants to clinch up but McGee keeps it at a distance.
Young shoots in but McGee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McGee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McGee works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from McGee.
Horrible takedown by Young or perhaps it was just good defense by McGee which made him look bad.
McGee misses with the combination.
Young wants to clinch.
Young shoots in for a takedown but McGee shows good takedown defense.

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.

McGee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
McGee wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
McGee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGee tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
McGee is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
McGee can't break the clinch.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young tries to pull guard but McGee won't allow it.
Young prevents McGee from breaking the clinch.
Young misses with an elbow over the top.
Young jumps guard but McGee stands there with Young around his waist. Young gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Young looking for a takedown.
McGee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but McGee gets an underhook and turns Young into the cage.
McGee wants to break free but Young has control.
McGee is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
McGee is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
Young has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McGee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McGee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGee wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
McGee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
McGee wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but McGee avoids the damage to the body.
Young is trying to break the clinch but McGee is controlling him.
Young tries to pull guard but McGee holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on McGee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGee can't break the clinch.
Young looking for a takedown.
Young fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McGee tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
Young working McGee over with knees to the body.

That's four 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.
Young has had enough of the clinch but McGee keeps him there for the moment.
McGee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGee smiles and moves away.
Young throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McGee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Young shoots in but no luck this time.
Vash Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGee throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
McGee looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young shoots for a double leg takedown but McGee sprawls well. He's pushed Young's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice jab there from McGee.
The fighters circling - McGee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young wants to clinch but McGee slips to the side

and McGee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hands McGee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

McGee shoots in but Young avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McGee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
Young clinches but McGee breaks the clinch
and McGee counters with a straight right hand.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
McGee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown. McGee tries to sprawl out of it but Young 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.
A big left from McGee misses.
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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGee.
Young tries to clinch up but McGee circles away and keeps his distance.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and McGee moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McGee swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
McGee thows a body shot but no joy.
McGee fails to land the takedown.
Vash Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hands McGee.
McGee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young fails to land the takedown.
McGee throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A jab lands there for Young.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGee throws out the jab.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - McGee circles away.
Young slips under a jab from McGee.
Young fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGee avoids it really well and circles away.
McGee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGee is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
A jab from McGee does it's job there.
A head kick by McGee misses
and Young counters with a thumping low kick.
Young shoots in but McGee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Young takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young misses the jab.
McGee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.
McGee with a hook.
McGee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young slips a straight right by McGee.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGee as he jumps to the side.
McGee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Young.
McGee circles away from the clinch attempt
and McGee counters with a left and a right that stings Young.
Young throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGee's waist but McGee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Young off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Young throws a head kick but McGee moves out of range.
McGee sizes up Young with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McGee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGee's waist but McGee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Young off to one side.
McGee lands a body shot.
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGee but McGee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from McGee. No joy for Young on that attempt.
Young tries to move into range but McGee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Young shoots in for a takedown but McGee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Young falls off balance throwing a combination

and McGee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McGee.
McGee chips away with some ground and pound.
McGee wants to stand but Young is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vash Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hands McGee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hands McGee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hands McGee!