PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hands McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hands McGee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Angelo
vs
McGee

168 cm
19
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hands McGee!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Angelo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angelo throws a series of punches but McGee avoids them all with ease.
McGee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Angelo sprawls well. Angelo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGee gets slowly back to his feet.
McGee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Angelo clinches with his opponent.
McGee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Angelo keeps control of McGee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Angelo stalling.
McGee can't break the clinch.
Angelo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McGee struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelo controls his hands.
Angelo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGee wants to break free but Angelo has control.
Angelo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGee's defenses.
A short right from Angelo.
Angelo scores with a shot to the side of McGee's head.
Angelo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McGee wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee tries to circle away but Angelo has him pinned against the cage.
McGee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Angelo.
Angelo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Angelo prevents McGee from breaking the clinch.

McGee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Angelo counters with a left and a right that stings McGee.
Angelo wants to clinch.

Angelo pushes McGee up against the cage in a clinch.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Angelo.
McGee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGee is looking to break free of the clinch but Angelo has double underhooks.
McGee working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McGee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McGee's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Angelo connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGee's face.
McGee can't break the clinch.
McGee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Angelo has him pressed against the cage.
Angelo connects with a knee to the head.
McGee takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice right hand lands inside from Angelo.
McGee tries to break the clinch but Angelo is controlling the position.
McGee tries to break free but Angelo pushes him back against the cage.
Angelo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Angelo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angelo avoids the body shot from McGee.
McGee tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Angelo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McGee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angelo's elbow.
Angelo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Angelo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGee's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee is trying to break free.
McGee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Angelo blocks a body shot from McGee.
Angelo pressing his opponent against the cage.
McGee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGee working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Angelo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Angelo misses the body punch
and McGee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angelo misses with a series of wild punches.
Angelo walks into a left hand.
McGee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee shoots in but no luck this time.
Angelo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGee counters with a left and a right that stings Angelo.
McGee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Angelo swivels and escapes.
Michael Angelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hands McGee.

Angelo instigates a clinch.
Angelo stalling in the clinch.
Angelo blocks an uppercut.
McGee is trying to force a seperation but Angelo has the dominant position.
McGee takes a shot to the head.
Angelo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGee's efforts to push away.
Angelo prevents McGee from breaking the clinch.
McGee struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelo controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee tries to break free but Angelo pushes him back against the cage.
Angelo lands an uppercut.
McGee tries to stall but Angelo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGee is trying to break the clinch but Angelo has him pressed against the cage.
Angelo prevents a body shot from McGee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Angelo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

McGee misses with a shot to the body
and Angelo counters with a nice body kick.
McGee throws a sloppy body shot
letting Angelo counter with a right hand.
McGee avoids the head kick by Angelo.

Angelo takes the fight into the clinch.
Angelo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGee lands a shot to the body.
McGee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Angelo.
Angelo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
McGee tries to circle away but Angelo has him pinned against the cage.
McGee letting Angelo take a breather here.
Angelo lands a body punch.
Angelo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGee tries to throw a body punch but Angelo avoids it by throwing McGee back against the cage.
Angelo has McGee pressed against the cage, preventing McGee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee is trying to break the clinch but Angelo has him pressed against the cage.
McGee working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Angelo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGee is trying to break free.
Angelo lands with a short shot to the head.
Angelo blocking some punches.
McGee misses with some punches.
McGee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Angelo has him pressed against the cage.
McGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Angelo.
McGee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Angelo is trying to stall.
Angelo lands a good knee to the midsection. McGee won't want to take too many of those.
Angelo effectively controlling the action here.

Angelo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGee misses with a jab to the body
and Angelo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGee thinking.
Angelo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Angelo rushes McGee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McGee is stalling here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Angelo uses good head movement to avoid it.

Angelo breaks from the clinch.

Angelo pushes McGee up against the cage in a clinch.
Angelo presses McGee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Angelo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angelo throws a right and a left that McGee avoids nicely.

Angelo closes the distance and clinches.
Angelo has McGee pressed against the cage, preventing McGee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Angelo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGee misses with a body shot.
Angelo falls off balance throwing a combination

and McGee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McGee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee has had enough of the clinch but Angelo keeps him there for the moment.
McGee has had enough of the clinch but Angelo keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelo obliges.
Still in the clinch, Angelo scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGee tries to circle away but Angelo has him pinned against the cage.
Angelo connects with a knee to the head.

Angelo breaks the clinch.
Angelo swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hands McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McGee tries to clinch but Angelo moves away
and Angelo counters with a good low kick that McGee was not able to check.
McGee is breathing heavily.
Angelo tries to clinch but McGee moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McGee.
McGee throws a left and a right that both miss

and Angelo counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Angelo.
McGee misses with a punch to the body.
Angelo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGee's efforts to push away.
McGee working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McGee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGee tries to break the clinch but Angelo is controlling the position.

Angelo breaks the clinch.
Angelo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGee circles away quickly and effectively.
Michael Angelo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angelo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Angelo.
Nice sprawl there from Angelo as McGee shoots in.
Michael Angelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hands McGee.
McGee wants to clinch but Angelo slips to the side

and Angelo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McGee wants to break free but Angelo has control.
A short right from Angelo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Angelo dominated that second round.
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!

Angelo misses with a two punch combination.
McGee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Angelo to score with a decent uppercut.
Angelo throws a head kick but McGee moves out of range.
McGee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Angelo tries to clinch up but McGee circles away and keeps his distance.

McGee tries to keep at a distance but Angelo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McGee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Angelo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGee tries a body shot but Angelo blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGee tries to circle away but Angelo has him pinned against the cage.
Angelo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Angelo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Angelo lands a nice shot to the body.
Michael Angelo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stalling in the clinch from Angelo.
Angelo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Angelo is leaning against McGee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Angelo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Angelo, right into the meat.
Angelo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Angelo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Angelo gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Angelo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Angelo rather than just go for the knockout.
McGee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Angelo tries a head kick but it misses.
McGee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Angelo moves into the clinch.
McGee tries to circle away but Angelo has him pinned against the cage.

Angelo breaks the clinch.
McGee falls off balance throwing a combination

and Angelo counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelo.
Angelo leaning against his opponent.

Angelo breaks the clinch.
Angelo tries to clinch but McGee is having none of it.
Angelo moves in looking to clinch but McGee pushes him off.
McGee throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee misses with a double jab

and Angelo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Angelo is leaning against McGee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGee.
McGee can't break the clinch.
Angelo has McGee pressed against the cage, preventing McGee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Angelo.
McGee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGee being controlled against the cage.
McGee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGee takes a shot to the head.
Angelo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGee is trying to break the clinch but Angelo has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Angelo - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Angelo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McGee scores with a shot to the side of Angelo's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Angelo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Angelo has McGee pressed against the cage.
McGee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGee is looking to break free of the clinch but Angelo has double underhooks.
Angelo leaning his opponent against the cage.
McGee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Angelo taking a breather.
Hands McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angelo slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Angelo.
McGee looks to land a combination but Angelo avoids it well.
Michael Angelo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Angelo throws a series of punches but McGee moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Angelo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Angelo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Angelo!