PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Neudorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Macgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neudorf comes to the cage accompanied by Liebe und Hass. Macgregor has chosen Dragonforce - operation ground and pound as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Neudorf
vs
Macgregor

195 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximilian Neudorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Macgregor!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macgregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Neudorf shoots for a takedown but Macgregor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Neudorf gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Macgregor to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Neudorf wants to stand but Macgregor is controlling the position.
Macgregor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Macgregor scoring with some ground and pound.
Neudorf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Macgregor.
Neudorf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Macgregor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neudorf is looking to stand up but Macgregor isn't so interested in that idea.
Macgregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Macgregor throws a big right hand that misses.
Neudorf 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.
Neudorf wants to get back to his feet but Macgregor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Neudorf shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Macgregor counters with a left and a right that stings Neudorf.
Neudorf tries for a takedown but Macgregor circles away easily

and Macgregor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximilian Neudorf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neudorf looking for a sweep. Not yet Neudorf, not yet.
Neudorf is breathing heavily.
Macgregor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Macgregor trying to control but Neudorf is working from the bottom.
Macgregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Macgregor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Neudorf wants to stand up but Macgregor is controlling him.
Macgregor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Macgregor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Macgregor is in close to Neudorf's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Macgregor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Neudorf will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neudorf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neudorf controls Macgregor momentarily but Macgregor frees himself.
Macgregor thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macgregor is in close to Neudorf's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macgregor stops Neudorf from standing up.
Macgregor is working Neudorf over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Macgregor wants to pass the guard but Neudorf is keeping the position.
Macgregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neudorf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Macgregor scores with a jab.

Macgregor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Neudorf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Macgregor tries to stand but can't do so whilst Neudorf controls his leg.
Nice strikes from Macgregor there.
Macgregor misses with a head shot. Neudorf uses the momentum to regain guard.
Macgregor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Neudorf really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Macgregor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neudorf working a defensive guard here.
Neudorf is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Macgregor is controlling him.

Macgregor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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.
Macgregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neudorf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Macgregor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Neudorf is proving hard to escape from.
Neudorf working a defensive guard here.
Macgregor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Macgregor dips to his left and cracks Neudorf with an uppercut!
Neudorf misses with a takedown

and Macgregor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macgregor tries to free his leg and advance position but Neudorf is retaining full guard.
Macgregor won't allow Neudorf to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Macgregor 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.

Macgregor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Neudorf was covering up waiting for the punch and Macgregor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Macgregor tries to free his leg and advance position but Neudorf is retaining full guard.
Macgregor throws a strike but Neudorf rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Neudorf is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Neudorf drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Neudorf jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Macgregor wants to get back to his feet but Neudorf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macgregor wants to sweep here but Neudorf controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macgregor wants to stand up but Neudorf is controlling him.
Macgregor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Neudorf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Neudorf is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Macgregor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Macgregor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neudorf gets full guard.
Macgregor trying to control but Neudorf is working from the bottom.
Macgregor throws a strike but Neudorf rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor is adopting a defensive guard.
Macgregor looking for a sweep. Not yet Macgregor, not yet.
Macgregor controls Neudorf momentarily but Neudorf frees himself.
Neudorf pushing down on Macgregor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Macgregor kicks Neudorf off and gets back to his feet.
Neudorf tries for a takedown but Macgregor circles away easily

and Macgregor counters with a single leg into guard. Neudorf didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neudorf wants to stand but Macgregor is controlling the position.
Macgregor works over Neudorf with some ground and pound from guard.
Neudorf avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Macgregor is working Neudorf over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Neudorf is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Macgregor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neudorf utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neudorf wants to get back to his feet but Macgregor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Macgregor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Macgregor stops Neudorf from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Neudorf's head.
Macgregor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Neudorf with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Macgregor is thwarting Neudorf's attempts to control the position.
Macgregor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neudorf wants to improve his position but Macgregor is controlling well.
Macgregor slips a nice elbow through Neudorf's hands, connecting with Neudorf's forehead.
Macgregor stops Neudorf from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Macgregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Macgregor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Neudorf wants to get back to his feet but Macgregor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Macgregor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Neudorf tries to clinch but Macgregor moves away

and Macgregor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Neudorf's guard now.
Neudorf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Macgregor.
Neudorf looking to control.
Macgregor connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Macgregor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neudorf keeping moving, preventing Macgregor from controlling successfully.
Macgregor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Macgregor distracts Neudorf with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Neudorf trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macgregor connects with a couple of short punches.
Neudorf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neudorf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Macgregor manages to get himself to full guard.

Neudorf thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Neudorf won't allow Macgregor to get back to his feet.
Macgregor is adopting a defensive guard.
Neudorf prevents Macgregor from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Macgregor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Macgregor wants to stand but Neudorf is controlling the position.
Macgregor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gary Macgregor has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neudorf misses with a takedown attempt
and Macgregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Macgregor misses.
Macgregor misses with a wild combination.
Neudorf shoots and misses

and Macgregor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Macgregor passes Neudorf's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Macgregor throwing shots but Neudorf is blocking nicely.
Macgregor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neudorf is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Macgregor.
Macgregor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Neudorf's head.
Neudorf blocking the ground and pound attempt from Macgregor.
Neudorf wants to get back to his feet.
Macgregor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Macgregor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Neudorf defending well though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Neudorf with a poor takedown
and Macgregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximilian Neudorf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neudorf with a poor takedown

and Macgregor counters with a single leg into guard. Neudorf didn't expect that.
Macgregor stops Neudorf from standing up.
Neudorf is trying to control the position but Macgregor postures up.
Neudorf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Macgregor's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Neudorf is controlling him.
Neudorf is looking to work some ground and pound but Macgregor has wrist control.
Macgregor is looking to stand up but Neudorf isn't so interested in that idea.
Gary Macgregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Macgregor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Macgregor has his hands on Neudorf's head, controlling the position.
Macgregor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neudorf is one step ahead there.

Neudorf drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Neudorf as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Macgregor screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Neudorf! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Maximilian Neudorf!