PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Mcghee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Coleiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcghee comes to the cage accompanied by Who is the Lolo Who Stole my Pakalolo by Don Ho. Paulie Mcghee had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mcghee
vs
Coleiro

190 cm
20
223 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
218 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paulie Mcghee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Coleiro!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcghee lands with a slapping head kick.
Coleiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Coleiro misses
and Mcghee counters with a flying knee. Nice.

It looks like Chris Coleiro has been cut.
Coleiro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coleiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coleiro throws a shot from downtown. Mcghee moves away and avoids it.
Coleiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mcghee.
Coleiro misses with an uppercut
and Mcghee counters with an inside leg kick.
Coleiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Mcghee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coleiro's knee momentarily.
Coleiro swings widly with a right hand
and Mcghee counters with a good low kick that Coleiro was not able to check.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mcghee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Coleiro looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mcghee, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleiro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mcghee thumps Coleiro with a low kick.
Mcghee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Coleiro.
Coleiro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coleiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcghee scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleiro blocks a head kick by Mcghee.
Mcghee lands a leg kick that knocks Coleiro off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mcghee, right into the meat.
Mcghee delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coleiro tries to keep at a distance but Mcghee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcghee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mcghee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcghee keeps control of Coleiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcghee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coleiro's efforts to push away.
Mcghee lands a nice knee to the body.
Mcghee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Coleiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcghee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mcghee connects with a knee to the head.
Mcghee stalls.
Coleiro has had enough of the clinch but Mcghee keeps him there for the moment.
Mcghee taking a breather.
Mcghee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coleiro's face.
Mcghee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coleiro blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee is stalling here.
Coleiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcghee tries a knee to the head but Coleiro blocks it.

Coleiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcghee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mcghee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcghee is trying to stall.
Coleiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coleiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coleiro working hard to break the clinch.
Mcghee lands a good knee to the midsection. Coleiro won't want to take too many of those.
Mcghee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coleiro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mcghee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mcghee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coleiro's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coleiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Mcghee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coleiro's efforts to push away.
Mcghee missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Mcghee.
Mcghee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mcghee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coleiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coleiro tries to break the clinch but Mcghee is controlling the position.
Coleiro can't break the clinch.

Coleiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coleiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coleiro moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcghee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coleiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mcghee counters with a head kick. That will keep Coleiro thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Mcghee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Coleiro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Coleiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut there from Coleiro.
Coleiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Mcghee counters with a nice leg kick.
Mcghee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coleiro.
Coleiro 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.
Mcghee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coleiro's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Coleiro duly obliges.
Mcghee lands with a slapping head kick.
Coleiro misses with an uppercut. Mcghee saw that one coming.
Coleiro is breathing heavily.
Coleiro lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcghee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mcghee moves out of range as Coleiro strikes.
Mcghee connects with an inside leg kick.
Paulie Mcghee is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcghee lands with a kick to the temple. Coleiro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mcghee misses with a hook to the body
and Mcghee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coleiro misses with a wild body shot.
Mcghee lands a leg kick that knocks Coleiro off balance momentarily.
Mcghee ducks under a wild hook from Coleiro.
Mcghee scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleiro swings widly with a right hand
and Mcghee counters with a head kick. That will keep Coleiro thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fighters circling - Coleiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coleiro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Coleiro swings widly with a right hand
and Mcghee counters with a low kick, right behind Coleiro 's knee.

Mcghee drives through and clinches with Coleiro against the cage.
Mcghee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Coleiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcghee tries to stall but Coleiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mcghee tries a knee to the head but Coleiro blocks it.
Coleiro is trying to push Mcghee away but Mcghee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Coleiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Coleiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coleiro is trying to break the clinch but Mcghee has him pressed against the cage.
Mcghee tries to land a knee to the head but Coleiro blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mcghee tries a knee to the head but Coleiro blocks it.

Coleiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcghee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcghee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Coleiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcghee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coleiro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Coleiro thows a body shot but no joy.
Coleiro misses with a right hand
and Mcghee counters with a body kick.
Coleiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Mcghee counters with a big head kick but Coleiro shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Coleiro misses with a straight right.
Mcghee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Coleiro throws an off balance right hand
and Mcghee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coleiro's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mcghee. That's going to slow Coleiro down.
Mcghee throws a head kick but Coleiro moves out of range.
Coleiro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Mcghee counters with a nice body kick.
Coleiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mcghee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Coleiro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Mcghee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Coleiro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Coleiro misses with a hook
and Mcghee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Coleiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcghee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coleiro can do to turn this around?

Mcghee darts in and clinches Coleiro up against the cage.
Coleiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleiro tries to break the clinch but Mcghee is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mcghee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcghee keeps control of Coleiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Coleiro breaks from the clinch.
Mcghee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleiro misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcghee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coleiro.
Coleiro misses with a right hand
and Mcghee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Coleiro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coleiro throws a right hand that misses
and Mcghee counters with a body kick that stops Coleiro in his tracks momentarily.

Mcghee rushes Coleiro and presses him up against the cage.
Mcghee tries to land a knee to the head but Coleiro blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mcghee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mcghee is looking to control Coleiro's arms but Coleiro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mcghee has his back to the cage.
Coleiro is trying to push Mcghee away but Mcghee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Coleiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcghee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mcghee is struggling to control the position.
Coleiro tries to break the clinch but Mcghee is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Mcghee.

That has opened up Chris Coleiro's cut even more.
Mcghee landing knees to the body.
Mcghee looking to throw knees to the head but Coleiro is blocking nicely.
Mcghee prevents Coleiro from breaking the clinch.
Mcghee stalling in the clinch but Coleiro improves position.
Coleiro is trying to break free.
Coleiro is trying to break free.
Mcghee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Coleiro breaks the clinch.
Mcghee throws a head kick but Coleiro moves out of range.

Mcghee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Coleiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcghee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Coleiro misses the body punch
and Mcghee counters with a good low kick that Coleiro was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mcghee slips a jab from Coleiro.
Mcghee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coleiro.
Coleiro blocks the body kick.
Mcghee misses with a head kick.
Coleiro loads up on a big right hand but Mcghee slips the punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mcghee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Mcghee.
Coleiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mcghee.
Coleiro misses with a body shot
and Mcghee counters with a big head kick but Coleiro shrugs it off.
Mcghee lands a head kick!
Coleiro throws a series of punches but Mcghee avoids them all with ease.
Paulie Mcghee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coleiro misses with a right hand
and Mcghee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Coleiro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Coleiro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mcghee's head backwards.
Chris Coleiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coleiro scores with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulie Mcghee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcghee 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Paulie Mcghee!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Paulie Mcghee!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Paulie Mcghee!

Paulie Mcghee wins by unanimous decision!