PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micky MacRoadz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Dragon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

MacRoadz
vs
Dragon

190 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micky MacRoadz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Dragon!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

MacRoadz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dragon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacRoadz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacRoadz cracks Dragon with a nice body shot.
Dragon can't break the clinch.
MacRoadz is trying to break the clinch but Dragon has him pressed against the cage.
Dragon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

MacRoadz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacRoadz avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dragon.
MacRoadz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dragon. Dragon obviously looking to wear him down.

MacRoadz closes the distance and clinches.
Dragon keeps control of MacRoadz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
MacRoadz tries to break free but Dragon pushes him back against the cage.
MacRoadz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dragon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down MacRoadz.
MacRoadz is trying to break the clinch but Dragon is controlling him.
MacRoadz prevents Dragon from breaking the clinch.
MacRoadz cracks Dragon with a nice body shot.
Dragon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
MacRoadz lands a nice shot to the body.
MacRoadz is trying to push Dragon away but Dragon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dragon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacRoadz's efforts to push away.
MacRoadz lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon managing to block the knees to the body from MacRoadz.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dragon has eaten all the pies!
A body shot lands from MacRoadz.
Dragon looks gassed!
MacRoadz cracks Dragon with a nice body shot.
Dragon managing to block the knees to the body from MacRoadz.
MacRoadz cracks Dragon with a nice body shot.
MacRoadz lands a shot to the body.
MacRoadz wants to break the clinch but can't.
MacRoadz tries to land knees in the clinch but Dragon avoids the damage to the body.
MacRoadz lands a nice uppercut.
MacRoadz is trying to push Dragon away but Dragon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
MacRoadz tries to land knees in the clinch but Dragon avoids the damage to the body.
MacRoadz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
MacRoadz pushes Dragon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
MacRoadz is trying to break the clinch but Dragon has him pressed against the cage.
Dragon tries to circle away but MacRoadz has him pinned against the cage.
Dragon avoiding damage as MacRoadz throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from MacRoadz.
MacRoadz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacRoadz missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from MacRoadz as the two fighters clinch.
MacRoadz presses Dragon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from MacRoadz - that landed with a thud.
MacRoadz working hard to break the clinch.
MacRoadz is trying to force a seperation but Dragon has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from MacRoadz.
MacRoadz tries to land knees in the clinch but Dragon avoids the damage to the body.
MacRoadz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragon.
MacRoadz missing with knees to the body.
Dragon misses with a punch to the body.
MacRoadz lands a right hand.
MacRoadz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragons head.
MacRoadz scores with a hook to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Dragon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
MacRoadz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragon.
MacRoadz tries to land knees in the clinch but Dragon avoids the damage to the body.

MacRoadz manages to break the clinch.

MacRoadz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dragon, pushing him back against the cage.

MacRoadz manages to break the clinch.
William Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacRoadz closes the distance and lands a one-two.

MacRoadz has closed the distance and engaged Dragon in a clinch.
MacRoadz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dragon backwards.
MacRoadz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for MacRoadz.
MacRoadz tries to land knees in the clinch but Dragon avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacRoadz scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacRoadz is leaning against Dragon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dragon has MacRoadz pressed against the cage, preventing MacRoadz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
MacRoadz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dragon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dragon managing to block the knees to the body from MacRoadz.
MacRoadz works on Dragon's body with a couple of short punches.
MacRoadz lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dragon avoiding damage as MacRoadz throws knees to the body.
MacRoadz tries to break the clinch but Dragon is controlling the position.
Dragon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
MacRoadz is leaning against Dragon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dragon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacRoadz has him pressed against the cage.
MacRoadz managing to block the knees to the body from Dragon.
MacRoadz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dragon tries to circle away but MacRoadz has him pinned against the cage.
MacRoadz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dragon has MacRoadz pressed against the cage, preventing MacRoadz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from MacRoadz.
Dragon working hard to break the clinch.
MacRoadz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
MacRoadz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacRoadz lands a body punch.
MacRoadz lands a nice shot to the body.
MacRoadz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
MacRoadz pushes Dragon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
MacRoadz is looking to break free of the clinch but Dragon has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from MacRoadz - that landed with a thud.
MacRoadz works on Dragon's body with a couple of short punches.
MacRoadz scores with a hook to the body.
Dragon wants to break free but MacRoadz has control.
MacRoadz lands a body shot.
Dragon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
MacRoadz is looking to break free of the clinch but Dragon has double underhooks.
MacRoadz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from MacRoadz.
Dragon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacRoadz has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
MacRoadz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dragon avoiding damage as MacRoadz throws knees to the body.
MacRoadz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dragon or not.
MacRoadz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micky MacRoadz 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.

MacRoadz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dragon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dragon wants to clinch but MacRoadz slips to the side

and MacRoadz counters by clinching up.
Dragon is trying to break the clinch but MacRoadz has him pressed against the cage.

Dragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragon throws a half hearted mid kick.

Dragon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
MacRoadz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
MacRoadz stopping the sweep attempt from Dragon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragon wants to stand but MacRoadz is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacRoadz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dragon's head.

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.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet but MacRoadz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Dragon pushes MacRoadz off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

MacRoadz rushes Dragon and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dragon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacRoadz.
MacRoadz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dragon avoids it.
Dragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacRoadz wants to break free but Dragon has control.
Dragon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacRoadz has him pressed against the cage.
Dragon is trying to push MacRoadz away but MacRoadz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dragon avoids the elbow strike from MacRoadz, against the cage.

MacRoadz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacRoadz stalks Dragon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dragon's face. Dragon staggers backwards, shaken.

MacRoadz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
MacRoadz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MacRoadz prevents Dragon from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micky MacRoadz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

MacRoadz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good body shot from MacRoadz.
Dragon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as MacRoadz walks away with a smile on his face. Dragon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

MacRoadz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. MacRoadz showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if MacRoadz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
MacRoadz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Dragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacRoadz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
MacRoadz wants to pass the guard but Dragon is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
MacRoadz wants to stand up but Dragon is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
MacRoadz slows the pace down in half guard.
William Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

We're going to have a standup here because Micky MacRoadz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dragon scores with a head kick. MacRoadz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacRoadz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Micky MacRoadz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dragon tries to keep at a distance but MacRoadz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Micky MacRoadz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left hand lands to the body for MacRoadz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Micky MacRoadz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MacRoadz 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micky MacRoadz!