PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tavish McRedd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George st nkoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRedd comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Shikari - Mothership. st nkoi has chosen number one as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McRedd
vs
st nkoi

184 cm
24
182 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

178 cm
24
185 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tavish McRedd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, George st nkoi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRedd lands a lovely overhand right.
Good exchange - McRedd coming out on top.
McRedd jabs st nkoi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McRedd swings widly with a right hand
enabling st nkoi to counter with a crisp jab.
McRedd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
st nkoi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McRedd sprawls well. McRedd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. st nkoi gets slowly back to his feet.
McRedd lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
st nkoi moves in looking to clinch but McRedd pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
st nkoi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McRedd.
Tavish McRedd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
st nkoi tries to clinch up
enabling McRedd to counter with a crisp jab.
McRedd misses with an attempted mid kick.
McRedd jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McRedd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from st nkoi.
McRedd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
st nkoi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRedd throws a looping overhand right but st nkoi ducks down to avoid it.
McRedd misses with a body punch

and st nkoi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

st nkoi has picked McRedd up - he's going for a ride! st nkoi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
McRedd wants to improve his position but st nkoi is controlling well.
st nkoi is thwarting McRedd's attempts to control the position.
McRedd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McRedd has a closed guard, preventing st nkoi from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McRedd is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

st nkoi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McRedd is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of st nkoi, into his guard.

st nkoi throws his legs up looking for a submission but McRedd uses it to pass to side control.
st nkoi is not content to let McRedd control the position.

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.
st nkoi is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as McRedd stalls from top position.
st nkoi manages to get back to half guard.
McRedd is trying to control. st nkoi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
st nkoi is looking to escape.
McRedd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but st nkoi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
st nkoi is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tavish McRedd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McRedd takes a swing at st nkoi's ribcage but misses.
st nkoi swings widly with a right hand
and st nkoi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McRedd throws a predictable looking body shot
and st nkoi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Tavish McRedd has been cut.
McRedd misses with a right hand
and st nkoi counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by McRedd. Beautiful body shot.
A punch combination from McRedd misses.
st nkoi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McRedd to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
McRedd swings for the body but st nkoi moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
st nkoi misses with a left hand
and McRedd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McRedd throws a nice outside leg kick.
st nkoi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tavish McRedd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McRedd thows a body shot but no joy.
McRedd looks to land a left hand but st nkoi moved out of range nicely.
A jab from st nkoi misses.
McRedd scores with a hook to the body. st nkoi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McRedd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
st nkoi is breathing heavily.
st nkoi misses with a hook
and McRedd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McRedd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McRedd lands a jab to st nkoi's midsection.
st nkoi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McRedd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McRedd throws a body punch but st nkoi moves out of range.
McRedd lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRedd misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRedd lands a nice hook to st nkoi's body. st nkoi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McRedd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
st nkoi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McRedd throws a leg kick which misses st nkoi's front leg but catches the back leg as st nkoi tries to avoid it.
McRedd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McRedd cracks the inside of st nkoi's front leg.
McRedd throws a front kick that sends st nkoi stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRedd lands a nice shot to the body.
McRedd lands a slapping body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as st nkoi checks a leg kick.
McRedd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
st nkoi misses with a hook
and McRedd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
st nkoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McRedd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McRedd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McRedd cracks st nkoi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tavish McRedd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tavish McRedd's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McRedd thumps st nkoi with a low kick.
McRedd takes a swing at st nkoi's ribcage but misses.
McRedd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck st nkoi on the side of the head.
st nkoi tries for a takedown but McRedd circles away easily
and McRedd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
st nkoi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McRedd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McRedd scores with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for McRedd.
st nkoi walks into a left hand.
st nkoi moves away from the strike by McRedd.
A swing and a miss from McRedd.
McRedd lands a nice hook to st nkoi's body. st nkoi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
st nkoi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McRedd misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
st nkoi misses with a hook.
Tavish McRedd is winning the standup battle so far.
McRedd throws a leg kick
and st nkoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

st nkoi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McRedd napping and manages to drive through into side control!

st nkoi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McRedd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

st nkoi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McRedd has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for st nkoi but great work by McRedd.
st nkoi tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi is trying to escape the position but McRedd is controlling the position.
st nkoi is trying to get back to his feet.
McRedd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that st nkoi can do to turn this around?
McRedd happy to just control the position for now.
McRedd looks up at the clock and then as st nkoi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McRedd smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
George st nkoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McRedd is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
st nkoi tries to buck McRedd off but McRedd is having none of it.

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.
st nkoi gets back to half guard.
st nkoi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute McRedd jumps into side control!
st nkoi is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
st nkoi gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McRedd lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRedd controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tavish McRedd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McRedd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tavish McRedd!