PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aparin Kauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elbow Mcghee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcghee has chosen Ludacris - Southern Hospitality as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kauno
vs
Mcghee

190 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
223 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Balco Boys Battle Gear

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aparin Kauno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elbow Mcghee!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mcghee has Kauno up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcghee lands an elbow just above Kauno 's eye.

It looks like Aparin Kauno has been cut.
Mcghee lands an elbow just above Kauno 's eye.
Kauno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcghee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mcghee effectively controlling the action here.
Mcghee prevents a body shot from Kauno.
Mcghee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mcghee lands an elbow that stopped Kauno in his tracks for a moment.
Mcghee blocks an uppercut.
Kauno working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcghee.
Kauno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mcghee blocking some punches.

Mcghee has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kauno clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kauno is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mcghee.
Kauno just trying to survive but Mcghee is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Mcghee struggling to land strikes to the head as Kauno covers up.
Mcghee scores with punches and elbows.
Good control from Mcghee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauno wants to control his opponent's hands but Mcghee gets his hands free.

Mcghee is looking for the choke from the back position but Kauno is controlling his hands well.
Mcghee wants to control but Kauno is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kauno is in bad spot here.
Kauno avoids the strikes from Mcghee.
Mcghee struggling to land strikes to the head as Kauno covers up.
Mcghee somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Mcghee is riding his opponent, not letting Kauno buck him off.
Mcghee has the hooks in. Kauno is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kauno has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Mcghee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee throwing wild punches that miss their target.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Mcghee is not going to allow Kauno to sit and survive in this position.

Mcghee is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kauno is defending well though. Mcghee let's go of the attempt for now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kauno is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee missing with strikes from the back.
Mcghee missing with strikes.
Mcghee keeps control of the position as Kauno tries to break free.
Kauno takes a big shot to the side of the head.

Aparin Kauno's cut is getting worse.
Kauno covering up well under a series of strikes from Mcghee.
Mcghee misses with punches from the back.
Mcghee scores with punches from the back.
Kauno manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Kauno.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee stopping the sweep attempt from Kauno.
Mcghee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mcghee postures up.

Mcghee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mcghee trying to control but Kauno is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kauno is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mcghee advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elbow Mcghee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aparin Kauno's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mcghee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick by Kauno misses

and Mcghee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kauno misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Mcghee.

Aparin Kauno's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kauno swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcghee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kauno throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcghee.
Kauno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcghee.
Mcghee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mcghee.
A frustrated look appears on Kauno's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Mcghee gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kauno regains guard.
Mcghee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcghee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mcghee postures up in Kauno's guard and throws a big left but Kauno blocks it.
Mcghee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kauno wants to hit a switch here but Mcghee passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kauno there!
Mcghee sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauno blocking the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcghee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mcghee looking to control but Kauno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mcghee looking to finish with strikes here!
Mcghee cracks Kauno with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elbow Mcghee!