PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLeod is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Princes Of The Universe . Connor MacLeod will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Angelo
vs
MacLeod

168 cm
23
156 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Connor MacLeod!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelo doesn't manage to clinch there - MacLeod circles away.
MacLeod scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MacLeod misses with a looping right.

MacLeod closes the distance and pushes Angelo back into the cage.
MacLeod is trying to break the clinch but Angelo is controlling him.
Angelo misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacLeod.
Angelo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Angelo lands an elbow that stopped MacLeod in his tracks for a moment.
Angelo lands a nice elbow.
Angelo blocks an uppercut.
MacLeod blocks an elbow strike from Angelo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelo.
MacLeod misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from MacLeod fails to land.
Angelo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Angelo throws an elbow but misses.
Angelo looking to throw knees to the head but MacLeod is blocking nicely.
MacLeod is looking to break free of the clinch but Angelo has double underhooks.
MacLeod scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacLeod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacLeod avoiding damage as Angelo throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

MacLeod breaks from the clinch.
MacLeod fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from MacLeod.

MacLeod moves into the clinch.
MacLeod managing to block the knees to the body from Angelo.
MacLeod has a couple of punches blocked by Angelo.
Angelo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Angelo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Angelo just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacLeod's brow.
Angelo misses with a knee to the head.
Angelo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacLeod lands with a short punch from the clinch.

MacLeod breaks from the clinch.
Angelo fails in his attempt to clinch.
MacLeod scores with a hook to the body. Angelo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by MacLeod!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angelo tries to clinch but MacLeod is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Angelo darts in trying to clinch
and MacLeod counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Angelo misses.
Angelo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
MacLeod takes a body punch but keeps moving.
MacLeod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacLeod avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Angelo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Angelo tries to clinch but MacLeod moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo wants to clinch up but MacLeod keeps it at a distance.
MacLeod throws a jab when Angelo was well out of range.
Angelo moves in looking to clinch but MacLeod pushes him off.
MacLeod swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Angelo.
Angelo tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacLeod swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angelo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Angelo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacLeod.
MacLeod scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MacLeod throws a jab when Angelo was well out of range.
MacLeod misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by MacLeod. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MacLeod.
MacLeod connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelo tries to close the distance and clinch but MacLeod swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacLeod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angelo moves out of range as MacLeod strikes.

MacLeod clinches up against the cage.
MacLeod wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacLeod wants to break free but Angelo has control.
Angelo misses with a knee strike.
Angelo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MacLeod lands a shoulder strike.
Angelo tries a knee to the head but MacLeod blocks it.
MacLeod lands a hook that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
MacLeod lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Angelo misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacLeod avoids the elbow strike from Angelo, against the cage.

MacLeod manages to break the clinch.
MacLeod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Angelo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacLeod avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor MacLeod dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

MacLeod looks to land a combination but Angelo avoids it well.
MacLeod misses with the combination.
Connor MacLeod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacLeod misses with a jab to the body
and Angelo counters with a low kick, right behind MacLeod 's knee.
Angelo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Angelo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacLeod to score with a decent uppercut.
MacLeod misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacLeod is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Angelo tries to clinch but MacLeod is having none of it.

MacLeod closes the distance and clinches.
MacLeod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Angelo connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacLeod's face.

It looks like Connor MacLeod has been cut.
Angelo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angelo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Angelo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
MacLeod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Angelo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacLeod's defenses.

MacLeod breaks the clinch.
MacLeod throws a series of punches but Angelo moves out of range.
MacLeod circles away from the clinch attempt
and MacLeod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacLeod ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
MacLeod scores with a jab to the jaw.
A cross from MacLeod lands.

Angelo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but MacLeod blocks with his arms.
Angelo looking to throw knees to the head but MacLeod is blocking nicely.
MacLeod has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
MacLeod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Angelo throws an elbow that misses.
Michael Angelo has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod lands a nice uppercut.
MacLeod is looking to break free of the clinch but Angelo has double underhooks.
Angelo throws an elbow that misses.
MacLeod lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Angelo just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacLeod's brow.
MacLeod pushes Angelo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacLeod misses with a punch on the inside.
Angelo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MacLeod lands a hook that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
MacLeod wants to get back to striking at distance but Angelo won't allow it.
Angelo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MacLeod throws a head punch that misses.
Angelo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
MacLeod misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacLeod is trying to break the clinch but Angelo has him pressed against the cage.
Angelo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MacLeod misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacLeod is trying to break the clinch but Angelo is controlling him.
MacLeod scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacLeod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo missing with knees to the body.
Angelo misses with an elbow strike.
MacLeod pushes Angelo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MacLeod working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Angelo.
Angelo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacLeod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Angelo just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacLeod's brow.
MacLeod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Angelo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Angelo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, MacLeod scores with a nice short uppercut.
Angelo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacLeod blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MacLeod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MacLeod scores with a shoulder strike.

Angelo is rocked!
MacLeod working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Angelo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MacLeod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MacLeod misses with some punches.
Angelo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, MacLeod scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacLeod throws a punch but it's blocked by Angelo.
Angelo misses with a knee strike.
Angelo pushes off an throws an elbow but MacLeod leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from MacLeod.
MacLeod throws a big uppercut that drops Angelo! More strikes from MacLeod and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Angelo lies dazed against the cage as MacLeod celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor MacLeod!