PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Conde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conde kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tic Tic Tac. McGee has chosen The Hand that Feeds as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Big McGee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Conde
vs
McGee

180 cm
24
145 lbs
8 - 7 - 2

178 cm
22
152 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Conde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big McGee!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Conde sprawls well. Conde wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGee gets slowly back to his feet.
McGee moves to clinch but Conde breaks away
and Conde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Conde pushes him off.
Conde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

McGee rushes Conde and presses him up against the cage.
McGee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Conde prevents it.
Conde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
Conde is trying to break the clinch but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
Conde wants to stall.

McGee has hold of one of Conde's legs. Conde is fighting the takedown attempt but McGee gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conde has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McGee has passed into side control.

McGee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McGee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McGee throws a strike aimed at the side of Conde's head but Conde avoids it well.

McGee stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conde scores with a nice head shot.
McGee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Conde's waist but Conde gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGee off to one side.
Thiago Conde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big McGee.
McGee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Conde's waist but Conde gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGee off to one side.
Conde circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conde tries to avoid it but McGee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conde to the ground. Conde escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Conde throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
McGee shoots and misses
and Conde counters with a nice uppercut.
McGee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGee tries to clinch there but Conde circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Conde but Conde pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Conde lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McGee fails to land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGee taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Conde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Conde has had enough of the clinch but McGee keeps him there for the moment.

McGee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Conde's head.
McGee fails with the takedown
and Conde counters with a right hand to the body.
McGee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Conde counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Conde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Conde throws a sloppy head kick and McGee moves out of range easily.
McGee misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conde scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conde really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Conde scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Big McGee will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Conde swats away the attempt to clinch by McGee.
Conde lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Conde throws a hook to the side of McGee's head but McGee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conde lands a really nice looking cross but McGee seems unphased.
A slow jab from Conde misses its intended target.
Thiago Conde is winning the standup battle so far.
McGee with a poor takedown
and Conde counters with a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGee.
Conde lands a nice shot to the body.
McGee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Conde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Big McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee tries for a takedown but Conde sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thiago Conde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big McGee.
McGee tries for a takedown but Conde sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Conde pushes him off.
Conde throws a hook but McGee avoids it easily.
Conde throws a nice looking combination but McGee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conde jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Conde. That snapped McGee's head back.
Conde misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conde clobbers McGee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thiago Conde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conde thows a body shot but no joy.
McGee moves out of range as Conde strikes.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Conde circles away.
Conde keeps the fight on the outside.
McGee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conde leaves McGee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McGee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conde works McGee's body with a nice hook.
Conde works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Conde throws a head kick but McGee moves out of range.
McGee misses with a takedown attempt - Conde sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Conde. No joy for McGee on that attempt.
McGee is breathing heavily.
McGee shoots in but Conde avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Conde connects with a body shot that sends McGee's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee shoots in for a double leg but Conde sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Conde scores with a hook.
McGee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conde throws out the jab.
McGee shoots for a double leg takedown but Conde sprawls well. He's pushed McGee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Conde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Conde scores with a sloppy right hand. McGee should have avoided that one.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee wants to clinch.
McGee has his takedown stuffed
enabling Conde to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Conde dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Conde, as that shot connected.
Conde throws an overhand right that lands on McGee's shoulder, as McGee tries to avoid the shot.
McGee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Conde sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

McGee darts in and clinches Conde up against the cage.
McGee has Conde pressed against the cage, preventing Conde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Conde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGee tries to pull guard but Conde won't allow it.

McGee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conde.
A telegraphed right hand from Conde misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conde getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some wild striking there from McGee.
Conde scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGee doesn't seem bothered though.
McGee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Conde cracks McGee with a good jab.
McGee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thiago Conde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big McGee.
McGee shoots in for a takedown but Conde shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McGee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conde defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conde displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGee.
Big McGee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Conde stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conde wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Conde. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Conde.
Conde lands a glancing blow to the side of McGee's head.
McGee drops his hands momentarily and Conde takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee walks into a straight right hand from Conde.
Conde scores with a jab. McGee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Conde with a nice cross.
Conde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Conde.
McGee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Conde sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McGee somewhat.
McGee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee misses with a head kick.
McGee with a poor takedown
and Conde counters with a straight right hand.
Conde cracks McGee with a good jab.
Conde scores with the left hand. McGee knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conde moves into range and connects with a jab.
Conde feints a jab promting McGee to slip. Conde then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McGee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGee.
Conde stuffs the takedown attempt from McGee. McGee gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Conde showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Conde has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Conde!