PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Inglish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Mcpherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Inglish
vs
Mcpherson

200 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 Las Vegas, Greg Inglish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Mcpherson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inglish shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mcpherson as he jumps to the side.
Inglish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Inglish wants it to stay on the feet.
Mcpherson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Inglish sprawls well. Inglish wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcpherson gets slowly back to his feet.

Inglish scores a takedown into full mount!
Inglish takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mcpherson is squirming around, avoiding Inglish's attempts to control the action.
Inglish is really struggling to control Mcpherson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Inglish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglish trying to control but Mcpherson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Inglish looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Inglish connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mcpherson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inglish thows a huge punch but Mcpherson dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Inglish lands a nice short elbow.
Inglish seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcpherson wants to control but Inglish is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Inglish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcpherson defending well though.
Inglish working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Inglish stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mcpherson fails with a takedown attempt.
Greg Inglish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Mcpherson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcpherson shoots in for a takedown but Inglish shows good takedown defense.
Mcpherson looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcpherson fails with the takedown.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mcpherson.
Inglish wants to control but Mcpherson postures up.

Inglish throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Inglish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Inglish swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcpherson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inglish lands a head kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inglish.
Inglish tries to clinch up
and Mcpherson counters with a series of strikes. Inglish will be more careful next time no doubt.

Inglish rushes Mcpherson and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Inglish manages to pull guard.
Mcpherson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mcpherson wants to control from the top but Inglish keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Inglish dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Inglish gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Inglish ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Inglish no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mcpherson wants to control from the top but Inglish keeps moving.
Mcpherson looking to pass the guard.
Inglish looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Inglish looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Inglish is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Greg Inglish overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglish keeping moving, preventing Mcpherson from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Mcpherson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Inglish looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Inglish looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Inglish!
Mcpherson taking a bit of punishment here - Inglish scoring with strikes.
Inglish is looking to take a break and control but Mcpherson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mcpherson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inglish is putting a hurting on Mcpherson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mcpherson is looking for a sweep.
Inglish has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Inglish decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mcpherson is breathing heavily.
Mcpherson shoots in for a takedown but Inglish shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mcpherson swats away the attempt to clinch by Inglish.
Horrible takedown by Mcpherson or perhaps it was just good defense by Inglish which made him look bad.
Inglish throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcpherson's waist but Mcpherson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Inglish off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcpherson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Inglish is trying to defend but Mcpherson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are battling for position here. Inglish manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Inglish is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mcpherson is aware though and is defending well.
Inglish will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Inglish looking to control.
Inglish keeping moving, preventing Mcpherson from controlling successfully.
Inglish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mcpherson is one step ahead there.

Inglish looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mcpherson passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcpherson wants to free his trapped foot but Inglish is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Inglish is looking to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Inglish looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcpherson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Inglish dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mcpherson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Mcpherson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Inglish knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Inglish manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mcpherson's best efforts.
Inglish wants to control but Mcpherson is keeping busy.
Mcpherson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Inglish tries to roll over but Mcpherson keeps him under control.
Mcpherson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglish is working hard here to advance position.
Inglish manages to get to full guard.
Inglish keeping moving, preventing Mcpherson from controlling successfully.
Inglish is trying to control the position but Mcpherson postures up.
Inglish has a closed guard, preventing Mcpherson from standing up.
Mcpherson looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcpherson wants to control from the top but Inglish keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thomas Mcpherson.
Inglish throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mcpherson tries to clinch up.
Mcpherson stuffs the takedown.

Mcpherson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Mcpherson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcpherson trying to mount his opponent but Inglish defends it.
Inglish misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Inglish wants to improve his position but Mcpherson is controlling well.
Inglish keeping control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inglish wants to control but Mcpherson is keeping busy.
Inglish makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Inglish.
Greg Inglish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mcpherson wants to control from the top but Inglish keeps moving.

Inglish throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thomas Mcpherson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcpherson is in close to Inglish's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Mcpherson.
Well Inglish 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Inglish!
Our winner, Greg Inglish, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.