PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pound Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mcgee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane. Pereira has chosen K5 - Lovin' Feelin' as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Clint Pereira enters the cage!

Mcgee
vs
Pereira

182 cm
29
178 lbs
18 - 4 - 1

182 cm
23
186 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Legion of Pain Nutrition

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 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pound Mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira leaves Mcgee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pereira misses with a leg kick.
Pereira scores with a decent looking hook.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
Mcgee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcgee shoots for a takedown but Pereira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A low kick from Pereira misses

and Mcgee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pereira looking for a sweep. Not yet Pereira, not yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgee slips nicely into half guard.
Mcgee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mcgee is trying to control the action in half guard but Pereira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mcgee 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to get back to full guard.
Pereira is controlling Mcgee's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mcgee tries to pass to full mount but Pereira defends it.
Pereira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcgee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mcgee working over Pereira with some ground and pound. Pereira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mcgee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pereira manages to get to full guard.
Pereira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mcgee is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mcgee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mcgee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pereira is refusing to be controlled, as Mcgee sits in half guard.
Mcgee working over Pereira with some ground and pound. Pereira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mcgee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pereira's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcgee.
Pereira is trying to control but can't.
Pereira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mcgee kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pereira is refusing to be controlled, as Mcgee sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira is trying to control but Mcgee passes into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pereira is looking to regain half guard here but Mcgee keeps moving and retains side control.
Mcgee landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee lands an elbow.
Pereira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mcgee has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pereira!
Mcgee lands a big shot there that rocks Pereira but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mcgee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pereira because Mcgee loaded up on that one.
Pereira tries to reverse the position but Mcgee maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgee unloading with bombs!
Mcgee throws some wild stikes that Pereira manages to avoid easily.
Pereira wants to hold on but Mcgee pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pound Mcgee dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pereira scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pereira.
Pereira looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcgee is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pereira.
Pereira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mcgee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pereira throws a lazy head kick
and Mcgee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcgee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pound Mcgee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pereira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mcgee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pereira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pereira lands a damaging elbow.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcgee.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcgee avoids it.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira tries to work over Mcgee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcgee.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Mcgee blocks with his arms.
Pereira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mcgee goes for a takedown attempt but Pereira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pound Mcgee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pereira defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws the left hand but Mcgee avoids the punch easily.
Pereira swings for the body but Mcgee moves out of range.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcgee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.

Pereira gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee wants a takedown.
Mcgee wants to take the fight to the mat but Pereira manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pereira throws an elbow but it misses.
Mcgee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pereira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
No luck for Mcgee with that takedown attempt.
Mcgee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Mcgee pushes him off.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a nice hook to Mcgee's body. Mcgee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pereira misses with a series of wild punches.
Pereira scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mcgee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pereira.

Pereira has Mcgee up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
Mcgee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pereira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mcgee is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Pereira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pereira, right into the meat.
Pereira lands a jab.
Pereira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Mcgee moves out of range of the strikes.
Mcgee fails to land the takedown.
Mcgee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pereira as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mcgee.
Pereira misses with the body kick

and Mcgee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pereira won't be happy with that.
Pereira holding on.
Mcgee cracks Pereira with a big right hand but Pereira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pereira dodges the ground and pound from Mcgee.
Mcgee throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pereira is trying to control Mcgee's posture but Mcgee avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
A control attempt from Pereira but he's now mounted!
A nice elbow there by Mcgee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgee lands a big elbow.
Mcgee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pereira is working to get back to half guard.
Mcgee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is working to get back to half guard.
Mcgee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pereira because Mcgee loaded up on that one.
Mcgee trying to control but Pereira is having none of it.
Pereira tries to lock up and control but Mcgee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mcgee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mcgee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee unloading with bombs!
Mcgee looking to finish with strikes here!
Mcgee throwing strikes here but Pereira is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mcgee with shots to the head and body - Pereira looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mcgee cracks Pereira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira can't escape the position.
Mcgee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pereira can't escape the position.
Mcgee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pereira looks a forlorn figure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pound Mcgee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mcgee 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pound Mcgee!
Pound Mcgee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.