PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fancy Mcghee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcghee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wake Me Up. Fancy Mcghee had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mcghee
vs
Mauti

190 cm
29
201 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

188 cm
28
202 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Cripplers Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fancy Mcghee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick from Mauti lands but Mcghee takes it in his stride.

It looks like Fancy Mcghee has been cut.
Mcghee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mauti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mcghee checks a leg kick.
Mauti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mcghee throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcghee misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Mauti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mcghee throws a hook to the side of Mauti 's head but Mauti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mcghee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcghee misses with a head kick.
Mauti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mauti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michael Mauti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcghee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcghee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mauti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mcghee misses with a looping right.
Mcghee lands a nice shot that snaps Mauti 's head back.
Mauti motions for Mcghee to come forward. Mauti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mauti thows a leg kick but Mcghee checks it
and Mcghee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mcghee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mauti .
Mcghee throws a head kick that misses.
Mauti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mcghee takes a step back to recover.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mauti throws a leg kick which misses Mcghee's front leg but catches the back leg as Mcghee tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Mcghee.
Mauti throws a push kick but Mcghee slaps the foot to one side.
We've been informed that Mauti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
Mauti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mcghee is breathing heavily.
Mcghee cracks the inside of Mauti 's front leg.
Good shot there by Mcghee.
Mauti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mcghee throws a leg kick but Mauti moved away.
Mcghee is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Mauti .
Mcghee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mauti can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti delivers a nice body kick.
Mcghee wants to land a leg kick but Mauti is out of range.
Mcghee misses with a head kick.
Mauti throws the kick towards the body but Mcghee avoids it.
A head kick misses from Mauti .
Mauti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcghee.
Mcghee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Mcghee misses.
Mauti throws a front kick aimed at Mcghee's knee but Mcghee avoids it well.
Mauti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mcghee throws an off balance right hand
and Mauti counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee cracks Mauti with a good jab.
Mcghee looks to land a left hand but Mauti moved out of range nicely.
Mcghee throws a wild body kick that Mauti sees coming a mile off.
Mcghee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mauti . Mauti obviously looking to wear him down.
Mcghee looks to throw a body kick
and Mauti counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Mcghee misses.
Mcghee blocks the body kick.
Mauti blocks a head kick by Mcghee.
Mcghee throws an overhand right that lands on Mauti 's shoulder, as Mauti tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauti throws a leg kick
enabling Mcghee to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mauti .
Mcghee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mauti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcghee's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mauti , right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mauti .
Mauti misses with a body kick.
Mauti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mauti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mcghee will feel that in the morning.
Mcghee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mauti is out of range.
Mauti throws a front kick that sends Mcghee stumbling back into the cage.
Mcghee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcghee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mauti ducks under a wild hook from Mcghee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mauti scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcghee's sensitive parts.
Mcghee blocks a head kick by Mauti .
Mcghee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mcghee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mauti .
Mauti slips under a jab from Mcghee.
Mauti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mcghee misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Mauti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Michael Mauti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcghee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mcghee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mauti .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Mauti .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mauti , right into the meat.
Mauti scoring well with a low kick there.
Mauti misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mauti .
Mauti pushes Mcghee away with a front kick.
Mauti lands a leg kick that knocks Mcghee off balance momentarily.
Mauti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mcghee if he has to take too many more of those.
Mcghee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mauti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mauti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcghee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mcghee blocks a head kick by Mauti .
Mauti scores with a kick to the body.
Mauti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mauti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mcghee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mauti fakes the leg kick and cracks Mcghee in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauti . That's going to slow Mcghee down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mcghee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mauti . That one must have hurt.
Mauti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
Mcghee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Mauti .
Mauti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mcghee.
Mcghee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mauti .
Mauti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcghee.
Mauti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mcghee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauti wants to land a leg kick but Mcghee is out of range.
Mcghee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mauti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Mauti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fancy Mcghee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mcghee throws a hook to the side of Mauti 's head but Mauti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcghee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mauti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcghee checks a low kick from Mauti .
Mcghee throws a jab when Mauti was well out of range.
Mcghee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mauti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcghee throws out the jab.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. Mcghee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mauti keeps Mcghee at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mauti .
Mauti cracks the inside of Mcghee's front leg.
Mauti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mauti throws a front kick that sends Mcghee stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Mauti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mauti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mauti throws a leg kick
and Mcghee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mcghee lands a front kick.
Mauti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mcghee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mauti .
Mauti scores with a leg kick.
Mauti throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mcghee counters with a good, hard body kick but Mauti shrugs it off.
A low kick from Mcghee is predictable there
and Mauti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mcghee's knee momentarily.
Mauti scores with a leg kick.
Michael Mauti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mauti misses with a head kick.
Mauti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mauti misses with a head kick.
Mauti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mauti lands with a kick to the temple. Mcghee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mcghee misses with a low kick.
Mauti scores with a kick to the body.
Mauti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcghee.
Mauti throws a body kick that misses
and Mcghee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee blocks a head kick by Mauti .
Mcghee throws a head kick but Mauti moves out of range.
Mauti moves out of range as Mcghee throws a body kick.
Mauti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti throws a leg kick
and Mcghee counters with a solid body kick.
Mauti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mauti feints and then cracks Mcghee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcghee down.
Mcghee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mcghee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mcghee throws a big shot that misses.
Mcghee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fancy Mcghee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti throws a chopping leg kick but Mcghee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mauti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mauti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcghee.
Mauti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mauti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mauti slips a jab from Mcghee.
Mauti tries to land a front kick but Mcghee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mcghee throws a sloppy head kick and Mauti moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Mauti .

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mauti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mauti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mauti !
A victorious Michael Mauti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.