PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pound Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamora comes into the arena with Nirvana - Lake of Fire blaring out of the sound system. Mcgee has chosen Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane as his entrance music. Pound Mcgee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Zamora
vs
Mcgee

188 cm
24
186 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

182 cm
33
178 lbs
23 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Zamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pound Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamora takes a swing at Mcgee's ribcage but misses.
Zamora tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zamora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Mcgee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcgee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Mcgee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Zamora as he connects with a hook.
Zamora scores with a jab.
Mcgee throws a right and a left that Zamora avoids nicely.
Zamora dodges the punch combination from Mcgee.
Mcgee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zamora checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zamora.
Zamora lands a leg kick that knocks Mcgee off balance momentarily.

Mcgee clinches with his opponent.

Mcgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zamora scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zamora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mcgee.
Zamora throws a right hand that Mcgee ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcgee also avoids with ease.
Mcgee checks a leg kick nicely.
Zamora throws a low kick but Mcgee moves out of range easily.
Mcgee blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamora is looking to slow Mcgee down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgee avoids the head kick by Zamora.
Zamora seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zamora swinging wildly here.
Mcgee moves out of range of the strikes.

Zamora lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Mcgee sprawling to the canvas. Zamora follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Mcgee hang on?
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zamora stops Mcgee from getting back to his feet.
Zamora works his way into side control.
Mcgee prevents Zamora from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mcgee to see if he's OK.
Mcgee is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Zamora is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

Zamora is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mcgee has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mcgee!
Zamora wants to sweep here but Mcgee controlling him for the moment.
Zamora wants to stand and escape but Mcgee is having none of it.
Zamora looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zamora trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Zamora is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcgee is controlling him.
Zamora controls Mcgee momentarily but Mcgee frees himself.

Zamora is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamora wants to get back to his feet but Mcgee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mcgee won't allow Zamora to sweep him here.
Zamora trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mcgee stands up and waves to Zamora to follow him.
Danny Zamora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zamora throws a leg kick but Mcgee checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Zamora closes the distance and clinches.
Mcgee tries to break the clinch but Zamora is controlling the position.
Zamora lands with a short shot to the head.
Zamora content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Zamora dominated that round.
That's time! Zamora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zamora closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zamora lands in his opponent's guard.
Mcgee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcgee wants to stand but Zamora is controlling the position.
Zamora wants to stand but Mcgee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zamora pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcgee is keeping the position for now.
Zamora stops Mcgee from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zamora is stalling in the full guard.
Mcgee is looking to stand up but Zamora isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcgee is working an open guard so Zamora takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zamora throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mcgee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zamora wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zamora throws a hook but Mcgee blocks it.
Danny Zamora is winning the standup battle so far.
Zamora looks to land a right hand but Mcgee moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Zamora misses.
Mcgee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zamora will feel that in the morning.
Zamora lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgee takes one to the chin there.
Zamora ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Zamora. No joy for Mcgee on that attempt.
Mcgee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zamora misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Mcgee moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Zamora to work.
Zamora scores with a hook to the body.
Mcgee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Mcgee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zamora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zamora looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mcgee is fending him off so far but Zamora persists. Nope, Mcgee circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora misses with a head kick.
Mcgee blocks a low kick nicely.
Zamora lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mcgee takes a step back to recover.
Mcgee falls off balance throwing a combination

and Zamora counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mcgee's guard now.
Zamora stands up over Mcgee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zamora wanted to stand there but Mcgee had control of the position.
Zamora tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcgee is retaining full guard.
Mcgee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zamora pushes down on Mcgee's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zamora slips a nice elbow through Mcgee's hands, connecting with Mcgee's forehead.
Danny Zamora overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcgee trying to control here.
Zamora wants to take a breather but Mcgee is having none of it.
Mcgee wants to get back to his feet.
Zamora wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zamora trying to control the action but Mcgee is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Zamora dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Zamora gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcgee wants to get back to striking at distance but Zamora won't allow it.
Zamora is working for takedown but Mcgee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mcgee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zamora.
Mcgee wants to break the clinch but can't.

Mcgee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zamora takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mcgee blocks a jab.
Zamora fails to land with a series of punches.
Zamora throws a lazy head kick
and Mcgee counters with a head kick. That will keep Zamora thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee throws a leg kick but Zamora checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zamora. Mcgee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcgee throws a hook to the side of Zamora's head but Zamora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zamora throws a leg kick
and Mcgee counters with a leg kick.
Zamora lands a head shot.
Zamora misses with a right hand
and Mcgee counters with a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mcgee wants to get back to striking at distance but Zamora won't allow it.
Mcgee wants to get back to striking at distance but Zamora won't allow it.

Mcgee breaks from the clinch.
Mcgee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zamora throws out the jab.
Zamora tries to clinch there but Mcgee circles away.
Pound Mcgee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zamora looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zamora tries to bum rush Mcgee with a series of wild strikes but Mcgee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zamora looks to land a right hand but Mcgee moved out of range.
Mcgee checks the leg kick.
Zamora walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcgee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Zamora fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcgee, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcgee is trying to push Zamora away but Zamora has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pound Mcgee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora lands a shoulder strike.
Mcgee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcgee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcgee is trying to break the clinch but Zamora is controlling him.

Mcgee manages to break the clinch.
Zamora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zamora fails with an attempt to clinch.

Zamora shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Zamora is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mcgee sees it coming and defends easily.
Zamora passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mcgee!
Danny Zamora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee tries to lock up and control but Zamora gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zamora breaks from Mcgee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mcgee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zamora tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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!
Mcgee is trying desperately to improve position.
Zamora tries to control but Mcgee wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zamora tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Zamora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zamora 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Zamora!
Danny Zamora decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.