PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mullins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conor Mcgregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mullins
vs
Mcgregor

224 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

172 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Floyd Mullins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullins blocks a head kick by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mullins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcgregor tries to clinch there but Mullins circles away.
Mullins blocks a head kick by Mcgregor.

Mcgregor rushes Mullins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mullins tries to pull guard but Mcgregor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Mcgregor breaks the clinch.
Mcgregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mullins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mcgregor avoids it really well and circles away.
Mcgregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor moves to clinch but Mullins breaks away
and Mullins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Mcgregor clinches up against the cage.

Mcgregor breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Mullins circles away.
Mcgregor throws a head kick but Mullins moves out of range.
Mullins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mcgregor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mullins somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Mullins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mullins drives through with a takedown into Mcgregor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mullins trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcgregor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mullins is controlling him.
Mcgregor keeping moving, preventing Mullins from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor wants to get back to his feet but Mullins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mullins trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mullins fails to land the takedown.
Mullins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcgregor.
Mullins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mcgregor circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mcgregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcgregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mullins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mcgregor wants to clinch up but Mullins keeps it at a distance.
Mcgregor misses with a head kick.

Mullins clinches up with Mcgregor and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Mcgregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mullins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mcgregor is fending him off so far but Mullins persists. Nope, Mcgregor circles away and we're back to standing.
Mullins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mcgregor moves into the clinch.
Mullins is breathing heavily.

Mcgregor breaks the clinch.
Mullins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mullins dives in for a single leg takedown but Mcgregor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Mcgregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mcgregor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mcgregor breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgregor tries to clinch but Mullins moves out of range.

Mcgregor has closed the distance and engaged Mullins in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Mcgregor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mcgregor tries to clinch up.

Mcgregor clinches with his opponent.

Mcgregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mullins darts in looking for a takedown but Mcgregor gets double underhooks and turns Mullins into the cage.

Mcgregor breaks from the clinch.
Mullins keeps the fight on the outside.

Mcgregor moves into the clinch successfully.

Mcgregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mullins keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcgregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullins has a takedown stuffed.
Floyd Mullins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mullins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullins throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Mcgregor.

Mcgregor moves into range and clinches up with Mullins.

Mcgregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mullins swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mullins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcgregor wants to clinch
and Mullins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mcgregor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mcgregor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcgregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mullins fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Mullins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcgregor moves in looking to clinch but Mullins pushes him off.
Conor Mcgregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcgregor wants to clinch.
Mcgregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mcgregor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mcgregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcgregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullins blocks a head kick by Mcgregor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins throws a right and a left that Mcgregor avoids nicely.
Mcgregor is looking to clinch but Mullins is avoiding it.
Mcgregor tries to clinch but Mullins moves out of range.
Mcgregor is looking to clinch.

Mcgregor has closed the distance and engaged Mullins in a clinch.
Mcgregor lands with a left to the head.

Mcgregor breaks from the clinch.
Mcgregor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mullins counters with a solid body kick.
Mullins swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mullins paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mcgregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcgregor closes the distance but Mullins moves to the side
letting Mullins counter with a right hand.

Mcgregor moves into range and clinches up with Mullins.

Mcgregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mullins tries to keep at a distance but Mcgregor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgregor gets through Mullins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mullins is working for takedown but Mcgregor is calmly controlling the position for now.

Mcgregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mullins.
Mcgregor throws a powerful right kick. Mullins tried to block low but the kick was high! Mullins was taken right off of his feet! Mcgregor jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Conor Mcgregor!
A victorious Conor Mcgregor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.