PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubio Gariva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gariva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gunman. Jimmy Mcgregor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rubio Gariva's chin.

Mcgregor
vs
Gariva

170 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Likes comics

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Instinct

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Mcgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubio Gariva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgregor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mcgregor dips to his left and cracks Gariva with an uppercut!
Gariva misses with a right hand
letting Mcgregor counter with a right hand.
Gariva misses with a lunging right hand
and Gariva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gariva shoots for a double leg takedown but Mcgregor sprawls well. He's pushed Gariva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gariva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgregor moves away.

Gariva gets tackled into the cage by Mcgregor. Mcgregor maintains the clinch.
Gariva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcgregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gariva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gariva throws a head punch that misses.
Gariva swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcgregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcgregor blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gariva throws an elbow but misses.
Mcgregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Mcgregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gariva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariva misses with a hook
and Mcgregor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gariva throws the left hand but Mcgregor avoids the punch easily.
Mcgregor misses with a few strikes there.
Mcgregor lands with a cross.

Mcgregor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mcgregor is breathing heavily.
Gariva is looking to reverse the position.

Mcgregor stands up and beckons Gariva to his feet.
Mcgregor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gariva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gariva darts in looking for a takedown but Mcgregor gets double underhooks and turns Gariva into the cage.
Gariva misses with a jab to the body
and Mcgregor counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gariva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gariva.
Jimmy Mcgregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubio Gariva.
Gariva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gariva misses the body punch
letting Mcgregor counter with a right hand.
Rubio Gariva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gariva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gariva throws a right hand that misses
and Mcgregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up but Gariva circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcgregor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gariva circles away.
Mcgregor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcgregor stuffs the takedown.
Gariva just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgregor blocks a head kick by Gariva.
Gariva takes a swing at Mcgregor's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Gariva misses.
Gariva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcgregor throws a series of strikes that have Gariva backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor moves out of range as Gariva strikes.
Gariva misses with a wild body shot.
Gariva throws a big shot that misses.

Gariva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gariva has a couple of punches blocked by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor is trying to push Gariva away but Gariva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gariva is trying to drag Mcgregor to the mat but Mcgregor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gariva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mcgregor up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcgregor.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gariva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mcgregor.
Gariva misses with a hook. Mcgregor ducked under it nicely.

Mcgregor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gariva sprawls well initially but Mcgregor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mcgregor with the ground and pound but Gariva uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gariva pulls Mcgregor in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gariva is on top in guard.

Gariva trying to control but Mcgregor is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gariva throws a hook but Mcgregor avoids it easily.
Gariva throws a lazy right hand but Mcgregor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mcgregor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gariva eats them both and turns towards Mcgregor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gariva throws a big shot that misses.
Gariva misses with a takedown attempt - Mcgregor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gariva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gariva misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mcgregor to counter with a crisp jab.
Mcgregor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mcgregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mcgregor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gariva avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gariva! But no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gariva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mcgregor counters with a head kick. That will keep Gariva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jimmy Mcgregor is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcgregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gariva throws a leg kick but Mcgregor moved away.
Mcgregor went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gariva misses with a low kick.
Gariva misses with a takedown
and Mcgregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mcgregor is fending him off so far but Gariva persists. Nope, Mcgregor circles away and we're back to standing.
Jimmy Mcgregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubio Gariva.
Mcgregor checks a leg kick.

Mcgregor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gariva on his heels. He'll look to pass Gariva's guard now, I'm sure.
Gariva trying to control the position.
Gariva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gariva passes Mcgregor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Gariva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mcgregor defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gariva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gariva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mcgregor!

Gariva looking to secure an arm triangle but Mcgregor defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor wants to hold on but Gariva pushes him away.
Gariva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mcgregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gariva can do to turn this around?
Gariva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mcgregor haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jimmy Mcgregor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcgregor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gariva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mcgregor is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Mcgregor will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gariva throws a leg kick but Mcgregor checks it.
Mcgregor tries to counter by clinching up but Gariva breaks away and moves out of range.
Gariva throws an overhand right that lands on Mcgregor's shoulder, as Mcgregor tries to avoid the shot.
Mcgregor checks a low kick from Gariva.
Gariva shoots in but Mcgregor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mcgregor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mcgregor duly obliges.

It looks like Rubio Gariva has been cut.
Gariva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gariva throws a jab but it's blocked by Mcgregor.
Gariva looks to land a left hand but Mcgregor moved out of range nicely.
Mcgregor slips a jab from Gariva.
As Gariva looks to move away, Mcgregor throws a big counter combo bu Gariva just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor slips under a jab from Gariva.
Jimmy Mcgregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgregor throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcgregor scores with a decent looking hook.
Gariva misses with a jab to the body
enabling Mcgregor to counter with a crisp jab.
Gariva misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor slips a straight right by Gariva.
Gariva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gariva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcgregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Gariva.
Mcgregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcgregor blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Gariva misses.
Gariva throws out a loose jab but Mcgregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gariva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcgregor wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gariva is looking to clinch but Mcgregor is avoiding it.
Gariva looks to land a left hand but Mcgregor moved out of range nicely.
Gariva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gariva throws a jab when Mcgregor was well out of range.
Gariva throws a push kick but Mcgregor slaps the foot to one side.
Gariva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gariva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mcgregor counters with a series of strikes. Gariva will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariva tries to clinch up.
Gariva looks to throw the jab but Mcgregor is out of range.
Gariva fails to land the takedown.
Gariva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gariva takes a swing at Mcgregor's ribcage but misses.
Gariva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcgregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Gariva.
An attempted straight right counter from Mcgregor misses the target.
Gariva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mcgregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gariva throws a jab when Mcgregor was well out of range.
Mcgregor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gariva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcgregor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mcgregor attempts a counter takedown but Gariva avoids it well and moves away.
Mcgregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Gariva misses.
Gariva misses with an uppercut
and Mcgregor counters with a series of strikes. Gariva will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mcgregor blocks the leg kick.
Gariva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mcgregor.
Gariva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcgregor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gariva.
Gariva misses with a double jab.
Gariva misses with a straight left.
Gariva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mcgregor is out of range and Gariva settles back down.
Mcgregor slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gariva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcgregor slips a straight right by Gariva.
Mcgregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gariva.
Mcgregor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gariva.
Gariva misses with a series of wild punches.
Gariva throws a leg kick but Mcgregor sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gariva tries to clinch there but Mcgregor circles away.
Mcgregor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gariva throws an off balance right hand
and Mcgregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Gariva.
Gariva throws a right hand that misses
and Mcgregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gariva throws a head kick but Mcgregor moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Mcgregor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcgregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gariva throws a low kick but Mcgregor moves out of range easily.
Mcgregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gariva.
Gariva looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcgregor is just out of range.
Gariva throws a jab but it's blocked by Mcgregor.
Gariva throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Gariva misses.
Rubio Gariva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Mcgregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gariva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rubio Gariva.
I think Mcgregor 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Mcgregor!