PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sully McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darnell Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor comes to the cage accompanied by The Foggy Dew. Darnell Washington is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

McGregor
vs
Washington

175 cm
25
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

155 cm
26
130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sully McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Washington!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor shoots in for a double leg but Washington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McGregor defending well as Washington loads up on a big left hand.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Washington enables McGregor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Washington manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McGregor passes Washington's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McGregor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGregor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregor working Washington over with strikes.
Washington blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGregor.
Washington wants to get back to his feet.
McGregor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGregor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Washington on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McGregor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

McGregor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Washington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGregor is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Washington is trying to stand back up but McGregor is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Washington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGregor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McGregor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Washington defending well though.
Washington is looking to escape.
McGregor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Washington defending well though.
McGregor looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
McGregor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Washington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Washington is trying to stand up here but McGregor is controlling him well.
McGregor working Washington over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is thwarting Washington's attempts to control the position.
McGregor wants to control but Washington is keeping him busy.

Washington kicks off McGregor and gets to his feet.
McGregor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGregor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Washington.
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!
McGregor slips a jab and a cross from Washington.
McGregor is looking to counter the offense by Washington and move into the clinch.
No joy there for Washington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGregor scores with a jab to the head.

McGregor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Washington, pushing him back against the cage.

McGregor has hold of one of Washington's legs. Washington is fighting the takedown attempt but McGregor gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Washington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGregor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington is trying to keep McGregor in close.
McGregor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGregor looking to pass the guard.
McGregor won't allow Washington to get back to his feet.
McGregor with a nice head shot there.
Washington trying to control the position.
Washington wants to get back to his feet but McGregor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McGregor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGregor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Washington has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. McGregor has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

McGregor jumps into guard, dragging Washington to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGregor has a closed guard, preventing Washington from standing up.
McGregor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nice strikes from McGregor there.
Washington is trying to stand back up but McGregor is controlling him
McGregor throwing shots but Washington is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from McGregor.
McGregor content to control rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sully McGregor dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McGregor scores with a sloppy right hand. Washington should have avoided that one.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
Washington misses with a head kick.
Darnell Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McGregor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Washington tries to break the clinch but McGregor is controlling the position.
Washington is trying to force a seperation but McGregor has the dominant position.

Washington decides to pull guard.
McGregor distracts Washington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McGregor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGregor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor prevents Washington from getting back to his feet.
McGregor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Washington working a defensive guard here.
McGregor postures up and lands a big shot to Washington's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
McGregor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGregor 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.
McGregor lands a couple of digs.
McGregor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McGregor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Washington is rocked!
McGregor is in close to Washington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Washington is still in real trouble! Can McGregor finish him?
McGregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Washington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Washington seems to have recovered his senses.
McGregor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've been informed that Washington has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McGregor is looking to work some ground and pound but Washington has wrist control.
McGregor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Washington is trying to keep McGregor in close.
Washington is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to stand up but McGregor is controlling him.
McGregor is in close to Washington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McGregor postures up and lands a big shot to Washington's brow.
McGregor throwing strikes from guard but Washington blocks nicely.
Sully McGregor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGregor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGregor scoring with some ground and pound.
McGregor is working Washington over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McGregor throwing strikes from guard but Washington blocks nicely.
McGregor connects with a couple of short punches.
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor postures up in Washington's guard and throws a big left but Washington blocks it.
McGregor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Washington is keeping the position for now.
McGregor postures up in Washington's guard and throws a big left but Washington blocks it.
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.
Washington working a defensive guard here.
Washington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Washington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McGregor defends well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Washington trying to keep a closed guard but McGregor is proving a slippery customer.
Washington is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McGregor sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Washington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGregor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

McGregor clinches.
McGregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

McGregor pulls guard.
Washington wanted to stand there but McGregor had control of the position.
McGregor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

McGregor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGregor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sully McGregor dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

McGregor throws a good cross that connects.
McGregor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Washington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

McGregor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Washington to the ground. McGregor is now in Washington's guard.
McGregor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McGregor distracts Washington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McGregor with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGregor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington working a defensive guard here.
Washington is looking to stand up but McGregor isn't so interested in that idea.
Washington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McGregor is looking to work some ground and pound but Washington has wrist control.
Washington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGregor wants to pass the guard but Washington is keeping the position.
Washington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Washington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McGregor throwing strikes from guard but Washington blocks nicely.
Washington being controlled here, momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGregor distracts Washington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McGregor cracks Washington with a solid left hand.
Washington has momentary wrist control but McGregor slips an elbow through the middle.
McGregor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGregor postures up.
McGregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGregor trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
McGregor won't allow Washington to get back to his feet.
McGregor is stalling in the full guard.
Washington is looking to stand up but McGregor isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGregor moves into the clinch successfully.
McGregor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Washington pulls his leg out and moves away.
Washington throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
Washington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGregor.
Washington throws a fast counter high kick but McGregor manages to duck under it in time.
Darnell Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Washington defends it nicely.
Washington is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sully McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Washington rushes McGregor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

McGregor successfully pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington wanted to stand there but McGregor had control of the position.

McGregor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

McGregor looking for a guillotine here but Washington defends easily.
Washington wants to stand but McGregor is controlling his posture from full guard.
Darnell Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

McGregor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Washington is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sully McGregor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGregor 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sully McGregor!
As Sully McGregor got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want to say thanks to my fans. It's hard work that makes a good fighter, and I'll keep working hard! '.