PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brano Mc Gregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mc Gregor
vs
Suarez

188 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brano Mc Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc Gregor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Suarez but Suarez pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Mc Gregor closes the distance and clinches.
Mc Gregor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mc Gregor lands a nice uppercut.
Mc Gregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Suarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mc Gregor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mc Gregor misses with some punches.
Suarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mc Gregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mc Gregor fails to land.
Suarez tries to break free but Mc Gregor pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Gregor lands a left hand.
Mc Gregor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mc Gregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mc Gregor slows down the pace here.

Mc Gregor drags the fight down to the ground.

Mc Gregor is looking for a triangle here but Suarez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mc Gregor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mc Gregor tries to get out of the position.
Mc Gregor tries to improve position but can't.
Suarez tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mc Gregor tries to buck Suarez off but Suarez is having none of it.
Mc Gregor misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Mc Gregor is trying to get back to his feet.
Suarez wants to stand but Mc Gregor has his arm trapped.
Mc Gregor can't do much from the bottom here.
Suarez wants to stand but Mc Gregor has his arm trapped.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mc Gregor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mc Gregor is working for a kimura but Suarez is defending it quite comfortably.

Mc Gregor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Mc Gregor is looking for a kimura but Suarez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mc Gregor to get the leverage.

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.

Mc Gregor is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Suarez to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mc Gregor wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
Mc Gregor wants to pass the guard but Suarez is keeping the position.
Suarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mc Gregor.
Mc Gregor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mc Gregor wants to stand and escape but instead Suarez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Mc Gregor looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Suarez has picked Mc Gregor up and slammed him! Mc Gregor can't keep hold of the triangle and Suarez manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brano Mc Gregor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Suarez slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Mc Gregor.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Suarez.

Mc Gregor clinches with his opponent.

Mc Gregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mc Gregor throws a series of punches but Suarez moves out of range.
Suarez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mc Gregor takes a step back to recover.
Suarez scores with a head kick. Mc Gregor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick by Suarez misses

and Mc Gregor counters by moving into the clinch.
Mc Gregor lands a hook that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
Suarez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mc Gregor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Suarez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mc Gregor lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Gregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Mc Gregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mc Gregor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suarez throws a head kick that misses.
Suarez throws a head kick that half lands.
Mc Gregor shoots in but Suarez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suarez is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brano Mc Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mc Gregor.
Suarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mc Gregor circles away quickly and effectively.

Mc Gregor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suarez, pushing him back against the cage.
Mc Gregor misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mc Gregor.
Mc Gregor lands with a short shot to the head.

Mc Gregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Suarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suarez misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suarez.
Suarez drops his hands momentarily and Mc Gregor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Mc Gregor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suarez, pushing him back against the cage.
Mc Gregor slows down the pace here.
Mc Gregor misses with a punch on the inside.
Mc Gregor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Mc Gregor manages to break the clinch.
Luis Suarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mc Gregor blocks a head kick by Suarez.
Suarez misses with a double jab.
Suarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mc Gregor avoids the head kick by Suarez.
No joy there for Suarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mc Gregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mc Gregor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Suarez misses.

Mc Gregor moves into the clinch successfully.
Mc Gregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suarez.

Mc Gregor manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Suarez misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mc Gregor misses the target.

Mc Gregor moves into the clinch.
Mc Gregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Suarez.
Mc Gregor misses with a punch on the inside.
Mc Gregor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mc Gregor is trying to pull guard but Suarez has him pressed against the cage.
Mc Gregor misses with the head strike.
Mc Gregor throws a head punch that misses.
Suarez can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Gregor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mc Gregor goes for a takedown attempt but Suarez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mc Gregor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suarez throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez tries to land a front kick but Mc Gregor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mc Gregor moves out of range as Suarez throws a body kick.
Suarez throws a nice looking combination but Mc Gregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Mc Gregor darts in and clinches Suarez up against the cage.
Mc Gregor misses with the head strike.
Mc Gregor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.

Mc Gregor breaks the clinch.
Suarez misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Suarez.
Mc Gregor feinted with a counter takedown.
Suarez scores with a body shot.
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 Brano Mc Gregor will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Suarez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Suarez.

Mc Gregor drives through and clinches with Suarez against the cage.
Mc Gregor tries to pull guard but Suarez holds him up against the cage and eventually Mc Gregor drops back down to his feet.
Suarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mc Gregor scores with a shot to the side of Suarez's head.
Mc Gregor throws a head punch that misses.
Mc Gregor lands with a short shot to the head.
Suarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mc Gregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suarez.
Mc Gregor working aggressively here.
Mc Gregor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mc Gregor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Gregor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brano Mc Gregor has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Mc Gregor gets control of Suarez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mc Gregor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Suarez stands up from Mc Gregor's guard - Suarez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mc Gregor dodges the punch combination from Suarez.
Suarez tries to bum rush Mc Gregor with a series of wild strikes but Mc Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mc Gregor is looking to counter the offense by Suarez and move into the clinch.

Mc Gregor moves into the clinch.
Mc Gregor throws a head punch that misses.

Mc Gregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mc Gregor dodges the punch combination from Suarez.
Luis Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Suarez finds it's target.

Mc Gregor closes the distance and pushes Suarez back into the cage.
Mc Gregor lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mc Gregor is trying to pull guard but Suarez has him pressed against the cage.
Mc Gregor tries to pull guard but Suarez won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brano Mc Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mc Gregor has a couple of punches blocked by Suarez.
Suarez gets underhooks to prevent Mc Gregor's takedown attempt.
Suarez blocking some punches.
Mc Gregor has Suarez pressed against the cage, preventing Suarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mc Gregor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Suarez is defending well.
Suarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suarez is trying to break the clinch but Mc Gregor has him pressed against the cage.
Suarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mc Gregor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Suarez after a bit of a struggle.
Mc Gregor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Suarez is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mc Gregor has a couple of punches blocked by Suarez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Gregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Mc Gregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suarez throws a right and a left that Mc Gregor avoids nicely.
Mc Gregor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suarez.
Suarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Suarez does no damage.
Mc Gregor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suarez counters with a two punch combo.

Mc Gregor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Suarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mc Gregor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Suarez just stands there and leans against the cage.

Mc Gregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suarez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Suarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Mc Gregor has closed the distance and engaged Suarez in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez prevents the takedown attempt.
Mc Gregor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mc Gregor misses with the head strike.
Suarez blocks an uppercut.
Mc Gregor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mc Gregor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brano Mc Gregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mc Gregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Mc Gregor.
Mc Gregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Suarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luis Suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brano Mc Gregor.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mc Gregor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brano Mc Gregor!
A determined Brano Mc Gregor didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!