|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronny Hewitt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 222 cm
24
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
178 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
|
| |
|
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronny Hewitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hewitt's guard.
McGregor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGregor cracks Hewitt with a solid left hand.
Hewitt striking from the bottom.
Hewitt 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 loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGregor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hewitt pulls McGregor in close to prevent any damage.
Hewitt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hewitt has his feet on McGregor's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
McGregor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hewitt!
Hewitt throws McGregor to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hewitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hewitt attempts a counter takedown but McGregor avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt with a hook.
Conor McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than McGregor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hewitt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McGregor decides to take the fight back to the feet.
McGregor moves into the clinch.
Hewitt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McGregor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McGregor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hewitt!
McGregor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hewitt is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt regains half guard, as McGregor was trying to land strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hewitt is holding on to half guard well.
Nice strikes from McGregor there.
McGregor throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hewitt to regain full guard.
Hewitt pulls McGregor in to control the position.
McGregor wants to get up but he can't break Hewitt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hewitt has momentary wrist control but McGregor slips an elbow through the middle.
McGregor with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGregor landing some decent shots from guard.
Hewitt is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hewitt thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Oh Hewitt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGregor with a nice head shot there.
Hewitt 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.
Hewitt is trying to pull guard but McGregor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hewitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor's elbow.
McGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ronny Hewitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGregor misses with a two punch combination.
Hewitt throws a low kick but McGregor avoids it.
McGregor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hewitt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGregor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McGregor looks winded!
Hewitt keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hewitt wants to get back to his feet.
Hewitt is controlling McGregor's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hewitt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from McGregor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hewitt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGregor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hewitt tries to kick McGregor off but McGregor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hewitt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hewitt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McGregor working the head and body with strikes.
McGregor thows a huge punch but Hewitt dodges it nicely.
McGregor looks to land a strike but Hewitt avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hewitt manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
McGregor is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hewitt is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McGregor to the mat. McGregor regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hewitt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McGregor is trying to keep Hewitt in close.
Hewitt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McGregor is looking to stand up but Hewitt isn't so interested in that idea.
Hewitt seems to have got his legs back now.
Hewitt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McGregor wants to stand but Hewitt is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ronny Hewitt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hewitt gets a clinch.
Hewitt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McGregor to keep the fight standing.
Hewitt is fighting off a takedown attempt but McGregor is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hewitt to the mat. Hewitt regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hewitt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGregor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hewitt working for a triangle but McGregor defends it easily.
McGregor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hewitt is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt jumps guard but McGregor stands there with Hewitt around his waist. Hewitt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
McGregor decides to take the fight back to the feet.
McGregor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
McGregor prevents Hewitt from standing back up.
McGregor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGregor stops Hewitt from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt wants to control but McGregor is keeping busy.
McGregor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGregor prevents Hewitt from standing back up.
McGregor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGregor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hewitt is controlling McGregor's trapped leg to prevent McGregor from advancing to side control.
Hewitt looks like he's trying to stand up.
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!
Hewitt blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGregor.
Hewitt wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hewitt's head.
Hewitt is trying to stand up here but McGregor is controlling him well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hewitt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGregor.
McGregor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGregor looks to land a strike but Hewitt avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
McGregor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McGregor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGregor tries to clinch but Hewitt moves out of range.
Hewitt swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor.
McGregor darts in trying to clinch
and Hewitt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McGregor tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hewitt manages to move to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hewitt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
McGregor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hewitt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGregor is trying to stand up.
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 Ronny Hewitt will probably get the nod.
That's time! 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.
A head kick by McGregor misses
and Hewitt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McGregor is looking to get back to is feet but Hewitt passes into side control.
Hewitt scores with punches from side control.
Hewitt wants to control but McGregor is keeping him busy.
McGregor tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
McGregor is trying to get back to his feet but Hewitt has full control of the position and if anything, McGregor has just worked his way into a worse spot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hewitt punches McGregor on the ear.
Hewitt looking for the choke but no joy.
McGregor showing good submission defense here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor is trying to get back to his feet but Hewitt has full control of the position and if anything, McGregor has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ronny Hewitt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGregor is trying to get to his feet but he's left his neck exposed and Hewitt manages to sink in a rear naked choke! Great counter grappling by Hewitt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ronny Hewitt!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
