PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Climaxia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg McConor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Climaxia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Greg McConor's chin.

Climaxia
vs
McConor

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
152 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roberto Climaxia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg McConor!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Climaxia tries a head kick but it misses.
McConor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Climaxia looks to land a body kick but McConor moved away.
Climaxia fails in his attempt to clinch.

Climaxia moves into the clinch successfully.
Climaxia lands a nice knee to the body.
Climaxia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McConor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Climaxia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Climaxia swings wildly with an uppercut but McConor uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Climaxia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Climaxia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Climaxia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Still in the clinch, Climaxia scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Climaxia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Climaxia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McConor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Climaxia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Climaxia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Climaxia misses with some punches.
Climaxia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Climaxia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McConor is defending well for now.
Climaxia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Climaxia working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Climaxia just misses with a elbow thrown towards McConor's brow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Climaxia obliges.
McConor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConor dodges an elbow strike from Climaxia.
McConor managing to block the knees to the body from Climaxia.
McConor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Climaxia obliges.
McConor managing to block the knees to the body from Climaxia.
Climaxia landing knees to the head.
McConor blocks an elbow strike.
Climaxia can't find room to land a body shot as McConor controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Climaxia tries to land knees in the clinch but McConor avoids the damage to the body.
McConor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Climaxia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Roberto Climaxia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg McConor.
Climaxia swings wildly with an uppercut but McConor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Climaxia missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Climaxia working McConor over with knees to the body.
Climaxia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Climaxia.
McConor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Climaxia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Climaxia looking to throw knees to the head but McConor is blocking nicely.
Climaxia misses with a knee to the head.
Climaxia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Climaxia landing knees to the head.
Climaxia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McConor takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Climaxia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Climaxia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Climaxia misses with a body punch.
Climaxia lands a body punch.
Climaxia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McConor can't break the clinch.
Climaxia working aggressively here.
McConor avoiding damage as Climaxia throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Climaxia obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Climaxia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McConor blocks the elbow strike.
Climaxia avoiding damage.
McConor takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Climaxia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Climaxia tries to land a body kick
and McConor counters with a left and a right that stings Climaxia.
Climaxia throws a body kick that misses
and McConor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McConor blocks a head kick by Climaxia.
McConor scores with a three punch combo!
McConor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McConor slips a jab from Climaxia.
Climaxia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Climaxia misses with a leg kick.
McConor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Climaxia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Climaxia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McConor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McConor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Climaxia misses with the head strike.
McConor blocks an elbow strike from Climaxia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Climaxia tries to land knees in the clinch but McConor avoids the damage to the body.
Climaxia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Climaxia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Climaxia throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Climaxia.
Climaxia just leaning against McConor, taking a breather.
Climaxia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McConor or not.
A head punch on the inside from Climaxia fails to land.
Climaxia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McConor can do to turn this around?

Climaxia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the liver by Climaxia. Beautiful body shot.
McConor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Climaxia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McConor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Climaxia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConor avoids the body shot from Climaxia.
Climaxia lands with a nice body kick.
Climaxia tries to clinch up.
Climaxia throws a push kick but McConor slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Climaxia.
Climaxia misses with a jab to the body
and McConor counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Climaxia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McConor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Climaxia is looking to land body kicks.
Climaxia misses with a body kick.
Climaxia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McConor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Climaxia drives through and clinches with McConor against the cage.
McConor avoids the elbow strike from Climaxia, against the cage.
Climaxia misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Climaxia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Climaxia.
McConor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Climaxia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McConor blocks it with crossed arms.
McConor managing to block the knees to the body from Climaxia.
Climaxia tries to work over McConor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Climaxia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Climaxia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McConor is defending well for now.
Climaxia tries a body shot but McConor blocks it.
McConor can't get the takedown.
McConor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Climaxia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Climaxia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Climaxia misses with the head strike.
Climaxia tries to work over McConor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McConor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Climaxia missing with knees to the body.
Climaxia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McConor is defending well for now.
Climaxia lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Greg McConor has been cut.
Climaxia tries a knee to the head but McConor blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McConor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Climaxia missing with knees to the body.
McConor managing to block the knees to the body from Climaxia.
McConor prevents a body shot from Climaxia.
Climaxia crunches a lovely knee into McConor's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Climaxia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McConor avoids a wild elbow strike from Climaxia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Climaxia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Greg McConor's cut.
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!

McConor keeps the fight on the outside.
Climaxia moves to clinch but McConor breaks away
and McConor counters with a three punch combo that has Climaxia backing up. Climaxia nods at McConor to acknowledge the strikes.
McConor works Climaxia's body with a nice hook.
McConor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Climaxia tries to clinch but McConor moves away
and McConor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Climaxia thinking.
Climaxia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Climaxia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Climaxia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McConor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Climaxia rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Climaxia misses with a low kick.
McConor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Roberto Climaxia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Climaxia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Greg McConor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Climaxia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McConor is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McConor tries to keep at a distance but Climaxia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Climaxia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Climaxia misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Climaxia obliges.
McConor blocks the elbow strike.
Climaxia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McConor.
Climaxia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McConor avoids it.
McConor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Climaxia after a bit of a struggle.
Climaxia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McConor avoids it.
McConor managing to block the knees to the body from Climaxia.
Climaxia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Climaxia working aggressively here.
Climaxia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Climaxia stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McConor.
Climaxia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Climaxia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Climaxia prevents the takedown attempt.
Climaxia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McConor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Climaxia throws an elbow that misses.
Climaxia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Climaxia missing with knees to the body.
Climaxia misses with the head strike.
Climaxia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McConor.
Roberto Climaxia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Climaxia tries to throw a body punch but McConor avoids it by throwing Climaxia back against the cage.
McConor wants a takedown but no success here.
Roberto Climaxia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg McConor.
Climaxia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McConor.
A knee to the head by Climaxia.
Climaxia misses with an elbow over the top.
Climaxia trying to land knees to the body.
McConor managing to block the knees to the body from Climaxia.
McConor wants to break free but Climaxia has control.
Climaxia tries to land knees in the clinch but McConor avoids the damage to the body.
Greg McConor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Climaxia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Climaxia tries to land knees in the clinch but McConor avoids the damage to the body.
Climaxia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McConor's elbow.
Climaxia missing with knees to the body.
Climaxia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McConor.
Climaxia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

McConor has picked Climaxia up - he's going for a ride! McConor dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
McConor uses his free foot to push down on Climaxia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Climaxia.
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!
McConor wants to control the pace but Climaxia is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Climaxia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Climaxia, 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Climaxia!
Roberto Climaxia really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Clearance sale logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Greg McConor spoke after the fight, saying 'Guess who's getting sacked...'.