PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Hole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hole's entrance music is Louie Louie/ Motorhead. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hole
vs
McGee

178 cm
32
183 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

177 cm
25
185 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou Hole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hole shoots in but no luck this time.
Hole throws a chopping leg kick but McGee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hole misses with an uppercut.
Hole misses with a wild combination.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hole.
McGee throws a head kick that misses.
Hole feinted with a counter takedown.
Hole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hole goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hole.
McGee wants to counter with a clinch but Hole pushes him away.
McGee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hole throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
McGee throws a big counter head kick but Hole avoids it with no problem.
Hole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lou Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hole throws out a loose jab but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hole gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee wants to improve his position but Hole is controlling well.
Hole throwing shots but McGee is blocking nicely.
Hole trying to pass the guard but McGee defending well.
Hole thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.

McGee is defending against the submission attempts here by Hole.
Nice strikes from Hole there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGee regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hole.
Hole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGee can't keep his opponent in guard - Hole advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Hole is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McGee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hole.
McGee felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hole drops an elbow to the side of McGee's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGee's head.
Hole is trying to control. McGee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Hole wants to work for an arm triangle but McGee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Hole is looking for a kimura here.
Hole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

McGee is defending against the submission attempts here by Hole.

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.
McGee keeping hold of Hole's head, controlling as best he can.

Hole is looking for a kimura but McGee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hole to get the leverage.
Hole missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGee taking some punishment here, with Hole in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGee taking some punishment here, with Hole in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hole winds up and cracks McGee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Hole is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McGee has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Hole 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.

McGee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGee's hands.
McGee staying out of range there.
Hole blocks a head kick by McGee.
McGee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hole.
Hole shoots for a takedown but McGee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A shot to the body from Hole misses
and McGee counters with a good low kick that Hole was not able to check.
Hole throws out a loose jab but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGee can do to turn this around?
Hole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGee avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hole shoots for a takedown but McGee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McGee wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Hole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hole changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGee tries to avoid it but Hole manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGee to the ground. McGee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

McGee has Hole up against the cage in a clinch.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee throws an elbow but it misses.
McGee is pushing Hole up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hole has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
McGee lands a knee to the head.
McGee stops a takedown attempt from Hole.
Hole looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Hole avoids the damage to the body.
McGee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hole - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
Hole misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from McGee.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hole is trying to stall.
Hole misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hole is trying to break the clinch but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
Hole wants to take the fight to the mat but McGee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
McGee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hole is trying to break the clinch but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
McGee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hole's face.

It looks like Lou Hole has been cut.
Hole takes an elbow to the temple.
Hole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clarence McGee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGee lands an elbow that stopped Hole in his tracks for a moment.
McGee working Hole over with knees to the body.
McGee lands an elbow just above Hole 's eye.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hole's defenses.
Hole is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McGee crunches a lovely knee into Hole's ribcage.
Hole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hole working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by McGee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hole is looking to break free of the clinch but McGee has double underhooks.
Hole tries for a takedown but McGee manages to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGee scores a nice knee to the body.
Hole is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McGee with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clarence McGee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lou Hole's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hole tries to land a body kick
and McGee counters with a straight right hand.
Hole throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
Hole shoots for a takedown but McGee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGee throws a chopping leg kick but Hole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hole takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hole darts in looking for a takedown but McGee gets double underhooks and turns Hole into the cage.
Hole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGee.
Hole checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Hole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGee throws the kick towards the body but Hole avoids it.
Hole feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hole.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Hole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole blocks the body kick.
Hole staying out of range there.
Clarence McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGee scores with a spinning back kick!
Hole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hole's head.

McGee has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGee.
McGee wants to clinch up but Hole keeps it at a distance.
McGee slips a jab from Hole.
McGee scores with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Hole.
Hole shoots for a double leg takedown but McGee sprawls well. He's pushed Hole's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick from McGee lands but Hole takes it in his stride.

Hole is rocked!
McGee lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Hole head around and knocks him out cold! McGee hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clarence McGee!
Clarence McGee was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Lou Hole was interviewed post fight and said 'What can I say you got me man'.