PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Genia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rufus McTearson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

McTearson
vs
Genia

193 cm
38
188 lbs
40 - 18 - 3

176 cm
34
170 lbs
28 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Hellbent

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 40 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Genia!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genia misses with a head kick.
Genia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McTearson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McTearson duly obliges.
Genia looks for the body kick but McTearson saw that one coming.
Genia misses with a leg kick.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genia.
McTearson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Genia misses.
Genia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Genia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McTearson checks a leg kick.
Genia ducks under a wild hook from McTearson.
Genia with a nice cross.
McTearson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from McTearson. Genia does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Genia.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia lands a nice shot to the body.
McTearson connects with a leg kick. Genia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Genia cracks the inside of McTearson's front leg.
McTearson staying out of range there.
Genia with a hook.
Genia misses with a two punch combination.
McTearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Genia.
Genia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McTearson lands a head shot.
Genia misses with a wild body shot.
McTearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Genia.
McTearson blocks a low kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Genia there.
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!
McTearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McTearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Genia is able to avoid easily.
McTearson throws a hook but Genia avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McTearson counters with a left to the body.
Genia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Genia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Genia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for McTearson.
Genia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McTearson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McTearson throws a head kick but Genia moves out of range.
Will Genia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTearson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Genia misses with a wild body shot.
Genia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
A jab from McTearson finds it's way through Genia's defenses.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses.
McTearson misses with a straight left.
McTearson throws a lazy uppercut
and Genia counters with an inside leg kick.
McTearson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McTearson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McTearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Genia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McTearson scores with a jab. Genia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid body kick from Genia.
Genia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Genia thuds a left hand into McTearson's body.
Genia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McTearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Genia.
McTearson blocks the body kick.
McTearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McTearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Genia.
McTearson thinks about countering with a head kick.
McTearson throws a sloppy head kick and Genia moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Genia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Genia misses with a hook
and McTearson counters with a nice leg kick.
McTearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Genia.
McTearson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Genia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Genia looks to land a combination. McTearson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTearson throws a front kick that sends Genia stumbling back into the cage.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McTearson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McTearson checks a leg kick.
McTearson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the body from Genia misses
and McTearson counters with a nice uppercut.
McTearson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Genia finds it's way round the side to connect with McTearson's head.
Genia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Genia misses.
Genia connects with a body shot.
McTearson cracks Genia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Genia throws a left and a right that both miss
and McTearson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Genia is rocked!
McTearson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Genia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Genia is still on wobbly legs! Can McTearson finish him?
Genia moves away from the strike by McTearson.
Genia dodges the punch combination from McTearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Will Genia will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McTearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Genia seems to have recovered his senses.
McTearson slips under a jab.
Genia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Genia throws a low kick but McTearson moves out of range easily.
McTearson checks a low kick from Genia.
Genia throws a front kick aimed at McTearson's knee but McTearson avoids it well.
McTearson ducks right into an uppercut from Genia.
McTearson looks to land a combination but Genia avoids it well.
Genia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Genia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Genia blocks a head kick by McTearson.
Genia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Genia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McTearson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Genia looks to land a right hand but McTearson moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by McTearson.
McTearson blocks a head kick by Genia.
Genia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McTearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McTearson.
McTearson is looking to counter punch.
Rufus McTearson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Genia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McTearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Genia.
McTearson misses with a straight right.
McTearson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Genia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Genia lands with a cross.
McTearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Genia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McTearson throws a hook to the side of Genia's head but Genia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McTearson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab from Genia finds it's way through McTearson's defenses.
McTearson throws a lazy right hand but Genia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McTearson lands a head shot.
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!
McTearson scores with a jab to the head.
Genia ducks under a wild hook from McTearson.
Genia is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McTearson moves out of range as Genia throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from McTearson misses its target.
Genia checks a leg kick.
Genia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McTearson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McTearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Genia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Will Genia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McTearson is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Genia! But no joy.
McTearson tried to score with a low kick but Genia checks it.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Genia misses.
Genia throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from McTearson misses.
Genia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McTearson misses with a head kick.
Genia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
A head kick misses from Genia.
Genia throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Genia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by McTearson.
McTearson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from McTearson.
McTearson throws a shot from downtown. Genia moves away and avoids it.
McTearson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Genia misses with a body shot
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and McTearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Genia.
Genia lands an overhand right.
Genia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
Genia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McTearson.
McTearson jabs Genia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Genia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTearson manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTearson moves out of range as Genia strikes.
Genia throws a quick inside leg kick.
McTearson misses with a hook. Genia ducked under it nicely.
McTearson misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Genia.
McTearson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Genia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Genia jabs at McTearson's body.
McTearson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Genia just misses with a punch to the body.
Genia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Genia misses.
McTearson fails to land with a series of punches.
McTearson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McTearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Genia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Genia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Genia tries to work over McTearson's front leg with a kick but McTearson checks it.
McTearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Genia.
Genia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Genia!
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
Genia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Genia thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTearson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Genia throws a combination. McTearson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Genia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McTearson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McTearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTearson blocks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by McTearson!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Genia's corner calls for a 1-2. Genia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Genia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Genia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McTearson throws a leg kick but Genia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Genia scores with a hook to the body. McTearson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Genia takes one to the chin there.
Genia moves out of range as McTearson throws a body kick.
Genia thuds a left hand into McTearson's body.
Genia swings away with a body shot that misses
and McTearson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Genia throws a leg kick but McTearson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by McTearson.
Genia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Genia with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia slips under a jab.
Genia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McTearson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McTearson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Genia misses the shot to the body.
Genia misses with a shot to the body
and McTearson counters with a series of strikes. Genia will be more careful next time no doubt.
A slow jab from Genia misses its intended target.
A jab from McTearson finds it's way through Genia's defenses.

Genia is rocked!
Genia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Genia is still on wobbly legs! Can McTearson finish him?
McTearson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Genia seems to have recovered his senses.
Genia misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from McTearson. Genia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genia misses with a hook. McTearson ducked under it nicely.
McTearson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Genia lands a jab.
Genia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McTearson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws a predictable looking body shot
and McTearson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McTearson scores with a jab to the body.
McTearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McTearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Genia scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. McTearson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McTearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Genia's calf.
McTearson thows a leg kick but Genia checks it
and Genia counters with a right hand to the body.
Genia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Genia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McTearson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McTearson throws a poor cross that misses
and Genia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTearson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McTearson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McTearson on the side of the head.
Genia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Genia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McTearson throws a big counter combination but Genia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McTearson swings widly with a right hand
and Genia counters with a nice body shot.
McTearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Genia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Genia moves out of range of the strikes.
Genia flicks out a counter leg kick but McTearson steps away.
Rufus McTearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Genia throws a hook to the side of McTearson's head but McTearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McTearson misses with a straight right.
Will Genia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McTearson misses with a hook.
Genia misses with a jab to the body
and McTearson counters with a stiff right hand.
McTearson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McTearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McTearson ducks under a wild hook from Genia.
McTearson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Genia connects with the punch.
That kick from Genia tenderised McTearson's leg. McTearson is trying to keep his angry face on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Genia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Genia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Genia!
Will Genia thanked the fans post fight for their support.