PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Samuel Sativa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sativa
vs
McGregor

183 cm
19
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

179 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Excellent boxer
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Sativa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conor McGregor !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sativa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and McGregor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sativa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Sativa.
Sativa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McGregor back to the ropes. Sativa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sativa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sativa fires out a quick counter leg kick but McGregor just manages to avoid it.
Sativa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sativa scores with a kick to the body.
Sativa defending well as McGregor loads up on a big left hand.
Sativa connects with a solid leg kick.
McGregor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sativa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Sativa.
Sativa clobbers McGregor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sativa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sativa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McGregor 's head.
Sativa moves away from the strike by McGregor .
McGregor throws a right and a left that Sativa avoids nicely.
McGregor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sativa scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from McGregor .
Sativa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to clinch but Sativa moves out of range.
Sativa fires out a quick counter leg kick but McGregor just manages to avoid it.
Sativa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGregor finds it's way round the side to connect with Sativa's head.
Sativa throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sativa.
Sativa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McGregor wants to clinch.
Sativa lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Sativa.
Sativa lets loose with a powerful body kick. McGregor will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick from Sativa.
Samuel Sativa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sativa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sativa.
McGregor avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sativa.
McGregor lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sativa just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Sativa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGregor . Sativa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sativa lands with a kick to the temple. McGregor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sativa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGregor 's hands.
Sativa feints and then cracks McGregor 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGregor down.
McGregor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sativa at a distance.
Sativa moves out of range as McGregor strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGregor .
Sativa throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
McGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

McGregor instigates a clinch.

Sativa breaks from the clinch.
McGregor tries to clinch but Sativa moves out of range.
McGregor just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSativa.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Sativa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Sativa throws a lazy uppercut
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
Sativa throws a chopping leg kick but McGregor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGregor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sativa lets loose with a powerful body kick. McGregor will feel that in the morning.
Sativa throws a sloppy body shot
and McGregor counters with a right hand to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sativa.
Sativa throws a body shot but no joy.
Sativa is looking to slow McGregor down with leg kicks.
Sativa misses with a low kick.
McGregor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGregor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sativa ducks right into an uppercut from McGregor .
A looping hook to the body misses from Sativa. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samuel Sativa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sativa misses with a body punch
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sativa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sativa scores with a nice body kick.
McGregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGregor moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sativa.
Sativa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Sativa.
Sativa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGregor tries to move into range but Sativa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Sativa finds it's target.
Sativa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like McGregor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sativa looks to land a body kick but McGregor moved away.
Sativa connects with a body shot that sends McGregor 's belly button to the back.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sativa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - McGregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sativa misses the jab.
Sativa moves away from the strike by McGregor .
McGregor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sativa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McGregor 's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor throws a poor cross that misses
and Sativa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sativa misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sativa throws a front kick that sends McGregor stumbling back into the ropes.
Sativa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sativa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sativa throws a body shot but no joy.

McGregor closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Sativa crashing to the mat! Sativa uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!

It looks like Samuel Sativa has been cut.
McGregor misses with a straight right.
McGregor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sativa.
Sativa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGregor . That did some damage!
Sativa looks to score with a jab to the body but McGregor is just out of range.
McGregor thuds a left hand into Sativa's body.
McGregor tries to move into range but Sativa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sativa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sativa misses with a body shot.
McGregor throws an overhand right that lands on Sativa's shoulder, as Sativa tries to avoid the shot.
Sativa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Sativa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McGregor .
Sativa throws a low kick but McGregor moves out of range easily.
Sativa misses the jab.
McGregor slips a jab from Sativa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor McGregor takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Samuel Sativa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sativa connects with a leg kick. McGregor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Conor McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sativa connects with a high kick.
Sativa slips under a jab.
A slow jab from McGregor misses its intended target.
Sativa lands a head kick!
McGregor checks a leg kick.
Sativa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGregor can do to turn this around?
McGregor connects with the punch.
Sativa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sativa lands a jab to the head.
Sativa blocks a jab.
Sativa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sativa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGregor . That did some damage!
Sativa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGregor .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sativa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sativa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sativa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGregor .
Sativa throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sativa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sativa just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor tries to bum rush Sativa with a series of wild strikes but Sativa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Sativa lands.
Sativa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sativa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGregor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sativa cracks the inside of McGregor 's front leg.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sativa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Sativa ducks into a a hook from McGregor and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!

Sativa is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sativa throws the kick towards the body but McGregor avoids it.
Oh Sativa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sativa tests McGregor 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sativa seems to have got his legs back now.
McGregor misses the jab.
McGregor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sativa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sativa.
Sativa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Samuel Sativa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sativa throws a push kick but McGregor slaps the foot to one side.
Sativa is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sativa misses with a right hand
and McGregor counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor McGregor !
Conor McGregor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.