PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ignacio Mcfarland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gip Moriarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gip Moriarty has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ignacio Mcfarland's chin.

Mcfarland
vs
Moriarty

164 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ignacio Mcfarland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gip Moriarty!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moriarty gets the takedown into side control.

Mcfarland throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Mcfarland drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Moriarty tries to improve position but can't.
Moriarty is looking to get back to his feet here but Mcfarland is keeping cool and he's managed to take Moriarty's back.
Mcfarland lands punches and elbows.
Moriarty covers up after that shot from Mcfarland.
Mcfarland landing with strikes.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mcfarland controlling the positon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moriarty is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
What can Moriarty do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mcfarland could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Moriarty trying to control the hands but Mcfarland won't let him.
Moriarty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcfarland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mcfarland misses with a punch to the head.
Moriarty wants to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mcfarland is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Mcfarland gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Mcfarland gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Mcfarland apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Mcfarland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moriarty throws a counter combo.
Mcfarland darts in looking for a takedown but Moriarty gets double underhooks and turns Mcfarland into the cage.
Moriarty with the counter takedown but Mcfarland avoids it easily.
Mcfarland goes for a double leg but Moriarty avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Moriarty continues to drive forward.
Moriarty tries to counter with a clinch but Mcfarland shakes him off and moves away.
Mcfarland stuffs the takedown attempt from Moriarty. Moriarty gets slowly back to his feet.

Mcfarland moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moriarty.

Moriarty breaks from the clinch.
Moriarty shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcfarland as he avoids it easily.
Mcfarland is looking to counter the offense by Moriarty and move into the clinch.
Moriarty looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfarland shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moriarty defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ignacio Mcfarland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moriarty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mcfarland is looking to counter the offense by Moriarty and move into the clinch.

Mcfarland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcfarland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moriarty misses with a punch to the body.
Moriarty tries to pull guard but Mcfarland holds him up against the cage and eventually Moriarty drops back down to his feet.
Moriarty wants to break free but Mcfarland has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moriarty is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcfarland has double underhooks.
Mcfarland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moriarty is defending well for now.

Moriarty ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Moriarty no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Mcfarland stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Mcfarland bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moriarty tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcfarland lands punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignacio Mcfarland dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Moriarty throws a right and a left that Mcfarland avoids nicely.
Moriarty misses with a takedown attempt

and Mcfarland counters by clinching up.
Moriarty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mcfarland smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Moriarty.

Mcfarland closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mcfarland slips a nice elbow through Moriarty's hands, connecting with Moriarty's forehead.
Mcfarland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moriarty has hold of Mcfarland's hands but Mcfarland slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfarland lands strikes from half guard.
Moriarty is looking for a sweep. Mcfarland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Mcfarland.
Moriarty is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfarland takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mcfarland scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Mcfarland decides to stand up.
Mcfarland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moriarty can do to turn this around?

Moriarty gets caught flat footed, as Mcfarland shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mcfarland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moriarty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mcfarland throwing strikes but missing.
Mcfarland postures up and lands a big shot to Moriarty's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfarland throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mcfarland 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.
Mcfarland looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mcfarland's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mcfarland scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moriarty looking to control.
Mcfarland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfarland scoring with some ground and pound.
Mcfarland with a nice head shot there.
Mcfarland's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mcfarland is looking to work some ground and pound but Moriarty has wrist control.
Mcfarland landing some decent shots from guard.
Moriarty wants to get back to his feet but Mcfarland is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Mcfarland dives in and scores a takedown into Moriarty's guard.

Moriarty manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfarland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moriarty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcfarland stalls.
Moriarty is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mcfarland to keep the fight standing.
Ignacio Mcfarland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gip Moriarty.
Moriarty fails to pull guard.
Mcfarland blocks an elbow strike from Moriarty.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mcfarland lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcfarland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mcfarland controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignacio Mcfarland dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Moriarty throws out a loose jab but Mcfarland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moriarty shoots in for a takedown but Mcfarland shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Moriarty.
Moriarty fails to land the takedown.

Mcfarland has Moriarty up against the cage in a clinch.
Moriarty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfarland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mcfarland misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moriarty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mcfarland just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ignacio Mcfarland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gip Moriarty.

Moriarty is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mcfarland is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Moriarty to the mat. Moriarty regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcfarland is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mcfarland content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mcfarland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moriarty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mcfarland showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfarland lands a couple of elbows.
Mcfarland slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mcfarland working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moriarty's head.
Mcfarland is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcfarland gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Mcfarland gets a takedown into half guard.
Moriarty is trying to stand up here but Mcfarland is controlling him well.
Mcfarland is taking a breather. Moriarty says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ground and pound from Mcfarland.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moriarty tries to get to full guard but Mcfarland has control of the leg.
Mcfarland keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Moriarty trying to hold on to Mcfarland's head to control him but Mcfarland postures up.
Moriarty taking some punishment here, with Mcfarland in his half guard.
Mcfarland seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcfarland is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gip Moriarty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignacio Mcfarland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcfarland lands a nice short elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ignacio Mcfarland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcfarland, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ignacio Mcfarland!