PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson McGregor (ranked 1819 p4p, 244 weight class) and Feng Long Wei (ranked 4088 p4p, 482 weight class). Long Wei is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Run The Jewels - Panther Like a Panther . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

McGregor
vs
Long Wei

180 cm
26
197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
186 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Feng Long Wei!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor works the jab nicely.
McGregor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Long Wei misses with a double jab
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Long Wei ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
Long Wei walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGregor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGregor lands a nice looking body kick.
McGregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGregor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Long Wei momentarily.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor misses with a hook.

Long Wei closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor tries to pull guard but Long Wei won't allow it.
Long Wei looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Long Wei lands a hook that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Long Wei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Long Wei.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long Wei lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.

McGregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Long Wei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Long Wei slips under a jab.
Long Wei is trying to counter with his kicks.
Long Wei tries to close the distance and clinch but McGregor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGregor lands a two punch combo.
Long Wei tries to clinch but McGregor is having none of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGregor.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long Wei was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor.
Long Wei lands a nice hook to McGregor's body. McGregor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

McGregor tries to keep at a distance but Long Wei has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Long Wei on the inside.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch but Long Wei keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long Wei cracks McGregor with a nice body 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!
McGregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

McGregor breaks the clinch.
McGregor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Long Wei.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long Wei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGregor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor avoids the head kick by Long Wei.
Long Wei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Long Wei clinches up against the cage.
McGregor is trying to break free.
Long Wei digs a right hand into McGregor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGregor's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Long Wei.
McGregor is trying to drag Long Wei to the mat but Long Wei just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Long Wei lands a shot to the body.
McGregor is trying to break the clinch but Long Wei has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Long Wei is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGregor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGregor taking a breather.
McGregor can't break the clinch.
Long Wei is leaning against McGregor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGregor tries to pull guard but Long Wei won't allow it.
Good body shot from Long Wei.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Long Wei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Long Wei gets through McGregor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGregor jumps guard but Long Wei stands there with McGregor around his waist. McGregor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McGregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Long Wei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGregor's efforts to push away.

McGregor breaks the clinch.

Long Wei moves into the clinch successfully.
McGregor wants to get back to striking at distance but Long Wei won't allow it.
Long Wei is working McGregor over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Long Wei.
Long Wei lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is trying to maintain a safe position but Long Wei gets an underhook and turns McGregor into the cage.
Long Wei stalling against the cage.
Long Wei presses McGregor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGregor has been working on his balance at Soul Supremacy Rio, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Long Wei.
Long Wei cracks McGregor with a nice body shot.
McGregor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Long Wei presses McGregor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Long Wei is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Long Wei lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Long Wei lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Long Wei lands a body shot.
Long Wei digs a right hand into McGregor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGregor's gas tank.
Long Wei lands with a light punch inside.
McGregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Long Wei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feng Long Wei dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Long Wei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Long Wei's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McGregor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Long Wei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Long Wei slips under a jab.
And Long Wei responds with a good body kick, but McGregor manages to step out the way in time.

Long Wei moves into range and clinches up with McGregor.
McGregor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Long Wei avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McGregor stalling in the clinch but Long Wei improves position.
Long Wei lands with a right to the head.
McGregor wants to break free but Long Wei has control.
A frustrated look appears on McGregor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Long Wei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long Wei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long Wei lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Long Wei as the two fighters clinch.
Long Wei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGregor's efforts to push away.
Long Wei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long Wei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to break free but Long Wei pushes him back against the cage.
Long Wei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Long Wei lands a nice shot to the body.
Long Wei is working McGregor over against the cage.
Long Wei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Long Wei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Long Wei throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Long Wei.
Long Wei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Long Wei lands with a right to the head.
McGregor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Long Wei has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Long Wei.
A right hand to the body from Long Wei.
Long Wei lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Long Wei.
Long Wei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGregor or not.
Long Wei lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Long Wei.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Long Wei as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Long Wei scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is trying to push Long Wei away but Long Wei has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Long Wei.
Long Wei lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Long Wei.
Long Wei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Long Wei scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Feng Long Wei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Long Wei scores with a hook to the body.
Long Wei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Long Wei.
A short right from Long Wei on the inside.

McGregor is rocked!
McGregor avoids the elbow strike from Long Wei, against the cage.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Long Wei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Good body shot from Long Wei.
Long Wei digs a right hand underneath McGregor's ribcage. McGregor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Long Wei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Long Wei.
Long Wei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Long Wei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Long Wei lands with a light punch inside.
Long Wei lands a body punch.
Long Wei creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends McGregor's eyes rolling into the back of his head! McGregor drops to his knees and Long Wei pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feng Long Wei!
Our winner, Feng Long Wei, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.