PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cj McGregor (ranked 3876 p4p, 367 weight class) and George Conor Russell (ranked 4120 p4p, 392 weight class). George Conor Russell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

McGregor
vs
Conor Russell

178 cm
20
156 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
153 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

424 Co.
Dauntless

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cj McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Conor Russell!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Russell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGregor misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from McGregor.
As McGregor backs off Russell throws a huge counter combo but McGregor manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from McGregor misses the target.
McGregor throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like George Conor Russell has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell looks to land a combination but McGregor avoids it well.
Russell misses with the combination.
McGregor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Russell.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGregor takes a swing at Russell's ribcage but misses.
Russell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell swinging wildly here.
McGregor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Russell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Russell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Russell there.
Russell throws a combination that misses
and McGregor counters with a nice body shot.
McGregor misses with a few strikes there.
Russell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McGregor defends it well.
Russell misses with a combination
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell misses with a two punch combination.
McGregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by McGregor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGregor.
A punch combination from Russell misses.
George Conor Russell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell throws a lazy uppercut
and McGregor counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from McGregor.
Russell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGregor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGregor misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cj McGregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Conor Russell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Russell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGregor counters with a right hand to the body.
McGregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Russell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McGregor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Russell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russell circles away quickly and effectively.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russell was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell misses with a lunging right hand
and McGregor counters with a straight that turns Russell's legs to rubber! McGregor pushes forward with more strikes and Russell goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cj McGregor!
In his post fight interview, Cj McGregor started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.