PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bilbo Baggins (ranked 5245 p4p, 0 weight class) and McGregor Steve (ranked 5177 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Baggins
vs
Steve

174 cm
18
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bilbo Baggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, McGregor Steve!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Baggins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baggins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steve.
Bilbo Baggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve connects with the punch.
Steve avoids the body shot from Baggins.
Baggins tries to clinch up
and Steve counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Baggins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Baggins fails to land.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve avoiding damage as Baggins throws knees to the body.
Steve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baggins is leaning against Steve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
A short left from Steve.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands a body shot.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Baggins controls the action.
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Baggins blocks a body shot from Steve.
Baggins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve lands a nice uppercut.
Steve lands a body shot.
Baggins tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Baggins back against the cage.
Steve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baggins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baggins misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve pushes Baggins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steve lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baggins takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve scores with a shot to the side of Baggins's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steve lands a right hand.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baggins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baggins tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Baggins misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a shot to the body.
Steve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baggins is breathing heavily.
Steve avoids a wild elbow strike from Baggins.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bagginss head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve.
Steve lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steve is working Baggins over against the cage.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Baggins controls his hands.
Steve scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.
Steve lands with a right to the head.
Steve lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Steve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baggins takes a shot to the head.
Steve lands with a left to the head.
Steve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Baggins backwards.
Steve lands a body shot.
Baggins trying to stall but Steve improves his position.
Baggins tries to stall but Steve uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Baggins takes a shot to the head.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

McGregor Steve dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Steve works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Baggins is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Baggins drops his hands momentarily. Steve doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Baggins staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Baggins doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). McGregor Steve!
After winning the bout, McGregor Steve thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.