PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Mcgregor (ranked 4042 p4p, 3945 weight class) and Bohnomme SeptHeures (ranked 440 p4p, 428 weight class). Bohnomme SeptHeures struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Liam Mcgregor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mcgregor
vs
SeptHeures

181 cm
27
162
4 - 4 - 0

163 cm
23
169
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liam Mcgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bohnomme SeptHeures!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgregor shoots in but SeptHeures avoids the takedown attempt easily.
SeptHeures keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgregor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mcgregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but SeptHeures circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcgregor scores with a three punch combo!
Mcgregor slips under a jab from SeptHeures.
Mcgregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
SeptHeures wants to counter with a clinch but Mcgregor pushes him away.

Mcgregor tries to keep at a distance but SeptHeures has taken the fight into the clinch.
SeptHeures is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mcgregor is breathing heavily.
SeptHeures landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
SeptHeures lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgregor won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SeptHeures lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcgregor backwards.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
SeptHeures scores a nice knee to the body.
SeptHeures lands a shot to the body.
SeptHeures stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
SeptHeures landing knees to the body.
SeptHeures landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
SeptHeures utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
SeptHeures crunches a lovely knee into Mcgregor's ribcage.

SeptHeures escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
SeptHeures fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcgregor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
SeptHeures throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mcgregor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been told by Mcgregor's head coaches at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy (ICE) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Liam Mcgregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by SeptHeures.
Mcgregor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

SeptHeures clinches with his opponent.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

SeptHeures's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

SeptHeures pushes Mcgregor up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgregor takes a knee right on the jaw!
SeptHeures utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

SeptHeures breaks the clinch.
SeptHeures pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mcgregor appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

SeptHeures has closed the distance and engaged Mcgregor in a clinch.
Mcgregor takes a shot to the head.
SeptHeures lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcgregor.

Mcgregor manages to break the clinch.
SeptHeures drops his hands momentarily and Mcgregor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mcgregor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mcgregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and SeptHeures moves into the clinch.

SeptHeures breaks the clinch.
Mcgregor moves out of range of the leg kick from SeptHeures.
Mcgregor is looking for a counter combo.
SeptHeures throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
SeptHeures fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
SeptHeures throws a wild body kick that Mcgregor sees coming a mile off.
SeptHeures scores with a push kick.
SeptHeures keeps Mcgregor at a distance using the push kick.
SeptHeures looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mcgregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
SeptHeures tries to counter by closing the distance.
SeptHeures throws out a leg kick but Mcgregor moves out of range and SeptHeures only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

SeptHeures forces Mcgregor back against the cage and clinches.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by SeptHeures.

SeptHeures breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcgregor blocks the body kick.
SeptHeures misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor throws a combination. SeptHeures tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mcgregor throws a combination that misses

and SeptHeures counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by SeptHeures.
SeptHeures working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
SeptHeures working Mcgregor over with knees to the body.
SeptHeures lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgregor won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
SeptHeures lands a nice uppercut.
SeptHeures crunches a lovely knee into Mcgregor's ribcage.

SeptHeures breaks from the clinch.
SeptHeures throws the kick towards the body but Mcgregor avoids it.
It looked like Mcgregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - SeptHeures circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcgregor lands with an uppercut that bounces SeptHeures off the cage and back into range.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - SeptHeures circles away.
Mcgregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
SeptHeures goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
SeptHeures swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcgregor.
SeptHeures avoids a punch combination nicely.
SeptHeures swings and misses with a hook to the body.
SeptHeures misses with a kick to the body.
A left and a right from Mcgregor both land. Nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch but SeptHeures swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

SeptHeures clinches up with Mcgregor and pushes him back against the cage.
SeptHeures scores with a knee to the head.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bohnomme SeptHeures dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

SeptHeures closes the distance and clinches.
Mcgregor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
SeptHeures landing some nice looking knees to the body.
SeptHeures connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgregor's face.
SeptHeures crunches a lovely knee into Mcgregor's ribcage.
SeptHeures lands a nice knee to the body.
Bohnomme SeptHeures seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
SeptHeures utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
SeptHeures scores a nice knee to the body.
SeptHeures putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
SeptHeures landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
SeptHeures presses Mcgregor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mcgregor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from SeptHeures as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, SeptHeures creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
SeptHeures lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
SeptHeures connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from SeptHeures.
SeptHeures scores with a hook to the body.
SeptHeures has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
SeptHeures connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgregor's face.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

SeptHeures's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

SeptHeures closes the distance and clinches.
SeptHeures crunches a lovely knee into Mcgregor's ribcage.
Mcgregor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and SeptHeures avoids it.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by SeptHeures.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mcgregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

SeptHeures takes the fight into the clinch.
SeptHeures landing knees to the head.
SeptHeures scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for SeptHeures.
Mcgregor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but SeptHeures gets the underhooks and prevents it.
SeptHeures landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
SeptHeures tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcgregor avoids it.
SeptHeures gets underhooks to prevent Mcgregor's takedown attempt.
SeptHeures working Mcgregor over with knees to the body.
SeptHeures connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgregor's face.
Mcgregor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
SeptHeures tries to land a knee to the head but Mcgregor blocks with his arms.
A short right from Mcgregor.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. SeptHeures obliges.
SeptHeures looking to throw knees to the head but Mcgregor is blocking nicely.
Mcgregor has a couple of punches blocked by SeptHeures.
Mcgregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mcgregor looking to slow down the pace here.
SeptHeures tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcgregor avoids the damage to the body.
Mcgregor slows down the pace here.

SeptHeures breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
SeptHeures circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from SeptHeures.
A nice combination there by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor wants to clinch.
Mcgregor throws a nice looking combination but SeptHeures bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
SeptHeures flicks out a counter leg kick but Mcgregor steps away.
Mcgregor misses with the combination.
SeptHeures wants to counter the offense by Mcgregor and move into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures misses with an uppercut. Mcgregor saw that one coming.
Mcgregor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mcgregor.
Bohnomme SeptHeures seems to be getting the better of the standup.

SeptHeures forces Mcgregor back against the cage and clinches.
SeptHeures putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by SeptHeures.
SeptHeures with a knee to the head.
SeptHeures lands a body shot in the clinch.

Mcgregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

SeptHeures clinches with his opponent.

SeptHeures pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcgregor swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcgregor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before SeptHeures can pounce on him.

SeptHeures closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for SeptHeures.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bohnomme SeptHeures showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

SeptHeures throws the kick towards the body but Mcgregor avoids it.
SeptHeures walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcgregor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mcgregor misses with the combination.
SeptHeures counters with a body kick.
Liam Mcgregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - SeptHeures circles away.
Mcgregor shoots in looking for a takedown but SeptHeures manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcgregor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
SeptHeures misses with a low kick.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch but SeptHeures swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Mcgregor misses.
Mcgregor tries to clinch there but SeptHeures circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - SeptHeures circles away.
Mcgregor is looking to clinch.
Mcgregor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mcgregor or perhaps it was just good defense by SeptHeures, which made it look bad.
SeptHeures tried to score with a low kick but Mcgregor checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from SeptHeures.
Mcgregor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mcgregor misses with a combination
and SeptHeures counters with a low kick, right behind Mcgregor 's knee.

SeptHeures drives through and clinches with Mcgregor against the cage.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
SeptHeures lands a nice knee to the body.
SeptHeures utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
SeptHeures utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
SeptHeures lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgregor won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
SeptHeures is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head.
Mcgregor takes a knee to the side of the body.

Mcgregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

SeptHeures clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
SeptHeures landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for SeptHeures.
Mcgregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcgregor tries to land knees in the clinch but SeptHeures avoids the damage to the body.
SeptHeures is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mcgregor taking a breather.
SeptHeures landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Mcgregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcgregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
SeptHeures wants to counter with a clinch but Mcgregor pushes him away.
Mcgregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from SeptHeures.

Mcgregor tries to keep at a distance but SeptHeures has taken the fight into the clinch.
SeptHeures tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
SeptHeures dodges an elbow strike from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor looking to slow down the pace here.
Mcgregor missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures scores with a knee to the head.
Mcgregor avoiding damage as SeptHeures throws knees to the body.
SeptHeures misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning SeptHeures up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by SeptHeures as Mcgregor tries to tie him up.
Mcgregor swings wildly with an uppercut but SeptHeures uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcgregor managing to block the knees to the body from SeptHeures.

Mcgregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
SeptHeures is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
SeptHeures slips a jab and a cross from Mcgregor.
SeptHeures is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mcgregor misses with the combination.
Mcgregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and SeptHeures counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures misses with a body shot.
Mcgregor cracks SeptHeures with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

SeptHeures has taken the fight to the clinch.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Mcgregor manages to break the clinch.
SeptHeures misses with a body kick.
SeptHeures throws the kick towards the body but Mcgregor avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
SeptHeures lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mcgregor at a distance.
Mcgregor closes the distance looking to clinch
and SeptHeures counters with a body kick that stops Mcgregor in his tracks momentarily.
Liam Mcgregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
SeptHeures scores with a kick to the body.
SeptHeures showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor sets himself, and SeptHeures steps forward looking for the clinch! Mcgregor avoids it this time.
Mcgregor throws a hook but SeptHeures avoids it easily.
Bohnomme SeptHeures is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mcgregor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
SeptHeures circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bohnomme SeptHeures comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well SeptHeures has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bohnomme SeptHeures!
A very excited looking Bohnomme SeptHeures made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.