PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rockwell Mcgee (ranked 357 p4p, 610 weight class) and Eli Pope (ranked 46 p4p, 75 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mcgee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No More Hot Dogs. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mcgee
vs
Pope

186 cm
34
161
22 - 11 - 0

176 cm
35
160
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)
NARCOS

NARCOS
Conviction

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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rockwell Mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Pope!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope misses with a left hand
and Mcgee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pope moves out of range of the strikes.
Mcgee loads up on a big right hand but Pope slips the punch.
Pope chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Pope misses
and Mcgee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mcgee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcgee is just out of range.
Mcgee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
It looked like Mcgee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Mcgee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcgee tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Pope makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcgee's efforts to push away.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgee's elbow.
Mcgee blocks a body shot from Pope.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pope lands a shot to the body.
Mcgee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pope lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcgee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pope scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Mcgee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Mcgee.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Mcgee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Pope.
Mcgee tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Mcgee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcgee blocks a body shot from Pope.
A nice left hand lands by Pope.

Mcgee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Mcgee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pope connects with a right hand. Mcgee shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgee misses with a two punch combination.
Pope throws out a counter right but Mcgee avoids it with no problem.
Pope slips a straight right by Mcgee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mcgee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pope.
Mcgee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pope avoids a kick to the body.
Pope paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Mcgee is rocked!

It looks like Rockwell Mcgee has been cut.
Pope tries to clinch but Mcgee moves away
and Pope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Pope feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mcgee sprawling to the canvas! Mcgee rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pope finish him?!
Oh Mcgee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pope looks to land a combination but Mcgee avoids it well.
Mcgee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Pope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Pope sends Mcgee crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pope is motioning to the referee to let Mcgee up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pope misses with a lunging right hand
and Mcgee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Pope gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcgees head.

Mcgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcgee moves away from the strike by Pope.
Mcgee misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Pope on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No joy there for Pope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mcgee has time to react.
Mcgee slips a jab and a cross from Pope.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Mcgee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mcgee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pope jabs Mcgee right on the nose. Mcgee blinks but takes it well.
Pope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pope lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pope takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mcgee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Pope clinches up against the cage.
Mcgee seems to have got his legs back now.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcgee blocks an uppercut.

Mcgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcgee lands a nice looking 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!
Pope misses with a hook to the body
and Mcgee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Pope rushes Mcgee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pope scores with a shoulder strike.
Pope lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee is trying to break the clinch but Pope is controlling him.
Pope misses with some punches.
Mcgee tries to circle away but Pope has him pinned against the cage.
Mcgee is trying to force a seperation but Pope has the dominant position.
Mcgee is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Pope.
Pope has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mcgee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pope can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Pope lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcgee blocking some punches.
Pope working aggressively here.

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

Pope clinches up against the cage.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgee is looking to break free of the clinch but Pope has double underhooks.
Mcgee prevents a body shot from Pope.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgee tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Mcgee.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.

Mcgee breaks the clinch.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcgee circles away.
Mcgee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Pope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rockwell Mcgee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pope connects with a single shot there.
Pope tries to land a body kick
and Mcgee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pope misses with a lunging right hand
and Mcgee counters with a right hand to the body.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcgee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mcgee looks to land a right hand but Pope moved out of range.
Pope wants to clinch but Mcgee slips to the side
and Mcgee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pope wants to clinch up but Mcgee keeps it at a distance.
Mcgee jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Good exchange - Pope coming out on top.
Pope misses with an uppercut
and Mcgee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Mcgee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Mcgee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Mcgee.
Pope misses with a hook
and Mcgee counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope misses with a right hand
and Mcgee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mcgee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Eli Pope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcgee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mcgee misses with a left hand
and Pope counters with a straight right hand.
Pope scores with a sloppy right hand. Mcgee should have avoided that one.
Pope throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcgee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mcgee looks to land a left hand but Pope moved out of range nicely.
Mcgee drops his hands momentarily and Pope takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgee moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mcgee.
Mcgee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope tries to clinch but Mcgee moves away
and Mcgee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcgee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Pope drives through and clinches with Mcgee against the cage.
Mcgee blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgee's elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mcgee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pope is leaning against Mcgee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pope lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
Mcgee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcgee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mcgee tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgee's elbow.
Pope makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcgee wants to get back to striking at distance but Pope won't allow it.
Pope scores with a shot to the side of Mcgee's head.
Mcgee tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Mcgee breaks the clinch.
Pope misses with a double jab.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Mcgee moves out of range easily.
Pope pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Mcgee is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcgee gets tackled into the cage by Pope. Pope maintains the clinch.
Mcgee tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgee's elbow.
Mcgee has had enough of the clinch but Pope keeps him there for the moment.
Pope lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mcgee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcgee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pope keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcgee's efforts to push away.
Pope lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pope has Mcgee pressed against the cage, preventing Mcgee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pope scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Rockwell Mcgee's cut is getting worse.
Pope lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pope.
Mcgee prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pope has Mcgee pressed against the cage, preventing Mcgee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mcgee manages to break the clinch.
Pope takes a swing at Mcgee's ribcage but misses.
Mcgee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pope misses with a wild combination.
Mcgee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope thows a leg kick but Mcgee checks it
and Mcgee counters with a left and a right that stings Pope.
Pope darts in trying to clinch
and Mcgee counters with a good low kick that Pope was not able to check.
Mcgee swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Mcgee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pope throws a right hand that misses
and Mcgee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Mcgee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eli Pope will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rockwell Mcgee's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pope wants to clinch but Mcgee slips to the side
and Mcgee counters with a left and a right that stings Pope.
Pope gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pope has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcgee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pope misses with a left hand
and Mcgee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcgee.
A swing and a miss from Pope.
Mcgee throws out a loose jab but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcgee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Pope is rocked!
Eli Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgee jabs Pope to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mcgee moves out of range of the strikes.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Mcgee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mcgee throws a big counter combination but Pope scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope scores with a hook to the body. Mcgee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pope scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pope forces Mcgee back against the cage and clinches.

Mcgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcgee looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Mcgee misses with a looping left.
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Mcgee misses its target.
Pope throws a lazy uppercut
and Mcgee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pope tries to clinch up but Mcgee circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcgee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mcgee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pope counters with an inside leg kick.
Mcgee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circle, before Pope throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Mcgee's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Pope lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Eli Pope!
Eli Pope decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.