|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Digger Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black's entrance music is Elton John - Rocket Man. A fine choice. Mcgee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Carmina Burana. Mike Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
|
|
|
165 cm
25
157 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
|
179 cm
24
163 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Black! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Digger Mcgee! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Black misses with a wild body shot. Mcgee throws a good cross that connects.
Mcgee fails with a takedown attempt. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Mcgee shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Black fails in his attempt to clinch. Black moves into the clinch. Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcgee lands a hook to the side of the head. Black works on Mcgee's body with a couple of short punches. Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black wants to break free but Mcgee has control.
Black working hard to break the clinch. Mcgee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcgee prevents Black from breaking the clinch. Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcgee won't allow it.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcgee uses good head movement to avoid it. Mcgee tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Mcgee back against the cage. Mcgee lands a takedown into guard.
Mcgee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Black trying to control the position.
Black keeping moving, preventing Mcgee from controlling successfully. Mcgee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mcgee won't allow Black to sweep him here. Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcgee is controlling him. Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mcgee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Black swinging wilding here.
Mcgee lands with a nice body punch. Mcgee lands with an uppercut that bounces Black off the ropes and back into rage. Mcgee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab. Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcgee drives through with a takedown into guard. Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcgee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard. Mcgee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mcgee is one step ahead there. Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black looking for a guillotine here but Mcgee defends easily.
Mcgee trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Black misses with a looping left. Mcgee throws a body punch but Black moves out of range. Black gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Mcgee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Black's head backwards. Mcgee throws a shot to the body.
Mcgee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black. Black jabbing away but nothing is landing. Mcgee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Black stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Mcgee dodges the punch combination from Black.
A bone on bone clash there as Black blocks the leg kick.
Black looks to land a combination but Mcgee avoids it well. Mcgee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Mcgee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Black checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Mcgee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Black managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mcgee.
Black is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mcgee trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom. Mcgee working the ground and pound. Mcgee trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom. Black gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Black trying to control from the bottom.
Mcgee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Mcgee stalling away here and it's allowed Black to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Mcgee sitting in guard here, content to control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Digger Mcgee dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Mcgee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Mcgee throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A swing and a miss from Black. Good exchange - Black coming out on top. Black works the jab nicely. Mcgee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket. Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Mcgee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. A nice combination there by Black.
It looks like Digger Mcgee has been cut. Mcgee fails with the takedown. Mcgee misses with a wild body shot. Mcgee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away. Black throws a nice looking combination but Mcgee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Black throws a right and a left that both miss. Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcgee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Mike Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mcgee clobbers Black with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcgee. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mcgee is defended easily by Black.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mcgee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Black was covering up waiting for the punch and Mcgee finishes the takedown easily into guard. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Black keeping moving, preventing Mcgee from controlling successfully. Black pulls Mcgee in to control the position. Mcgee thows a big elbow that misses. Mcgee thows a big elbow that misses. Mcgee tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard. Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Black keeping moving, preventing Mcgee from controlling successfully. Mcgee is looking to advance position but Black has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcgee is looking to get to half guard. Black controlling from the full mount. Black has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Black's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Black landing strikes from the mount and Mcgee is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Black controlling the position easily from mount. Mcgee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mcgee tries to hold on but Black postures up. Black wants to control the pace but Mcgee is squirming around nicely. Black landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Black wants to control the pace but Mcgee is squirming around nicely. Mcgee is trying desperately to improve position. Mcgee is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action. Mcgee tries to lock up and control but Black gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Mcgee slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Black controlling the action here. Mcgee wants to control the action here but instead Black manages to pass to full mount! Black tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Black will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Digger Mcgee's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to de liver by Mcgee. Beautiful body shot. Mcgee lands a nice shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Mcgee as he connects with a hook. Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcgee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Mcgee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Black tries to circle away but Mcgee has him pinned against the ropes. Mcgee prevents Black from breaking the clinch. Mcgee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Black takes a swing at Mcgee's ribcage but misses. Black throws a right and a left that both miss. Mcgee slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Mcgee works the jab nicely. Mcgee throws a shot to the body.
Black throws a body punch but Mcgee moves out of range. Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Mcgee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Mcgee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcgee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Black rather than just go for the knockout. Black throws the left hand but Mcgee avoids the punch easily. Mcgee feints and as Black raises his hands in defense, Mcgee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Mcgee drops back, looking for a kneebar! Black looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Black looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Black! Both fighters are breathing heavily. Mcgee tries to buck Black off but Black is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mcgee gets back to half guard. Black is looking to advance position but Mcgee won't allow it. Mcgee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Mcgee won't allow Black to pass to mount. Mcgee works his way to full guard. Good work. Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Mcgee looking for subs off his back but Black has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcgee gets back to full guard.
Black won't allow Mcgee to sweep him here. Mcgee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mcgee looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcgee, not yet. Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Black preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Black controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcgee is retaining full guard. Mcgee is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Black frees his head nicely. Oh but Mcgee has switched to an armbar! Black is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Digger Mcgee! Digger Mcgee is the new lightweight champion!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
59% |
|
|
|
|
|
|