PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Blight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blight's entrance music is Suikoden II - The Chase. A fine choice. Luca Blight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blight
vs
McGregor

180 cm
22
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

192 cm
27
215 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luca Blight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roland McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor thows a body shot but no joy.
Blight misses with a straight left.
Blight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blight loads up on a big right hand but McGregor slips the punch.
McGregor shoots for a double leg takedown but Blight sprawls well. He's pushed McGregor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blight throws a looping overhand right but McGregor ducks down to avoid it.
McGregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Blight misses
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGregor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGregor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Blight misses the target.
McGregor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGregor connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blight's corner calls for a 1-2. Blight obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGregor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGregor needs to keep his hands up - Blight had a free shot at his head there.
Blight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGregor.
Blight lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab lands there for Blight.
Blight lands with a cross.

McGregor is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blight moves into range and connects with a jab.
McGregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Blight finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from McGregor misses the target.

Blight lands a big uppercut and McGregor crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McGregor looks OK. Blight waves McGregor back to his feet!
Blight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.

Blight feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McGregor sprawling to the canvas! McGregor rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Blight finish him?!
McGregor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Blight as he connects with a hook.
Luca Blight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blight misses with a body shot.
McGregor seems to have recovered his senses.
Blight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a straight right.
McGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blight.
Blight misses with a jab to the body
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from McGregor misses
and Blight counters with a two punch combo.
Blight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGregor.
McGregor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blight.
Blight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luca Blight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor misses with a jab to the body
and McGregor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blight throws a sloppy body shot
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blight falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
Blight throws a looping overhand right but McGregor ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Blight misses.
Nice body punch from McGregor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McGregor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGregor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blight misses the shot to the body.
A big right from McGregor misses.
McGregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blight is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blight slips a straight right by McGregor.
McGregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGregor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blight ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
Blight throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
McGregor misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Blight.
Blight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
Blight connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blight lands with a good body shot.
McGregor looks gassed!
Blight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGregor throws out the jab.
Blight lands a nice shot to the body.
McGregor avoids the body shot from Blight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blight!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blight scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Blight. That snapped McGregor's head back.
Some wild striking there from McGregor.
Blight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luca Blight dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McGregor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Blight misses.
No joy there for Blight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGregor dodges the punch combination from Blight.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown but Blight shows good takedown defense.
Blight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGregor can do to turn this around?
Blight scores with a shot to the body.
McGregor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blight moves out of range as McGregor strikes.
Blight connects with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McGregor might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blight has got the better of the exchanges.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Blight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blight misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Blight lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGregor doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blight with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Blight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blight.
McGregor needs to keep his hands up - Blight had a free shot at his head there.

McGregor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blight is trying to control McGregor's posture but McGregor avoids it.
Blight tries to bench press McGregor off him but McGregor keeps the position.
Who's going to make the next move?
Blight avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McGregor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor working the ground and pound from side control.
McGregor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGregor misses with the ground and pound.
Blight can't do much from the bottom here.
McGregor misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGregor throws an elbow but Blight slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blight wants to control but McGregor postures up.
McGregor fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blight misses with a few strikes there.
Blight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blight.
Blight thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Blight.
McGregor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blight finds it's way round the side to connect with McGregor's head.
McGregor avoids the body shot from Blight.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blight moves away.
Blight throws a looping overhand right but McGregor ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Blight misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blight. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luca Blight is winning the standup battle so far.
Blight misses with a body shot.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blight as he avoids it easily.
Blight takes a swing at McGregor's ribcage but misses.
McGregor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGregor throws a body punch but Blight moves out of range.
Blight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGregor.
Blight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGregor.
Blight lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blight misses the body punch
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGregor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blight stuns McGregor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGregor avoids the body shot from Blight.
Blight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luca Blight dominated that second round.
That's time! Blight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

McGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor thows a body shot but no joy.
McGregor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blight swivels and escapes.
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
Blight bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGregor's head.
Blight missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blight throws a big shot that misses.
Blight listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Blight.
Blight scores with a shot to the body.
McGregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Blight.
McGregor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blight.
Blight misses the body punch
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
McGregor avoids the body shot from Blight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor throws a looping overhand right but Blight ducks down to avoid it.
Blight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blight throws out a powerful jab.
McGregor slips a straight right by Blight.
McGregor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McGregor duly obliges.
McGregor staying out of range there.
McGregor slips under a jab from Blight.
McGregor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McGregor scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGregor defending well as Blight loads up on a big left hand.
McGregor tries for a takedown but Blight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor digs a good hook to Blight's body.
McGregor works Blight's body with a nice hook.
McGregor dodges the punch combination from Blight.
McGregor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blight stuffs the takedown.
Luca Blight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland McGregor.
Blight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
Blight misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McGregor counters with a stiff right hand.
Blight thows a body shot but no joy.
McGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Blight is just out of range.
Blight misses with a hook. McGregor ducked under it nicely.
Blight misses with a hook. McGregor ducked under it nicely.
Blight throws a big shot that misses.
Blight scores with a body shot.
McGregor throws a sloppy body shot
and Blight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blight misses with a looping left.
Blight scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blight misses with a wild combination.
McGregor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGregor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blight looks to score with a jab to the body but McGregor is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Blight misses
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
Blight moves out of range as McGregor strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGregor. Blight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blight throws out a loose jab but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blight misses with a telegraphed body shot

and McGregor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McGregor.

Blight is rocked!
McGregor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oh Blight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGregor gets to his feet and stands over Blight, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Blight felt that one! McGregor unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Blight from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roland McGregor!