PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mcgillicutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wright
vs
Mcgillicutty

191 cm
22
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
208 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ultra Fight Gear
HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernie Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Mcgillicutty!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgillicutty throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mcgillicutty throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
Mcgillicutty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Mcgillicutty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Mcgillicutty misses with a straight left.
Wright slips under a jab.
Mcgillicutty misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcgillicutty misses with a left hand
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Mcgillicutty checks it.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mcgillicutty lands with a right hand.
Mcgillicutty throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright lands with a cross.
Mcgillicutty blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgillicutty looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Jack Mcgillicutty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright 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.
Mcgillicutty throws a combination that misses
and Wright counters with a good low kick that Mcgillicutty was not able to check.
Wright avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mcgillicutty lands a two punch combo.
Mcgillicutty throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a nice body shot.
Mcgillicutty misses with a head kick.
Mcgillicutty misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcgillicutty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A clash of legs there as Wright blocks the low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgillicutty looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
Mcgillicutty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Mcgillicutty.
Wright lands a jab to the nose.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcgillicutty blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Mcgillicutty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcgillicutty has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Mcgillicutty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wright blocks a head kick by Mcgillicutty.
Wright jabs at Mcgillicutty's body.
Mcgillicutty looks winded!
Mcgillicutty checks a low kick from Wright.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright. Mcgillicutty shrugs it off though.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Mcgillicutty throws a low kick but Wright moves out of range easily.
Mcgillicutty drops his hands momentarily and Wright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by Mcgillicutty.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Mcgillicutty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Wright misses.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty wants to slow Wright down by chopping away at his legs.
Mcgillicutty on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty is looking to chop away at Wright's legs.
Wright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgillicutty.
Wright blocks a low kick nicely.
Mcgillicutty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mcgillicutty throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mcgillicutty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.
Wright pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mcgillicutty back to the cage. Wright follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wright scores with a kick to the body.
Wright lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcgillicutty just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright blocks a head kick by Mcgillicutty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Wright dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mcgillicutty misses with a double jab.
Mcgillicutty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mcgillicutty throws an off balance right hand

and Wright counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcgillicutty keeps working.
Wright wants to free his trapped foot but Mcgillicutty is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wright trying to control from Mcgillicutty's half guard. Mcgillicutty has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mcgillicutty keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Mcgillicutty wants to get back to his feet but Wright is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wright wants to pass the guard but Mcgillicutty is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright prevents Mcgillicutty from getting back to his feet.
Wright tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcgillicutty is retaining full guard.
Wright passes Mcgillicutty's left leg - he's now in half guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wright wants to work for an arm triangle but Mcgillicutty is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wright is pressing down on Mcgillicutty's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mcgillicutty is holding on for now.

Mcgillicutty kicks Wright off and gets back to his feet.
Wright sizes up Mcgillicutty with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mcgillicutty takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Mcgillicutty looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice shot by Wright.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Mcgillicutty.
Wright looks for the body kick but Mcgillicutty saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Mcgillicutty ducks down to avoid it.
Mcgillicutty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Mcgillicutty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wright moves forwards but Mcgillicutty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mcgillicutty connects with a leg kick. Wright looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Mcgillicutty avoids the body shot from Wright.
Mcgillicutty throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Mcgillicutty misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Mcgillicutty misses
and Wright makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mcgillicutty is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcgillicutty throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mcgillicutty.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mcgillicutty tries to land a leg kick but Wright saw it coming and moves away.
Mcgillicutty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright throws a leg kick but Mcgillicutty moved away.
Wright dips to his left and cracks Mcgillicutty with an uppercut!
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgillicutty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcgillicutty under the eye.
Mcgillicutty misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Mcgillicutty misses.
Wright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mcgillicutty's hands.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright scores with a head kick.
Mcgillicutty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wright counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
Mcgillicutty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty looks to land a combination but Wright avoids it well.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcgillicutty's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Wright dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mcgillicutty takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Mcgillicutty moves his leg out of the way.
Wright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mcgillicutty. That did some damage!
Wright swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mcgillicutty.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mcgillicutty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcgillicutty loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcgillicutty. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcgillicutty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgillicutty can do to turn this around?
A bone on bone clash there as Wright blocks the leg kick.
Wright lands with a nice body kick.
Mcgillicutty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcgillicutty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcgillicutty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wright. That did some damage!
Mcgillicutty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcgillicutty there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Wright.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Mcgillicutty is rocked!
Mcgillicutty throws a sloppy head kick
and Wright counters with an outside leg kick.
Mcgillicutty is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcgillicutty's sensitive parts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wright.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Mcgillicutty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Mcgillicutty seems to have recovered his senses.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcgillicutty's head.
Mcgillicutty avoids a kick to the body.
Mcgillicutty ducks right into an uppercut from Wright.
Wright lands a jab.
Mcgillicutty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
Mcgillicutty misses with a body shot.
Mcgillicutty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Ernie Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcgillicutty throws out the jab.
Wright staying out of range there.
Mcgillicutty misses with a low kick.
Mcgillicutty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wright jabs at Mcgillicutty's body.
Wright staying out of range there.
A solid body kick from Wright.
Mcgillicutty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright lands with an overhand left.
Mcgillicutty throws a front kick aimed at Wright's knee but Wright avoids it well.
Mcgillicutty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Mcgillicutty has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wright.
Wright delivers a nice body kick.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mcgillicutty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A left lands for Wright.
Jack Mcgillicutty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Mcgillicutty looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mcgillicutty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright throws a series of punches but Mcgillicutty avoids them all with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!
Jack Mcgillicutty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcgillicutty's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by Wright as he connects with a hook.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Mcgillicutty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mcgillicutty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgillicutty tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcgillicutty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Mcgillicutty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgillicutty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mcgillicutty crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wright - the referee stops the clock and Mcgillicutty gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wright. Mcgillicutty manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Wright blocks a low kick nicely.
Mcgillicutty throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Wright!
Ernie Wright seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.