PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ewan Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seigi Ozeki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seigi Ozeki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mcgregor
vs
Ozeki

180 cm
19
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ewan Mcgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Seigi Ozeki!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozeki thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozeki. Mcgregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozeki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ozeki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgregor manages to avoid it.
Ozeki swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcgregor lands with a good body shot.
Mcgregor shoots in looking for a takedown. Ozeki tries to sprawl out of it but Mcgregor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ozeki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seigi Ozeki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozeki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ozeki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcgregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcgregor dodges the punch combination from Ozeki.
Mcgregor misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozeki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozeki stuns Mcgregor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ozeki tries to bum rush Mcgregor with a series of wild strikes but Mcgregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Mcgregor misses.
Ozeki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozeki missing with a left hand there. Mcgregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ozeki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Mcgregor scores with a four punch combination!
Ozeki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Ozeki misses its intended target.
Seigi Ozeki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozeki throws a hook but Mcgregor blocks it.
Ozeki throws a looping overhand right but Mcgregor ducks down to avoid it.
Mcgregor digs a good body shot into Ozeki's ribs.
Ozeki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mcgregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgregor tries to bum rush Ozeki with a series of wild strikes but Ozeki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ozeki slaps away a takedown attempt from Mcgregor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mcgregor scores with a jab. Ozeki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcgregor misses the target.
Mcgregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ozeki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ozeki looks to land a right hand but Mcgregor moved out of range.
Ozeki just misses with a punch to the body.

Ozeki lands a left and a right that send Mcgregor crashing to the mat, dazed. Ozeki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Mcgregor is rocked!

It looks like Ewan Mcgregor has been cut.
Ozeki misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozeki works Mcgregor's body with a nice hook.
Ozeki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcgregor moves away from the strike by Ozeki.
Ozeki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor throws a body kick that misses.
Mcgregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozeki.
Mcgregor ducks right into an uppercut from Ozeki.
Oh Mcgregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ozeki throws a hook but Mcgregor blocks it.

Mcgregor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ozeki is trying to defend but Mcgregor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mcgregor seems to have got his legs back now.
Mcgregor wants to control but Ozeki is keeping him busy.
Ozeki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcgregor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozeki is staying active underneath Mcgregor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgregor prevents Ozeki from improving his position.
Mcgregor stops Ozeki from getting back to his feet.

Ozeki is defending against the submission attempts here by Mcgregor.

Mcgregor is looking for a kimura here.

Mcgregor is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcgregor prevents Ozeki from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seigi Ozeki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ewan Mcgregor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mcgregor defending well as Ozeki loads up on a big left hand.
Mcgregor avoids the body shot from Ozeki.
Mcgregor throws a series of punches but Ozeki moves out of range.
Mcgregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozeki.
Mcgregor loads up on a big right hand but Ozeki slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ozeki, as that shot connected.
Ozeki misses with a body shot.
Mcgregor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ozeki misses with a jab to the body
and Mcgregor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ozeki throws a lazy right hand but Mcgregor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Mcgregor. That snapped Ozeki's head back.
Mcgregor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mcgregor is looking to wear down Ozeki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mcgregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor cracks a nice hook into Ozeki's ribs.
Mcgregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ozeki throws out the jab.
Mcgregor throws a right and a left that Ozeki avoids nicely.
Mcgregor misses with a hook. Ozeki ducked under it nicely.
Ozeki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mcgregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozeki moves away.
Ozeki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ozeki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mcgregor slips a jab and a cross from Ozeki.
Ozeki misses with a few strikes there.
Ozeki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ozeki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ozeki throws an off balance right hand
and Mcgregor counters with a three punch combo that has Ozeki backing up. Ozeki nods at Mcgregor to acknowledge the strikes.
Ozeki avoids the head kick by Mcgregor.
Nice shot lands for Ozeki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ozeki dodges the punch combination from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ewan Mcgregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcgregor tries to bum rush Ozeki with a series of wild strikes but Ozeki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcgregor misses the target.
Ozeki misses with a looping right.
Mcgregor ducks right into an uppercut from Ozeki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgregor defending well as Ozeki loads up on a big left hand.
Mcgregor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the liver by Mcgregor. Beautiful body shot.
Ozeki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozeki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgregor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Ozeki misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ozeki misses the target.
Mcgregor wants to clinch up but Ozeki keeps it at a distance.
Ozeki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgregor moves away.
Ozeki misses with a left hand

and Mcgregor counters with a shoot takedown. Ozeki fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mcgregor postures up.
Mcgregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Ozeki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcgregor preventing the sweep.
Ozeki is breathing heavily.
Ozeki keeping moving, preventing Mcgregor from controlling successfully.
Mcgregor preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mcgregor wants to control from the top but Ozeki keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Ewan Mcgregor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ozeki thuds his right hand into Mcgregor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mcgregor misses with a wild combination.
Mcgregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcgregor slips a straight right by Ozeki.
Mcgregor defending well as Ozeki loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Ozeki misses.
A combination from Mcgregor does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgregor lands a nice shot to the body.
Seigi Ozeki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcgregor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ozeki eats them both and turns towards Mcgregor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ozeki missing with a left hand there. Mcgregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Seigi Ozeki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ewan Mcgregor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A big left from Ozeki misses.
Mcgregor is looking to clinch but Ozeki is avoiding it.
Ozeki misses with a double jab
and Mcgregor counters with a one-two to the body.
Ozeki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ozeki connects with a body shot.
Ozeki misses with a hook. Mcgregor ducked under it nicely.
Mcgregor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ozeki at a distance.
Ozeki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mcgregor's hands.
Ozeki misses with a looping left.
Mcgregor ducks under a wild hook from Ozeki.
Mcgregor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mcgregor misses with a wild body shot.
Ozeki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcgregor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcgregor takes a swing at Ozeki's ribcage but misses.
Mcgregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcgregor looks for a takedown but Ozeki sprawls well.
Ozeki throws the left hand but Mcgregor avoids the punch easily.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Ozeki circles away.
Ozeki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcgregor.
Ozeki throws a poor cross that misses
and Mcgregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ozeki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcgregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozeki.
Ozeki lands a nice looking body shot.
Mcgregor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ozeki.
Seigi Ozeki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozeki misses the jab.
Ozeki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgregor.
Ozeki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mcgregor on the side of the head.
Ozeki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ozeki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ozeki looks to land a left hand but Mcgregor moved out of range nicely.
Ozeki misses with a straight left.
Ozeki dodges the punch combination from Mcgregor.
Ozeki scores with the left hand. Mcgregor knows he should have avoided that one.
Mcgregor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ozeki circles away.
Mcgregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ozeki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Mcgregor or perhaps it was just good defense by Ozeki which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewan Mcgregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ozeki throws a big shot that misses.
Ozeki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Mcgregor rushes Ozeki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgregor fails to pull guard.
Mcgregor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozeki tries to work over Mcgregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Mcgregor.
Ozeki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozeki is trying to maintain a safe position but Mcgregor gets an underhook and turns Ozeki into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ozeki smiles and moves away.
Ozeki takes a swing at Mcgregor's ribcage but misses.
Ozeki misses the body punch
and Mcgregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mcgregor shoots for a double leg takedown but Ozeki sprawls well. He's pushed Mcgregor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ozeki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcgregor misses with a two punch combination.
Ozeki tries to bum rush Mcgregor with a series of wild strikes but Mcgregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozeki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Mcgregor counters with a single leg into guard. Ozeki didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgregor is pushing down on Ozeki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ozeki is fighting to maintain full guard but Mcgregor has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mcgregor is trying to control the action in half guard but Ozeki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ewan Mcgregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcgregor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ewan Mcgregor.
I think Ozeki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seigi Ozeki!