PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikel Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Kiss You-One Direction as his entrance music. Jon Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mcgee
vs
Jones

183 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikel Mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Mcgee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones trying to stall but Mcgee improves his position.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcgee stalls.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Mcgee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones tries for a takedown but Mcgee manages to get underhooks.
Jones tries to pull guard but Mcgee holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones is trying to drag Mcgee to the mat but Mcgee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mikel Mcgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones.

Jones decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mcgee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mcgee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mcgee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mikel Mcgee just wasn't active enough.
Jones misses with a takedown

and Mcgee moves into the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mcgee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mcgee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcgee has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to push Mcgee away but Mcgee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones prevents Mcgee from breaking the clinch.
Mcgee misses with a knee strike.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mcgee to keep the fight standing.
Mcgee tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.

Mcgee has Jones pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mcgee pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Mcgee dives into Jones's guard.
Mcgee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Mcgee is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones looking to control.
Mcgee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Mcgee sprawls well.
Jones looks winded!

Mcgee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mcgee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mcgee content to control rather than advance.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcgee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Mcgee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mcgee performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikel Mcgee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Mcgee tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mcgee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Mcgee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mcgee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Mcgee stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Mcgee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mikel Mcgee just wasn't active enough.
Jones tries to clinch but Mcgee moves away

and Mcgee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcgee.
Mcgee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Mcgee improves position.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mcgee prevents it.
Mikel Mcgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcgee.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Mcgee is controlling the position.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcgee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mcgee ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mcgee no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mcgee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Mcgee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mcgee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mcgee working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mcgee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mcgee landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Mcgee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mcgee controlling from the full mount.

Mcgee is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jones can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mcgee looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikel Mcgee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones with a poor takedown

and Mcgee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mcgee.
Mcgee is stalling in the full guard.
Mcgee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mcgee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mcgee is now in half guard.
Jones is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee stalling.
Mcgee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
It looks like Mcgee is going to stand back up.
Mcgee controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mikel Mcgee has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mcgee throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Mcgee scores with a nice head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Mcgee. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Mikel Mcgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones.

Mcgee throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jones tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mcgee is in Jones's guard.
Mcgee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mcgee advances to half guard.
Mcgee is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Mcgee landing shots from mount.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mcgee with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.

Mcgee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jones to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jones shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mcgee prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mcgee is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Mcgee extends the arm and Jones is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikel Mcgee!