PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marion May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

May
vs
Mcgregor

158 cm
24
151 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marion May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

May tries to keep at a distance but Mcgregor has taken the fight into the clinch.
May lands with a light punch inside.
May could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
May leaning his opponent against the cage.
May is trying to pull guard but Mcgregor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mcgregor scores with a shoulder strike.
May is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
May stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcgregor. Mcgregor gets slowly back to his feet.
Mcgregor misses with a two punch combination.

Mcgregor has May up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcgregor ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mcgregor no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mcgregor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
May is looking to stand up but Mcgregor won't let him.
Mcgregor is looking to sweep but instead, May has passed into half guard.
Mcgregor blocking the ground and pound attempt from May.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
May winds up and cracks Mcgregor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
May is nestled in close to Mcgregor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mcgregor desperately trying to maintain half guard.
It looks like May is going to stand back up.
May 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcgregor preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. May connects with a nice short shot to Mcgregor's temple.
Mcgregor is looking for a sweep. May is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mcgregor is looking to control May's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mcgregor avoid being mounted?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
May lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mcgregor is pressing down on May's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
May postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mcgregor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
May throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcgregor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Mcgregor looking for a guillotine here but May defends easily.
May is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcgregor has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
May working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcgregor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mcgregor wants to sweep but no luck.
May scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mcgregor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
May loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
May throwing strikes from guard but Mcgregor blocks nicely.
Mcgregor working a defensive guard but May passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marion May dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

May is looking to clinch but Mcgregor is avoiding it.
May moves in looking to clinch but Mcgregor pushes him off.
May moves to clinch but Mcgregor breaks away

and Mcgregor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mcgregor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics May uses from the top position.
May wants to stand but Mcgregor is controlling his posture from full guard.
May won't allow Mcgregor to sweep him here.
May chips away with some ground and pound.
May missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Mcgregor scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

May has taken the fight to the clinch.
May fails to pull guard.
May misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcgregor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as May walks away with a smile on his face. Mcgregor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mcgregor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but May swivels and escapes.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. May manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
May throws a right hand that Mcgregor ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcgregor also avoids with ease.
Mcgregor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but May swivels and escapes.
Marion May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Mcgregor.
Mcgregor dives in for a single leg takedown but May sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mcgregor is breathing heavily.
Mcgregor looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mcgregor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but May pulls him back up using the underhooks.

May manages to break the clinch.
Mcgregor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
May moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
May misses with an uppercut

and Mcgregor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but May has him pressed against the cage.
May prevents the takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
May stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

May drags the fight down to the ground.
Mcgregor looking to pass the guard.

May has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mcgregor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mcgregor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
May is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcgregor is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor looking to sit in guard and control but May gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mcgregor is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mcgregor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
May loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mcgregor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

May pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Marion May will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

May fails in his attempt to clinch.
May tries to clinch up.
Mcgregor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mcgregor tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcgregor dives in and grabs May's left leg, looking for a takedown. May pushes down on Mcgregor's head and hops out.

May rushes Mcgregor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgregor avoids the elbow strike from May, against the cage.
Mcgregor goes for a takedown attempt but May pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marion May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Mcgregor.
Mcgregor dives in and grabs May's left leg, looking for a takedown. May pushes down on Mcgregor's head and hops out.
Mcgregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor fails with the takedown
and May counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mcgregor misses with a takedown

and May counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by May.
May content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mcgregor jumps guard but May turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
May has Mcgregor pushed against the cage.
Mcgregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
May stalling in the clinch but Mcgregor improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marion May.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but May paws at him with a jab and circles away.
May throws a looping overhand right but Mcgregor ducks down to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Mcgregor. No joy for May on that attempt.
Mcgregor is looking to chop away at May's legs.
Nice sprawl there from May as Mcgregor shoots in.
May moves in looking to clinch but Mcgregor pushes him off.
Mcgregor has his takedown stuffed
letting May counter with a right hand.
May wants to clinch.
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May moves out of range of the body kick from Mcgregor.
May swinging wildly here.
May wants to clinch.
May slaps away a takedown attempt from Mcgregor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
May tries to clinch there but Mcgregor circles away.

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.
May moves out of range of the body kick.
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
May moves in looking to clinch but Mcgregor pushes him off.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcgregor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. May manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Mcgregor misses

and May counters by clinching up.
Mcgregor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as May walks away with a smile on his face. Mcgregor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marion May is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

May moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Conor Mcgregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marion May is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mcgregor.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcgregor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marion May showed his dominance in that final round.
Well May 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marion May!