PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Heart (ranked 1620 p4p, 183 weight class) and Connor McGregor (ranked 3441 p4p, 335 weight class). Heart comes to the cage accompanied by Eric Church - Record Year. Connor McGregor struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Peter Heart is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Heart
vs
McGregor

180 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
27
160 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heart.
Heart looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heart misses with an uppercut
and McGregor counters with a big head kick but Heart shrugs it off.
No joy there for Heart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

McGregor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McGregor landing knees to the body.
McGregor landing knees to the head.
Heart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGregor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heart takes a shot to the head.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heart avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGregor.
McGregor misses with a knee to the head.
Heart misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGregor.
Heart digs a right hand into McGregor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGregor's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGregor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heart lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Heart.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Heart breaks the clinch.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Heart is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Heart throws a hook but McGregor avoids it easily.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
McGregor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McGregor tries to clinch but Heart is having none of it.
Heart throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from McGregor. Those never looked like landing.
Heart missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heart throws a series of punches but McGregor avoids them all with ease.
McGregor scores with a nice right hand.
McGregor with a nice cross.
Heart missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGregor lands a head kick!

McGregor drives through and clinches with Heart against the cage.
Nice body punch from Heart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGregor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart prevents a body shot from McGregor.
McGregor looking to throw knees to the head but Heart is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGregor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGregor scores with a shoulder strike.
Heart misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heart avoids it.
Heart lands a shoulder strike.
McGregor misses with a punch on the inside.
McGregor misses with a knee strike.
Heart tries a body shot but McGregor blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
McGregor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heart.
McGregor misses with some punches.
McGregor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short uppercut from Heart.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.

Heart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

McGregor closes the distance and pushes Heart back into the cage.
Heart is trying to push McGregor away but McGregor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Heart blocks an uppercut.
McGregor blocking some punches.
McGregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGregor tries a knee to the head but Heart blocks it.
Heart scores with a shoulder strike.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Heart avoiding damage as McGregor throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor McGregor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Heart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
Connor McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heart avoids the head kick by McGregor.
Heart is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGregor.
The fighters circling - Heart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGregor scores with a leg kick.
McGregor moves out of range as Heart strikes.
McGregor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGregor! But no joy.
Heart jabs McGregor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heart slips a jab and a cross from McGregor.
Heart throws a series of punches but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor throws a fast counter high kick but Heart manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heart. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by McGregor. Beautiful body shot.
McGregor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGregor tries a head kick but it misses.
As McGregor tries to get set, Heart tries to push him back and clinch up but McGregor manages to avoid the attempt.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McGregor throws a combination. Heart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McGregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGregor moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGregor! But no joy.
Heart throws a jab when McGregor was well out of range.
Heart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heart circles away quickly and effectively.
Heart wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Heart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heart misses the shot to the body.
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
Heart tests McGregor's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McGregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like McGregor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGregor.
McGregor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

McGregor rushes Heart and presses him up against the cage.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but Heart blocks with his arms.
Heart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heart scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McGregor gets through Heart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGregor working aggressively here.
McGregor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor tries to land knees in the clinch but Heart avoids the damage to the body.
Heart has McGregor pressed against the cage.
McGregor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGregor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heart.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Heart.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
McGregor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heart is defending well for now.
Heart throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

McGregor is rocked!
Heart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
McGregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Heart finish him?
Heart misses with the head strike.
Heart is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heart.

Heart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick

and Heart counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGregors head.
Heart lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGregor.

Heart manages to break the clinch.
Heart cracks McGregor on the jaw with a powerful right hand and McGregor falls backwards against the cage. Heart follows up with more strikes that drop McGregor to his knees. Heart keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save McGregor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Heart!
Peter Heart tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.