PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey McGraugh (ranked 2066 p4p, 273 weight class) and Rian Mckean (ranked 3700 p4p, 443 weight class). Rian Mckean has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Corey McGraugh's chin.

McGraugh
vs
Mckean

183 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Corey McGraugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rian Mckean!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraugh is looking to clinch.
Mckean misses the shot to the body.
McGraugh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mckean throws a hook but McGraugh avoids it easily.
Mckean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGraugh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGraugh staying out of range there.
McGraugh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGraugh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Mckean tries to keep at a distance but McGraugh has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGraugh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from McGraugh.
Mckean pushes McGraugh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGraugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
Mckean prevents a body shot from McGraugh.
Mckean pushes McGraugh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGraugh lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraugh.
McGraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGraugh has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
McGraugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh lands a shot to the body.
McGraugh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
McGraugh struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
McGraugh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mckean's elbow.
McGraugh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from McGraugh.
McGraugh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGraugh misses with some punches.
McGraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mckean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGraugh tries to work over Mckean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mckean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGraugh struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
Mckean tries to throw a body punch but McGraugh avoids it by throwing Mckean back against the cage.
McGraugh misses with a body punch.
Mckean misses with the head strike.
McGraugh misses with the head strike.
McGraugh lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGraugh avoiding damage as Mckean throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGraugh.
McGraugh tries to throw a body punch but Mckean avoids it by throwing McGraugh back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
Mckean tries to circle away but McGraugh has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGraugh.
McGraugh throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckean.
McGraugh working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mckean - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraugh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraugh.
McGraugh misses with some punches.
McGraugh has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
McGraugh misses with a body punch.
McGraugh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from McGraugh.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Mckean has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McGraugh throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckean.
McGraugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGraugh lands an uppercut.
Mckean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh avoiding damage as Mckean throws knees to the body.
McGraugh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckean takes a shot to the head.
McGraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
McGraugh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mckean working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
McGraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
McGraugh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGraugh misses with a punch to the body.
Mckean lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mckean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGraugh was well out of range. Poor timing from Mckean.
McGraugh ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Mckean with a jab.
Jab, jab by Mckean - just one landing.
Mckean lands a body shot.
Mckean takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGraugh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
McGraugh tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mckean manages to circle out of the way.
McGraugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mckean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mckean. McGraugh does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGraugh misses with a looping left.
Mckean throws a counter combo.
McGraugh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mckean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGraugh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGraugh tries to clinch there but Mckean circles away.
McGraugh walks into a straight right hand from Mckean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGraugh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McGraugh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mckean clobbers McGraugh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGraugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mckean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mckean swats away the attempt to clinch by McGraugh.
Mckean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGraugh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGraugh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mckean works over McGraugh's head and body with a nice combination.
Mckean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGraugh moves in looking to clinch but Mckean pushes him off.
Mckean lands with an uppercut that bounces McGraugh off the cage and back into range.
Mckean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Mckean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mckean fails to land with a series of punches.
Mckean circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mckean gets tackled into the cage by McGraugh. McGraugh maintains the clinch.
McGraugh misses with some punches.
McGraugh misses with some punches.
McGraugh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGraugh misses with the head strike.
McGraugh misses with the head strike.
McGraugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh lands a shot to the body.
Mckean blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for McGraugh.
A right hand to the body from McGraugh.
Mckean is breathing heavily.
Mckean is trying to break free.
Mckean misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean misses with the head strike.
McGraugh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
McGraugh misses with some punches.
Mckean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mckean blocking some punches.
McGraugh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGraugh scores with a shot to the side of Mckean's head.
Mckean working hard to break the clinch.
McGraugh pushes Mckean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGraugh scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGraugh misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from McGraugh.
Corey McGraugh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Mckean scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGraugh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGraugh misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh lands a shoulder strike.
Mckean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGraugh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGraugh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from McGraugh.
McGraugh lands with a right to the head.
McGraugh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraugh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mckean.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
McGraugh scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rian Mckean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

McGraugh has managed to clinch.
McGraugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGraugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh misses with a punch to the body.
McGraugh misses with a body punch.
McGraugh struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mckean.
McGraugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGraugh working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by McGraugh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGraugh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGraugh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mckean can do to turn this around?
McGraugh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
McGraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mckean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mckean misses with some punches.
McGraugh working aggressively here.
McGraugh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mckean lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGraugh tries to throw a body punch but Mckean avoids it by throwing McGraugh back against the cage.
Mckean prevents a body shot from McGraugh.
McGraugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGraugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGraugh misses with some punches.
McGraugh has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh misses with a body punch.
McGraugh tries a body shot but Mckean blocks it.
McGraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGraugh misses with a body punch.
Mckean digs a right hand underneath McGraugh's ribcage. McGraugh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGraugh throws a head punch that misses.
Mckean working aggressively here.
McGraugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mckean blocks a body shot from McGraugh.
Mckean lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGraugh backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGraugh misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
McGraugh tries a body shot but Mckean blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mckean scores with a shot to the side of McGraugh's head.
McGraugh lands a nice shot to the body.
McGraugh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mckean misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
Mckean prevents a body shot from McGraugh.
McGraugh tries to work over Mckean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGraugh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mckean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mckean blocks a body shot from McGraugh.
McGraugh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mckean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh is leaning against Mckean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from McGraugh.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mckean prevents a body shot from McGraugh.
McGraugh gets through Mckean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGraugh misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraugh.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGraugh.
McGraugh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
McGraugh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mckean.
Mckean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
McGraugh tries a body shot but Mckean blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey McGraugh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGraugh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey McGraugh!
Corey McGraugh was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.