PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Volg Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

O Grady
vs
Volg Zangief

178 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
138 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean O Grady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Volg Zangief!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Grady throws a head kick that misses.
Zangief rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Grady moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Grady throws a head kick but Zangief moves out of range.
Zangief throws a series of punches but O Grady avoids them all with ease.
O Grady throws a sloppy head kick and Zangief moves out of range easily.
Zangief misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zangief looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady throws a head kick that half lands.
Zangief is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from O Grady.
O Grady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Grady throws a head kick but Zangief moves out of range.
O Grady pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
O Grady throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zangief misses with a two punch combination.
Zangief fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zangief lands a nice hook to O Grady's body. O Grady takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zangief fails to land with a series of punches.
Zangief misses with a series of wild punches.
O Grady pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief misses with the combination.
O Grady tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zangief tries to bum rush O Grady with a series of wild strikes but O Grady uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sean O Grady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zangief throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Grady throws a sloppy head kick and Zangief moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zangief will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zangief blocks a head kick by O Grady.
Zangief throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zangief misses with a double jab.
Zangief misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean O Grady dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

O Grady throws a sloppy head kick and Zangief moves out of range easily.
Zangief connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Grady showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zangief.
Zangief misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zangief misses with a series of wild punches.
O Grady throws a head kick but Zangief moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zangief looks to land a combination but O Grady avoids it well.
O Grady misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Zangief misses.
O Grady misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Grady tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Grady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Grady tries to land a front kick but Zangief steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zangief swinging wildly here.
Zangief wants to clinch up but O Grady keeps it at a distance.
O Grady pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief throws a series of punches but O Grady moves out of range.
O Grady avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Grady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Grady throws a head kick but Zangief moves out of range.
O Grady throws a head kick but Zangief moves out of range.
Zangief throws a nice looking combination but O Grady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zangief misses with a two punch combination.
Zangief fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sean O Grady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Grady slips a jab and a cross from Zangief.
O Grady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zangief shoots in looking for a takedown. O Grady tries to sprawl out of it but Zangief keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Grady manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Grady throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexander Volg Zangief will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from O Grady.
O Grady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zangief looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zangief tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zangief throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Grady.
O Grady throws a head kick but Zangief moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zangief throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zangief swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Grady tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Grady throws a sloppy head kick and Zangief moves out of range easily.
O Grady throws a sloppy head kick and Zangief moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zangief misses with a few strikes there.
O Grady showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zangief.
Zangief misses with a wild combination.
Zangief misses with the combination.
O Grady throws a head kick but Zangief moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Grady tries a head kick but it misses.
Zangief swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Grady misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zangief moves out of range of the leg kick from O Grady.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Grady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zangief avoids the head kick by O Grady.
O Grady lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
O Grady fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zangief is out of range.
O Grady throws out a leg kick but Zangief moves out of range and O Grady only half commits.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Grady tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean O Grady showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Grady 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean O Grady!