PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Warminasan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Grady has chosen (no) Self Esteem as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Warminasan
vs
O Grady

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johny Warminasan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie O Grady!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warminasan misses with a takedown attempt - O Grady sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Grady avoids the head kick by Warminasan.

O Grady has closed the distance and engaged Warminasan in a clinch.
O Grady unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warminasan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
O Grady landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Warminasan is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Grady with a knee to the head.
O Grady displaying some good clinch control by pressing Warminasan up against the cage.
Warminasan fails to pull guard.
O Grady scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Johny Warminasan has been cut.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Grady connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warminasan's face.
O Grady is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
O Grady connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warminasan's face.
O Grady lands a knee to the head.
O Grady connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warminasan's face.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from O Grady.
O Grady stalling the fight.
O Grady with a knee to the head.
O Grady scores with a knee to the head.
O Grady connects with a knee to the head.

Warminasan is rocked!
O Grady lands an elbow that stopped Warminasan in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Warminasan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Grady is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Warminasan seems to have got his legs back now.
O Grady lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady holding his opponent close, against the cage.
O Grady unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warminasan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
O Grady working Warminasan over with knees to the body.
Warminasan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as O Grady walks away with a smile on his face. Warminasan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Warminasan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

O Grady closes the distance and clinches.
Warminasan letting O Grady take a breather here.
O Grady connects with a knee to the head.
O Grady dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Warminasan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
O Grady lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
O Grady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Grady lands an elbow that stopped Warminasan in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from O Grady.
O Grady with a knee to the head.
O Grady content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Warminasan takes a knee to the side of the body.
O Grady landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Grady is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
O Grady lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Grady connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warminasan's face.
Warminasan takes an elbow to the temple.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warminasan misses with a knee to the head.
Come on O Grady - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from O Grady.
Warminasan fails to pull guard.
Knees to the body from O Grady.
O Grady lands an elbow inside that Warminasan shrugs off.
O Grady lands a knee to the head.
Warminasan takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Grady lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Warminasan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Grady smiles and moves away.

O Grady darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

O Grady postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Warminasan to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Grady showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warminasan.
Warminasan swats away the attempt to clinch by O Grady.
O Grady blocks a head kick by Warminasan.
Warminasan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warminasan misses with a head kick.

O Grady pushes Warminasan up against the cage in a clinch.
O Grady scores with a knee to the head.
O Grady connects with a knee to the head.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Grady with a knee to the head.
O Grady lands a damaging elbow.
O Grady lands a good knee to the midsection. Warminasan won't want to take too many of those.
O Grady lands an elbow just above Warminasan 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Grady creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warminasan's defenses.
O Grady lands an elbow just above Warminasan 's eye.
O Grady lands an elbow that stopped Warminasan in his tracks for a moment.
O Grady lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Grady landing knees to the body.
O Grady lands an elbow inside.
Warminasan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Warminasan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by O Grady.
O Grady scores with a knee to the head.
O Grady landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. O Grady obliges.
Warminasan fails to pull guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on O Grady - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Warminasan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Grady smiles and moves away.
Warminasan throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Grady moves in looking to clinch but Warminasan pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richie O Grady dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johny Warminasan's cut.
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 misses with a takedown attempt - Warminasan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Warminasan tries to clinch

and O Grady counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Warminasan looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Grady is one step ahead there.
Warminasan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

O Grady gets to his feet - Warminasan follows without any prompting.
Warminasan keeps the fight on the outside.
O Grady is trying hard to land a takedown here. Warminasan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Warminasan throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

O Grady darts in and clinches Warminasan up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Grady creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warminasan's defenses.
Warminasan tries to pull guard but O Grady won't allow it.
Warminasan jumps guard but O Grady stands there with Warminasan around his waist. Warminasan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
O Grady lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
O Grady creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warminasan's defenses.
O Grady stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Warminasan throws an elbow but misses.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Grady taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Warminasan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Warminasan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Grady lands an elbow inside.
O Grady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Grady lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
O Grady unloads a knee to the mid-section.
O Grady connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warminasan's face.
Warminasan being controlled against the cage.
O Grady connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warminasan's face.
O Grady controlling the action here for a moment.
O Grady scores with a knee to the head.
Warminasan jumps guard but O Grady stands there with Warminasan around his waist. Warminasan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. O Grady obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Grady connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warminasan's face.
Nice elbow from O Grady.
O Grady landing knees to the body.
O Grady lands a good knee to the midsection. Warminasan won't want to take too many of those.
O Grady gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Grady scores a nice knee to the body.
O Grady lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from O Grady.
O Grady creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warminasan's defenses.
O Grady lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Warminasan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Grady smiles and moves away.

O Grady shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
O Grady tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Grady decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Warminasan darts in trying to clinch

and O Grady counters with a single leg into guard. Warminasan didn't expect that.
Warminasan looking for a sweep. Not yet Warminasan, not yet.

O Grady stands up from Warminasan's guard - O Grady perhaps looking for a knockout.

O Grady moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from O Grady.
O Grady creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warminasan's defenses.
O Grady landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Grady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Grady creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warminasan's defenses.
O Grady blocks an elbow strike.
Warminasan takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Grady lands an elbow inside that Warminasan shrugs off.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
Warminasan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Warminasan takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Grady landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Grady lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Grady landing knees to the body.
O Grady has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Grady scores with a knee to the head.
O Grady unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warminasan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Warminasan takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Grady lands a damaging elbow.
O Grady is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
O Grady lands an elbow inside that Warminasan shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richie O Grady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johny Warminasan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Warminasan misses with a takedown

and O Grady counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Warminasan takes an elbow to the temple.
O Grady lands an elbow just above Warminasan 's eye.
O Grady putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warminasan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
O Grady creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warminasan's defenses.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Grady lands a knee to the body.
O Grady connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warminasan's face.
O Grady lands a nice elbow.
O Grady creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warminasan's defenses.
O Grady connects with a knee to the head.
O Grady putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warminasan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Warminasan wants a takedown but no success here.
O Grady lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from O Grady.
O Grady is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
O Grady connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warminasan's face.
Warminasan tries to pull guard but O Grady holds him up against the cage and eventually Warminasan drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Warminasan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by O Grady.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Grady lands a nice elbow.
Warminasan throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Grady scores with a knee to the head.
Richie O Grady seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady lands a nice elbow.
O Grady leaning against his opponent.
Warminasan tries to pull guard but O Grady holds him up against the cage and eventually Warminasan drops back down to his feet.
O Grady stalls.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
O Grady landing knees to the body.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
Warminasan looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Warminasan manages to pull guard.
O Grady wants to stand and escape but instead Warminasan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Warminasan stands up from O Grady's guard - Warminasan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Warminasan tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and O Grady moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady lands an elbow just above Warminasan 's eye.
Warminasan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Grady lands an elbow inside that Warminasan shrugs off.

Johny Warminasan's cut is getting worse.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. O Grady obliges.
Warminasan tries to pull guard but O Grady holds him up against the cage and eventually Warminasan drops back down to his feet.
O Grady gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Grady lands an elbow that stopped Warminasan in his tracks for a moment.
O Grady pressing his opponent against the cage.
Warminasan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. O Grady obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Grady scores a nice knee to the body.
O Grady is pushing Warminasan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
O Grady lands a knee to the head.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
O Grady putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warminasan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Warminasan misses with a knee strike.
O Grady lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
O Grady lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warminasan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Warminasan takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Grady lands an elbow inside.
Warminasan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Grady is defending well for now.
O Grady lands an elbow just above Warminasan 's eye.
O Grady is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
O Grady lands a knee to the head.
Warminasan misses with a knee strike.
O Grady lands a damaging elbow.
Warminasan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Warminasan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from O Grady.
O Grady utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Warminasan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Grady blocks it with crossed arms.
O Grady lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Warminasan jumps guard but O Grady stands there with Warminasan around his waist. Warminasan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Richie O Grady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Grady working Warminasan over with knees to the body.
O Grady lands an elbow that stopped Warminasan in his tracks for a moment.
Warminasan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Grady smiles and moves away.

O Grady pushes Warminasan up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Grady gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Grady crunches a lovely knee into Warminasan's ribcage.
O Grady lands a nice elbow.
O Grady gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Warminasan jumps guard but O Grady stands there with Warminasan around his waist. Warminasan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Warminasan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Grady smiles and moves away.

O Grady takes the fight into the clinch.
Johny Warminasan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Grady has Warminasan pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richie O Grady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Grady winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 25:30

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