PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyake Morimasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGrady comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Morimasa
vs
McGrady

194 cm
21
220 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

197 cm
23
250 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyake Morimasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelly McGrady!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady scores with the left hand. Morimasa knows he should have avoided that one.
McGrady bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGrady walks into a straight right hand from Morimasa.

It looks like Kelly McGrady has been cut.
Morimasa misses with an uppercut.
Morimasa takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Morimasa moves into the clinch.
McGrady throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGrady tries to break free but Morimasa pushes him back against the cage.
Morimasa prevents a body shot from McGrady.
McGrady wants to get back to striking at distance but Morimasa won't allow it.
McGrady wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGrady takes an elbow to the temple.
Morimasa lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morimasa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Kelly McGrady's cut even more.
McGrady misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGrady missing with knees to the body.
McGrady lands a nice shot to the body.
McGrady lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morimasa or not.
Morimasa lands an elbow just above McGrady 's eye.
McGrady is trying to stall.
Morimasa pushes off an throws an elbow but McGrady leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morimasa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGrady working aggressively here.
McGrady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from McGrady fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimasa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morimasa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morimasa blocks an uppercut.
Morimasa misses with an elbow strike.
Morimasa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Kelly McGrady's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McGrady tries to break free but Morimasa pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morimasa.
Morimasa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morimasa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McGrady tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morimasa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morimasa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morimasa lands an elbow inside.
McGrady takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morimasa pushes off an throws an elbow but McGrady leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morimasa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morimasa dodges an elbow strike from McGrady.
Morimasa lands a damaging elbow.
McGrady is trying to break the clinch but Morimasa has him pressed against the cage.
McGrady misses with some punches.
Morimasa lands an elbow just above McGrady 's eye.

Kelly McGrady's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady throws a punch but it's blocked by Morimasa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morimasa.
McGrady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morimasa lands an elbow inside that McGrady shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kelly McGrady's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miyake Morimasa!