PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toxteth Ogrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno R Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). R Xavier has chosen Bate Pesadão as his entrance music. Bruno R Xavier told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ogrady
vs
R Xavier

180 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toxteth Ogrady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno R Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
R Xavier throws a head kick that misses.
Ogrady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by R Xavier. Beautiful body shot.

R Xavier drops Ogrady with a left and a right! Oh, Ogrady is hurt - R Xavier dives into side control looking to finish!

Ogrady is rocked!

It looks like Toxteth Ogrady has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
R Xavier in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oh Ogrady is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ogrady tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
R Xavier controlling the position easily from mount.
Ogrady seems to have got his legs back now.
Ogrady is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
R Xavier dominating with strikes here.
R Xavier controlling from the full mount.
Ogrady is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogrady is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ogrady wants to hold on but R Xavier pushes him away.
Ogrady is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because R Xavier is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, R Xavier cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
R Xavier is in the full mount, landing strikes.
R Xavier looking to control but Ogrady is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
R Xavier avoids the attempt from Ogrady to control.
Ogrady is trying desperately to improve position.
Ogrady tries to hold on but R Xavier pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
R Xavier controlling the pace for now.
Ogrady is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno R Xavier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toxteth Ogrady's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

R Xavier misses with a wild combination.

Oooh a lovely combination from R Xavier sends Ogrady down but not out. R Xavier dives into side control looking to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ogrady regains half guard.
Ogrady is trying to control but R Xavier manages to pass to mount!
Ogrady tries to reverse the position but R Xavier maintains control.
R Xavier with the ground and pound from mount.
Ogrady tries to reverse the position but R Xavier maintains control.
R Xavier controlling from mount.
R Xavier with shots to the head and body - Ogrady looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
R Xavier scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ogrady?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, R Xavier cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
R Xavier is landing with some decent strikes but Ogrady is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by R Xavier.
R Xavier avoids the attempt from Ogrady to control.
Ogrady is wriggling around trying to escape.
R Xavier lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
R Xavier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
R Xavier lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
R Xavier fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
R Xavier content just to control the position here.
Ogrady tries to hold on but R Xavier postures up.
Ogrady avoids a series of strikes thrown by R Xavier.
BOOM! R Xavier connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
R Xavier looking to finish Ogrady with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ogrady!
R Xavier dominating with strikes here.
R Xavier is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno R Xavier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toxteth Ogrady's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ogrady tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but R Xavier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ogrady loses concentration momentarily and R Xavier pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Ogrady crashes face first to the mat, out cold! R Xavier finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruno R Xavier!
Bruno R Xavier is the new welterweight champion!