PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham comes to the cage accompanied by Drake - Right Above It. McCarthy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Walk With Me In Hell. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Graham
vs
McCarthy

183 cm
24
174 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
181 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aubrey Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy misses with a low kick.
Graham looks for a takedown but McCarthy sprawls well.
McCarthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graham moves away.
Graham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Graham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
Graham throws a head kick but McCarthy moves out of range.
Graham misses with a takedown attempt - McCarthy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aubrey Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graham manages to avoid it.
A head kick by McCarthy misses
and Graham counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham throws a head kick but McCarthy moves out of range.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCarthy sprawls well. McCarthy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Graham gets slowly back to his feet.
Graham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab lands there for McCarthy.

It looks like Aubrey Graham has been cut.
McCarthy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Graham counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Graham wants to take a breather but McCarthy is having none of it.
McCarthy is trying to maintain the position but Graham is very close to passing his half guard.
Graham is stalling here. McCarthy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Graham seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McCarthy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Graham tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham stops McCarthy from passing to mount.
Graham is looking for a sweep.
McCarthy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Graham tries to improve position but can't.

McCarthy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Graham to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Graham misses with a head kick.
McCarthy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Graham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from McCarthy is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McCarthy swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Graham counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McCarthy's guard now.
McCarthy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graham is one step ahead there.
Graham throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy has his hands on Graham's head, controlling the position.
McCarthy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cormac McCarthy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aubrey Graham's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from McCarthy misses.
Graham blocks the body kick.
McCarthy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Graham throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting McCarthy counter with a right hand.
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Graham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as McCarthy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Graham doesn't seem phased though.
Graham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy misses with a leg kick
and Graham counters with a one-two to the body.
McCarthy throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from McCarthy misses
and Graham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCarthy misses with a hook.
McCarthy throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Graham counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a sloppy body shot

and Graham decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McCarthy's guard.
McCarthy pulls Graham in close to prevent any damage.

Graham postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McCarthy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Graham, into his guard.
McCarthy trying to control but Graham is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCarthy is one step ahead there.
Graham looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McCarthy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McCarthy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McCarthy wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham is looking to improve his position.
Graham trying to get back to full guard but McCarthy takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Graham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Graham is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCarthy controlling the position easily from mount.
Graham sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Graham actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aubrey Graham will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aubrey Graham's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Graham misses with a takedown attempt - McCarthy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McCarthy throws a lazy body kick
enabling Graham to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarthy throws a jab but it's blocked by Graham.
McCarthy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Graham throws a sloppy head kick
and McCarthy counters with a good low kick that Graham was not able to check.
McCarthy throws a leg kick which misses Graham's front leg but catches the back leg as Graham tries to avoid it.
A big left from Graham misses.
McCarthy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McCarthy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCarthy misses with a hook to the body
and Graham counters with a head kick.
McCarthy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Graham rather than just go for the knockout.
McCarthy throws a lazy right hand but Graham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCarthy avoids the head kick by Graham.
McCarthy scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Graham scores with a takedown into McCarthy's guard.
McCarthy is trying to keep Graham in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCarthy is on top in guard.
McCarthy preventing the sweep.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graham is looking to sweep but instead, McCarthy has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy content to control rather than advance.
Graham is looking for a sweep. McCarthy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McCarthy in particular looking to stall.
Graham tries to get to full guard but McCarthy has control of the leg.
McCarthy wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Graham tries to roll over but McCarthy keeps him under control.

McCarthy decides to stand and escape the position.
McCarthy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cormac McCarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy looks to land a combination. Graham sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCarthy tries to work over Graham's front leg with a kick but Graham checks it.
McCarthy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy throws a lazy head kick
and Graham counters with a head kick.
McCarthy works Graham's body with a nice hook.
Graham moves out of range of the strikes.
McCarthy looks to land a left hand but Graham moved out of range nicely.
McCarthy takes a swing at Graham's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graham throws a sloppy head kick and McCarthy moves out of range easily.
McCarthy throws a combination that misses

and Graham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac McCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McCarthy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cormac McCarthy!