PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Grady's entrance music is (no) Self Esteem. A fine choice. Richie O Grady could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Master's chin.

O Grady
vs
Master

200 cm
21
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

202 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie O Grady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Master!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like The Master has been cut.

O Grady bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Master! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Master is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Grady wants to stand but Master has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Grady postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Grady throws a big right hand that misses.
O Grady stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Master swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Grady wants to stand but Master has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Master working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Grady.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady throwing strikes but missing.
O Grady sitting in guard here, content to control.
O Grady trying to control but Master is working from the bottom.
O Grady lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Grady working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Grady pushes down on Master's leg and manages to get into half guard.
O Grady missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Grady has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
O Grady is pressing down on Master's thigh, looking to free his foot. Master is holding on for now.
O Grady landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Grady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Grady sitting and controlling from the half guard.

O Grady seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master is refusing to be controlled, as O Grady sits in half guard.
O Grady missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Grady throwing shots but Master is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Master can do anything to dispel that myth.
Master avoiding damage under a succession of punches from O Grady.
O Grady thows a huge punch but Master dodges it nicely.

O Grady stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Master looks gassed!
O Grady just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Grady missing with a left hand there. Master was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Grady misses with a body shot.
O Grady misses with a wild body shot.
O Grady thows a body shot but no joy.

O Grady shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Grady looking to control but Master is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Grady throws some wild stikes that Master manages to avoid easily.
O Grady throwing strikes here but Master is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
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 The Master's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

O Grady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Grady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Master manages to avoid it.
O Grady is looking to wear down Master with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice cross by O Grady.
Master keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Grady shoots in but Master avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab by O Grady.

That has opened up The Master's cut even more.
O Grady lands a hook that stumbles Master back into the cage. O Grady follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Master to the canvas! O Grady pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Master has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Richie O Grady!