PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mcgrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sigurdsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgrath's entrance music is 50 cent feat. Akon - I'll still kill. A fine choice. Sigurdsson has chosen 2ne1 - Can't Nobody as his entrance music. Frank Sigurdsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mcgrath
vs
Sigurdsson

180 cm
28
240 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

209 cm
27
275 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Rōnin
Rōnin

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Mcgrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Sigurdsson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgrath throws a head kick but Sigurdsson moves out of range.
Sigurdsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Mcgrath holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sigurdsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Mcgrath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcgrath.
Sigurdsson lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Frank Mcgrath has been cut.
Mcgrath unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sigurdsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgrath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mcgrath lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sigurdsson backwards.
Mcgrath lands a shoulder strike.
Mcgrath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sigurdsson tries to work over Mcgrath's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Mcgrath.
Sigurdsson looks gassed!
Mcgrath misses with a knee to the head.
Mcgrath is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mcgrath lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mcgrath lands a good knee to the midsection. Sigurdsson won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mcgrath obliges.
Mcgrath landing knees to the head.

It looks like Frank Sigurdsson has been cut.
Mcgrath avoiding damage.
A short right from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sigurdsson's face.
Mcgrath lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mcgrath misses with a knee strike.
Mcgrath connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sigurdsson's face.
A head punch on the inside from Sigurdsson fails to land.
Mcgrath lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigurdsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mcgrath utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcgrath connects with a knee to the head.
Mcgrath working Sigurdsson over with knees to the body.
Mcgrath pushes Sigurdsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcgrath scores a nice knee to the body.
Mcgrath lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgrath works on Sigurdsson's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mcgrath lands a right hand.
Mcgrath crunches a lovely knee into Sigurdsson's ribcage.
Mcgrath lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath scores a nice knee to the body.
Mcgrath utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcgrath lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sigurdsson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Mcgrath.
Sigurdsson takes a shot to the head.
Mcgrath scores with a knee to the head.
Mcgrath working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sigurdsson has a couple of punches blocked by Mcgrath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcgrath is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mcgrath lands a body shot.
Mcgrath softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sigurdsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mcgrath connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sigurdsson's face.
Mcgrath lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sigurdsson backwards.
A short body shot lands from Mcgrath as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sigurdsson backwards.
Mcgrath lands a shoulder strike.
Mcgrath lands a knee to the head.
Mcgrath landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Mcgrath.
A right hand to the body from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sigurdsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Sigurdsson is trying to force a seperation but Mcgrath has the dominant position.
Mcgrath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mcgrath.
Still in the clinch, Mcgrath scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcgrath tries a knee to the head but Sigurdsson blocks it.
Mcgrath with a knee to the head.
Mcgrath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sigurdsson is defending well for now.
Sigurdsson lands with a left to the head.
Mcgrath is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sigurdsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mcgrath or not.
Mcgrath keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sigurdsson's efforts to push away.
Sigurdsson misses with some punches.
Sigurdsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigurdsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcgrath has double underhooks.
Mcgrath throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sigurdsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcgrath throws a head punch that misses.
Mcgrath takes a shot to the head.
Sigurdsson has a couple of punches blocked by Mcgrath.
A short right from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath effectively controlling the action here.
Mcgrath with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mcgrath gets through Sigurdsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Sigurdsson breaks the clinch.
Mcgrath misses with a head kick.
Sigurdsson lands with a nice combination. Mcgrath backs away looking to recover.
Sigurdsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigurdsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sigurdsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcgrath moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sigurdsson cracks Mcgrath with a good jab.
Sigurdsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Frank Mcgrath's cut is getting worse.
Mcgrath doesn't manage to clinch there - Sigurdsson circles away.
Mcgrath chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sigurdsson throws an overhand right that lands on Mcgrath's shoulder, as Mcgrath tries to avoid the shot.
Sigurdsson cracks Mcgrath with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mcgrath tries a head kick but it misses.
Sigurdsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mcgrath plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mcgrath chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mcgrath uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sigurdsson.
Mcgrath lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcgrath is looking to land body kicks.
Mcgrath moves out of range as Sigurdsson strikes.
Mcgrath circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcgrath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mcgrath dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sigurdsson closes the distance but Mcgrath moves to the side
and Mcgrath counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mcgrath.
Sigurdsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mcgrath. Mcgrath obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcgrath looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mcgrath!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mcgrath. That's going to slow Sigurdsson down.
Mcgrath throws a nice inside leg kick.

Mcgrath has closed the distance and engaged Sigurdsson in a clinch.
Mcgrath lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgrath stalling in the clinch.
Mcgrath with a knee to the head.
Mcgrath lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mcgrath lands with a left to the head.
Mcgrath digs a right hand into Sigurdsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sigurdsson's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcgrath holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Frank Mcgrath has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mcgrath softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mcgrath lands a knee to the head.
Mcgrath lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgrath lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sigurdsson backwards.
Mcgrath lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sigurdsson backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mcgrath here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mcgrath with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mcgrath lands with a right to the head.
Mcgrath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sigurdsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcgrath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigurdsson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath tries to land a knee to the head but Sigurdsson blocks with his arms.
Mcgrath has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sigurdsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcgrath lands a knee to the body.
Sigurdsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcgrath scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Mcgrath.
Sigurdsson working hard to break the clinch.
Mcgrath blocks an uppercut.
Mcgrath working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sigurdsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sigurdsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcgrath lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mcgrath is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sigurdsson can do to turn this around?
Mcgrath landing knees to the head.
Sigurdsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mcgrath blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigurdsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sigurdsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcgraths head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Sigurdsson.
Mcgrath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sigurdsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcgrath misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson has a couple of punches blocked by Mcgrath.
Mcgrath working aggressively here.
Mcgrath misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Mcgrath.
Sigurdsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Mcgrath.
Mcgrath blocks an uppercut.
Mcgrath misses with the head strike.
Mcgrath is working Sigurdsson over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath working Sigurdsson over with knees to the body.
Mcgrath lands a left hand.
Mcgrath lands an elbow that stopped Sigurdsson in his tracks for a moment.
Sigurdsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcgrath lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sigurdsson fails to land.
Sigurdsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcgrath is struggling to control the position.
Mcgrath works on Sigurdsson's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Mcgrath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcgrath pushes Sigurdsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcgrath pushes Sigurdsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcgrath pushes Sigurdsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sigurdsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Mcgrath.
Sigurdsson tries to work over Mcgrath's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sigurdsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcgrath tries to land a knee to the head but Sigurdsson blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Mcgrath.
Mcgrath with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mcgrath blocks a body shot from Sigurdsson.
Mcgrath lands a damaging elbow.
Sigurdsson is working Mcgrath over against the cage.
Mcgrath lands an elbow just above Sigurdsson 's eye.
A hook to the body from Sigurdsson.
Mcgrath pushes Sigurdsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sigurdsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sigurdsson tries a body shot but Mcgrath blocks it.
Sigurdsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mcgrath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgrath throws a head punch that misses.
Sigurdsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcgrath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sigurdsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcgrath taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sigurdsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcgrath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sigurdsson throws a right hand that Mcgrath ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcgrath also avoids with ease.
Sigurdsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sigurdsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sigurdsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mcgrath dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sigurdsson. That did some damage!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mcgrath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgrath throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Mcgrath moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgrath pushes Sigurdsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Mcgrath scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sigurdsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mcgrath dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sigurdsson blocks a head kick by Mcgrath.
Sigurdsson throws a lazy right hand but Mcgrath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sigurdsson lands a right hook to the body.
Mcgrath's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sigurdsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mcgrath scrambles back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sigurdsson checks a leg kick.
Sigurdsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mcgrath.
Sigurdsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mcgrath counters with a thumping low kick.
Sigurdsson with a hook.
Sigurdsson throws a jab when Mcgrath was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mcgrath.
Sigurdsson misses with a double jab.
Sigurdsson misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Mcgrath.

Mcgrath gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath lands with a left to the head.
Mcgrath has Sigurdsson pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgrath lands a hook that snaps the head of Sigurdsson backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mcgrath.
Sigurdsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mcgrath lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sigurdsson backwards.
Nice body punch from Mcgrath - that landed with a thud.
Sigurdsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcgrath connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Mcgrath.
Mcgrath lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sigurdsson takes a shot to the head.
Mcgrath is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mcgrath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sigurdsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Sigurdsson - that landed with a thud.
Sigurdsson scores with a shot to the side of Mcgrath's head.
A frustrated look appears on Sigurdsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sigurdsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sigurdsson misses with some punches.
Mcgrath keeps control of Sigurdsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcgrath landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mcgrath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mcgrath looking to throw knees to the head but Sigurdsson is blocking nicely.
Mcgrath stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson tries to break the clinch but Mcgrath is controlling the position.
Mcgrath lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sigurdsson backwards.
Sigurdsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcgrath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sigurdsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mcgrath lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcgrath tries a knee to the head but Sigurdsson blocks it.
Sigurdsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcgrath misses with some punches.

Sigurdsson breaks the clinch.
Sigurdsson misses with a looping right.
Sigurdsson closes the distance but Mcgrath moves to the side
and Mcgrath counters with a head kick.
Sigurdsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sigurdsson is looking to clinch but Mcgrath is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Mcgrath.
Sigurdsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcgrath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcgrath fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sigurdsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Frank Mcgrath is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcgrath closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath connects with a leg kick. Sigurdsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Frank Sigurdsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath thuds his shin into the meat of Sigurdsson's side.
Sigurdsson feints a jab promting Mcgrath to slip. Sigurdsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mcgrath slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mcgrath with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mcgrath. Sigurdsson shrugs it off though.
Sigurdsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mcgrath counters with a nice body kick.
Sigurdsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mcgrath.
Sigurdsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mcgrath can pounce on him.
Sigurdsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mcgrath. That one must have hurt.
Sigurdsson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mcgrath scores with a head kick. Sigurdsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sigurdsson throws a big shot that misses.
Mcgrath lands a leg kick that knocks Sigurdsson off balance momentarily.
Frank Sigurdsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sigurdsson misses with a hook
and Mcgrath counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sigurdsson's knee momentarily.

Mcgrath instigates a clinch.
Mcgrath digs a right hand into Sigurdsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sigurdsson's gas tank.
Mcgrath lands a good knee to the midsection. Sigurdsson won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgrath connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sigurdsson's face.
Mcgrath lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcgrath digs a right hand into Sigurdsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sigurdsson's gas tank.
Mcgrath lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sigurdsson backwards.
Mcgrath scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mcgrath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mcgrath working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mcgrath works on Sigurdsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Mcgrath scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath with a knee to the head.
Mcgrath missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Mcgrath.
Frank Mcgrath is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sigurdsson is trying to break free.
Sigurdsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sigurdsson working aggressively here.
Sigurdsson is trying to break the clinch but Mcgrath is controlling him.
Mcgrath lands a shot to the body.
Sigurdsson tries to circle away but Mcgrath has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sigurdsson is trying to push Mcgrath away but Mcgrath has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mcgrath misses with a knee to the head.
Mcgrath lands a good knee to the midsection. Sigurdsson won't want to take too many of those.
Sigurdsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcgrath controls his hands.
Frank Sigurdsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sigurdsson misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Mcgrath.
Mcgrath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sigurdssons head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mcgrath showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcgrath has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mcgrath!