PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darque Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gums O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knight
vs
O Grady

175 cm
26
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

202 cm
25
282 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darque Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gums O Grady!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from O Grady. Those never looked like landing.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Grady sprawls well. O Grady wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
O Grady misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Grady avoids it really well and circles away.
O Grady misses with a looping left.
O Grady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Grady fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Grady stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and O Grady wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darque Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Grady throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Grady throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Grady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Grady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from O Grady. Those never looked like landing.
O Grady keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sloppy strikes from O Grady. Those never looked like landing.
Knight looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Grady is fending him off so far but Knight persists. Nope, O Grady circles away and we're back to standing.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Grady as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight shoots for a double leg takedown but O Grady sprawls well. He's pushed Knight's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
O Grady leaves Knight with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from O Grady.
O Grady throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Grady bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Grady paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Grady avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Grady misses with a double jab

and Knight counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in O Grady's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Grady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Knight throwing strikes but missing.
Knight stops O Grady from standing up.
O Grady really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knight is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Knight drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Knight jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
O Grady is looking to stand up but Knight isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Grady pulls Knight in to control the position.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Knight drops back looking for a leg! O Grady is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O Grady manages to kick Knight off! Knight jumps back into O Grady's guard.
Knight forces his way into half guard.

Knight wants to work for an arm triangle but O Grady is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
O Grady is positioning himself well to prevent Knight advancing to mount.
Knight lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Grady blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knight.
Knight is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for O Grady!
Knight cracks O Grady with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Knight cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
O Grady in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight is landing with some decent strikes but O Grady is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
O Grady takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Knight's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darque Knight!