PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between KJ Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and R J MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dempsey
vs
J MacReady

181 cm
24
218 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

186 cm
25
210 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, R J MacReady!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey scores with a jab.
MacReady throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dempsey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dempsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacReady lands a head kick!

It looks like KJ Dempsey has been cut.
MacReady on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Dempsey clinches up against the cage.
Dempsey lands a right hand.
MacReady is trying to stall.
MacReady gets through Dempsey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dempsey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dempsey lands a left hand.
MacReady prevents a body shot from Dempsey.
Dempsey scores with an uppercut up the middle.

MacReady is rocked!
MacReady blocks a body shot from Dempsey.
Dempsey misses with a punch on the inside.
Dempsey misses with a body punch.
MacReady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from MacReady as the two fighters clinch.
MacReady makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dempsey scores with a hook to the body.
Dempsey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dempsey just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacReady's brow.
A hook to the body from Dempsey.
Dempsey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dempsey can't find room to land a body shot as MacReady controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacReady taking a breather.
MacReady working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Dempsey breaks from the clinch.
Dempsey throws a lazy right hand but MacReady sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacReady cracks Dempsey with a good jab.
Dempsey works the jab nicely.
MacReady takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dempsey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacReady.
Dempsey connects with a right hand. MacReady shakes it off.
Dempsey loads up on a big right hand but MacReady slips the punch.
MacReady digs a good hook to Dempsey's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacReady takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacReady tries to clinch
and Dempsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dempsey swats away the attempt to clinch by MacReady.
MacReady throws a leg kick
and Dempsey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dempsey connects with a body shot.
Dempsey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacReady looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacReady looks gassed!
A jab lands there for Dempsey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
Dempsey throws a combination. MacReady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
MacReady keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dempsey.
A solid body kick from MacReady.
Dempsey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

MacReady gets tackled into the cage by Dempsey. Dempsey maintains the clinch.
MacReady makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dempsey takes a shot to the head.
Dempsey throws a punch but it's blocked by MacReady.
MacReady works on Dempsey's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dempsey.
MacReady pushes Dempsey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
MacReady lands a right hand.

MacReady manages to break the clinch.
MacReady getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dempsey lands with a right hand.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacReady moves away.

Dempsey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in MacReady's guard.
MacReady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dempsey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dempsey trying to control the position from guard on top but MacReady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacReady is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dempsey working some strikes from top position.
Dempsey with a flurry of punches that miss.
MacReady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dempsey.
Dempsey throwing strikes but missing.
Dempsey stands up over MacReady, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey with a nice head shot there.
Dempsey wants to control from the top but MacReady keeps moving.
Dempsey won't allow MacReady to sweep him here.
Dempsey stands up over MacReady, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dempsey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dempsey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
MacReady looking to control.
Dempsey passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on MacReady's thigh. MacReady counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Dempsey stands and throws MacReady's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that KJ Dempsey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on KJ Dempsey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

MacReady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dempsey moves away.
MacReady takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dempsey throws a body punch but MacReady moves out of range.
Dempsey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
MacReady drops his hands momentarily and Dempsey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
MacReady throws an overhand right that lands on Dempsey's shoulder, as Dempsey tries to avoid the shot.
Dempsey misses with a low kick.
Dempsey shoots in for a takedown but MacReady shows good takedown defense.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dempsey, as that shot connected.
MacReady swings for the body but Dempsey moves out of range.
MacReady takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the body from MacReady misses
and Dempsey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dempsey.
MacReady is breathing heavily.
Dempsey fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacReady checks a leg kick.
Dempsey with a jab.
MacReady misses with a hook
and MacReady takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Dempsey misses.
MacReady throws an overhand right that lands on Dempsey's shoulder, as Dempsey tries to avoid the shot.
Dempsey jabs MacReady to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MacReady throws a right hand that misses
and Dempsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacReady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dempsey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dempsey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MacReady moves out of range as Dempsey strikes.
Dempsey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MacReady moves away from the strike by Dempsey.
MacReady just misses with a punch to the body.
MacReady takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacReady. Dempsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacReady swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dempsey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dempsey misses with a hook.
MacReady bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacReady misses with an uppercut
and Dempsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dempsey ducks under a wild hook from MacReady.
R J MacReady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacReady on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dempsey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and MacReady has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacReady and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
MacReady lands a jab-cross combination.
Donk. Dempsey catches MacReady right on the button with a cross.
MacReady has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
MacReady tries to close the distance and clinch but Dempsey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dempsey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
R J MacReady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacReady gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacReady misses with a shot to the body
letting Dempsey counter with a right hand.
MacReady misses with a double jab
and Dempsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacReady misses with a right hand
and MacReady takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MacReady misses with a wild body shot.
MacReady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dempsey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dempsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacReady fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dempsey.
MacReady jabs Dempsey to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady misses with a body punch
and Dempsey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dempsey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dempsey. MacReady does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dempsey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
KJ Dempsey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dempsey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dempsey sizes up MacReady with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dempsey throws a right hand that misses
letting MacReady counter with a right hand.
MacReady ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacReady throws a body punch but Dempsey moves out of range.
MacReady throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Dempsey counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in MacReady's guard now.
Dempsey postures up in MacReady's guard and throws a big left but MacReady blocks it.
Dempsey 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.
Dempsey scoring with punches to the head and body.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if MacReady can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dempsey trying to control the position from guard on top but MacReady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dempsey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dempsey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dempsey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacReady is keeping the position for now.
Dempsey trying to control the position from guard on top but MacReady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dempsey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dempsey preventing the sweep.
Dempsey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dempsey distracts MacReady with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dempsey lands a couple of elbows.

Dempsey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dempsey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KJ Dempsey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on KJ Dempsey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

MacReady avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacReady swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dempsey counter with a right hand.

MacReady takes the fight into the clinch.
MacReady blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dempsey just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacReady's brow.
MacReady stalling the fight.
MacReady lands with a short shot to the head.
MacReady blocks an uppercut.
Dempsey working aggressively here.
Dempsey misses with the head strike.
Dempsey lands with a light punch inside.
Dempsey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacReady's elbow.
MacReady slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dempsey throws an elbow but misses.
MacReady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dempsey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MacReady is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on MacReady - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
MacReady continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacReady swings wildly with an uppercut but Dempsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacReady stalling in the clinch.
Dempsey tries a body shot but MacReady blocks it.
A short body shot lands from MacReady as the two fighters clinch.
MacReady is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dempsey is keeping busy.

MacReady breaks the clinch.
MacReady throws a leg kick but Dempsey moved away.
MacReady misses with a lunging right hand
and Dempsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dempsey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
MacReady just misses with a punch to the body.
Dempsey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
MacReady tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dempsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by MacReady. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by MacReady. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey takes a jab right on the kisser.
MacReady is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dempsey.
MacReady uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
MacReady is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dempsey rather than just go for the knockout.
Dempsey throws an overhand right that lands on MacReady's shoulder, as MacReady tries to avoid the shot.
Dempsey walks into a stiff left hand from MacReady.
MacReady shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dempsey misses with a lunging right hand
and MacReady counters with a good low kick that Dempsey was not able to check.
MacReady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dempsey.
MacReady takes a swing at Dempsey's ribcage but misses.
MacReady misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacReady. Dempsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacReady lands a jab to Dempsey's midsection.
Dempsey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacReady to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dempsey keeps the fight on the outside.
MacReady takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from MacReady finds it's way through Dempsey's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dempsey has time to react.
KJ Dempsey is winning the standup battle so far.
Dempsey dips to his left and cracks MacReady with an uppercut!
MacReady changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dempsey throws a lazy right hand but MacReady sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dempsey lands a really nice looking cross but MacReady seems unphased.
MacReady tries to clinch but Dempsey is having none of it.
MacReady throws an off balance right hand
and Dempsey counters with a nice uppercut.
MacReady fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dempsey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacReady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacReady misses with an uppercut
enabling Dempsey to counter with a crisp jab.
Dempsey ducks under a wild hook from MacReady.
A slow jab from MacReady misses its intended target.
MacReady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Dempsey as he checks the leg kick.
MacReady misses with a body shot
and Dempsey counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey throws a jab when MacReady was well out of range.
MacReady walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacReady throws a right hand that misses
and Dempsey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
KJ Dempsey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacReady slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
MacReady rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dempsey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dempsey misses with a hook
and MacReady counters with a nice leg kick.
Dempsey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
MacReady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dempsey was well out of range. Poor timing from MacReady.

Dempsey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacReady keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacReady keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MacReady really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dempsey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
MacReady is trying to get back to full guard.
R J MacReady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dempsey in particular looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
R J MacReady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dempsey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... KJ Dempsey!