PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Grady's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, (no) Self Esteem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Grady
vs
Pearce

200 cm
22
300 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
295 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 6 - 1 - 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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Grady checks a leg kick.
O Grady shoots in but Pearce avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Pearce feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

O Grady is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Grady pulls Pearce in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Richie O Grady just wasn't active enough.
O Grady showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearce.
A low kick from Pearce misses

and Pearce is countered with a crisp right hand from O Grady that sends him to the canvas! O Grady follows him to the mat into side control.

It looks like Adam Pearce has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Grady sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pearce is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pearce can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pearce can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Grady misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Grady stands up.

Pearce gets a takedown into half guard.
O Grady is controlling Pearce's position as best he can from this difficult position.
O Grady is pressing down on Pearce's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
O Grady bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pearce's guard.
O Grady is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
O Grady working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pearce's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
O Grady throwing strikes but missing.
O Grady stays in close to Pearce's body and controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Grady works a leg free and moves into half guard.
O Grady working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pearce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Grady. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Grady thows a huge punch but Pearce dodges it nicely.
O Grady working Pearce over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Grady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Grady passes to full mount!
Pearce looks gassed!
O Grady sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
O Grady thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
O Grady throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
O Grady postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pearce looks a forlorn figure.
O Grady connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Grady unloads with some shots from mount but Pearce bucks and avoids them well.
O Grady controlling from mount.
O Grady with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Grady raining down shots from the mount!
Pearce blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Grady thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
O Grady looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pearce avoids a series of strikes thrown by O Grady.
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 Adam Pearce's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

O Grady closes the distance and clinches.
O Grady connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pearce's face.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Grady putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pearce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

O Grady gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Grady controlling the action here.
O Grady sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pearce defending well though.
O Grady throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pearce is breathing heavily.
O Grady keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
O Grady looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady lands with a punch from half guard.

O Grady decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

O Grady closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by O Grady.
O Grady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

O Grady breaks from the clinch.
Pearce takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Grady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pearce can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Grady shoots for a double leg takedown but Pearce sprawls well. He's pushed O Grady's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pearce scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Grady using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Grady connects with a knee to the head.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
O Grady putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pearce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Grady is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pearce pulls him back up using the underhooks.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
O Grady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pearce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Grady trying to land knees to the body.
O Grady throws a head punch that misses.
Pearce avoiding damage as O Grady throws knees to the body.

Pearce has picked O Grady up - he's going for a ride! Pearce dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
O Grady is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pearce's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pearce's back!

Pearce showing good submission defense here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearce tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Grady is landing with strikes from the back.
O Grady controls the action.

O Grady looking for the choke but no joy.
O Grady throwing wild punches that miss their target.

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.
Pearce avoids the strikes from O Grady.
O Grady thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

Pearce is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if O Grady gets his way!
O Grady punches the canvas rather than the man.
O Grady keeps control of the position as Pearce tries to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Grady looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
O Grady is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pearce. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richie O Grady dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Pearce's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

O Grady fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pearce, pushing him back against the cage.
O Grady lands an elbow that stopped Pearce in his tracks for a moment.
O Grady lands a damaging elbow.
O Grady lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearce prevents the takedown attempt.
Pearce can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by O Grady.
O Grady has Pearce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pearce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

O Grady gets a trip takedown into half guard.
O Grady keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
O Grady's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
O Grady working over Pearce with some ground and pound. Pearce looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Grady is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Richie O Grady overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Grady looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pearce with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

O Grady decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

O Grady takes the fight into the clinch.

O Grady gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pearce regains guard.
O Grady sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pearce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pearce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

O Grady drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Grady jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
O Grady postures up in Pearce's guard and throws a big left but Pearce blocks it.
Pearce is looking to stand up but O Grady isn't so interested in that idea.
Pearce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Grady.
O Grady postures up in Pearce's guard and throws a big left but Pearce blocks it.
O Grady thows a big elbow that misses.
O Grady controls from within his opponent's guard.
O Grady postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Richie O Grady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Grady is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Richie O Grady.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adam Pearce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from O Grady.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richie O Grady showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Grady 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richie O Grady!