PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between R J MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus McGrufus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rufus McGrufus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

J MacReady
vs
McGrufus

186 cm
23
181 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
175 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, R J MacReady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rufus McGrufus!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacReady punishes McGrufus's body with a nice straight punch.
MacReady fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
MacReady scores with a nice strike.
MacReady tries a head kick but it misses.
MacReady moves in looking to clinch but McGrufus pushes him off.
McGrufus throws a right hand that misses
and MacReady counters with a lovely straight right hand!
R J MacReady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacReady.
MacReady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGrufus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacReady can pounce on him.
MacReady feints and then cracks McGrufus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGrufus down.
McGrufus misses with a hook
and MacReady counters with an outside leg kick.
McGrufus avoids the body shot from MacReady.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacReady. McGrufus does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGrufus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacReady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGrufus manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by MacReady as he connects with a hook.
MacReady tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGrufus counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McGrufus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacReady counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGrufus's knee momentarily.
McGrufus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacReady counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGrufus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacReady cracks McGrufus with a good jab.
MacReady is looking to wear down McGrufus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
MacReady missing with a left hand there. McGrufus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacReady throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGrufus misses with a hook
and MacReady makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
MacReady is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacReady looks to land a left hand but McGrufus moved out of range nicely.
MacReady scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGrufus doesn't seem bothered though.
McGrufus swings widly with a right hand
and MacReady counters with an inside leg kick.
McGrufus misses with a left hand
and MacReady counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
MacReady jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacReady lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

R J MacReady dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

MacReady throws a leg kick but McGrufus moved away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McGrufus throws an off balance right hand
and MacReady counters with a thumping low kick.
MacReady connects with an inside leg kick.
MacReady lands with a nice body punch.
MacReady misses with a lunging right hand

and McGrufus counters with a head kick that drops MacReady to the mat! MacReady scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

MacReady is rocked!
McGrufus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacReady works McGrufus's body with a nice hook.
McGrufus is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacReady throws out the jab.
MacReady is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McGrufus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacReady counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
R J MacReady is winning the standup battle so far.
McGrufus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacReady. MacReady obviously looking to wear him down.
MacReady wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MacReady connects with an inside leg kick.
MacReady punishes McGrufus's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady throws a leg kick that is checked
letting McGrufus counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - MacReady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from MacReady.
McGrufus misses with a hook
and MacReady connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGrufus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus misses with the combination.
MacReady misses with a hook to the body
enabling McGrufus to counter with a crisp jab.
MacReady throws a hook to the side of McGrufus's head but McGrufus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by MacReady.
MacReady stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
MacReady fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacReady slips a jab and a cross from McGrufus.
MacReady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGrufus manages to avoid it.
McGrufus cracks MacReady with an open hand slap.
MacReady connects with a right hand. McGrufus shakes it off.
McGrufus throws a lazy uppercut
and MacReady counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGrufus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

R J MacReady dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from MacReady.
McGrufus 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.
MacReady misses with a straight right.
A head kick by MacReady misses
letting McGrufus counter with a right hand.
MacReady swings for the body but McGrufus moves out of range.
MacReady is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
MacReady misses with a body shot.
McGrufus misses with a lunging right hand
and MacReady counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus misses with a left hand
and MacReady counters with a nice leg kick.
MacReady takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacReady throws a nice head kick!
MacReady tries to clinch up.
McGrufus misses with a left hand
and MacReady counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacReady falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling McGrufus to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
MacReady fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGrufus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacReady is looking to clinch but McGrufus is avoiding it.
MacReady misses with a right hand
and McGrufus counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops MacReady! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by McGrufus!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus McGrufus!