PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bouncer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen McGrady has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bouncer
vs
McGrady

170 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Bouncer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Owen McGrady!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady misses with a jab, cross combination.

McGrady tries to keep at a distance but Bouncer has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouncer.
Bouncer unloads a knee to the mid-section.

McGrady is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bouncer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McGrady to the mat. McGrady regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bouncer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bouncer controlling from the top position.

McGrady is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bouncer defends well.
Bouncer tries to free his leg and advance position but McGrady is retaining full guard.
Bouncer prevents McGrady from getting back to his feet.
Bouncer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bouncer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bouncer stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouncer ducks right into an uppercut from McGrady.
Bouncer scores with a three punch combo!
Bouncer dodges the punch combination from McGrady.

McGrady tries to keep at a distance but Bouncer has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bouncer gets control of McGrady's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bouncer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McGrady wants to stand and escape but instead Bouncer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
McGrady can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bouncer controls the pace.
Bouncer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGrady swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bouncer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Billy Bouncer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McGrady fails to land with a series of punches.
McGrady looks gassed!
McGrady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bouncer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Bouncer decides to stand up.
McGrady tries to bum rush Bouncer with a series of wild strikes but Bouncer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bouncer forces McGrady back against the cage and clinches.
McGrady is trying to break free.
Bouncer has McGrady pushed against the cage.
McGrady is trying to break the clinch but Bouncer is controlling him.

Bouncer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but McGrady regains guard immediately.
Bouncer pushing down on McGrady's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McGrady is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bouncer jumps into side control!

Bouncer stands up.

McGrady tries to sprawl but Bouncer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Bouncer seems content to control.
McGrady taking some punishment here, with Bouncer in his half guard.
Bouncer slips a nice elbow through McGrady's hands, connecting with McGrady's forehead.
Bouncer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bouncer looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bouncer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bouncer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGrady.

Bouncer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McGrady wants to stand up but Bouncer is controlling him.
Bouncer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McGrady is breathing heavily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Billy Bouncer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McGrady throws a series of punches but Bouncer avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bouncer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McGrady is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bouncer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Bouncer stands up from McGrady's guard - Bouncer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bouncer throws a leg kick which misses McGrady's front leg but catches the back leg as McGrady tries to avoid it.

Bouncer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McGrady napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bouncer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouncer in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouncer cracks McGrady with a big elbow.
Bouncer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Bouncer stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Bouncer rushes McGrady and presses him up against the cage.

Bouncer drags the fight down to the ground.

McGrady avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Bouncer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McGrady defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady trying to control the position from guard on top but Bouncer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bouncer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGrady manages to get himself to full guard.
McGrady wants to control the position but Bouncer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

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

Bouncer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McGrady looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouncer stalling.
McGrady looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGrady is in trouble now - Bouncer has advanced to mount!
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!
Bouncer controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bouncer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bouncer 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.
McGrady is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bouncer looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bouncer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Bouncer gets to his feet - McGrady follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bouncer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady is trying to stand back up but Bouncer is controlling him
Bouncer tries to pass to full mount but McGrady defends it.
McGrady is trying to stand back up but Bouncer is controlling him
Bouncer working McGrady over with strikes.
Bouncer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Bouncer decides to stand and escape the position.
McGrady shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bouncer pinned against the cage. Bouncer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Bouncer drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouncer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Bouncer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouncer dodges the punch combination from McGrady.

Bouncer gets a takedown into half guard.
Bouncer trying to mount his opponent but McGrady defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouncer stops McGrady from getting back to his feet.
Bouncer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McGrady!
Bouncer content just to control the position here.
McGrady is trying to stand.
Bouncer controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouncer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGrady is bucking up trying to escape but Bouncer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bouncer controlling from mount.
Bouncer landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bouncer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Billy Bouncer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bouncer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McGrady for as long as he can get away with.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bouncer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bouncer 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bouncer!