PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Grady comes to the cage accompanied by (no) Self Esteem. Starks has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. Richie O Grady could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Starks's chin.

O Grady
vs
Starks

200 cm
24
300 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

180 cm
31
300 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie O Grady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Starks!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Grady fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Grady fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as O Grady checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Starks.
O Grady lands a slapping body shot.
O Grady shoots in but no luck this time.

O Grady has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Grady is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Grady gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Tony Starks has been cut.
A knee to the head by O Grady.
Starks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Grady keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Starks's efforts to push away.
Starks wants to break free but O Grady has control.
Starks takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Grady throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Grady lands a knee to the head.
Starks looks gassed!
O Grady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady connects with a nasty looking knee right to Starks's face.
Starks digs a right hand into O Grady's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Grady's gas tank.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.
O Grady looking to throw knees to the head but Starks is blocking nicely.
Starks cracks O Grady with a nice body shot.
O Grady is defending well against a takedown attempt.
O Grady looking to throw knees to the head but Starks is blocking nicely.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Starks takes an elbow to the temple.
Starks struggles to land a body shot inside as O Grady controls his hands.
Starks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Grady's elbow.
Starks wants to break free but O Grady has control.
Starks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Starks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starks avoids the body shot from O Grady.
O Grady fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richie O Grady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks misses with a looping right.
O Grady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starks.
Starks throws a looping overhand right but O Grady ducks down to avoid it.
O Grady checks a leg kick.
O Grady tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Starks counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Starks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
O Grady pushes Starks away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Starks gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

O Grady sneaks out the side door and pushes Starks away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Grady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Grady tries to clinch up.
O Grady shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie O Grady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Grady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Starks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Grady throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Starks's waist but Starks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Grady off to one side.
Starks dips to his left and cracks O Grady with an uppercut!
Starks throws a body punch but O Grady moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Starks, as that shot connected.
Starks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Starks misses.
O Grady takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Grady takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Starks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starks throws an ugly left hook that misses

and O Grady counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Grady.

Starks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Grady fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Starks, right into the meat.
O Grady tries to clinch
and Starks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Starks catches O Grady with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Starks scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Grady wants to clinch
and Starks counters with a two punch combo.
O Grady tries to clinch but Starks is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tony Starks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Starks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Starks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Grady dives in and grabs Starks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Starks pushes down on O Grady's head and hops out.
O Grady shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Starks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starks misses the jab.
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch but Starks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starks keeps the fight on the outside.
O Grady wants to clinch up but Starks keeps it at a distance.
O Grady fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Grady closes the distance and clinches up with Starks, looking for a takedown. O Grady pushes Starks against the cage but Starks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie O Grady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Grady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Starks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Grady sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Grady clinches up against the cage.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Starks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Starks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Grady has him pressed against the cage.
Starks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Grady fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tony Starks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Grady fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Starks avoids it really well and circles away.
A left lands for Starks.
Starks just misses with a punch to the body.
Starks connects with a jab.
Starks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Grady manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady shoots in and drives through. Starks sprawls well.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for O Grady. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Starks throws a hook but O Grady avoids it easily.

Starks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Grady to the mat! O Grady manages to get full guard.
O Grady wants to stand up but Starks is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starks lands a couple of elbows.
Starks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Starks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

O Grady has his feet on Starks's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Starks throws a series of punches but O Grady moves out of range.
Starks misses with a wild combination.
O Grady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Starks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Grady is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starks looks to land a right hand but O Grady moved out of range.
Starks leaves O Grady with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
O Grady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Starks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Grady moves in looking to clinch but Starks pushes him off.
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starks swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Starks shoots in and gets a takedown into O Grady's guard.
O Grady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Starks.
O Grady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Grady is keeping the position for now.
O Grady preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Starks is looking to work some ground and pound but O Grady has wrist control.
Starks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Grady is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Starks is controlling him.
Starks throws a big right hand that misses.
Starks landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Grady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Starks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starks throws a strike but O Grady rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Starks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Starks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Starks's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Starks takes a swing at O Grady's ribcage but misses.
O Grady wants to clinch.
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Grady shoots in but no luck this time.
O Grady fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Grady walks into a left hand.
O Grady fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Grady shoots in looking for a takedown but Starks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O Grady's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Starks stuffs the takedown attempt from O Grady. O Grady gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie O Grady. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks looks to land a combination. O Grady sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Starks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A low kick from O Grady misses
and Starks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Grady slips under a jab.
O Grady tries to score a power double leg takedown but Starks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Grady somewhat.
O Grady looks to clinch
and Starks counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Starks closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into O Grady's guard.
O Grady wants to stand but Starks is controlling the position.
Starks postures up in O Grady's guard and throws a big left but O Grady blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Grady wants to stand but Starks is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks lands a couple of elbows.
Starks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
O Grady avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Grady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Starks is looking to work some ground and pound but O Grady has wrist control.
Tony Starks has got the better of the ground game so far.

O Grady kicks Starks off and gets to his feet.

Starks gets tackled into the cage by O Grady. O Grady maintains the clinch.
Starks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Grady's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Grady just misses with a elbow thrown towards Starks's brow.

Starks manages to break the clinch.
O Grady uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Starks.
Starks lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Grady.
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Grady doesn't manage to clinch there - Starks circles away.
Starks stuffs the takedown.
Starks stuns O Grady with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Grady tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Grady fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Grady misses with a wild body shot.
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Grady uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Starks.
Starks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Grady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starks was well out of range. Poor timing from O Grady.
Starks stalks O Grady and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into O Grady's face. O Grady staggers backwards, shaken.
Starks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Starks dips to his left and cracks O Grady with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!

O Grady fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Starks, pushing him back against the cage.

Starks breaks the clinch.
Starks lands a glancing blow to the side of O Grady's head.
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starks's corner calls for a 1-2. Starks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Grady moves in looking to clinch but Starks pushes him off.
O Grady's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Starks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Grady scrambles back to his feet.
O Grady tries to clinch but Starks is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Starks really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Starks's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A shot to the body from O Grady misses
and Starks counters with an inside leg kick.
O Grady darts in trying to clinch
and Starks counters with a nice uppercut.
O Grady slips a straight right by Starks.
Starks misses with a low kick.
O Grady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Starks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Grady misses with a takedown attempt - Starks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Grady has a takedown stuffed.
Starks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Grady.
Starks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Grady tries for a takedown but Starks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie O Grady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Grady slips under a jab from Starks.
O Grady throws a body punch but Starks moves out of range.
O Grady is looking to wear down Starks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Grady takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Grady looks for a takedown but Starks sprawls well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
O Grady throws a sloppy body shot
and Starks counters with a nice leg kick.
Starks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Starks keeps the fight on the outside.
Starks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Starks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Grady slips a jab and a cross from Starks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Starks misses with a straight left.
Starks throws a lazy right hand but O Grady sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Starks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

O Grady closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Grady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Starks tries to work over O Grady's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Starks.
Starks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Starks is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice body punch from Starks - that landed with a thud.

Starks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starks throws a jab but it's blocked by O Grady.
Starks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Grady looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Grady closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Starks tries to stall but O Grady uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
O Grady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Starks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. O Grady just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Starks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tony Starks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Grady lands a knee to the head.
Starks goes for a takedown in the clinch but O Grady prevents it.
Knees to the body from O Grady.
Starks working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, O Grady scores with a nice short uppercut.
Starks is looking to break free of the clinch but O Grady has double underhooks.
O Grady lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
O Grady unloads a knee to the mid-section. Starks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Grady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
O Grady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for O Grady.
O Grady lands a knee to the head.
Starks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Grady gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Starks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Starks goes for a takedown attempt but O Grady pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
O Grady shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Starks as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Grady fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Grady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starks was well out of range. Poor timing from O Grady.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Tony Starks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Starks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

O Grady fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starks paws at him with a jab and circles away.

O Grady gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Grady misses with a knee to the head.
O Grady looking to throw knees to the head but Starks is blocking nicely.
Starks tries for a takedown but O Grady manages to get underhooks.
Starks has had enough of the clinch but O Grady keeps him there for the moment.
O Grady softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Grady lands a nice elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Grady.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Starks is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Starks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Starks wants to get back to striking at distance but O Grady won't allow it.
Starks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Starks is trying to push O Grady away but O Grady has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Starks is trying to break the clinch but O Grady is controlling him.
O Grady lands a right hand that snaps the head of Starks backwards.

That has opened up Tony Starks's cut even more.
Starks fails to pull guard.
O Grady throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.
O Grady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Grady scores with a nice hook to the head.

The cut above Tony Starks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Starks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Grady has him pressed against the cage.
O Grady looking to throw knees to the head but Starks is blocking nicely.

Starks works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
O Grady is looking to stand up but Starks isn't so interested in that idea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks works over O Grady with some ground and pound from guard.
Starks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Starks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Grady wants to stand and escape but Starks is having none of it.
Starks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Grady wants to get back to his feet but Starks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Starks lands a couple of digs.
Starks prevents O Grady from getting back to his feet.
O Grady utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Starks postures up and lands a big shot to O Grady's brow.
Starks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starks stands up over O Grady, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Starks is looking to work some ground and pound but O Grady has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starks with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Grady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Grady has momentary wrist control but Starks slips an elbow through the middle.
Starks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Starks landing with the ground and pound.
O Grady is wriggling around but Starks manages to pass to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starks not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Starks thows a huge punch but O Grady dodges it nicely.
Starks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Grady's head.
O Grady keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Starks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Grady tries to kick Starks off but Starks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Starks throws a strike but O Grady avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Starks stops O Grady from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Grady utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Richie O Grady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starks slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Starks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Starks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Starks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Starks!
Tony Starks is the new super heavyweight champion!