PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson McGinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Devotion. McGinley has chosen Big Dogs Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Gracie
vs
McGinley

208 cm
30
287 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

205 cm
23
279 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson McGinley!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McGinley tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie lands a left hand.
McGinley lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
McGinley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
McGinley lands a shoulder strike.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGinley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGinley looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
McGinley throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGinley checks a leg kick.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by McGinley. Beautiful body shot.
McGinley throws a shot to the body.
Anderson McGinley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGinley thumps Gracie with a low kick.

Gracie gets a clinch.
McGinley scores with a hook to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
McGinley scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGinley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Gracie is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGinley.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGinley lands a big knee to the head and Gracie goes down! McGinley pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson McGinley!
Anderson McGinley thanked the fans post fight for their support.