PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Grady has chosen (no) Self Esteem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brizuela
vs
O Grady

199 cm
25
315 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

200 cm
26
300 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Brizuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie O Grady!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from O Grady misses.
Brizuela swats away the attempt to clinch by O Grady.
Brizuela looks to score with a jab to the body but O Grady is just out of range.
Brizuela throws a good cross that connects.
Brizuela scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

O Grady moves into the clinch.
O Grady pushes off an throws an elbow but Brizuela leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brizuela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Grady goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brizuela takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Francis Brizuela has been cut.
O Grady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Grady tries to land knees in the clinch but Brizuela avoids the damage to the body.
Brizuela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brizuela tries to circle away but O Grady has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Grady throws an elbow but misses.
Brizuela takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brizuela is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela avoiding damage as O Grady throws knees to the body.
Brizuela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brizuela misses with a knee to the head.
O Grady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brizuela blocks it with crossed arms.
Brizuela's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brizuela managing to block the knees to the body from O Grady.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Grady.
O Grady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Grady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brizuela blocks it with crossed arms.
O Grady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brizuela misses with a punch to the body.
O Grady dodges an elbow strike from Brizuela.
O Grady on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brizuela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but Brizuela blocks it.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela misses with an elbow over the top.
Brizuela scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Richie O Grady has been cut.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Grady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brizuela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Grady lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brizuela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brizuela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brizuela connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Grady's face.
Brizuela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brizuela throws an elbow that misses.
O Grady lands an elbow inside that Brizuela shrugs off.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brizuela avoids it.
Brizuela misses with the head strike.
Brizuela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Grady has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela tries to land knees in the clinch but O Grady avoids the damage to the body.
O Grady is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brizuela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Grady unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Grady.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Grady crunches a lovely knee into Brizuela's ribcage.
O Grady lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Grady creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Grady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Grady misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Grady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Francis Brizuela's cut is getting worse.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela has a couple of punches blocked by O Grady.
O Grady connects with a knee to the head.
Brizuela takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Grady lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brizuela backwards.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Grady with a knee to the head.
O Grady lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brizuela backwards.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Grady.
O Grady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brizuela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but Brizuela blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Brizuela.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but Brizuela blocks with his arms.
O Grady throws a head punch that misses.
Brizuela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Grady backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richie O Grady dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brizuela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brizuela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Grady misses with a series of wild punches.

Brizuela has closed the distance and engaged O Grady in a clinch.
O Grady misses with some punches.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but Brizuela blocks with his arms.
Brizuela throws an elbow but it misses.

Brizuela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Grady ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brizuela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Brizuela gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Grady unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brizuela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.
Brizuela tries to land a knee to the head but O Grady blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela connects with a knee to the head.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but Brizuela blocks with his arms.
Brizuela lands an elbow inside that O Grady shrugs off.
O Grady lands a nice elbow.
O Grady takes an elbow to the temple.
Brizuela scores with a shoulder strike.
O Grady misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brizuela.
Brizuela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Grady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brizuela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brizuela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Grady looking to throw knees to the head but Brizuela is blocking nicely.
Brizuela lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brizuela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Grady creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O Grady lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Grady scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brizuela avoids the elbow strike from O Grady, against the cage.
O Grady throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brizuela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Grady blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for O Grady.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.
O Grady avoiding damage as Brizuela throws knees to the body.
O Grady working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Grady blocks an uppercut.
O Grady throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
O Grady lands a good knee to the midsection. Brizuela won't want to take too many of those.
O Grady gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brizuela blocks an elbow strike from O Grady.
O Grady has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but Brizuela blocks it.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
Brizuela avoiding damage as O Grady throws knees to the body.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.
O Grady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richie O Grady seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.

Brizuela manages to break the clinch.
O Grady moves out of range as Brizuela strikes.
O Grady wants to clinch.
A jab from O Grady does it's job there.
Brizuela takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brizuela darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brizuela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Grady.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brizuela darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brizuela throws a body punch but O Grady moves out of range.
Brizuela looks to throw the jab but O Grady is out of range.
Nice body punch from Brizuela.
Brizuela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Grady wants to clinch.
Brizuela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brizuela misses with a left hand
and O Grady connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Grady doesn't manage to clinch there - Brizuela circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richie O Grady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Brizuela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

O Grady wants to clinch but Brizuela slips to the side
and Brizuela counters with a nice uppercut.

Brizuela closes the distance and pushes O Grady back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Grady.
O Grady throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brizuela.
O Grady lands a good knee to the midsection. Brizuela won't want to take too many of those.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brizuela misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brizuela avoiding damage as O Grady throws knees to the body.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Grady throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brizuela takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Grady scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Grady is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brizuela is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela takes a shot to the head.
Brizuela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but Brizuela blocks it.
O Grady dodges an elbow strike from Brizuela.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but Brizuela blocks with his arms.
O Grady misses with the head strike.
O Grady pushes off an throws an elbow but Brizuela leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Grady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brizuela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brizuela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
O Grady throws an elbow but it misses.
O Grady connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brizuela's face.

Francis Brizuela's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Grady working aggressively here.
O Grady lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brizuela avoids it.
Brizuela looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brizuela landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Grady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brizuela lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brizuela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Grady backwards.
Brizuela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brizuela.
O Grady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brizuela unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brizuela lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Richie O Grady's cut even more.
Brizuela lands an elbow inside that O Grady shrugs off.
Brizuela crunches a lovely knee into O Grady's ribcage.
O Grady tries to land knees in the clinch but Brizuela avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Grady avoids the elbow strike from Brizuela, against the cage.
Brizuela trying to land knees to the body.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brizuela tries to land knees in the clinch but O Grady avoids the damage to the body.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brizuela with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Grady takes a shot to the head.
Brizuela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but Brizuela blocks it.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brizuela avoids it.
Richie O Grady is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brizuela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Grady has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brizuela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but Brizuela blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brizuela misses with an elbow over the top.
Brizuela misses with an elbow strike.
O Grady lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Francis Brizuela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brizuela managing to block the knees to the body from O Grady.
Brizuela misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brizuela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brizuela struggles to land a body shot inside as O Grady controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richie O Grady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Grady 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richie O Grady!
During a confident post fight interview, Richie O Grady thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.