PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Cathay (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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cathay
vs
O Grady

195 cm
27
265 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

200 cm
28
290 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Cathay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richie O Grady!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Grady throws a hook but Cathay blocks it.
Cathay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

O Grady clinches up against the cage.
Cathay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Grady scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Carl Cathay has been cut.
O Grady on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cathay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cathay is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Grady with a knee to the head.
O Grady scores with a knee to the head.
Cathay takes an elbow to the temple.
O Grady trying to land knees to the body.
O Grady lands a nice elbow.

Carl Cathay's cut is getting worse.
Cathay throws a punch but it's blocked by O Grady.
Cathay lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cathay.
Cathay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from O Grady.
A knee to the head by O Grady.
O Grady connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
O Grady creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cathay's defenses.
O Grady lands an elbow that stopped Cathay in his tracks for a moment.

Carl Cathay's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
O Grady misses with a knee to the head.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Cathay is rocked!
O Grady using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but Cathay blocks it.
Cathay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Grady just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cathay's brow.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Grady lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cathay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Grady throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cathays head.
O Grady lands an elbow that stopped Cathay in his tracks for a moment.
O Grady landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Grady just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cathay's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cathay.
Cathay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Grady's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
O Grady gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Grady lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Grady creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Grady lands an elbow inside.

Jeez, Carl Cathay's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
O Grady creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cathay's defenses.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but Cathay blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cathay throws an elbow but misses.
O Grady utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Grady lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carl Cathay's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richie O Grady!
Richie O Grady took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'man, I had to go, so I will not miss my flight'.