PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richtor Schkayle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kearney McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schkayle's entrance music is Fast Lane. A fine choice. McGarrity comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Payback-Slayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Schkayle
vs
McGarrity

209 cm
30
280 lbs
30 - 14 - 1

197 cm
30
261 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richtor Schkayle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kearney McGarrity!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schkayle takes one to the chin there.
Schkayle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horrible takedown by McGarrity or perhaps it was just good defense by Schkayle which made him look bad.
McGarrity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGarrity swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schkayle misses with a low kick.
Schkayle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schkayle throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Kearney McGarrity has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGarrity lands with an overhand left.
Schkayle tried to score with a low kick but McGarrity checks it.
Schkayle tries to close the distance and clinch but McGarrity swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGarrity misses with a straight left.
Schkayle throws a low kick but McGarrity avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schkayle throws a leg kick

and McGarrity counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Schkayle wants to control but McGarrity is keeping busy.
Schkayle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schkayle is trying is best to control the position here.
Schkayle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schkayle.
Schkayle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McGarrity throwing strikes from guard but Schkayle blocks nicely.
Schkayle is pulling down on McGarrity's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schkayle is trying to keep McGarrity in close.
McGarrity is in close to Schkayle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Schkayle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGarrity manages to get himself to full guard.
McGarrity is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGarrity keeping full guard, as Schkayle tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schkayle wants to control from the top but McGarrity keeps moving.
McGarrity not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schkayle won't allow McGarrity to sweep him here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McGarrity walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Schkayle misses.
Schkayle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGarrity.
McGarrity checks a leg kick nicely.
McGarrity misses with a wild body shot.
McGarrity misses with an uppercut.
Schkayle misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schkayle tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGarrity swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schkayle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGarrity.
McGarrity blocks a leg kick.
McGarrity throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGarrity connects with a nice looking jab.
McGarrity stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schkayle.
McGarrity throws an overhand right that lands on Schkayle's shoulder, as Schkayle tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGarrity avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGarrity. Schkayle does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kearney McGarrity will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kearney McGarrity'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.

McGarrity walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Schkayle tried to score with a low kick but McGarrity checks it.
McGarrity fails to land the takedown.
Richtor Schkayle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGarrity with a jab.
McGarrity slips a jab from Schkayle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGarrity checks a leg kick.
Schkayle thows a leg kick but McGarrity checks it

and McGarrity counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McGarrity.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schkayle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGarrity manages to get himself to full guard.
McGarrity managing to control the position.
McGarrity looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schkayle looking to pass the guard.
Schkayle is looking to work some ground and pound but McGarrity has wrist control.
Schkayle trying to stand up but can't free himself from McGarrity's guard.
McGarrity is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kearney McGarrity has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schkayle wants to get up but he can't break McGarrity's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Schkayle trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
McGarrity pulls Schkayle in to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kearney McGarrity wasn't active enough on the ground.
Schkayle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schkayle.
McGarrity throws a leg kick but Schkayle sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGarrity lands a nice hook to Schkayle's body. Schkayle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGarrity jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Richtor Schkayle has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schkayle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGarrity scores with a body shot.
Schkayle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGarrity shoots in looking for a takedown. Schkayle tries to sprawl out of it but McGarrity keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schkayle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot lands for McGarrity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity scores with a jab to the body.
McGarrity throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McGarrity punishes Schkayle's body with a nice straight punch.

Schkayle gets caught napping as McGarrity dives in and scores a takedown. Schkayle manages to retain guard.
McGarrity cracks Schkayle with a solid left hand.
McGarrity postures up and lands a big shot to Schkayle's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGarrity postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schkayle keeping full guard, as McGarrity tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGarrity postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schkayle wants to hit a switch here but McGarrity passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Schkayle there!
Schkayle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGarrity putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Schkayle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

McGarrity looking for a guillotine from mount but Schkayle is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schkayle tries to hold on but McGarrity postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kearney McGarrity 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! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McGarrity throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schkayle on the side of the head.
McGarrity scores with a body shot.
Schkayle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGarrity can pounce on him.
McGarrity on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

McGarrity cracks Schkayle with an uppercut from hell and Schkayle crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of McGarrity's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Schkayle is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGarrity working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGarrity throwing strikes from guard but Schkayle blocks nicely.
Schkayle looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGarrity is one step ahead there.
Schkayle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGarrity.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity landing with the ground and pound.
McGarrity stands and throws Schkayle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The strikes coming from McGarrity are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McGarrity working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McGarrity working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Schkayle to see if he's OK.
Oh Schkayle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGarrity scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Schkayle is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and McGarrity can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kearney McGarrity!
A very excited looking Kearney McGarrity made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.