PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Grecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGill
vs
Grecko

173 cm
22
142 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

160 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogie McGill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Grecko!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGill takes one to the side of the head.
Grecko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grecko pulls out of a head kick attempt.

McGill gets tackled into the cage by Grecko. Grecko maintains the clinch.
Grecko swings wildly with an uppercut but McGill uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grecko.
McGill tries to land a knee to the head but Grecko blocks with his arms.
Grecko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGill's elbow.
McGill taking a breather.
Grecko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGill is looking to control Grecko's arms but Grecko gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGill has his back to the cage.
Grecko scores with a shot to the side of McGill's head.
Grecko lands with a left to the head.
McGill is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McGill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grecko slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill looking to throw knees to the head but Grecko is blocking nicely.
McGill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grecko.
Grecko misses with the head strike.
Grecko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grecko lands with a short shot to the head.
Grecko tries to work over McGill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grecko has a couple of punches blocked by McGill.
Grecko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGill throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGill stalling in the clinch but Grecko improves position.
McGill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grecko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grecko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGill blocks an uppercut.
McGill is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecko has a couple of punches blocked by McGill.
McGill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grecko misses with some punches.
McGill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grecko blocks it with crossed arms.
McGill misses with a knee to the head.
McGill blocks a body shot from Grecko.
McGill slows down the pace here.
McGill prevents a body shot from Grecko.
McGill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grecko digs a right hand into McGill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGill's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grecko leaning against his opponent.
McGill throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grecko.
Nice body punch from Grecko - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill looking to throw knees to the head but Grecko is blocking nicely.
McGill takes a shot to the head.
Grecko lands a right hand.
McGill throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grecko.
Grecko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grecko.
McGill tries a knee to the head but Grecko blocks it.
McGill tries to land knees in the clinch but Grecko avoids the damage to the body.
Grecko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Grecko scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grecko throws a head punch that misses.
McGill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grecko is defending well for now.
Grecko struggles to land a body shot inside as McGill controls his hands.
Grecko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grecko is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McGill misses with a knee strike.
McGill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGill misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grecko lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGill looking to throw knees to the head but Grecko is blocking nicely.
Grecko tries a body shot but McGill blocks it.
Grecko throws a punch but it's blocked by McGill.
McGill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grecko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Grecko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Grecko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

McGill is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grecko's half guard.
McGill is just content to waste time from the top position. Grecko takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Grecko looking for a sweep. Not yet Grecko, not yet.
McGill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGill looking to pass the guard.
Grecko controlling the position.
McGill wants to control from the top but Grecko keeps moving.
McGill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grecko pulls McGill in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grecko keeps the fight on the outside.
Grecko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tony Grecko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grecko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grecko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grecko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGill wants to clinch.

Grecko gets tackled into the cage by McGill. McGill maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGill stalling in the clinch but Grecko improves position.
Grecko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grecko throws a head punch that misses.
Grecko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grecko pushes McGill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGill misses with a knee to the head.
Grecko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGill tries a knee to the head but Grecko blocks it.
McGill utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grecko managing to block the knees to the body from McGill.
Grecko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grecko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecko misses with a punch on the inside.
McGill looking to throw knees to the head but Grecko is blocking nicely.
McGill is trying to stall.
Grecko throws a head punch that misses.
Grecko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grecko misses with the head strike.
Grecko throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grecko.
A head punch on the inside from Grecko fails to land.
Grecko scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grecko blocks it with crossed arms.
Grecko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGill connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Grecko.
McGill crunches a lovely knee into Grecko's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grecko scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGill looking to stall.
Grecko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGill looking to slow down the pace here.
Grecko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grecko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Grecko.
A left hand lands to the body for Grecko.
A short right from Grecko on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Grecko.
McGill tries to land knees in the clinch but Grecko avoids the damage to the body.
McGill connects with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Grecko.
Grecko misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bogie McGill will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Grecko. That's going to slow McGill down.
McGill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGill tries to clinch up but Grecko circles away and keeps his distance.
McGill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grecko swivels and escapes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grecko.
Grecko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grecko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGill.
McGill tries to clinch up.
McGill moves in looking to clinch but Grecko pushes him off.
McGill moves out of range as Grecko throws a body kick.
Grecko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGill wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecko throws a leg kick which misses McGill's front leg but catches the back leg as McGill tries to avoid it.
McGill tries to clinch
and Grecko counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Grecko does it's job there.
Grecko misses with a looping left.
McGill has his takedown stuffed
and Grecko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grecko loads up on a big right hand but McGill slips the punch.

McGill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grecko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grecko is pulling down on McGill's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGill manages to get himself to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grecko trying to control the position from guard on top but McGill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grecko throws a big elbow that misses.
Grecko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGill keeping moving, preventing Grecko from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tony Grecko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Grecko scores with a nice head shot.
McGill tries to clinch but Grecko is having none of it.
Grecko connects with a solid leg kick.

Grecko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grecko displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGill up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko can't find room to land a body shot as McGill controls the action.
McGill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grecko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grecko takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGill is looking to control Grecko's arms but Grecko gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGill has his back to the cage.
Grecko presses McGill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGill misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grecko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grecko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grecko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grecko stalling the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Grecko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grecko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Grecko!