PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bonesaw McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacker Pentacost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

McGraw
vs
Pentacost

188 cm
20
237 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Very confident

Conviction
Spartan Nutrition

Spartan Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bonesaw McGraw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stacker Pentacost!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McGraw clinches.

Pentacost breaks the clinch.
McGraw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pentacost throws a jab but it's blocked by McGraw.
We've been hearing reports that McGraw has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pentacost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pentacost lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGraw's sensitive parts.
Pentacost swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGraw counters with a good, hard body kick but Pentacost shrugs it off.
McGraw throws a quick inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGraw!
A slapping body kick lands there for McGraw.
Pentacost looks winded!
McGraw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pentacost. McGraw does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGraw throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pentacost has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
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!
McGraw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pentacost chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGraw can pounce on him.

McGraw throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pentacost was covering up waiting for the punch and McGraw finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pentacost keeping moving, preventing McGraw from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McGraw has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McGraw looking to pass the guard.
Pentacost wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and McGraw manages to pass to side control.

McGraw is looking for a kimura here.

McGraw is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McGraw performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pentacost gets full guard.
McGraw advances position into side control!
Pentacost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGraw fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McGraw advances nicely into full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pentacost is looking to escape.

McGraw working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
You get the feeling that Pentacost really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pentacost is working to get back to half guard.
Pentacost wants to control but McGraw is having none of it.
McGraw misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
McGraw mounts Pentacost! Really nice guard pass there!
McGraw scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pentacost?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraw won't let Pentacost get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
McGraw trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pentacost is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

McGraw is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pentacost is surviving well by controlling McGraw's body position as best he can.
Pentacost is bucking up trying to escape but McGraw cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pentacost tries to hold on but McGraw pushes him away.

McGraw looking to secure an arm triangle but Pentacost defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bonesaw McGraw dominated that round.
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.

McGraw scores with a nice head shot.
McGraw tries to clinch up.
McGraw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pentacost steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGraw. That one must have hurt.
McGraw lands a front kick.
McGraw moves out of range as Pentacost strikes.
McGraw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

McGraw feints and as Pentacost raises his hands in defense, McGraw changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Pentacost has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. McGraw is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGraw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pentacost backwards.
McGraw lands with a left to the head.
Pentacost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pentacost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

McGraw lands a big left hand right to the temple and Pentacost goes down!

Pentacost is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw passes to side control.
Pentacost is still in real trouble! Can McGraw finish him?
McGraw scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Pentacost is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and McGraw can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bonesaw McGraw!
After the big win, Bonesaw McGraw made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.