PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonesaw McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Great
vs
McGraw

200 cm
24
280 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
237 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Sydney Fight Gear

Conviction

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bonesaw McGraw!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Great.
Great takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGraw looks to land a combination but Great avoids it well.
Great slips a jab from McGraw.
McGraw misses with a hook
and Great counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Great takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McGraw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Great - just one landing.
McGraw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraw misses with a low kick.
McGraw scores with the left hand. Great knows he should have avoided that one.
Great keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGraw.
Sloppy strikes from McGraw. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGraw thuds his shin into the meat of Great's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw throws a low kick but it's checked well by Great.
McGraw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Great was well out of range. Poor timing from McGraw.
McGraw throws a push kick but Great slaps the foot to one side.

McGraw decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McGraw is pressing down on Great's thigh, looking to free his foot. Great is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Great actively working from the bottom here.
Great won't allow McGraw to pass to mount.
Great keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Great tries to roll over but McGraw keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great won't allow McGraw to pass to mount.
McGraw lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Great on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Great makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Great.
McGraw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGraw stays in close to Great's body and controls the position.
McGraw content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Great has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McGraw is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Great.
Great is trying to control McGraw's posture but McGraw avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great tries to bench press McGraw off him but McGraw keeps the position.
McGraw gets to mount! Great was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGraw lands a nice shot to the head.
Great is wriggling around trying to escape.
McGraw tries to control but Great wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McGraw cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Great really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McGraw postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Great looks a forlorn figure.

McGraw is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Great to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Great shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McGraw wants to finish this one by submission but Great is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from McGraw.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Great bucks up and throws McGraw to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
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's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McGraw duly obliges.
McGraw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Great.
A nice side step and McGraw releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McGraw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGraw there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch combination from Great misses.
Donk. McGraw catches Great right on the button with a cross.
McGraw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bonesaw McGraw dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McGraw throws a leg kick but Great sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGraw throws a leg kick
and Great counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Bonesaw McGraw has been cut.
McGraw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Great with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGraw to score with a decent uppercut.
McGraw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Great's calf.
Great looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

McGraw scores with a takedown into Great's guard.
McGraw scoring with punches to the head and body.

McGraw avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Great is looking for a triangle but McGraw pushes his legs off easily.
McGraw scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Great looking for a guillotine here but McGraw defends easily.
McGraw with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McGraw lands a couple of digs.
McGraw advances position into side control!
Great is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McGraw has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Great on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McGraw scoring with punches from side control.
McGraw scores with punches from side control.
Great is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McGraw's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great wants to control but McGraw is keeping busy.
McGraw lands strikes from half guard.
Great has hold of McGraw's hands but McGraw slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McGraw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGraw is thwarting Great's attempts to control the position.
Great has hold of McGraw's hands but McGraw slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from McGraw.
McGraw slips a nice elbow through Great's hands, connecting with Great's forehead.
McGraw is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Great is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

McGraw looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Oh Great is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Great is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGraw pulls his head out easily.
Great seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraw is trying to control the action in half guard but Great is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

McGraw moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Great.
Great is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McGraw asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

McGraw looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Great wants to control but McGraw postures up.
McGraw grinds an elbow into Great's temple.
McGraw creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bonesaw McGraw has got the better of the ground game so far.

Great throws McGraw to one side and escapes!
Great fails to land with a series of punches.
McGraw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Great counters with a stiff right hand.

McGraw has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bonesaw McGraw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bonesaw McGraw's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

McGraw cracks the inside of Great's front leg.
Bonesaw McGraw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGraw misses with a body kick.
Great moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Great throws a body punch but McGraw moves out of range.
McGraw digs a good hook to Great's body.
Great moves out of range of the strikes.
Great moves out of range as McGraw throws a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Great.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Great stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGraw.

McGraw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Great, pushing him back against the cage.
McGraw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGraw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Great is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGraw tries to throw a body punch but Great avoids it by throwing McGraw back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great tries to pull guard but McGraw forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

McGraw is trying to trip Great. He has hold of a leg but Great is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McGraw persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Great is wriggling around but McGraw manages to pass to half guard.

McGraw scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Great is looking for a sweep. McGraw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

McGraw is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Great defends it well.

McGraw is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Great is looking to control McGraw's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Great avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraw wants to control but Great is keeping him busy.

Great actively working from the bottom here.
Great on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Great is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGraw pulls his head out easily.

Great looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Great looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

McGraw is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGraw is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Great pushes McGraw off looking to stand but McGraw dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McGraw lands a nice short elbow.

Great looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGraw trying to mount his opponent but Great defends it.
McGraw working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bonesaw McGraw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McGraw controlling the action here.

Great is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGraw pulls his head out easily.
McGraw sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bonesaw McGraw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGraw has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bonesaw McGraw!
A very excited looking Bonesaw McGraw rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Cyrus Great spoke after the fight, saying 'O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.'.