PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Derks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chosu McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derks comes to the cage accompanied by The Reckless And The Brave. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Derks
vs
McGrady

170 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Derks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chosu McGrady!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGrady checks a leg kick.
McGrady scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Derks doesn't seem bothered though.
Derks takes one on the button.
Derks lands a leg kick that knocks McGrady off balance momentarily.
McGrady scores with a one two! Derks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Nate Derks has been cut.

McGrady changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Derks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGrady wants to control but Derks is keeping him busy.
Derks tries to improve position but can't.
McGrady tries to stand but Derks is controlling his head.
McGrady working the ground and pound but Derks is defending the strikes.
Derks regains half guard, as McGrady was trying to land strikes.
Derks tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGrady wants to work for an arm triangle but Derks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Derks punching from the bottom.
Derks is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McGrady's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McGrady's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derks has McGrady flattened out and is raining down punches.
Derks is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at McGrady. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
McGrady is keeping busy.
Derks looking to hold on to the position here but McGrady rolls and ends up regaining guard.

McGrady has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Derks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Derks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGrady can do anything to dispel that myth.
Derks is pushing down on McGrady's leg trying to pass to half guard. McGrady is fighting to maintain full guard but Derks has managed to sneak the leg through.
McGrady is trying to stand up here but Derks is controlling him well.
Derks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Derks not doing much here.
McGrady pushes Derks off but Derks dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady can't do much from the bottom here.
McGrady bucks up and tries to throw Derks off but instead Derks has got his back!
Derks looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Derks lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns McGrady.
McGrady is trapped and Derks is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Derks. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Derks lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Derks lands a shot to the body.

Derks is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. McGrady has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Derks has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! McGrady taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Derks doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nate Derks!
Nate Derks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.