PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Just Bleed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chosu McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bleed
vs
McGrady

170 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Just Bleed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chosu McGrady!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady has his takedown stuffed
letting Bleed counter with a right hand.
Bleed tests McGrady's chin there with a solid looking shot.

McGrady darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bleed blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGrady.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGrady takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McGrady sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bleed defending well though.
McGrady is keen to just control but Bleed is a slippery customer.
Bleed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.

McGrady is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bleed is just riding it out for now. McGrady eventually gives up the hold.
Bleed is refusing to be controlled, as McGrady sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady prevents Bleed from improving his position.
Nice strikes from McGrady there.
Bleed has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGrady is working away from the top position though.
McGrady throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGrady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bleed is refusing to be controlled, as McGrady sits in half guard.
Bleed tries to roll over but McGrady keeps him under control.
McGrady thows a huge punch but Bleed dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
Bleed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
Bleed wants to control but McGrady is keeping busy.
McGrady has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

McGrady is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGrady thows a huge punch but Bleed dodges it nicely.
Bleed trying to hold on to McGrady's head to control him but McGrady postures up.
McGrady prevents Bleed from improving his position.
Nice strikes from McGrady there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bleed controlling the position well.
McGrady looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bleed taking some punishment here, with McGrady in his half guard.
McGrady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bleed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
McGrady sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bleed defending well though.
Bleed trying to control from the bottom.
Bleed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bleed is looking to control McGrady's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bleed avoid being mounted?
McGrady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGrady landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
Bleed is looking to improve his position.
McGrady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGrady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGrady thows a huge punch but Bleed dodges it nicely.
McGrady sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bleed defending well though.
McGrady is keen to just control but Bleed is a slippery customer.
McGrady drops an elbow to the side of Bleed's head.
McGrady throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bleed is positioning himself well to prevent McGrady advancing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGrady is thwarting Bleed's attempts to control the position.
Bleed taking some punishment here, with McGrady in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chosu McGrady dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McGrady closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bleed's guard.
McGrady throws a big elbow that misses.
McGrady has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bleed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGrady.
McGrady postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bleed trying to keep a closed guard but McGrady is proving a slippery customer.
McGrady with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGrady scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bleed pulls McGrady in close to his closed guard and prevents McGrady from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bleed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGrady on the ground.
McGrady trying to control but Bleed is working from the bottom.
Chosu McGrady has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleed trying to keep a closed guard but McGrady is proving a slippery customer.
McGrady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bleed is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady postures up.
McGrady in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bleed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGrady accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGrady postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGrady working some strikes from top position.

McGrady drops back looking for a leg! Bleed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bleed manages to kick McGrady off! McGrady jumps back into Bleed's guard.
Bleed pulls McGrady in close to prevent any damage.
McGrady throwing strikes from guard but Bleed blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bleed seems keen to control McGrady's posture.
McGrady throwing strikes but missing.
Bleed controls McGrady momentarily but McGrady frees himself.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bleed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGradys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGrady shoots in and drives through. Bleed sprawls well.
McGrady gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGrady connects with the punch.
Chosu McGrady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McGrady shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bleed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleed is trying to get back to full guard.
Bleed moves into full guard.
Bleed looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McGrady trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bleed trying to keep a closed guard but McGrady is proving a slippery customer.
Bleed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGrady.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McGrady looking to pass the guard.
Bleed trying to control the position.
Bleed is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McGrady is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McGrady postures up and lands a big shot to Bleed's brow.
Bleed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGrady.
Bleed looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McGrady loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGrady trying to control but Bleed is working from the bottom.
McGrady throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chosu McGrady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

McGrady misses with a few strikes there.
McGrady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from McGrady misses.
McGrady shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bleed defends it nicely.
The fighters circling - McGrady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGrady misses with an uppercut.
Bleed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGrady connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGrady is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleed connects with a nice looking jab.

Bleed tries to sprawl but McGrady drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGrady thows a huge punch but Bleed dodges it nicely.
McGrady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bleed has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGrady is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bleed is looking for a sweep. McGrady is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGrady trying to control the action but Bleed is working from the bottom.
Bleed trying to control but McGrady postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McGrady lands a nice short elbow.
Bleed is trying to get back to full guard.
McGrady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGrady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bleed is holding on to half guard well.
McGrady wants to take a breather but Bleed is having none of it.
Just Bleed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady throwing shots but Bleed is blocking nicely.

McGrady 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.
McGrady throwing shots but Bleed is blocking nicely.
McGrady missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bleed is looking to improve his position.
McGrady lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McGrady wants to take a breather but Bleed is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Bleed looking for submissions off his back.
McGrady lands with a punch from half guard.
Bleed works his way to full guard. Good work.
McGrady trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bleed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGrady.
McGrady throwing strikes but missing.
Bleed looking to control but McGrady passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady is thwarting Bleed's attempts to control the position.
McGrady not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGrady working over Bleed with some ground and pound. Bleed looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McGrady lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bleed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
Bleed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bleed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chosu McGrady is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McGrady content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chosu McGrady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGrady winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chosu McGrady!