PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fist Mcgruff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Nathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mcgruff
vs
Nathan

187 cm
24
195 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

175 cm
21
189 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fist Mcgruff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Nathan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgruff scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mcgruff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mcgruff stalks Nathan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nathan's face. Nathan staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Ray Nathan has been cut.
Nathan misses the body punch
and Mcgruff counters with a left and a right that stings Nathan.
Mcgruff looks to land a combination. Nathan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgruff works the jab nicely.
Mcgruff throws a series of punches but Nathan moves out of range.
Mcgruff lands a right hook to the body.
Mcgruff scores with a decent looking hook.
Mcgruff clobbers Nathan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mcgruff loads up on a big right hand but Nathan slips the punch.
Mcgruff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nathan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mcgruff has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgruff throws a right hand that misses
and Nathan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mcgruff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcgruff pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nathan back to the cage. Mcgruff follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mcgruff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcgruff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nathan.
Nathan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mcgruff connects with a right hand. Nathan shakes it off.
A punch lands to the side of Nathan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mcgruff swinging wildly here.
Nathan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mcgruff throws a right and a left that Nathan avoids nicely.
Nathan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgruff throws a series of punches but Nathan avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgruff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nathan.
Mcgruff fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mcgruff misses with a wild body shot.
Mcgruff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcgruff is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mcgruff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nathan can pounce on him.
Mcgruff misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Nathan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mcgruff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcgruff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nathan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mcgruff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nathan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgruff falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Nathan to counter with a crisp jab.
Mcgruff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nathan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nathan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Mcgruff scores with a four punch combination!
Nathan lands a nice looking body shot.
Mcgruff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nathan counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcgruff missing with a left hand there. Nathan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nathan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nathan misses with a looping right.
Nathan misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgruff throws a poor cross that misses
and Nathan counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgruff scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mcgruff looks to land a combination but Nathan avoids it well.
Nathan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A shot to the liver by Mcgruff. Beautiful body shot.
Nathan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcgruff ducks under a wild hook from Nathan.
Mcgruff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nathan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgruff.
Mcgruff throws a right hand that Nathan ducks under and follows up with a left that Nathan also avoids with ease.
Nathan tries to move into range but Mcgruff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcgruff misses with a double jab.
Nathan feints a counter leg kick.
Mcgruff lands with a cross.
Mcgruff lands with a nice combination. Nathan backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fist Mcgruff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Nathan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Mcgruff.
Mcgruff lands a jab.
Mcgruff misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mcgruff.
Mcgruff scores with the left hand. Nathan knows he should have avoided that one.
Mcgruff throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgruff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcgruff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nathan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mcgruff blocks a jab.
Mcgruff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fist Mcgruff is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgruff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nathan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nathan slips a jab and a cross from Mcgruff.
It seemed like Nathan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nathan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mcgruff has got the better of the exchanges.
Mcgruff connects with a body shot.
Mcgruff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nathan jabs at Mcgruff's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcgruff tries to bum rush Nathan with a series of wild strikes but Nathan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nathan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcgruff is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mcgruff misses the target.
Mcgruff swinging wildly here.
Mcgruff misses with an uppercut.
Fist Mcgruff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgruff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nathan.
Nathan walks into a stiff left hand from Mcgruff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgruff works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Mcgruff finds it's way through Nathan's defenses.
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!
Nathan digs a good hook to Mcgruff's body.
Fist Mcgruff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgruff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nathan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgruff.
Mcgruff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nathan can do to turn this around?
Mcgruff connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nathan momentarily.
Mcgruff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nathan throws out the jab.
Mcgruff is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mcgruff throws a nice looking combination but Nathan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nathan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mcgruff with a body shot.
Nathan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nathan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcgruff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcgruff throws a body punch but Nathan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nathan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mcgruff.
Nathan throws a right hand that Mcgruff ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcgruff also avoids with ease.
Nathan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgruff moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mcgruff.
Nathan lands a leg kick that knocks Mcgruff off balance momentarily.
Mcgruff's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mcgruff duly obliges.
Mcgruff scores with a three punch combo!
Mcgruff throws a big shot that misses.
Mcgruff misses with a double jab
and Nathan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nathan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mcgruff, as that shot connected.
Nathan takes one to the chin there.
Mcgruff throws a combination. Nathan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nathan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgruff.
Mcgruff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nathan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nathan throws a hook but Mcgruff blocks it.
Nathan throws a body shot but no joy.
Nathan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcgruff is just out of range.
Nathan missing with a left hand there. Mcgruff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Mcgruff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fist Mcgruff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Nathan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nathan misses with a wild body shot.
Nathan lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Mcgruff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mcgruff swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgruff. Those never looked like landing.
Nathan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mcgruff.
It looked like Mcgruff wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mcgruff connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan avoids the body shot from Mcgruff.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nathan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcgruff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nathan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgruff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nathan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mcgruff ducks under a wild hook from Nathan.
Mcgruff lands a nice shot that snaps Nathan's head back.
Mcgruff lands a jab-cross combination.
Mcgruff tests Nathan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mcgruff misses with the combination.
Mcgruff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nathan throws a hook but Mcgruff blocks it.
Mcgruff throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Nathan sends Mcgruff crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nathan is motioning to the referee to let Mcgruff up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Mcgruff is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nathan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mcgruff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nathan.
Nathan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mcgruff swings widly with a right hand
and Nathan counters with a right hand to the body.
Nathan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcgruff is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mcgruff misses with a combination
and Nathan counters with a low kick, right behind Mcgruff 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nathan. Mcgruff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ray Nathan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Mcgruff misses.
Nathan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mcgruff is out of range and Nathan settles back down.
No joy there for Mcgruff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgruff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nathan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mcgruff misses the shot to the body.
Mcgruff bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nathan's head.
Nathan misses with a hook.
Mcgruff with a jab.
Mcgruff swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Mcgruff both land. Nice combination.
Mcgruff avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nathan misses with a leg kick.
Mcgruff lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nathan swings for the body but Mcgruff moves out of range.
Mcgruff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nathan circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Mcgruff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgruff. Those never looked like landing.
Nathan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fist Mcgruff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mcgruff misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Nathan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mcgruff swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Nathan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mcgruff sprawling to the canvas! Mcgruff rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nathan finish him?!
Oh Mcgruff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nathan dodges the punch combination from Mcgruff.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fist Mcgruff.
Well Mcgruff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fist Mcgruff!
Fist Mcgruff gave a mention to //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).