PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cannondale Trail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonesaw McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Trail
vs
McGraw

198 cm
37
280 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

188 cm
28
237 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Conviction

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 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cannondale Trail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bonesaw McGraw!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trail throws a series of punches but McGraw avoids them all with ease.
A cross from McGraw lands.
McGraw tries to clinch but Trail moves out of range.
Trail throws a body shot but no joy.
McGraw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGraw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGraw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trail swings for the body but McGraw moves out of range.
McGraw feints a counter leg kick.
Trail just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trail throws out the jab.
Trail definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Trail drops his hands momentarily and McGraw takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGraw lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGraw digs a good hook to Trail's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trail throws a right hand that misses
and McGraw finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jab from Trail.

It looks like Bonesaw McGraw has been cut.
McGraw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGraw scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from McGraw tenderised Trail's leg. Trail is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGraw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGraw has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McGraw defending well as Trail loads up on a big left hand.
McGraw stuns Trail with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trail takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Cannondale Trail has been cut.
McGraw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trail doesn't seem bothered though.
Trail takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trail throws a jab when McGraw was well out of range.
McGraw lands a head kick!
McGraw connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trail. Trail circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGraw scores with a kick to the body.
Trail has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGraw.
Trail throws a lazy right hand but McGraw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGraw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGraw throws a shot to the body.
McGraw throws a shot to the body.
Trail just misses with a punch to the body.
McGraw lands a nice hook to Trail's body. Trail takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bonesaw McGraw dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McGraw swinging wildly here.
Trail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from McGraw misses.
McGraw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trail.
McGraw swings for the body but Trail moves out of range.
Trail misses with a lunging right hand
and McGraw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGraw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trail has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGraw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trail has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trail waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGraw.
McGraw looks to land a left hand but Trail moved out of range nicely.
McGraw shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Trail eats them both and turns towards McGraw to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGraw. That's going to slow Trail down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Trail wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bonesaw McGraw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trail on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trail throws a hook but McGraw blocks it.
McGraw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGraw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGraw misses the shot to the body.
McGraw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGraw fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trail looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGraw lands a jab-cross combination.
Trail lands a nice shot to the body.
Trail misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGraw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trail was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGraw tried to score with a low kick but Trail checks it.
Trail went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGraw lands an overhand right.
Trail takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trail lands a nice hook to McGraw's body. McGraw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGraw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGraw lands a body shot.
Trail closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trail changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGraw is breathing heavily.
McGraw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trail.
Trail swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Trail fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trail throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from McGraw misses.
McGraw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Trail throws a hook but McGraw avoids it easily.
McGraw throws a counter combo.
McGraw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Trail manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Trail.
McGraw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trail counters with a stiff right hand.
Trail has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGraw.
McGraw is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Trail rather than just go for the knockout.
McGraw digs a good hook to Trail's body.
Trail misses with a wild body shot.
Trail has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trail there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trail ducks right into an uppercut from McGraw.
McGraw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Trail on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No joy there for McGraw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Trail was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McGraw.
McGraw throws a sloppy head kick
letting Trail counter with a right hand.

That has opened up Bonesaw McGraw's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGraw scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGraw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trail tries to land a front kick but McGraw steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy body kick from McGraw
and Trail counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trail throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGraw is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
McGraw tries to land a front kick but Trail steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trail misses with an uppercut. McGraw saw that one coming.
McGraw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Trail does it's job there.

The cut above Bonesaw McGraw's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McGraw scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trail steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGraw.
Trail throwing a counter right hand but McGraw manages to avoid it.
McGraw's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trail under the eye.
Trail is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Trail scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops McGraw to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Cannondale Trail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

McGraw is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trail on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McGraw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trail was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trail drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGraw misses with a lunging right hand
and Trail counters with a straight right that drops McGraw to the canvas! Will McGraw beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cannondale Trail!
An intense looking Cannondale Trail took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I would like to thank God for tonight, I hope my opponent is healthy. Fighting here is an honor'.
The defeated Bonesaw McGraw had this to say: 'Bonesaw bows down to no man. It's clear you had the ref in your pocket. Ain't no way Bonesaw is going out like that. Next time you are going down like Bjorn's mom.'.