PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harg Grater (ranked 8720 p4p, 547 weight class) and Jimmy McGill (ranked 5097 p4p, 460 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grater
vs
McGill

180 cm
26
164 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

184 cm
21
133 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harg Grater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy McGill!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGill moves out of range as Grater throws a body kick.
Grater misses with a body kick.
Grater throws a push kick but McGill slaps the foot to one side.

McGill clinches up with Grater and pushes him back against the cage.
McGill misses with the head strike.
McGill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGill blocks an uppercut.
Grater lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Jimmy McGill has been cut.
McGill takes a shot to the head.
McGill swings wildly with an uppercut but Grater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grater blocking some punches.
McGill misses with the head strike.
McGill misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grater goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGill.
Good body shot from Grater.
Grater pushes McGill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grater pressing his opponent against the cage.
Grater can't find room to land a body shot as McGill controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grater takes a shot to the head.
McGill blocks a body shot from Grater.
McGill misses with a punch on the inside.
McGill misses with some punches.
Grater can't find room to land a body shot as McGill controls the action.
McGill misses with some punches.
Grater lands an uppercut.
Grater stalling against the cage.
Grater blocking some punches.
Grater blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGill.
Grater throws a punch but it's blocked by McGill.
Grater blocks an uppercut.
McGill misses with a punch on the inside.
Grater lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
Grater lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grater slows down the pace here.
Grater lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grater.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grater blocks an uppercut.
McGill swings wildly with an uppercut but Grater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grater digs a right hand into McGill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGill's gas tank.
Grater lands a body punch.
McGill looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from McGill fails to land.
Grater blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grater tries to work over McGill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grater holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grater scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Grater - that landed with a thud.
Grater tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from McGill on the inside.
Grater lands a body shot.
McGill throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grater leaning against his opponent.
Grater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grater blocks an uppercut.
McGill throws a punch but it's blocked by Grater.
Grater lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Grater.
Grater blocking some punches.
McGill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grater scores with a shoulder strike.
McGill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Grater.
Grater dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McGill fails to land.
Grater lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grater softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grater blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grater lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grater stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McGill fails to land.
Grater lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Grater.
Grater pushes McGill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grater presses McGill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Grater.
Grater lands a body shot.
Grater lands a nice uppercut.
Grater lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grater lands a hook that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
A hook to the body from Grater.
A hook to the body from Grater.
Grater struggles to land a body shot inside as McGill controls his hands.
McGill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grater scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grater gets through McGill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Grater.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harg Grater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy McGill's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grater misses with a kick to the body.

McGill darts in and clinches Grater up against the cage.
Grater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGill can do to turn this around?
McGill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grater lands a shoulder strike.
Grater looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Grater.
Grater tries to throw a body punch but McGill avoids it by throwing Grater back against the cage.
McGill misses with the head strike.
McGill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGill takes a shot to the head.
McGill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grater has McGill pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Grater.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grater pushes McGill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGill has a couple of punches blocked by Grater.
McGill is breathing heavily.
Grater dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grater working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grater lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grater stalling the fight.
A short body shot lands from Grater as the two fighters clinch.
Grater tries to work over McGill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grater lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGill or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grater.
A bit of stalling here from Grater.
A short right from Grater.
Still in the clinch, Grater scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grater lands a shot to the body.
Grater scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grater lands a left hand.
Grater stalls.
Grater lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGill backwards.

McGill is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grater.
Stalling in the clinch from Grater.
Grater stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grater lands a nice shot to the body.
Harg Grater has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grater lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grater lands with a right to the head.
Grater lands with a left to the head.
McGill is still on wobbly legs! Can Grater finish him?
A right hand to the body from Grater.
Grater lands a nice uppercut.
Grater lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGill misses with a punch on the inside.
McGill has a couple of punches blocked by Grater.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grater.
Grater lands a shot to the body.
McGill takes a shot to the head.
Grater digs a right hand underneath McGill's ribcage. McGill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Grater on the inside.
McGill blocks a body shot from Grater.
Grater throws a big uppercut that drops McGill! More strikes from Grater and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McGill lies dazed against the cage as Grater celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harg Grater!