PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocco OGrady (ranked 1763 p4p, 194 weight class) and Altansarnai Shinjo (ranked 2663 p4p, 262 weight class). Shinjo has chosen DJ KATCH - The Horns as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

OGrady
vs
Shinjo

173 cm
25
149 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

170 cm
26
153 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco OGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Altansarnai Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinjo lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Rocco OGrady has been cut.
OGrady turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shinjo with a hook.
Altansarnai Shinjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OGrady cracks Shinjo with a good jab.
OGrady scores with a body shot.
OGrady's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shinjo under the eye.
OGrady throws a right and a left that Shinjo avoids nicely.
We've been told by OGrady's head coaches at Rivers Edge Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shinjo connects with the punch.
OGrady finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shinjo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
OGrady connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
OGrady cracks a nice hook into Shinjo's ribs.
OGrady moves out of range of the strikes.
OGrady chopping away at his opponent's legs.
OGrady lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shinjo will feel that in the morning.
OGrady dips to his left and cracks Shinjo with an uppercut!
OGrady thows a body kick. Shinjo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Shinjo misses the target.
Shinjo throws out a loose jab but OGrady uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shinjo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from OGrady.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OGrady takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shinjo stuns OGrady with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
OGrady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinjo manages to avoid it.
OGrady tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shinjo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
OGrady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Shinjo misses the target.
Shinjo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
OGrady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinjo was well out of range. Poor timing from OGrady.
A big right from Shinjo misses.
OGrady tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinjo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from OGrady tenderised Shinjo's leg. Shinjo is trying to keep his angry face on.
OGrady moves away from the strike by Shinjo.
OGrady is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
OGrady tries to clinch there but Shinjo circles away.
Shinjo misses with a body shot.
OGrady swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shinjo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shinjo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OGrady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinjo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping OGrady at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OGrady gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shinjo.
Shinjo misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for OGrady.
OGrady takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
OGrady fails to land with a series of punches.
Shinjo takes a swing at OGrady's ribcage but misses.
OGrady darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shinjo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
OGrady throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shinjo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for OGrady.
OGrady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OGrady is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
OGrady uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shinjo.
Shinjo connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Shinjo.
OGrady fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shinjo on the side of the head.
Shinjo's jab looks to have found its range, popping OGrady under the eye.

Rocco OGrady's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OGrady just misses with a punch to the body.
OGrady fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shinjo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shinjo misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for OGrady.
OGrady feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shinjo's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shinjo.
OGrady cracks Shinjo with a right hand to the side of the head.
OGrady throws an overhand right that lands on Shinjo's shoulder, as Shinjo tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Shinjo misses.
Shinjo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Shinjo.
OGrady wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - OGrady finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shinjo throws a hook but OGrady blocks it.
OGrady explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from OGrady, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OGrady dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. OGrady darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shinjo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
OGrady tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinjo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shinjo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shinjo swats away the attempt to clinch by OGrady.
OGrady ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shinjo misses with a right hand
and OGrady counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shinjo moves out of range of the body kick from OGrady.
Shinjo misses with an uppercut. OGrady saw that one coming.
OGrady lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
OGrady throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shinjo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
OGrady looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OGrady scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Shinjo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
OGrady connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shinjo. Shinjo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shinjo throws a body punch but OGrady moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco OGrady dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco OGrady's cut.
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.

Shinjo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from OGrady.
Shinjo swats away the attempt to clinch by OGrady.
OGrady takes a swing at Shinjo's ribcage but misses.
OGrady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinjo can do to turn this around?
OGrady takes a body punch but keeps moving.
OGrady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shinjo circles away quickly and effectively.
OGrady uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shinjo.
Shinjo misses with a looping right.
OGrady misses with a wild body shot.
Shinjo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shinjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OGrady moves away.
OGrady dodges the punch combination from Shinjo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinjo swings for the body but OGrady moves out of range.
OGrady lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
OGrady slips under a jab.
Shinjo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shinjo misses with a shot to the body
and OGrady counters with a good low kick that Shinjo was not able to check.
OGrady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinjo blocks a low kick nicely.
Shinjo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rocco OGrady is winning the standup battle so far.
OGrady turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
OGrady lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shinjo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
OGrady tries to clinch but Shinjo moves out of range.
Shinjo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but OGrady circles away quickly and effectively.
Shinjo throws a jab when OGrady was well out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - OGrady finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
OGrady feints and then cracks Shinjo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shinjo down.
Shinjo just misses with a punch to the body.
OGrady feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shinjo's calf.
Shinjo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OGrady is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shinjo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
OGrady lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OGrady tries to land a front kick but Shinjo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
OGrady avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
OGrady lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Shinjo is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from OGrady.
Shinjo is still on wobbly legs! Can OGrady finish him?
OGrady connects with a nice looking jab.
Shinjo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OGrady scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
OGrady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinjo.
Shinjo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shinjo is breathing heavily.
Shinjo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and OGrady counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from OGrady.
Shinjo seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. OGrady shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Shinjo is backing up but OGrady catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Shinjo covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! OGrady Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco OGrady!
After winning the bout, Rocco OGrady thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Altansarnai Shinjo had this to say: 'I'm not completely useless, I can still serve as a bad example.'.