PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giveme Granite (ranked 1707 p4p, 1823 weight class) and Eddie McDermott (ranked 244 p4p, 260 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McDermott's choice of entrance music: I'm Shipping up to Boston. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Granite
vs
McDermott

193 cm
23
250
7 - 4 - 0

198 cm
22
265
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Arcticus University: London

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Giveme Granite !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie McDermott!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granite slips under a jab from McDermott.
Granite is looking to counter with a body kick.
McDermott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDermott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Granite moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Granite has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughter Houze in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from McDermott.
Granite lands with a thumping leg kick.
Granite slips a jab and a cross from McDermott.
McDermott throws a right hand that misses

and Granite counters with a crisp right hand that drops McDermott! Granite lets McDermott back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

It looks like Eddie McDermott has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDermott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granite manages to avoid it.
Granite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDermott throws out the jab.
It appears Granite was looking to counter with a kick there.
Granite bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McDermott looks winded!
Granite swings for the body but McDermott moves out of range.

Granite has managed to clinch.
Granite lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Granite .

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermott wants to break the clinch but can't.
McDermott tries to circle away but Granite has him pinned against the cage.
Granite has a couple of punches blocked by McDermott.
Granite lands a hook that snaps the head of McDermott backwards.
Granite lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Granite drops McDermott onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! McDermott is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

McDermott is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Granite .
McDermott is still on wobbly legs! Can Granite finish him?
Granite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDermott's elbow.
Granite pushes McDermott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McDermott seems to have recovered his senses.
Granite lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granite tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Granite lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Granite .
Granite lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granite lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Granite working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Granite breaks the clinch.
Granite lands a nice shot to the body.
McDermott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDermott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Granite counters with a slapping leg kick.

Granite has taken the fight to the clinch.
Granite lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Granite lands a nice shot to the body.
Granite gets through McDermott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDermott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Granite scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDermott tries to circle away but Granite has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McDermott blocks an uppercut.
Granite lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Granite lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDermott backwards.
McDermott takes a shot to the head.
Granite with the Thai clinch, moves his hips back and unleashes a brutal knee to the head! McDermott drops to the mat in a crumpled heap! Huuuuuuge knee there! WOW!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Giveme Granite !
Giveme Granite decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.