PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colin Mcgruber (ranked 25511 p4p, 4682 weight class) and Laith Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laith Kerr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mcgruber
vs
Kerr

179 cm
18
155
0 - 3 - 0

172 cm
24
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Colin Mcgruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Laith Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgruber on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kerr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left lands for Kerr.
Kerr lands a jab-cross combination.
Colin Mcgruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr works the jab nicely.
Kerr lands a right hook to the body.
Mcgruber misses with a double jab
and Kerr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kerr digs a good body shot into Mcgruber's ribs.
Mcgruber misses with a wild combination.
Kerr throws out a counter right but Mcgruber avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerr clobbers Mcgruber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mcgruber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kerr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kerr cracks Mcgruber with a good jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Kerr as he connects with a hook.
Mcgruber throws a right hand that Kerr ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerr also avoids with ease.
Mcgruber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kerr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mcgruber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kerr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mcgruber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kerr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mcgruber scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgruber needs to keep his hands up - Kerr had a free shot at his head there.
Kerr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kerr.
Mcgruber misses with a few strikes there.
Mcgruber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcgruber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kerr counters with a straight right hand.
Mcgruber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kerr jabs at Mcgruber's body.
Mcgruber throws a head kick that misses
and Kerr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mcgruber misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcgruber is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgruber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Mcgruber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kerr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kerr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mcgruber throws a combination that misses
and Kerr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcgruber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the liver by Kerr. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheers as Kerr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mcgruber doesn't seem phased though.
Kerr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mcgruber had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kerr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr lands with a hook. Mcgruber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Kerr scores with a four punch combination!
A lazy left from Kerr finds it's target.
Mcgruber throws a head kick but Kerr moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Kerr. Beautiful body shot.
Jab, jab by Kerr - just one landing.
Kerr throws a combination. Mcgruber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kerr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kerr connects with a single shot there.
Mcgruber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerr scores with a jab to the body.
Mcgruber needs to keep his hands up - Kerr had a free shot at his head there.
Kerr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kerr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kerr scores with a body shot.
Mcgruber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kerr scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr stuns Mcgruber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kerr thuds his right hand into Mcgruber's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kerr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mcgruber walks into a straight right hand from Kerr.
Mcgruber throws a right and a left that Kerr avoids nicely.
Mcgruber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Kerr.
Kerr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kerr duly obliges.
Kerr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mcgruber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Kerr as he connects with a hook.
Mcgruber walks into a left hand.
Mcgruber looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mcgruber throws a head kick that misses
enabling Kerr to counter with a crisp jab.
Kerr scores with a hook.
Kerr jabs Mcgruber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kerr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kerr is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgruber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kerr to score with a decent uppercut.
Kerr lands a nice hook to Mcgruber's body. Mcgruber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kerr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcgruber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kerr's corner calls for a 1-2. Kerr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mcgruber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kerr cracks Mcgruber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mcgruber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kerr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mcgruber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Kerr scores with a four punch combination!
Nice straight punches there by Kerr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kerr.
Kerr's corner calls for a 1-2. Kerr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kerr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mcgruber doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kerr punishes Mcgruber's body with a nice straight punch.
Kerr lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Laith Kerr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mcgruber tries a head kick but it misses.
Kerr scores with a jab.
Kerr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mcgrubers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kerr.
Kerr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kerr throws a shot to the body.
Kerr cracks Mcgruber with an open hand slap.
Kerr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laith Kerr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mcgruber has time to react.
Mcgruber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kerr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Colin Mcgruber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgruber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr lands a jab to Mcgruber's midsection.
Mcgruber fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Kerr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mcgruber doesn't seem phased though.
Mcgruber misses with the combination.
Mcgruber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch lands to the side of Mcgruber 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Mcgruber does no damage.
Kerr cracks Mcgruber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kerr.
Kerr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mcgruber. Mcgruber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kerr lands a jab-cross combination.
Kerr avoids the head kick by Mcgruber.
Kerr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mcgruber might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mcgruber moves forwards but Kerr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Kerr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mcgruber doesn't seem phased though.
Kerr slips a jab and a cross from Mcgruber.
Mcgruber walks into a jab.
Kerr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kerr lands with a cross.
No joy there for Mcgruber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Kerr misses.
Kerr connects with a crisp jab.
Kerr stalks Mcgruber and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mcgruber's face. Mcgruber staggers backwards, shaken.
Kerr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr dips to his left and cracks Mcgruber with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for Kerr.
Kerr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kerr cracks Mcgruber with an open hand slap.
Kerr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kerr tests Mcgruber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mcgruber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcgruber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kerr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kerr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good exchange - Kerr coming out on top.
Kerr lands with a cross.
Mcgruber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcgruber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kerr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcgruber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kerr thuds his right hand into Mcgruber's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kerr connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr lands with a straight right. Mcgruber didn't see that one coming.
Mcgruber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kerr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mcgruber eats them both and turns towards Kerr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mcgruber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kerr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mcgruber eats them both and turns towards Kerr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgruber. Those never looked like landing.
Mcgruber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kerr connects with a right hand. Mcgruber shakes it off.
Kerr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mcgruber doesn't seem bothered though.
Kerr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcgruber's head.
Kerr connects with the punch.
Kerr slips a jab and a cross from Mcgruber.
Kerr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr connects with a right hand. Mcgruber shakes it off.
Kerr lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgruber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kerr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mcgruber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mcgruber throws a combination that misses
and Kerr counters with a left and a right that stings Mcgruber.
Kerr lands a nice hook to Mcgruber's body. Mcgruber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kerr catches Mcgruber with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kerr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcgruber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kerr.
Kerr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mcgruber throws a right hand that Kerr ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerr also avoids with ease.
Kerr scores with a one two! Mcgruber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kerr catches Mcgruber with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mcgruber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kerr lands a jab to the nose.
Kerr scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerr lands a nice looking body shot.
Kerr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left and a right from Kerr both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Mcgruber misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Laith Kerr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kerr dips to his left and cracks Mcgruber with an uppercut!
Mcgruber misses with the combination.
Mcgruber misses with a double jab.
Mcgruber takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kerr scores with a nice strike.
Mcgruber throws a right hand that Kerr ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerr also avoids with ease.
Mcgruber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mcgruber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kerr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mcgruber's head backwards.
Kerr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Mcgruber misses.
Kerr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kerr cracks Mcgruber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kerr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Kerr.
Mcgruber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kerr scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgruber needs to keep his hands up - Kerr had a free shot at his head there.
Kerr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kerr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr punishes Mcgruber's body with a nice straight punch.
Mcgruber misses with a two punch combination.
Mcgruber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kerr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kerr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mcgruber backs up against the cage.
Mcgruber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mcgruber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mcgruber misses with a double jab
enabling Kerr to counter with a crisp jab.
Mcgruber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mcgruber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mcgruber looks to land a combination but Kerr avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr cracks Mcgruber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kerr works the jab nicely.
Kerr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mcgruber swinging wildly here.
Kerr cracks Mcgruber with a good jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kerr.
Kerr with a hook.
Kerr lands a jab to the nose.
Jab from Kerr.
Mcgruber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kerr circles away quickly and effectively.
Kerr cracks a nice hook into Mcgruber's ribs.
Mcgruber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kerr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mcgruber scrambles back to his feet.
Mcgruber throws a sloppy head kick and Kerr moves out of range easily.
Kerr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kerr thuds a left hand into Mcgruber's body.
Kerr connects with a right hand. Mcgruber shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr jabs Mcgruber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Kerr. That snapped Mcgruber's head back.
Kerr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kerr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kerr scores with a one two! Mcgruber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Mcgruber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kerr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kerr slips a jab and a cross from Mcgruber.
Kerr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mcgruber backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Kerr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kerr.
Mcgruber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kerr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kerr lands a slapping body shot.
Kerr slips a jab and a cross from Mcgruber.
Kerr works Mcgruber's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Kerr lands.
Mcgruber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kerr tests Mcgruber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kerr as he connects with a hook.
Kerr lands with a cross.
Mcgruber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kerr counters with a nice body shot.
Mcgruber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mcgruber momentarily.
Kerr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mcgruber closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Colin Mcgruber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laith Kerr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab lands there for Kerr.

And that's the end of the fight!
Laith Kerr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kerr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laith Kerr!