PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between PJ McMackin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McMackin comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - 3 am (Travis Barker Remix). Grace has chosen Nothing else matters as his entrance music. PJ McMackin looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

McMackin
vs
Grace

190 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, PJ McMackin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Grace!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grace shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Grace was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McMackin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Grace looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grace's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Patrick Grace just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Grace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McMackin tries to score with a low kick but Grace moves his leg out of the way.
Grace avoids the head kick by McMackin.
McMackin tries to clinch up.
Grace lands with a nice combination. McMackin backs away looking to recover.

PJ McMackin's cut is getting worse.
Grace misses with a wild combination.
Grace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMackin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McMackin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grace tries to bum rush McMackin with a series of wild strikes but McMackin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McMackin has his takedown stuffed

and Grace counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMackin is looking to reverse the position.

Grace decides to stand back up.

Grace feints and as McMackin raises his hands in defense, Grace changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Grace decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McMackin, up you get!
Grace scores with a jab to the head.

Grace shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Grace was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grace looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace breaks from McMackin's wrist control and lands an elbow.

PJ McMackin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Grace is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Grace!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Patrick Grace!