PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buzz McGillicutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Grayson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Buzz McGillicutty's chin.

McGillicutty
vs
Grayson

182 cm
25
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Hellraiser FightGear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buzz McGillicutty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGillicutty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grayson misses with a hook. McGillicutty ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Grayson lands.
A big right from Grayson misses.
Grayson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGillicutty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grayson misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGillicutty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grayson.
Grayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGillicutty doesn't manage to clinch there - Grayson circles away.
Grayson missing with a left hand there. McGillicutty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGillicutty tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it.
Grayson throws the left hand but McGillicutty avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson misses with an uppercut. McGillicutty saw that one coming.
Grayson catches McGillicutty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McGillicutty tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it.

McGillicutty rushes Grayson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGillicutty takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grayson.

Grayson breaks from the clinch.
McGillicutty moves out of range of the strikes.
Grayson throws a hook to the side of McGillicutty's head but McGillicutty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGillicutty tries to clinch up but Grayson circles away and keeps his distance.
McGillicutty is looking to clinch but Grayson is avoiding it.
Grayson throws a right hand that misses
and McGillicutty counters with a series of strikes. Grayson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGillicutty takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grayson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McGillicutty scores with a one two! Grayson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Richard Grayson has been cut.
Nice defenses there by McGillicutty.
Grayson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grayson swings widly with a right hand
and McGillicutty counters with a three punch combo that has Grayson backing up. Grayson nods at McGillicutty to acknowledge the strikes.
McGillicutty throws a series of punches but Grayson moves out of range.
Grayson digs a good body shot into McGillicutty's ribs.
Grayson misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Grayson.

McGillicutty clinches up against the cage.
Grayson tries to break free but McGillicutty pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGillicutty.
Grayson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grayson is trying to force a seperation but McGillicutty has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from McGillicutty as the two fighters clinch.
McGillicutty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGillicutty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGillicutty blocks an uppercut.
Grayson gets through McGillicutty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from McGillicutty.
McGillicutty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGillicutty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grayson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by McGillicutty.
Grayson takes a shot to the head.
Grayson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grayson breaks from the clinch.
McGillicutty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grayson.
McGillicutty wants to clinch.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grayson throws out a loose jab but McGillicutty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGillicutty.
Grayson connects with a body shot that sends McGillicutty's belly button to the back.
Grayson misses with a straight right.
McGillicutty tries to clinch but Grayson moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by McGillicutty.

McGillicutty drives through and clinches with Grayson against the cage.
McGillicutty stalling.
Grayson throws a head punch that misses.
Grayson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grayson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grayson. McGillicutty does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGillicutty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grayson.
Sloppy strikes from Grayson. Those never looked like landing.
McGillicutty scores with a one two! Grayson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGillicutty doesn't seem bothered though.
McGillicutty seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McGillicutty slips a straight right by Grayson.
McGillicutty slips a jab and a cross from Grayson.
Nice uppercut lands for Grayson. That snapped McGillicutty's head back.
Grayson throws a big shot that misses.
Grayson throws an overhand right that lands on McGillicutty's shoulder, as McGillicutty tries to avoid the shot.
Richard Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGillicutty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGillicutty slips under a jab.
No joy there for Grayson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGillicutty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Richard Grayson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Grayson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grayson misses with a straight left.
Grayson throws a looping overhand right but McGillicutty ducks down to avoid it.
McGillicutty throws a series of strikes that have Grayson backpedaling.
Grayson throws an overhand right that lands on McGillicutty's shoulder, as McGillicutty tries to avoid the shot.
As Grayson looks to move away, McGillicutty throws a big counter combo but Grayson just gets out of the way.
Grayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGillicutty tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
Nice defenses there by McGillicutty.
McGillicutty is looking for a counter combo.
Grayson misses with a looping left.
Grayson throws a hook but McGillicutty blocks it.
McGillicutty staying out of range there.
As Grayson looks to move away, McGillicutty throws a big counter combo but Grayson just gets out of the way.
No joy there for Grayson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Grayson misses its intended target.
Grayson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grayson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGillicutty circles away quickly and effectively.
Grayson throws a right hand that misses
and McGillicutty counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGillicutty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grayson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGillicutty clinches with his opponent.
Grayson tries to break the clinch but McGillicutty is controlling the position.
Grayson misses with a punch on the inside.
McGillicutty slows down the pace here.
Grayson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGillicutty taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McGillicutty just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grayson's brow.
McGillicutty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grayson's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Grayson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grayson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGillicutty circles away quickly and effectively.
McGillicutty misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
McGillicutty moves in looking to clinch but Grayson pushes him off.
McGillicutty fails to land with a series of punches.
Grayson misses with an uppercut. McGillicutty saw that one coming.
McGillicutty tries to close the distance and clinch but Grayson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grayson missing with a left hand there. McGillicutty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

McGillicutty closes the distance and clinches.

Grayson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

McGillicutty moves into range and clinches up with Grayson.
Grayson is trying to push McGillicutty away but McGillicutty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grayson tries a body shot but McGillicutty blocks it.
Grayson has had enough of the clinch but McGillicutty keeps him there for the moment.
Grayson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grayson letting McGillicutty take a breather here.
Grayson blocks a body shot from McGillicutty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grayson breaks the clinch.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grayson misses with a straight right.
McGillicutty tries to clinch but Grayson moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Grayson. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by McGillicutty.
Richard Grayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

McGillicutty closes the distance and clinches.
Buzz McGillicutty has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGillicutty will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grayson up against the cage.

Grayson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGillicutty is looking for a counter combo.
Grayson throws a hook but McGillicutty avoids it easily.
McGillicutty appears to be looking for a big counter.
McGillicutty moves away from the strike by Grayson.
McGillicutty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grayson.
Grayson looks to throw the jab but McGillicutty is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Grayson misses.
Grayson throws a hook but McGillicutty blocks it.
McGillicutty misses with a double jab.
As McGillicutty backs off Grayson throws a huge counter combo but McGillicutty manages to avoid it all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayson misses with a combination
and McGillicutty counters with a one-two to the body.
McGillicutty lands with a nice combination. Grayson backs away looking to recover.
Grayson misses with an uppercut. McGillicutty saw that one coming.
McGillicutty closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGillicutty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grayson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grayson.
Grayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGillicutty moves away.
Grayson misses with an uppercut
and McGillicutty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Richard Grayson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Richard Grayson'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. This is the final round!

McGillicutty blocks a jab.
Grayson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGillicutty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGillicutty is looking for a counter combo.
McGillicutty wants to clinch up but Grayson keeps it at a distance.
Grayson loads up on a big right hand but McGillicutty slips the punch.
A right-left combo lands from McGillicutty.
A jab from Grayson misses.
Nice defenses there by McGillicutty.

McGillicutty lands a left and a right that send Grayson crashing to the mat, dazed. McGillicutty thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Grayson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Grayson looks to move away, McGillicutty throws a big counter combo but Grayson just gets out of the way.
Grayson is still on wobbly legs! Can McGillicutty finish him?
Grayson throws a right hand that misses
and McGillicutty counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Grayson has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Buzz McGillicutty!