PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Corey Mcgraugh (ranked 21702 p4p, 645 weight class) and Hermann Van Glost (ranked 22400 p4p, 665 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Glost's choice of entrance music: Rambo Theme Song. Hermann Van Glost has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Corey Mcgraugh's chin.

Mcgraugh
vs
Van Glost

185 cm
31
185 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

190 cm
27
217 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Mcgraugh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hermann Van Glost!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgraugh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Glost throws a hook but Mcgraugh avoids it easily.
Van Glost throws a sloppy head kick and Mcgraugh moves out of range easily.
Van Glost cracks the inside of Mcgraugh's front leg.
Van Glost jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mcgraugh misses with a straight right.
Van Glost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Glost scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Glost throws a jab but it's blocked by Mcgraugh.
Van Glost needs to keep his hands up - Mcgraugh had a free shot at his head there.
Van Glost misses with a double jab
letting Mcgraugh counter with a right hand.
Van Glost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Van Glost gets tackled into the ropes by Mcgraugh. Mcgraugh maintains the clinch.
Mcgraugh lands a shoulder strike.
Van Glost tries to circle away but Mcgraugh has him pinned against the ropes.
Mcgraugh misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgraugh gets through Van Glost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Mcgraugh on the inside.
Mcgraugh misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands with a light punch inside.
Mcgraugh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcgraugh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcgraugh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Glost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mcgraugh tries a body shot but Van Glost blocks it.
Mcgraugh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgraugh struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Glost controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh keeps control of Van Glost as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcgraugh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mcgraugh leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Van Glost is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Van Glost avoids the elbow strike from Mcgraugh, against the ropes.
Mcgraugh gets through Van Glost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Glost can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Glost controls his hands.
Van Glost prevents a body shot from Mcgraugh.
Van Glost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Glost.
Mcgraugh slowing the pace effectively.
Mcgraugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Glost letting Mcgraugh take a breather here.
Mcgraugh is stalling here.
Mcgraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Van Glost controls the action.
Van Glost blocks an uppercut.
Mcgraugh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mcgraugh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Glost backwards.
Mcgraugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Van Glost blocks a body shot from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh pushes Van Glost back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mcgraugh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Glost backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcgraugh.
Still in the clinch, Mcgraugh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcgraugh misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgraugh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mcgraugh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Glost or not.
Nice body punch from Mcgraugh.
Van Glost looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Mcgraugh as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mcgraugh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Glost's brow.
Mcgraugh has Van Glost pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Glost from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcgraugh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Hermann Van Glost has been cut.
Mcgraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Mcgraugh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hermann Van Glost's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mcgraugh lands a nice looking body shot.
Mcgraugh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Glost was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Van Glost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcgraugh works Van Glost's body with a nice hook.
Mcgraugh misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Van Glost tenderised Mcgraugh's leg. Mcgraugh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mcgraugh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcgraugh connects with a body shot that sends Van Glost's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgraugh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Glost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcgraugh.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mcgraugh thuds a left hand into Van Glost's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgraugh throws out a powerful jab.
Van Glost lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mcgraugh misses with an uppercut. Van Glost saw that one coming.
Van Glost thinks about the counter body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgraugh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Glost moves away.
Mcgraugh fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcgraugh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mcgraugh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Glost throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mcgraugh counters with a one-two to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mcgraugh here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Van Glost throws a head kick but Mcgraugh moves out of range.
Mcgraugh lunges at Van Glost with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Glost's hand.
Van Glost throws a good cross that connects.
Mcgraugh looks to land a right hand but Van Glost moved out of range.
Van Glost tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Glost needs to keep his hands up - Mcgraugh had a free shot at his head there.
Van Glost throws a body kick that misses.

Mcgraugh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Glost, pushing him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Glost blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mcgraugh.

Mcgraugh breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Glost.
Mcgraugh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Glost was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh dips to his left and cracks Van Glost with an uppercut!

Van Glost lands a front kick to the face, that drops Mcgraugh to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!

It looks like Corey Mcgraugh has been cut.
Mcgraugh connects with an inside leg kick.

Mcgraugh rushes Van Glost and presses him up against the ropes.
Mcgraugh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Glost's elbow.
Mcgraugh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Glost backwards.
Van Glost tries to circle away but Mcgraugh has him pinned against the ropes.
Mcgraugh lands an uppercut.
Mcgraugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Glost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Glost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcgraugh has him pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Mcgraugh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcgraugh throws an elbow that misses.
Mcgraugh lands with a left to the head.
Van Glost is trying to break the clinch but Mcgraugh has him pressed against the ropes.
Mcgraugh lands a body shot.
Mcgraugh gets through Van Glost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Van Glost tries to break free but Mcgraugh pushes him back against the ropes.
Mcgraugh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mcgraugh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcgraugh lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Glost swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcgraugh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcgraugh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Glost backwards.
Van Glost being controlled against the ropes.
Mcgraugh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgraugh lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Glost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Mcgraugh.
Van Glost is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Van Glost's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcgraugh lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcgraugh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Glost or not.
Mcgraugh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hermann Van Glost takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Van Glost is looking to land body kicks.
Mcgraugh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Glost looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Glost takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab from Mcgraugh.
Van Glost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcgraugh.
Van Glost throws a hook to the side of Mcgraugh's head but Mcgraugh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Glost slips under a jab from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh avoids a kick to the body.
Mcgraugh works Van Glost's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcgraugh. Van Glost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Glost replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mcgraugh blocks it well.
Van Glost throws a hook but Mcgraugh avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Van Glost finds it's way through Mcgraugh's defenses.
Nice shot by Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Glost.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Glost throws a head kick but Mcgraugh moves out of range.
Van Glost takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Glost throws a leg kick

and Mcgraugh counters by clinching up.
Mcgraugh is struggling to control the position.
Van Glost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Glost wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcgraugh won't allow it.
Mcgraugh lands with a light punch inside.
Mcgraugh lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcgraugh misses with a punch to the body.
Van Glost wants to break free but Mcgraugh has control.
Still in the clinch, Mcgraugh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcgraugh lands with a short shot to the head.

Van Glost is rocked!
Mcgraugh works on Van Glost's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcgraugh.
Van Glost is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcgraugh finish him?
Mcgraugh cracks Van Glost with a nice body shot.
Van Glost seems to have recovered his senses.
Mcgraugh stalling in the clinch.
Mcgraugh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Glost can do to turn this around?
Mcgraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mcgraugh lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgraugh cracks Van Glost with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Van Glost goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Van Glost wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Corey Mcgraugh!
Corey Mcgraugh retains his light heavyweight title!