PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Shortcut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gums O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gums O Grady will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Shortcut
vs
O Grady

200 cm
29
273 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

202 cm
25
282 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiden Shortcut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gums O Grady!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shortcut misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shortcut takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Danga de danga de dang - O Grady scores with a four punch combination!
O Grady misses with a looping right.
O Grady scores with a sloppy right hand. Shortcut should have avoided that one.
O Grady throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shortcut throws a body punch but O Grady moves out of range.
O Grady throws a body punch but Shortcut moves out of range.
Shortcut looks to land a right hand but O Grady moved out of range.
O Grady throws a series of punches but Shortcut avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from O Grady misses.
Some wild striking there from O Grady.
A combination from O Grady does no damage.
Shortcut misses with a looping right.
Shortcut swings widly with a right hand
letting O Grady counter with a right hand.
O Grady scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Grady throws a right and a left that Shortcut avoids nicely.
O Grady staying out of range there.
Shortcut misses with a series of wild punches.
O Grady lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Grady throws a nice looking combination but Shortcut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from O Grady.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shortcut throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Grady.
Some wild striking there from O Grady.
Shortcut walks into a jab.
O Grady scores with a jab. Shortcut acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Grady misses with a double jab.
Shortcut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Grady moves away.
O Grady dips to his left and cracks Shortcut with an uppercut!
O Grady staying out of range there.
Shortcut misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shortcut swings widly with a right hand
and O Grady counters with a straight right hand.
O Grady looks to land a combination. Shortcut sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
O Grady lands with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from O Grady. Those never looked like landing.
Shortcut misses with a looping left.
Shortcut slips a jab and a cross from O Grady.
A right-left combo lands from O Grady.
O Grady throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shortcut.
O Grady lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Grady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Grady throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by O Grady.
O Grady stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Grady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shortcut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Grady.
Shortcut is breathing heavily.
O Grady looks to land a combination. Shortcut sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shortcut missing with a left hand there. O Grady was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Grady keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shortcut.
O Grady throws a right hand that Shortcut ducks under and follows up with a left that Shortcut also avoids with ease.
O Grady looks to land a combination. Shortcut sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Left hook, right uppercut from O Grady.
O Grady showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shortcut.
O Grady throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shortcut.
O Grady throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shortcut ducks right into an uppercut from O Grady.
O Grady is working the combinations to good effect here.
O Grady feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shortcuts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Grady, as that shot connected.
O Grady lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shortcut drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shortcut thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by O Grady.
O Grady lands with an uppercut that bounces Shortcut off the cage and back into rage.
Sloppy strikes from O Grady. Those never looked like landing.
O Grady stuns Shortcut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gums O Grady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Grady catches Shortcut with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Grady misses with the combination.
O Grady misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from O Grady. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from O Grady.
O Grady 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.
Shortcut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Grady thuds his right hand into Shortcut's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Grady shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shortcut eats them both and turns towards O Grady to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No joy there for O Grady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Grady tries to bum rush Shortcut with a series of wild strikes but Shortcut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Grady fails to land with a series of punches.
O Grady connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Grady's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and O Grady duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Grady throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Grady scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
O Grady moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Grady lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shortcut on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot lands for O Grady.
O Grady throws a series of strikes that have Shortcut backpedaling.
O Grady lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Grady displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
O Grady's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shortcut under the eye.
O Grady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. O Grady catches Shortcut right on the button with a cross.
Shortcut takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Grady scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for O Grady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Grady pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shortcut back to the cage. O Grady follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from O Grady does no damage.
O Grady misses with a wild combination.
O Grady throws a series of punches but Shortcut moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gums O Grady dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

O Grady cracks Shortcut with an open hand slap.
Jab from O Grady.
Shortcut showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Grady.
O Grady scores with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from O Grady. Those never looked like landing.
Shortcut throws a combination that misses
and O Grady counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice combination there by O Grady.
Shortcut looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch combination from O Grady misses.
Aiden Shortcut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Shortcut misses the target.
O Grady takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Grady cracks Shortcut with a good jab.
Shortcut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shortcut drops his hands momentarily and O Grady takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Grady lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
O Grady misses with a few strikes there.
Shortcut dodges the punch combination from O Grady.
O Grady ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Grady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady works Shortcut's body with a nice hook.
O Grady swinging wildly here.
O Grady misses with the combination.
A shot to the liver by O Grady. Beautiful body shot.
Shortcut slips a jab and a cross from O Grady.
Shortcut avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shortcut takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Grady has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Grady throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shortcut has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A combination from O Grady does no damage.
O Grady tries to bum rush Shortcut with a series of wild strikes but Shortcut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Grady connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Grady misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from O Grady misses.
O Grady swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Grady works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shortcut fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Grady on the side of the head.

It looks like Gums O Grady has been cut.
Shortcut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gums O Grady seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Grady throws a right and a left that Shortcut avoids nicely.
O Grady misses with an uppercut. Shortcut saw that one coming.
A lazy left from O Grady finds it's target.
Shortcut looks to throw the jab but O Grady is out of range.
O Grady tries to bum rush Shortcut with a series of wild strikes but Shortcut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from O Grady does no damage.
O Grady misses with a double jab.
O Grady throws out a loose jab but Shortcut uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Grady lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Grady wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Grady closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shortcut misses with an uppercut. O Grady saw that one coming.
Shortcut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Grady.
A combination from O Grady does no damage.
O Grady scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
O Grady paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shortcut avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from O Grady.
O Grady lands a nice shot that snaps Shortcut's head back.
Shortcut looks to land a left hand but O Grady moved out of range nicely.
Shortcut misses with a two punch combination.
O Grady tests Shortcut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Grady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Grady fails to land with a series of punches.
O Grady ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Grady connects with a crisp jab.
Shortcut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Shortcut might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
O Grady lands a lovely overhand right.
O Grady misses with a wild combination.
O Grady scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Grady swings for the body but Shortcut moves out of range.
O Grady throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for O Grady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Grady lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shortcut backs up against the cage.
O Grady misses with a two punch combination.
Shortcut lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Grady circles away quickly and effectively.
O Grady lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from O Grady. Those never looked like landing.
O Grady just misses with a punch to the body.
O Grady cracks a nice hook into Shortcut's ribs.
O Grady misses with a two punch combination.
O Grady jabs at Shortcut's body.
O Grady throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from O Grady.
A left and a right from O Grady both land. Nice combination.
O Grady throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Grady connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Grady lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
O Grady lands a nice shot that snaps Shortcut's head back.
O Grady rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shortcut moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gums O Grady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gums O Grady's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

O Grady digs a good body shot into Shortcut's ribs.
O Grady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shortcut circles away quickly and effectively.
O Grady scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from O Grady.
O Grady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shortcut staying out of range there.
O Grady throws a combination. Shortcut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
O Grady throws a combination. Shortcut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shortcut misses with a double jab
and O Grady counters with a left and a right that stings Shortcut.
O Grady lands a glancing blow to the side of Shortcut's head.
O Grady misses with a few strikes there.
Shortcut showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Grady.
Shortcut looks to throw the jab but O Grady is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Grady throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Shortcut does no damage.
O Grady bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shortcut's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady fails to land with a series of punches.
O Grady misses with a wild body shot.
O Grady throws a right and a left that Shortcut avoids nicely.
Shortcut takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Grady connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Grady scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Grady throws a right and a left that Shortcut avoids nicely.
Shortcut is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Grady.
Shortcut walks into a straight right hand from O Grady.
O Grady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Shortcut misses.
O Grady lands with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from O Grady. Those never looked like landing.
Shortcut misses with a lunging right hand
and O Grady counters with a left and a right that stings Shortcut.
Shortcut dodges the punch combination from O Grady.
O Grady lands a glancing blow to the side of Shortcut's head.
O Grady lands with a nice combination. Shortcut backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Shortcut does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shortcut.
O Grady fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by O Grady.
O Grady throws a right and a left that Shortcut avoids nicely.
O Grady connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shortcut slips a jab and a cross from O Grady.
O Grady lands a head shot.
O Grady throws a right and a left that Shortcut avoids nicely.
O Grady throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Grady moves out of range of the strikes.
O Grady tries to bum rush Shortcut with a series of wild strikes but Shortcut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab lands there for O Grady.
O Grady lands a two punch combo.
O Grady fails to land with a series of punches.
O Grady throws a combination. Shortcut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
O Grady throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Grady scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Grady scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shortcut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from O Grady.
O Grady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Grady!
O Grady looks to land a combination but Shortcut avoids it well.
O Grady scores with a shot to the body.
O Grady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Grady tries to bum rush Shortcut with a series of wild strikes but Shortcut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from O Grady does no damage.
O Grady scores with a one two! Shortcut had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
O Grady scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
O Grady looks to land a combination but Shortcut avoids it well.
O Grady lands a two punch combo.
O Grady throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Grady lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shortcut misses with a hook
and O Grady counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Grady lands a two punch combo.
O Grady scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A cross from O Grady lands.
O Grady jabs at Shortcut's body.
O Grady throws a series of punches but Shortcut avoids them all with ease.
O Grady lands a glancing blow to the side of Shortcut's head.
O Grady lands with a nice combination. Shortcut backs away looking to recover.
O Grady's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and O Grady duly obliges.
O Grady works over Shortcut's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from O Grady does no damage.
O Grady scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Grady's corner calls for a 1-2. O Grady obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Grady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shortcut connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Grady's hands.
O Grady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shortcut takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aiden Shortcut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shortcut showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Grady.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gums O Grady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Grady 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gums O Grady!