PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dupont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Dupont has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dupont
vs
McGrady

191 cm
26
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Dupont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Owen McGrady!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Dupont. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Dupont, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGrady rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dupont moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dupont misses with a double jab.
Dupont throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGrady.
McGrady with a nice cross.
A nice combination there by Dupont.
McGrady misses with a straight left.
McGrady tries to bum rush Dupont with a series of wild strikes but Dupont uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGrady shoots in looking for a takedown but Dupont manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGrady's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Damian Dupont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dupont moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dupont misses with a few strikes there.

Dupont moves into the clinch.
Dupont dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dupont is trying to push McGrady away but McGrady has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Dupont breaks the clinch.
Dupont ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Dupont does no damage.
McGrady fails with the takedown.

Dupont shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McGrady tries to hold on but Dupont pushes him away.
Dupont won't let McGrady get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dupont working the ground and pound effectively.
Dupont dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupont misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
McGrady avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dupont.
Dupont lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dupont punching from mount but McGrady doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dupont looking to finish with strikes here!
Dupont punching from mount but McGrady doing a good job of avoiding damage.
BOOM! Dupont connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dupont thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dupont looking to finish with strikes here!
McGrady wants to hold on but Dupont pushes him away.
McGrady looks gassed!
Dupont throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McGrady wants to hold on but Dupont pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupont throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McGrady because Dupont loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dupont with the ground and pound from mount.
Dupont landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dupont working the ground and pound effectively.
McGrady is looking to improve his position but Dupont isn't that keen on the idea.
Dupont landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dupont landing strikes from the mount.
Dupont controlling his opponent.
McGrady holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dupont tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dupont scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McGrady?
Dupont scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupont throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dupont landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dupont throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McGrady because Dupont loaded up on that one.
McGrady is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dupont is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Dupont connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns McGrady that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dupont lands a big shot there that rocks McGrady but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dupont sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dupont knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGrady on the ground.
McGrady is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dupont with a couple of short strikes.
McGrady avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dupont.
McGrady is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dupont unloads with some shots from mount but McGrady bucks and avoids them well.
BOOM! Dupont connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dupont raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dupont throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dupont in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dupont putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dupont fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dupont looking to finish McGrady with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGrady!
Dupont landing shots from mount.
Dupont fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dupont throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McGrady blocking the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dupont throws some wild stikes that McGrady manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dupont scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dupont throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McGrady taking shots to the head.
Dupont looking to ground and pound but McGrady is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Dupont dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dupont lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of McGrady 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dupont lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Dupont does no damage.

Dupont fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McGrady to the ground. Dupont is now in McGrady's guard.
Dupont in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGrady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dupont.
Dupont throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGrady works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dupont with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dupont looking to pass the guard.
Dupont postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dupont has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dupont loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dupont trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGrady is breathing heavily.
Dupont stands and throws McGrady's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dupont misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupont working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Dupont.
Dupont misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dupont postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dupont throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dupont in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dupont cracks McGrady with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ground and pound from Dupont seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dupont just content to control the position.
McGrady dodges the ground and pound from Dupont.
Dupont misses with the ground and pound.
Dupont lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
An elbow from Dupont crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McGrady seems a little lost for a moment, as Dupont dominates the positioning.
Dupont misses with the ground and pound.
Dupont looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McGrady is avoiding damage well.
Dupont misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McGrady parries the strikes from Dupont easily there. Dupont is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McGrady to escape.
The ground and pound from Dupont seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McGrady is trying to escape the position but Dupont is controlling the position.
Dupont working the head and body with strikes.
Dupont tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Dupont seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dupont lands a few punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Dupont.
Dupont creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McGrady sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
McGrady is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ground and pound from Dupont seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady dodges the ground and pound from Dupont.
Dupont landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Dupont seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dupont tries to score with some ground and pound. McGrady controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dupont working the head with strikes.
Dupont working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McGrady is being controlled here.
Dupont misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on McGrady's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Dupont crashes against the mat.
Dupont controls the position.
Dupont in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dupont controls the position.
Dupont wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGrady keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady dodges the ground and pound from Dupont.
The ground and pound from Dupont seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Damian Dupont overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dupont taking a breather here.
Dupont creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McGrady sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dupont misses with the ground and pound.
Dupont misses with the ground and pound.
Dupont tries to advance to mount but McGrady denies him.
Dupont misses with the ground and pound.
The referee asks Dupont politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dupont prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dupont tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McGrady takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Dupont dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dupont pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McGrady back to the cage. Dupont follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dupont uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGrady.
McGrady takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McGrady looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dupont displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Dupont does no damage.
Dupont connects with a nice looking jab.
McGrady clobbers Dupont with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGrady is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dupont.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dupont lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dupont.
Dupont connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice cross by Dupont.
Dupont throws a right hand that McGrady ducks under and follows up with a left that McGrady also avoids with ease.
Dupont scores with a three punch combo!
Dupont lands with a straight right. McGrady didn't see that one coming.
Dupont scores with a one two! McGrady had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dupont slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dupont connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dupont scores with a sloppy right hand. McGrady should have avoided that one.
Damian Dupont is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dupont scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dupont lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McGrady backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Dupont.

McGrady gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dupont loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dupont trying to control but McGrady is working from the bottom.
Dupont postures up.
Dupont throwing strikes from guard but McGrady blocks nicely.
Dupont works over McGrady with some ground and pound from guard.
McGrady looking to control.
Dupont with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dupont with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dupont thows a big elbow that misses.
Dupont throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupont with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGrady wants to stand but Dupont is controlling the position.
Dupont is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGrady can do to turn this around?
McGrady striking off his back but it's not causing Dupont any problems.
Dupont throwing strikes but missing.
Dupont is looking to work some ground and pound but McGrady has wrist control.
McGrady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dupont.
Dupont throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGrady works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dupont is looking to work some ground and pound but McGrady has wrist control.
Dupont scoring with some ground and pound.
McGrady preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dupont is working McGrady over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dupont trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupont in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Dupont stands up and waves to McGrady to follow him.

Dupont drives through and clinches with McGrady against the cage.

Dupont pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGrady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dupont ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Dupont gets a takedown into half guard.
Dupont working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dupont trying to control from half guard but McGrady is working away.
Dupont sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGrady defending well though.
Dupont scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Damian Dupont is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Dupont seems content to control.
Dupont thows a huge punch but McGrady dodges it nicely.
Dupont seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dupont has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dupont thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGrady's head.

Dupont stands up from half guard.
Dupont digs a good body shot into McGrady's ribs.
McGrady ducks right into an uppercut from Dupont.
Dupont lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Dupont darts in and clinches McGrady up against the cage.
Owen McGrady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGrady misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Dupont showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dupont has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Dupont!