PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roy McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perro Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perro Loco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McGraw
vs
Loco

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

179 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy McGraw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Perro Loco!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco has his takedown stuffed
and McGraw counters with a nice body kick.
McGraw tries a head kick but it misses.
McGraw throws a sloppy head kick and Loco moves out of range easily.
Loco with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGraw counters with a thumping low kick.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt
and McGraw counters with an inside leg kick.
Roy McGraw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perro Loco.
McGraw misses with a head kick.
McGraw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loco fails with the takedown
and McGraw counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Loco is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Loco with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGraw counters with a nice body kick.
Loco avoids the head kick by McGraw.
McGraw lands a leg kick that knocks Loco off balance momentarily.
McGraw throws a leg kick that misses.
McGraw is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt
and McGraw counters with an inside leg kick.
McGraw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loco fails with the takedown
and McGraw counters with a thumping low kick.
Loco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Loco blocks a head kick by McGraw.
Loco with a poor takedown
and McGraw counters with a head kick.
Loco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGraw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roy McGraw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGraw throws a head kick that misses.
Loco fails with the takedown
and McGraw counters with a nice leg kick.
McGraw throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loco.
McGraw scores with a nice body kick.
Loco with a poor takedown
and McGraw counters with a leg kick.
Loco fails with the takedown
and McGraw finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McGraw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Loco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGraw counters with a low kick, right behind Loco 's knee.
Perro Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGraw.
Loco fails with the takedown
and McGraw counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco shoots and misses
and McGraw counters with a big head kick but Loco shrugs it off.
Loco tries for a takedown but McGraw circles away easily
and McGraw counters with a nice body kick.
McGraw scores with a leg kick.
Loco darts in trying to clinch
and McGraw counters with a big head kick but Loco shrugs it off.
Loco tries for a takedown but McGraw sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Loco with a poor takedown
and McGraw counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Loco crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McGraw - the referee stops the clock and Loco gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McGraw. Loco manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Loco has his takedown stuffed
and McGraw counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Loco is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McGraw throws a head kick but Loco moves out of range.
Loco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McGraw counters with a nice body kick.
McGraw throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Loco fails with a takedown attempt.
Loco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGraw counters with a solid body kick.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt
and McGraw counters with a big head kick but Loco shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGraw.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt
and McGraw counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy McGraw dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Loco avoids the head kick by McGraw.
Loco with a poor takedown
and McGraw counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McGraw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Loco with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGraw counters with a head kick. That will keep Loco thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Loco fails with the takedown
and McGraw counters with a head kick. That will keep Loco thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Roy McGraw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perro Loco.
McGraw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loco wants to clinch but McGraw slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraw tries to land a front kick but Loco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No luck for Loco with that takedown attempt.
Loco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGraw counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Loco is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco wants to clinch but McGraw slips to the side
and McGraw counters with a head kick. That will keep Loco thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Loco has his takedown stuffed
and McGraw counters with a low kick, right behind Loco 's knee.
McGraw throws a head kick that misses

and Loco counters with a shoot takedown. McGraw fights it but they end up in guard.
McGraw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loco is one step ahead there.
Loco lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Loco is looking to work some ground and pound but McGraw has wrist control.
Loco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Loco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Loco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Loco is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Loco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGraw's head.
Loco landing with the ground and pound.
Loco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Loco drops back looking for a leg! McGraw is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGraw manages to kick Loco off! Loco jumps back into McGraw's guard.
Loco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGraw's head.
McGraw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Loco on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraw controls Loco momentarily but Loco frees himself.
Loco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Loco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Loco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Loco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Loco tries to stand but McGraw is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loco works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Loco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGraw's head.
Loco throwing shots but McGraw is blocking nicely.
McGraw tries to roll over but Loco keeps him under control.
Loco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Loco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Loco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Loco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perro Loco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Loco shoots for a takedown but McGraw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Loco with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGraw counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Loco misses with a takedown
and McGraw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roy McGraw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perro Loco.
Loco wants to clinch but McGraw slips to the side
and McGraw counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGraw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Loco with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGraw lands a nice looking kick to the body. Loco takes a step back to recover.
Loco misses with a takedown
and McGraw counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loco tries for a takedown but McGraw circles away easily
and McGraw counters with a body kick that stops Loco in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco has his takedown stuffed
and McGraw counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt
and McGraw counters with a nice body kick.
McGraw throws a head kick that misses.
Loco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGraw counters with a nice body kick.
Loco has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McGraw.
McGraw tries a head kick but it misses.
Loco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McGraw counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McGraw misses with a body kick.
Loco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGraw counters with an outside leg kick.
Roy McGraw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McGraw throws the kick towards the body but Loco avoids it.
Loco shoots and misses
and McGraw counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McGraw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Loco fails with the takedown
and McGraw counters with a nice kick to the body.
McGraw misses with a head kick.
Loco tries to clinch up.
Loco misses with a takedown
and McGraw counters with a big head kick but Loco shrugs it off.
McGraw tries a head kick but it misses.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt
and McGraw counters with a nice low kick that buckles Loco's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McGraw.
A solid body kick from McGraw.
Loco tries to clinch up
and McGraw counters with a nice leg kick.
Loco with a poor takedown
and McGraw counters with a nice kick to the body.
McGraw tries a head kick but it misses.
Loco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McGraw makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Loco really felt that one!
Loco has his takedown stuffed
and McGraw counters with a low kick, right behind Loco 's knee.
Loco tries for a takedown but McGraw circles away easily
and McGraw counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Loco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McGraw counters with a body kick that stops Loco in his tracks momentarily.
Loco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGraw counters with a leg kick.
Loco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGraw counters with a leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Loco misses with a takedown attempt
and McGraw counters with a low kick, right behind Loco 's knee.
McGraw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loco with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGraw counters with a solid body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy McGraw showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGraw has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy McGraw!