PBP Commentary

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

McCready
vs
Harrison

180 cm
27
185 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
202 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan McCready!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brady Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from McCready both land. Nice combination.
McCready with a hook.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses.
McCready ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
Harrison darts in trying to clinch
and McCready counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrison thinking.
McCready cracks the inside of Harrison's front leg.
McCready avoids a kick to the body.
Harrison tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCready counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harrison wants to clinch up but McCready keeps it at a distance.
Harrison tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCready counters with a good low kick that Harrison was not able to check.
McCready lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
McCready closes the distance looking to clinch

and Harrison counters with a shoot takedown. McCready fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison looking to pass the guard.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but McCready is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCready working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrison.
Harrison looking to pass the guard.
Harrison looking to sit in guard and control but McCready gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to keep a closed guard but McCready is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Declan McCready.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCready.
Harrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCready jabs Harrison right on the nose. Harrison blinks but takes it well.

Harrison has closed the distance and engaged McCready in a clinch.
McCready keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCready stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McCready manages to break the clinch.
McCready tries to score with a low kick but Harrison moves his leg out of the way.
McCready throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison has a takedown stuffed.

McCready gets caught flat footed, as Harrison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Harrison drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McCready dives on top into guard.
McCready content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to control the position but McCready postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harrison with a nice cross.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - McCready sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McCready connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

McCready darts in and clinches Harrison up against the cage.
McCready lands a hook that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
McCready pushes Harrison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

McCready breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Declan McCready will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harrison tries to clinch there but McCready circles away.
McCready tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrison slips under a jab from McCready.
Declan McCready is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCready swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCready.
Declan McCready is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCready. That's going to slow Harrison down.
McCready moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
Harrison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McCready swivels and escapes.
Harrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCready throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrison.
McCready dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrison. That did some damage!
McCready tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from McCready.
McCready connects with a solid leg kick.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt
and McCready cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison avoids the head kick by McCready.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison shoots in but McCready avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Declan McCready has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brady Harrison.

McCready drives through and clinches with Harrison against the cage.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McCready pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCready lands with a hook. Harrison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Harrison misses.
Harrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCready.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCready.
A thudding body kick lands there by McCready!
McCready takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCready tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
McCready lands a body shot.
Harrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McCready avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for McCready.
McCready chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCready lands with a nice body punch.
McCready cracks Harrison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCready swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrison.
Harrison takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Harrison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McCready looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harrison tries to free his leg and advance position but McCready is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Harrison trying to control but McCready is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Declan McCready wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McCready misses with a wild combination.
McCready throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harrison moves into the clinch successfully.

Harrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCready keeps Harrison at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick from Harrison misses.
Harrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McCready manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCready falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrison counters with a one-two to the body.
Harrison tries to clinch there but McCready circles away.
Harrison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCready sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harrison somewhat.
McCready scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Declan McCready dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harrison fails with the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from McCready.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCready.
McCready misses with the combination.

McCready gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

McCready breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCready feints and then cracks Harrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrison down.
McCready lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCready closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Declan McCready seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison throws a push kick but McCready slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrison closes the distance but McCready moves to the side
and McCready makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from McCready.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but McCready shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCready.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrison is looking to clinch but McCready is avoiding it.
Harrison shoots for a double leg takedown but McCready sprawls well. He's pushed Harrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Declan McCready has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brady Harrison.
McCready cracks the inside of Harrison's front leg.
McCready lands a leg kick that knocks Harrison off balance momentarily.
Harrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCready, right into the meat.
Harrison has his takedown stuffed
and McCready counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Harrison is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harrison is still on wobbly legs! Can McCready finish him?
McCready looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCready closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Harrison out cold! Harrison corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Declan McCready!
Declan McCready retains his middleweight title!
Declan McCready decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.