PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Striker Grappling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy comes to the cage accompanied by Walk With Me In Hell. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

McCarthy
vs
Grappling

180 cm
24
181 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

180 cm
23
184 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Amber Swan CBK
Control Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Striker Grappling!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grappling on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grappling lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McCarthy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grappling scores with a shot to the body.
Grappling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grappling throws a right hand that McCarthy ducks under and follows up with a left that McCarthy also avoids with ease.
McCarthy misses with a hook. Grappling ducked under it nicely.
McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grappling.
McCarthy avoids the head kick by Grappling.
McCarthy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Grappling moves out of range of the strikes.
Striker Grappling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grappling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grappling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.

A jab-cross combination lands for McCarthy and sends Grappling crashing to the mat! McCarthy follows him down to the mat - Grappling regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Striker Grappling has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling is trying to stand back up but McCarthy is controlling him
McCarthy thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Grappling to regain full guard.
McCarthy wants to pass the guard but Grappling is keeping the position.
McCarthy is working hard here to advance position.
McCarthy stops Grappling from standing up.
McCarthy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grappling is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Grappling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grappling misses with a body shot.
Grappling throws a shot from downtown. McCarthy moves away and avoids it.
Grappling ducks under a wild hook from McCarthy.
A cross from McCarthy lands.
Grappling takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grappling throws a head kick that misses.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grappling misses with a hook.
Grappling throws a combination that misses
and McCarthy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McCarthy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCarthy moves out of range as Grappling strikes.
Grappling looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from McCarthy.
Grappling scores with a hook to the body. McCarthy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grappling checks a low kick from McCarthy.
Grappling misses with a kick to the body.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grappling.
McCarthy looks to throw the jab but Grappling is out of range.
Grappling tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grappling looks to land a combination but McCarthy avoids it well.
McCarthy misses with a series of wild punches.
Grappling connects with a looping right hand.
Grappling tries to score with a low kick but McCarthy moves his leg out of the way.

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.
McCarthy walks into a straight right hand from Grappling.
Grappling connects with a body shot.
McCarthy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCarthy lands a jab to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as McCarthy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCarthy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grappling misses with a looping right.
Grappling thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grappling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCarthy.
Grappling throws a low kick, looking for McCarthy's leg but McCarthy calmly moves out of range.
Grappling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCarthy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Striker Grappling's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grappling lands with a kick to the temple. McCarthy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McCarthy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grappling missing with a left hand there. McCarthy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCarthy looks to throw the jab but Grappling is out of range.
Grappling thows a body shot but no joy.
McCarthy looks to throw the jab but Grappling is out of range.
Grappling stalks McCarthy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCarthy's face. McCarthy staggers backwards, shaken.
Grappling takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McCarthy misses with a combination
and Grappling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCarthy throws a hook but Grappling blocks it.
Nice jab there from McCarthy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grappling, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling throws a shot to the body.
McCarthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grappling throws a sloppy head kick and McCarthy moves out of range easily.
Grappling throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCarthy moves out of range of the body kick from Grappling.
Grappling on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grappling throws a body kick the misses
and McCarthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grappling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCarthy's calf.
Grappling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grappling.
Grappling throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McCarthy counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grappling on the side of the head.
McCarthy staying out of range there.
McCarthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCarthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCarthy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grappling misses with an uppercut. McCarthy saw that one coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grappling - that will leave a mark!
Grappling throws a body kick that misses.
Grappling lands a body shot.
Grappling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grappling takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick and Grappling moves out of range easily.
Grappling misses with an uppercut. McCarthy saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grappling swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McCarthy counters with a stiff right hand.
Grappling lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCarthy circles away quickly and effectively.
Grappling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCarthy.
McCarthy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grappling throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grappling throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grappling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grappling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCarthy slips a jab and a cross from Grappling.
A left and a right from Grappling both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappling checks the leg kick.
Grappling throws a body kick the misses
and McCarthy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grappling is breathing heavily.
McCarthy dips to his left and cracks Grappling with an uppercut!
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!
McCarthy throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Grappling stumbling backwards into the cage! Grappling bounces back off the cage towards McCarthy, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! McCarthy lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! McCarthy celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cormac McCarthy!
Cormac McCarthy retains his welterweight title!