PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gael Grappler (ranked 2436 p4p, 6182 weight class) and War Path (ranked 358 p4p, 651 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grappler
vs
Path

185 cm
26
188
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
200
1 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gael Grappler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, War Path!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grappler rushes Path and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grappler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Path or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grappler.
Path throws a punch but it's blocked by Grappler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Path.
Path avoids a wild elbow strike from Grappler.

Grappler tightens his grip and picks Path up, before dumping him to the ground. Path manages to land in guard.
Path keeping moving, preventing Grappler from controlling successfully.
Grappler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Path trying to strike off his back.
Path controls Grappler momentarily but Grappler frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Path wants to sweep but no luck.
Grappler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Path wants to sweep but no luck.
Grappler won't allow Path to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Path working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grappler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grappler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Grappler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grappler scoring with some ground and pound.
Grappler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grappler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grappler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grappler cracks Path with a solid left hand.
Grappler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappler content to stall in guard here.
Grappler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grappler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Path looking to control.
Grappler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grappler stands up over Path, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Path has momentary wrist control but Grappler slips an elbow through the middle.
Grappler slips nicely into half guard.
Grappler is trying to control the action in half guard but Path is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grappler slips a nice elbow through Path's hands, connecting with Path's forehead.
Grappler trying to control from half guard but Path is working away.
Path is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grappler scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Grappler is working for a kimura but Path is defending it quite comfortably.
Grappler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Path with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grappler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grappler slips a nice elbow through Path's hands, connecting with Path's forehead.
Grappler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Path is looking for a sweep. Grappler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Path is looking to escape.
Path is looking to improve his position.
Grappler is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Path with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Grappler.
Grappler is looking to take a break and control but Path is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Grappler.
Grappler takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Path is not content to let Grappler control the position.
Grappler takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Grappler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gael Grappler dominated that round.
That's time! Grappler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grappler clinches with his opponent.
Grappler 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.
Grappler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Path makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Grappler has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Path clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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Path is trying to remain composed but Grappler is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Grappler lands a shot to the body.
Path is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Grappler. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Grappler lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Path hold on?!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grappler punches Path on the ear.
Grappler lands shots from the back.
Path rolls, trying to escape but Grappler keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappler is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Path up.
Grappler has Path flattened out and is raining down punches.

Path is rocked!
Grappler lands strikes from the back and Path isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gael Grappler!
During a confident post fight interview, Gael Grappler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.