PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hinski Grang (ranked 855 p4p, 2216 weight class) and Leonardo De Vinci (ranked 117 p4p, 300 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to JID - Ed, Edd & Eddy. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Grang
vs
De Vinci

186 cm
31
222
12 - 6 - 0

190 cm
30
200
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Dick Dolla Douchebag

Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hinski Grang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo De Vinci!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grang swings for the body but De Vinci moves out of range.
Grang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Hinski Grang has been cut.
De Vinci needs to keep his hands up - Grang had a free shot at his head there.
Grang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vinci moves away.
Grang defending well as De Vinci loads up on a big left hand.
Grang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Leonardo De Vinci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vinci misses with an uppercut
and Grang counters with a nice uppercut.
De Vinci misses the jab.
Grang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Vinci throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grang swings for the body but De Vinci moves out of range.
Grang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Vinci.
De Vinci misses with an uppercut. Grang saw that one coming.
We've been told by Grang's head coaches at Average Joe�s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grang ducks under a wild hook from De Vinci.
De Vinci takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Vinci misses with a left hand
letting Grang counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grang dips to his left and cracks De Vinci with an uppercut!
De Vinci scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grang throws a big shot that misses.
De Vinci throws a looping overhand right but Grang ducks down to avoid it.
Grang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Grang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Vinci! But no joy.
De Vinci might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Vinci doesn't seem bothered though.
De Vinci rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grang counters with a series of strikes. De Vinci will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Vinci throws an off balance right hand
and Grang counters with a right hand to the body.
De Vinci misses with an uppercut. Grang saw that one coming.
De Vinci swings widly with a right hand
and Grang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Vinci throws a poor cross that misses
and De Vinci takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grang moves out of range as De Vinci strikes.
Grang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Vinci swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Vinci throws the left hand but Grang avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vinci throws a hook but Grang avoids it easily.
Grang is looking for a counter combo.
De Vinci smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from De Vinci misses its intended target.
De Vinci missing with a left hand there. Grang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Vinci rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Vinci connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Vinci misses with a looping left.
De Vinci misses with a hook. Grang ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from De Vinci misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Grang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from De Vinci misses the target.
De Vinci throws a poor cross that misses
and Grang counters with a right hand to the body.
Grang with a jab.
De Vinci throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grang throws a nice looking combination but De Vinci bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Grang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Vinci swings widly with a right hand
and Grang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Grang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vinci moves away from the strike by Grang.
De Vinci is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grang.
De Vinci misses with a straight right.
Grang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Vinci rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grang counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Grang lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Vinci doesn't seem phased though.
De Vinci throws a jab but it's blocked by Grang.
Grang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Vinci.
Grang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grang moves away from the strike by De Vinci.
De Vinci thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Vinci has time to react.
A big right from Grang misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grang misses with a wild body shot.
De Vinci rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - De Vinci throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Vinci loads up on a big right hand but Grang slips the punch.
Grang lands with a good body shot.
De Vinci waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grang.
Grang scores with a three punch combo!
De Vinci throws an off balance right hand
and Grang counters with a straight right hand.

De Vinci is rocked!
De Vinci walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Grang! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hinski Grang!
Hinski Grang retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Hinski Grang made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.