PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Rockolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunmetal Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockolla kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Posse's on Broadway. Grey has chosen Killed By Death as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ace Rockolla has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rockolla
vs
Grey

194 cm
23
186 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
184 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ace Rockolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey slips a jab from Rockolla.
Rockolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey was well out of range. Poor timing from Rockolla.
Grey tries to clinch but Rockolla moves out of range.
Rockolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grey.
A head kick misses from Rockolla.
Rockolla looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grey throws the left hand but Rockolla avoids the punch easily.
Grey feints and then cracks Rockolla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rockolla down.
Grey pushes Rockolla away with a front kick.
Grey throws a leg kick but Rockolla sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grey misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockolla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grey misses with a kick to the body.
Grey throws a head kick but Rockolla moves out of range.
Grey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rockolla misses with a leg kick.
Rockolla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grey misses with the combination.
Rockolla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rockolla is breathing heavily.
Grey throws a head kick that misses.
Grey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rockolla manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Grey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey tries to clinch but Rockolla moves out of range.
Grey slips a jab from Rockolla.
A jab from Rockolla misses.
Grey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rockolla takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grey lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey delivers a nice body kick.
Gunmetal Grey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grey misses with a body shot.
Grey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Ace Rockolla has been cut.
Rockolla moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockolla throws a low kick but Grey avoids it.
Grey ducks right into an uppercut from Rockolla.
Rockolla checks the leg kick.
Rockolla takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Rockolla blocks the leg kick.
Rockolla tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grey doesn't manage to clinch there - Rockolla circles away.
Grey scoring well with a low kick there.
Rockolla avoids a kick to the body.
Grey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Rockolla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grey misses with a two punch combination.
Grey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockolla.
Rockolla tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grey looks to land a body kick but Rockolla moved away.
Rockolla slips a jab from Grey.
Grey is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rockolla throws out a powerful jab.

Grey has managed to clinch.
Grey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunmetal Grey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ace Rockolla's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rockolla checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grey scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Grey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grey throws a head kick that misses.
Grey throws a wild body kick that Rockolla sees coming a mile off.
Gunmetal Grey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rockolla misses with a wild body shot.
Rockolla misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockolla tries a head kick but it misses.
Grey misses the body punch
and Rockolla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rockolla misses with a leg kick.
Grey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rockolla throws and low kick but Grey moves out of range easily.
Grey is looking to chop away at Rockolla's legs.
Rockolla blocks a head kick by Grey.
Rockolla moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy body kick from Grey
letting Rockolla counter with a right hand.
Grey lands a lovely overhand right.
Rockolla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grey scores with a sloppy right hand. Rockolla should have avoided that one.
Rockolla misses with a low kick.
Grey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rockolla blocks a jab.
Rockolla cracks Grey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rockolla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grey.
Grey wants to clinch
and Rockolla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Grey misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rockolla's sensitive parts.
Rockolla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rockolla throws a jab when Grey was well out of range.
Rockolla changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grey tries to avoid it but Rockolla manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grey to the ground. Grey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rockolla shoots in but Grey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rockolla is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grey throws a head kick but Rockolla moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grey.
Grey misses with a body kick.
Rockolla on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rockolla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rockolla gets a takedown into half guard.
Grey is pressing down on Rockolla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Grey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grey keeping moving, preventing Rockolla from controlling successfully.
Rockolla is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunmetal Grey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ace Rockolla's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Grey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rockolla scores with a head kick.
Grey scores with a leg kick.
Grey scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rockolla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grey.
Rockolla looks to land a right hand but Grey moved out of range.
Rockolla takes one on the button.
Grey is looking to chop away at Rockolla's legs.
Grey throws a jab but it's blocked by Rockolla.

Grey lands a big head kick that sends Rockolla tumbling to the mat! Grey takes a step backwards and waves Rockolla back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Rockolla is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey fakes the body blow, causing Rockolla to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Rockolla goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunmetal Grey!