PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamore Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Beautiful Dangerous" by Slash kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Harry
vs
Gray

185 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

5th Round
Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seamore Harry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Gray!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harry shoots in looking for a takedown. Gray tries to sprawl out of it but Harry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Harry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gray circles away.
Harry fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamore Harry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Harry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harry tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gray controls his leg.
Gray wants to get back to his feet.
Gray is holding on to half guard well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harry is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gray sees it coming and defends easily.
Harry looks to land a strike but Gray avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Harry from controlling successfully.
Harry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gray is proving hard to escape from.
Harry trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.

Gray working for a triangle but Harry defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harry trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.

Gray uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Gray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harry sprawls well initially but Gray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gray is keen to just control but Harry is a slippery customer.
Harry trying to control here.
Gray moves into full mount! Harry won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harry is working to get back to half guard.

Gray working for a submission but Harry is keeping him at bay.
Gray looks gassed!
Harry reaches up to try and control the position but Gray seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Harry rolls and tries to escape and now Gray has his back!
Gray avoiding Harry 's attempts to control his hands.
Harry is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gray keeps control of the position as Harry tries to break free.

Gray working for the choke.
Harry covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Harry tries to escape but Gray has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gray lands a shot to the head.
Harry has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Gray dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Harry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gray as he avoids it easily.
Gray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harry shoots and misses

and Gray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gray is looking to advance position but Harry won't allow it.

Harry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harry wants to control but Gray is keeping busy.
Gray prevents Harry from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gray is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harry is just riding it out for now. Gray eventually gives up the hold.

Harry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gray pulls his head out easily.
Gray looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Gray gets a clinch.

That's two 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.
Harry stalling in the clinch but Gray improves position.
Gray leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harry prevents a takedown attempt there.

Gray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seamore Harry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gray clinches with his opponent.
Harry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gray just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamore Harry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gray holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Gray jumps guard.
Harry trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harry defends well.
Harry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harry looking to pass the guard.
Harry throws and elbow that misses. Gray uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harry's guard. Nice move by Gray!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Gray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Harry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gray passes Harry's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gray wants to control but Harry is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gray is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harry sees it coming and defends easily.
Harry tries to roll over but Gray keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Gray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Harry tries to clinch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Harry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Harry from controlling successfully.
Gray managing to control the position.
Harry wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Gray wants to stand up but Harry is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harry trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Gray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gray is looking to take a break and control but Harry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gray is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Harry sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray is thwarting Harry's attempts to control the position.

Gray stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Harry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gray shoots and misses

and Harry counters with a single leg into guard. Gray didn't expect that.
Harry trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Harry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harry passes into half guard.
Harry is looking to advance position but Gray won't allow it.
Harry thows a huge punch but Gray dodges it nicely.
Gray is trying to control but can't.
Harry tries to stand and escape but Gray is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gray wants to control but Harry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harry trying to control the action but Gray is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Gray feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harry controls Gray momentarily but Gray frees himself.
Gray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seamore Harry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gray wants to control from the top but Harry keeps moving.

Gray drops back looking for a leg! Harry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harry manages to kick Gray off! Gray jumps back into Harry's guard.
Blake Gray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gray not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seamore Harry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gray has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Gray!