PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grey
vs
Booth

193 cm
19
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Grey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Booth!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Grey.
Booth throws a nice looking combination but Grey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Booth looks to score with a jab to the body but Grey is just out of range.
Booth throws a nice looking combination but Grey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grey closes the distance and clinches up with Booth, looking for a takedown. Grey pushes Booth against the cage but Booth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grey dodges the punch combination from Booth.
Booth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Booth.
Grey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Booth lunges at Grey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grey's hand.
Booth swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey.
Booth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andy Booth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grey.
Booth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Booth lands a really nice looking cross but Grey seems unphased.
Booth throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey slips under a jab from Booth.
Andy Booth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Booth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Booth misses with a double jab.
Booth throws a hook but Grey blocks it.
Booth throws a nice looking combination but Grey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Grey closes the distance and clinches.
Booth is looking to break free of the clinch but Grey has double underhooks.

Booth manages to break the clinch.
Booth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Booth to score with a decent uppercut.
Booth misses with a double jab.
Booth looks gassed!
Booth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Booth misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Booth.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grey manages to avoid it.
Booth misses with a body shot.
Booth throws an overhand right that lands on Grey's shoulder, as Grey tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth misses the jab.

Grey clinches up with Booth and pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grey jumps guard but Booth stands there with Grey around his waist. Grey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Booth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grey moves out of range as Booth strikes.
Grey walks into a left hand.

Grey 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.
Grey trying to control but Booth is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grey postures up in Booth's guard and throws a big left but Booth blocks it.
Booth keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.
Grey won't allow Booth to get back to his feet.

Grey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Booth wants to stand and escape but Grey is having none of it.
Grey chips away with some ground and pound.
Grey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Booth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grey won't allow Booth to get back to his feet.
Grey trying to control but Booth is working from the bottom.
Grey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Booth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grey stops Booth from standing up.
Booth has momentary wrist control but Grey slips an elbow through the middle.

Grey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Booth wants to stand but Grey is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Booth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grey.
Grey shoots in looking for a takedown. Booth tries to sprawl out of it but Grey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Booth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grey fails with the takedown.
Booth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grey tries to clinch up.
Booth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Booth 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.

Booth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grey walks into a left hand.
Booth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Booth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Booth.
Booth misses the shot to the body.
Grey slips a straight right by Booth.
Grey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Booth lands with a right hand.
Booth misses with a looping left.
Booth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Booth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Grey feints and as Booth raises his hands in defense, Grey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grey with a flurry of punches that miss.

Grey drops back looking for a leg! Booth is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Booth manages to kick Grey off! Grey jumps back into Booth's guard.

Booth wriggles free and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grey shoots in looking for a takedown. Booth tries to sprawl out of it but Grey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Booth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab, jab by Booth - just one landing.
Booth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Booth misses with the combination.
Justin Grey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Booth throws a hook to the side of Grey's head but Grey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two 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.
Booth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Booth as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Grey has managed to clinch.
Grey jumps guard but Booth stands there with Grey around his waist. Grey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Grey manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Booth wanted to stand there but Grey had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Booth stands and steps away. Grey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Booth stuffs the takedown attempt from Grey. Grey gets slowly back to his feet.
Grey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Booth loads up on a big right hand but Grey slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grey shoots in and bounces Booth off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Booth is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grey 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.
Grey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Booth wants to stand and escape but Grey is having none of it.
Grey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grey landing with the ground and pound.
Booth is looking to stand up but Grey isn't so interested in that idea.
Grey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grey is controlling him.
Booth has momentary wrist control but Grey slips an elbow through the middle.
Grey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grey won't allow Booth to get back to his feet.
Grey stands up over Booth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grey advances to half guard.
Booth looks like he's trying to stand up.

Grey is trying to work for a kimura but Booth is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Booth is trying to stand up here but Grey is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andy Booth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Grey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grey showed some decent athleticism there.
Booth looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grey connects with a nice short shot to Booth's temple.
Booth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grey wants to control but Booth is keeping him busy.
Grey thows a huge punch but Booth dodges it nicely.
Grey stops Booth from getting back to his feet.
Grey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grey lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Grey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Booth sees it coming and defends easily.
Grey stops Booth from getting back to his feet.
Grey is nestled in close to Booth, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grey lands strikes from half guard.
Booth looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice defenses there by Grey.

Grey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Booth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth is trying to stand back up but Grey is controlling him
Booth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Booth is staying active underneath Grey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Booth wants to get back to his feet.
Grey working Booth over with strikes.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grey is defended easily by Booth.
Booth 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.
Grey moves out of range as Booth strikes.
A left lands for Booth.
Booth throws a series of punches but Grey moves out of range.
Grey fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Booth is fending him off so far but Grey persists. Nope, Booth circles away and we're back to standing.
Grey slips a jab from Booth.
Booth looks to land a right hand but Grey moved out of range.
Grey tries to clinch up.
Grey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Booth.
Grey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Booth but Booth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Booth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice defenses there by Grey.

Grey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grey won't allow Booth to get back to his feet.
Grey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey stops Booth from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Booth tries to bum rush Grey with a series of wild strikes but Grey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Booth swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey.
Grey avoids the body shot from Booth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Booth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Grey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grey fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Grey clearly takes 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.

Grey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Booth is fending him off so far but Grey persists. Nope, Booth circles away and we're back to standing.
Booth throws a body punch but Grey moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grey.
Booth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Booth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Booth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grey slips under a jab.
Grey slips under a jab from Booth.
Grey fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Booth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Booth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Booth swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Grey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Booth sprawls well initially but Grey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Booth manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Booth misses with a straight right.
Booth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grey.
Grey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Grey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Grey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Grey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Booth doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grey.
Grey not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth tries to kick Grey off but Grey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Grey passes to side control.
Booth is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Booth is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Grey cracks Booth with a big right hand but Booth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Grey scores with a couple of short elbows.
Booth is working to avoid the ground and pound but Grey connects with a decent elbow.
Grey working the ground and pound.
Grey working the body and head with strikes.

Grey is trying to get an arm triangle but Booth is defending well.
Grey grinds an elbow into Booth's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Grey lands a decent elbow from side control.
Grey lands some shots froms side control.
Booth wants to get back to his feet but Grey is dominant here and he's now got Booth's back!

Grey looking for the RNC.
Grey lands punches and elbows.
Booth controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Grey scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grey has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Booth is trying to get back to his feet but Grey has full control of the position and if anything, Booth has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Booth is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.

Grey moves into the clinch.
Booth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Booth walks away with a smile on his face. Grey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Grey shoots in and bounces Booth off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Booth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey lands a couple of elbows.
Booth wants to stand up but Grey is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Grey had his way with Andy Booth in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Grey gets the takedown into side control.
Booth on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Booth is pushing Grey's head away, looking to escape. Grey manages to hold on to the position though.
Grey working the head with strikes.
Grey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Booth down.
Booth is trying to buck Grey off.
Grey trying to control the position but Booth is working away.

Booth throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Grey clinches with his opponent.

Booth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Booth does no damage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Booth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Grey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Booth wants to get back to his feet.
Grey working over Booth with some ground and pound. Booth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Grey is looking for a kimura here.

Booth is defending against the submission attempts here by Grey.
Grey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grey stops Booth from getting back to his feet.
Booth is not content to let Grey control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth is looking to escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Booth tries to keep at a distance but Grey has taken the fight into the clinch.

Grey pulls guard effortlessly.

Grey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Booth defends well.
Booth is looking to stand up but Grey won't let him.

Grey has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Booth should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Grey has tightened it up now! Booth should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Justin Grey!
Justin Grey is the new light heavyweight champion!