PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Grello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinciusz Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grello
vs
Ronaldo

180 cm
23
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
146 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Grello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinciusz Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grello swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronaldo.
Grello throws a hook but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grello connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ronaldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Grello circles away.
Grello connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grello.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grello.
Grello looks to land a right hand but Ronaldo moved out of range.
Ronaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grello. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Grello.
Grello misses with a straight right.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Grello.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo tries to clinch there but Grello circles away.
Grello scores with a jab. Ronaldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ronaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grello cracks Ronaldo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ronaldo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ronaldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Grello is having none of it.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grello.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch but Grello is avoiding it.
Donk. Grello catches Ronaldo right on the button with a cross.
Grello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ronaldo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Will Grello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grello cracks Ronaldo with a good jab.
Grello looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo moves in looking to clinch but Grello pushes him off.
Ronaldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grello looks to throw the jab but Ronaldo is out of range.
Ronaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grello throws a series of punches but Ronaldo avoids them all with ease.
Grello takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grello jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Ronaldo is rocked!
Ronaldo slips a jab and a cross from Grello.
Grello takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch but Grello is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo tries to clinch there but Grello circles away.
Ronaldo tries to clinch there but Grello circles away.
Grello tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Grello dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ronaldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grello.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Grello moves out of range.
Grello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ronaldo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grello throws and low kick but Ronaldo moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Ronaldo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronaldo moves away.
Grello connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ronaldo's hands.
Grello looks for the body kick but Ronaldo saw that one coming.
Grello lands with a shot to the body.
Grello throws a hook to the side of Ronaldo's head but Ronaldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ronaldo checks a leg kick.
Grello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Grello throws a nice looking combination but Ronaldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grello misses with a straight left.
Ronaldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grello throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ronaldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grello misses with an uppercut. Ronaldo saw that one coming.
Ronaldo moves in looking to clinch but Grello pushes him off.
Grello swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronaldo.
Grello lands a slapping body shot.
Grello looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Ronaldo blocks a leg kick.
Grello throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Grello lands with a nice body punch.
Ronaldo tries to clinch there but Grello circles away.
Grello lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ronaldo staying out of range there.
Grello really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grello takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grello scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grello takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.
Ronaldo wants to clinch.
Grello throws a jab but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
Grello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Grello.
Grello throws a right and a left that Ronaldo avoids nicely.
Will Grello is winning the standup battle so far.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Grello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grello misses the shot to the body.
Grello jabs Ronaldo right on the nose. Ronaldo blinks but takes it well.
Grello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grello keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Grello dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grello slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ronaldo is still on wobbly legs! Can Grello finish him?
Grello misses with a wild combination.
Ronaldo tries to clinch there but Grello circles away.
Ronaldo seems to have recovered his senses.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grello thows a body shot but no joy.
Ronaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Grello moves out of range.
Grello keeps the fight on the outside.
Grello swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronaldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch but Grello is avoiding it.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Grello is having none of it.
Ronaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grello just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grello connects with a crisp jab.
Grello throws and low kick but Ronaldo moves out of range easily.
Grello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Grello misses the target.
Grello thows a body shot but no joy.
Ronaldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ronaldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ronaldo avoids a kick to the body.
Grello misses with the combination.
Grello stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grello throws a front kick aimed at Ronaldo's knee but Ronaldo avoids it well.
Grello lands a slapping body shot.
Grello stalks Ronaldo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ronaldo's face. Ronaldo staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo defending well as Grello loads up on a big left hand.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
Grello throws out a leg kick but Ronaldo moves out of range and Grello only half commits.
Grello scores with a body shot.
Grello lands with a good body shot.
Ronaldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grello can pounce on him.
Grello misses the shot to the body.
Grello with a jab.
Grello drops Ronaldo with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ronaldo! Grello dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Grello!