PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gronk Groenhud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groenhud's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sometime Lonely by Kelly Chen. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Groenhud
vs
Bond

225 cm
26
135 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

175 cm
23
147 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

††-Bloody Sunday-††

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gronk Groenhud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dallas Bond!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groenhud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Groenhud fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Groenhud throws a body punch but Bond moves out of range.
Groenhud connects with a high kick.

Groenhud throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bond was covering up waiting for the punch and Groenhud finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bond keeping moving, preventing Groenhud from controlling successfully.
Groenhud really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bond looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Groenhud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bond is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenhud wants to stand but Bond is controlling his posture from full guard.
Groenhud trying to control but Bond is working from the bottom.
Bond wants to sweep but no luck.
Groenhud wants to pass the guard but Bond is keeping the position.

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.
Groenhud is looking to stand up but Bond won't let him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Groenhud lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Groenhud fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Groenhud swats away the attempt to clinch by Bond.
No luck for Groenhud with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gronk Groenhud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groenhud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Groenhud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Groenhud shoots in for a double leg but Bond sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Groenhud lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Groenhud fails with the takedown.
Groenhud tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bond swivels and escapes.
Bond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Groenhud fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bond avoids it really well and circles away.
Groenhud shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bond as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Groenhud.
Groenhud fails with a takedown attempt.
Bond throws the left hand but Groenhud avoids the punch easily.

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.
Bond tries to clinch up.
Bond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Groenhud.
Bond tries to clinch but Groenhud moves out of range.
Bond misses with a straight right.
Groenhud throws a half hearted mid kick.
Groenhud walks into a straight right hand from Bond.
Groenhud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bond moves out of range of the strikes.
Groenhud misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Groenhud misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Groenhud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bond fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Groenhud looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gronk Groenhud dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Groenhud throws a hook but Bond avoids it easily.
Bond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Groenhud misses with a hook. Bond ducked under it nicely.
Bond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Groenhud has time to react.
Groenhud scores with a hook.
Groenhud looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range.
Gronk Groenhud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bond doesn't manage to clinch there - Groenhud circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond misses with a body shot
and Groenhud counters with a straight right hand.
Groenhud shoots for a takedown but Bond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bond is looking to clinch but Groenhud is avoiding it.
Groenhud lands a head kick!
Bond avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Groenhud looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Groenhud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bond stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gronk Groenhud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groenhud swats away the attempt to clinch by Bond.
Groenhud fails to land the takedown.
Bond keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Bond instigates a clinch.
Bond lands a nice knee to the body.
Bond digs a right hand into Groenhud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Groenhud's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bond landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bond landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Groenhud fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bond lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Bond.
Bond lands a body shot.
Bond lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bond is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bond landing knees to the head.
Bond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bond lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bond lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bond lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bond lands an elbow that stopped Groenhud in his tracks for a moment.
Groenhud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Groenhud is looking to break free of the clinch but Bond has double underhooks.
Bond lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bond lands an elbow that stopped Groenhud in his tracks for a moment.
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hook to the body lands for Bond.
Bond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Groenhud's defenses.
Bond lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bond lands an elbow inside that Groenhud shrugs off.
Bond gets through Groenhud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bond.
Bond gets through Groenhud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond lands a shot to the body.
Bond is working Groenhud over against the cage.
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bond lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bond utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bond.
Bond lands an elbow just above Groenhud 's eye.
Bond throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bond working Groenhud over with knees to the body.
Bond is pressed up against the cage. Groenhud has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bond down to the mat. Bond avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Groenhud tries to keep at a distance but Bond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Groenhud tries to pull guard but Bond holds him up against the cage and eventually Groenhud drops back down to his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bond keeps control of Groenhud as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bond keeps control of Groenhud as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bond has Groenhud pressed against the cage, preventing Groenhud from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Groenhud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Groenhud misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bond drives through and clinches with Groenhud against the cage.
Groenhud wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bond gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Groenhud.
Bond misses with a knee to the head.
Groenhud throws a head punch that misses.
Groenhud fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Groenhud working hard to break the clinch.
Groenhud can't get the takedown.
Bond lands a knee to the body.
Bond scores a nice knee to the body.
Dallas Bond seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Groenhud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bond lands a shot to the body.
Groenhud misses with a knee to the head.
Bond lands a good knee to the midsection. Groenhud won't want to take too many of those.
Bond gets underhooks to prevent Groenhud's takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bond lands a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bond.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Groenhud looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bond.
Bond scores a nice knee to the body.
Bond landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bond lands a nice elbow.
Bond connects with a nasty looking knee right to Groenhud's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas Bond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Groenhud looks to land a left hand but Bond moved out of range nicely.
Gronk Groenhud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Groenhud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Groenhud.
Groenhud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Groenhud throws a head kick that Bond semi-blocks.
No luck for Groenhud with that takedown attempt.
Groenhud throws a body kick that misses.
Bond tries to clinch up but Groenhud circles away and keeps his distance.
Bond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Groenhud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Groenhud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bond was well out of range. Poor timing from Groenhud.
Bond ducks under a wild hook from Groenhud.
Bond takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bond misses with a hook. Groenhud ducked under it nicely.
Bond tries to clinch but Groenhud is having none of it.
Groenhud shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bond defends it nicely.
Groenhud misses with an uppercut.
Groenhud shoots in and drives through. Bond sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gronk Groenhud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Groenhud.
Bond avoids the head kick by Groenhud.
Bond tries to clinch up.

Bond closes the distance and clinches.
Bond prevents Groenhud from breaking the clinch.
Bond tries a knee to the head but Groenhud blocks it.
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section. Groenhud lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Groenhud is trying to force a seperation but Bond has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Groenhud wants a takedown but no success here.
Groenhud wants to break free but Bond has control.
Groenhud changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bond fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bond misses with a straight right.
Groenhud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dallas Bond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Groenhud looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bond is fending him off so far but Groenhud persists. Nope, Bond circles away and we're back to standing.

Bond gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bond scores a nice knee to the body.
Bond works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Groenhud goes for a takedown attempt but Bond pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bond listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bond lands with a good body shot.
Groenhud fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Groenhud throws a right hand that Bond ducks under and follows up with a left that Bond also avoids with ease.
Bond takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groenhud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bond moves out of range of the strikes.
Groenhud throws a nice head kick!
Groenhud has a takedown stuffed.
Groenhud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bond.
Groenhud lands a head kick!
Groenhud lands a nice hook to Bond's body. Bond takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud slips under a jab.
Groenhud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Groenhud shoots in for a double leg but Bond sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Groenhud tries for a takedown but Bond sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bond slaps away a takedown attempt from Groenhud, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Bond has closed the distance and engaged Groenhud in a clinch.
Bond tries to land knees in the clinch but Groenhud avoids the damage to the body.
Groenhud tries to circle away but Bond has him pinned against the cage.
Groenhud tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bond just stands there and leans against the cage.
Groenhud takes an elbow to the forehead.
Groenhud jumps guard but Bond stands there with Groenhud around his waist. Groenhud gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Groenhud is trying to drag Bond to the mat but Bond just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bond lands a shot to the body.
Bond lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Groenhud or not.
Bond has Groenhud pressed against the cage, preventing Groenhud from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Bond.
Groenhud with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dallas Bond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bond has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dallas Bond!