PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eye of the Tiger. Philip Gray is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rock
vs
Gray

195 cm
21
208 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

183 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

EFC Nutrition
EFC Nutrition

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Casey Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Philip Gray!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gray gets a takedown into half guard.
Rock tries to roll over but Gray keeps him under control.
Gray is trying to control the action in half guard but Rock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rock trying to hold on to Gray's head to control him but Gray postures up.
Rock is trying to stand.
Rock is looking to control Gray's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rock avoid being mounted?
Rock is looking for a sweep. Gray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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

Rock gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gray to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gray is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray is working Rock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gray controlling from the top position.
Gray lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gray with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gray is looking to stand up but Rock won't let him.
Gray cracks Rock with a solid left hand.
Rock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gray!
Gray in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock punching from mount but Gray doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rock lands a heavy elbow.
Rock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray tries to lock up and control but Rock gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gray really wants to buck Rock off and get back to his feet.
Rock lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gray tries to hold on but Rock pushes him away.
Rock lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rock lands a heavy elbow.

Rock moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gray has worked his arm free - good work by Gray!
Gray wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rock grinds an elbow into Gray's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rock throws a strike aimed at the side of Gray's head but Gray avoids it well.
Gray is trying to improve his position.
Gray parries the strikes from Rock easily there. Rock is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gray to escape.
Gray is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rock working the head and body with strikes.

Rock wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gray, who protects the arm well.
Rock throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gray managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rock.
Rock working the head with strikes.
Gray is trying to improve his position.
Gray gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gray looks gassed!
Rock throwing shots but Gray is blocking nicely.
Rock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gray trying to hold on to Rock's head to control him but Rock postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock lands with a punch from half guard.
Gray is concentrating on defense, preventing Rock from advancing position.
Rock thows a huge punch but Gray dodges it nicely.
Rock thows a huge punch but Gray dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Rock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gray counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rock won't be happy with that.
Rock prevents Gray from improving position.
Gray scoring with punches and elbows.
Rock keeps Gray under control for a moment.
Gray scoring with punches and elbows.
Rock manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gray trying to control but Rock postures up.
Gray is trying to stand back up but Rock is controlling him
Rock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gray tries to kick Rock off but Rock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rock wants to take a breather but Gray is having none of it.
Gray is breathing heavily.

Gray has one foot on Rock's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt

and Gray counters with a takedown into side control.
Rock 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.
Rock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gray wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rock is trying to control Gray's posture but Gray avoids it.
Gray trying to control the action but Rock is working from the bottom.
Rock sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to control but Gray postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Rock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gray defending well though.
Rock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rock working over Gray with some ground and pound. Gray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rock blocks the strikes from Gray.

Gray actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gray is looking to escape.
Rock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gray's head.
Rock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rock scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gray is trying to maintain the position but Rock is very close to passing his half guard.
Gray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rock is nestled in close to Gray, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gray is looking to improve his position.

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.
Rock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gray is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gray circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rock gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Rock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gray fails with a takedown attempt.
Rock tries to clinch up but Gray circles away and keeps his distance.
Rock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rock shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rock was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray is in a horrible position here. Rock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Philip Gray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rock is fending him off so far but Gray persists. Nope, Rock circles away and we're back to standing.

Rock has managed to clinch.

Rock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gray.
Gray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gray.
Rock misses with a body kick.
Gray dives in and grabs Rock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rock pushes down on Gray's head and hops out.
Casey Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Gray.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gray paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rock clinches up against the cage.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Rock as the two fighters clinch.

Rock pulls Gray into guard.
Rock manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gray takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gray in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rock landing strikes from the mount.
Gray tries to reverse the position but Rock maintains control.
Rock working the ground and pound effectively.
Rock lands a big shot there that rocks Gray but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gray can't escape the position.
Rock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rock with the ground and pound from mount.
Rock has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gray's face.
Rock landing shots from mount.
Gray wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray taking shots to the head.
Gray tries to hold on but Rock postures up.
Rock scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gray?
Rock with the ground and pound from mount.
Rock working the ground and pound effectively.
Rock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock dominating with strikes here.
Rock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rock landing punches.
The referee warns Gray that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock is landing with some decent strikes but Gray is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gray is trying desperately to improve position.
Rock landing strikes from the mount.
Rock lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rock wants to control the pace but Gray is squirming around nicely.
Gray is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rock landing strikes from the mount.
Rock lands a heavy elbow.
Gray is squirming around, avoiding Rock's attempts to control the action.
Gray wants to hold on but Rock pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands with some strikes.
Rock lands with some strikes.
Gray flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rock scoring with strikes but Gray is staying in there.
Gray in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rock lands a big shot there that rocks Gray but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rock lands a nice shot to the head.
Rock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rock with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gray is squirming around, avoiding Rock's attempts to control the action.
Rock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Rock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Rock!