PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grant
vs
Rodriguez

185 cm
28
193 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

185 cm
27
201 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grant thuds a left hand into Rodriguez's body.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
Grant scores with a hook to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.

That's two 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.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez sizes up Grant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Rodriguez lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rodriguez misses
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grant's hands.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Bender Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A left and a right from Rodriguez both land. Nice combination.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bender Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Grant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rodriguez's head backwards.
Rodriguez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grant counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Grant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grant counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rodriguez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab
and Grant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grant on the side of the head.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Grant.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps Grant's head back.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Grant dominated that second 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!

A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Grant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Rodriguez. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Grant blocks a jab.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
Grant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marcus Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant misses the jab.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Grant.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the body
and Grant makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rodriguez really felt that one!
Grant throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
Grant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Grant misses.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Grant.
Well Grant 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Grant!