PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kensi Himura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Himura has chosen My time is now as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gray
vs
Himura

172 cm
18
161 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy + Stamina!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kensi Himura!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Himura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Himura looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Gray closes the distance and clinches.
Himura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gray has him pressed against the cage.

Gray lands a takedown into guard.
Gray chips away with some ground and pound.
Himura keeping moving, preventing Gray from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Himura can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gray with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Himura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Himura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gray is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gray lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Himura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Himura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Himura is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Himura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gray lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gray is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gray scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gray stands up over Himura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray is looking to work some ground and pound but Himura has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gray distracts Himura with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gray makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gray stands up over Himura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gray cracks Himura with a solid left hand.
Gray chips away with some ground and pound.
Gray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Himura's head.
Gray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gray distracts Himura with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Himura's head.
Gray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Himura's head.
Gray is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gray 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.
Gray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Himura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gray cracks Himura with a solid left hand.
Gray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gray landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray is pushing down on Himura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Himura is fighting to maintain full guard but Gray has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Himura defending well though.
Gray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gray drops an elbow to the side of Himura's head.
Gray controlling the pace.
Gray lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Himura pushes Gray off looking to stand but Gray dives back in and keeps control.
Himura won't allow Gray to pass to mount.
Gray slips a nice elbow through Himura's hands, connecting with Himura's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray prevents Himura from improving his position.
Gray is nestled in close to Himura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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. Gray connects with a nice short shot to Himura's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gray is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gray lands a nice short elbow.
Himura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gray takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gray winds up and cracks Himura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Himura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gray working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Himura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gray slips a nice elbow through Himura's hands, connecting with Himura's forehead.
Gray is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gray frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gray looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gray scoring with strikes but Himura is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Himura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gray working Himura over with strikes here.
Gray lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Himura hang on?
Himura taking shots to the head.
Gray breaks from Himura's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Himura can't escape the position.
Gray lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Gray has control of Himura's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Himura regains control of the situation pretty easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Himura is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Gray.
Gray is landing with some decent strikes but Himura is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Gray dominated that round.
That's time! Gray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Himura throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
Himura on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Himura swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gray lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Himura is rocked!
Tim Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gray dances in with a quick combination. Himura is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Gray snaps Himura's head back. Himura stumbles backwards against the cage. Gray steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Himura's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Himura just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tim Gray!