PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hurrican Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes into the arena with Downtown Swinga 96 by MOP blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Valentine
vs
Gravity

189 cm
26
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
184 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Firebird Designs
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregg Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hurrican Gravity!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine fakes the leg kick and cracks Gravity in the body.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Gravity moves out of range easily.
Gravity throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valentine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gravity blocks a leg kick.
Valentine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Valentine wants to land a leg kick but Gravity is out of range.
Valentine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gravity counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravity misses the shot to the body.
Gregg Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gravity checks it well.
Gravity throws out a powerful jab.
Valentine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gravity swinging wildly here.
Gravity lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gravity counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gravity, as that shot connected.
Valentine throws a sloppy body shot
and Gravity cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valentine tries to score with a low kick but Gravity moves his leg out of the way.
Valentine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gravity throws a big shot that misses.
Valentine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravity.
Valentine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gravity counters with a three punch combo that has Valentine backing up. Valentine nods at Gravity to acknowledge the strikes.
Valentine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravity was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine throws a push kick but Gravity slaps the foot to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gravity checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Gravity misses.
Valentine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gravity moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valentine.
Gravity checks a leg kick.
Valentine tried to score with a low kick but Gravity checks it.
Valentine misses with a low kick as Gravity jumps back.
Valentine drops his hands momentarily and Gravity takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Valentine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gravity has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is looking to slow Gravity down with leg kicks.
Valentine misses with a head kick.
Gravity checks a leg kick.
Valentine tried to score with a low kick but Gravity checks it.
Gravity scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gravity on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A left and a right from Gravity both land. Nice combination.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Gravity sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gravity moves out of range as Valentine throws a body kick.
Valentine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gravity scores with a nice strike.
A bone on bone clash there as Gravity blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine takes a swing at Gravity's ribcage but misses.
Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
Gravity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravity checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Valentine connects with a solid leg kick.
Gravity looks gassed!
Valentine throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gravity counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gravity thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregg Valentine dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gravity on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gravity ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Valentine scores with a leg kick.
Valentine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Valentine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hurrican Gravity is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gravity bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valentine's head.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Gravity blocks a low kick nicely.
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine throws a chopping leg kick but Gravity manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gravity misses with a body shot.
Gravity is breathing heavily.
Valentine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gravity's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Gravity to counter with a crisp jab.
Gravity on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Gravity.
Valentine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Valentine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gravity dodges the punch combination from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a double jab.
Gravity throws a body kick that misses.
Valentine throws a looping overhand right but Gravity ducks down to avoid it.
Valentine is looking to slow Gravity down with leg kicks.
Valentine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gravity is out of range and Valentine settles back down.
Valentine throws an overhand right that lands on Gravity's shoulder, as Gravity tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravity will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Valentine misses its intended target.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Valentine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
An inside leg kick from Valentine misses.
Gravity's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valentine. That's going to slow Gravity down.
Gravity thows a body shot but no joy.
Gravity misses with a looping right.
Valentine loads up on a big right hand but Gravity slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity connects with a jab.
Valentine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valentine has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Valentine tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentine tries to move into range but Gravity moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valentine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valentine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine scores with a leg kick.
Gravity scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Gravity misses.
Valentine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valentine. That's going to slow Gravity down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a nice looking combination but Gravity bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses.
Valentine throws a body punch but Gravity moves out of range.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravity manages to avoid it.
Gravity misses with a body punch
and Valentine counters with a body kick that stops Gravity in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valentine.
Gravity chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentine can pounce on him.
Gravity takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gravity is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valentine.
Valentine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Valentine throws a push kick but Gravity slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregg Valentine dominated that second round.
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!

Valentine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Valentine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gravity checks it well.
A big right from Valentine misses.
Valentine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Valentine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravity is just out of range.
Valentine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Valentine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravity throws a body kick the misses
and Valentine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gravity's knee momentarily.
Gravity takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valentine misses with a leg kick.
Gravity takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valentine throws a hook but Gravity blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gravity checks a leg kick.
Valentine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravity throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valentine is looking to wear down Gravity with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gravity loads up on a big right hand but Valentine slips the punch.
Gravity takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valentine looks for the body kick but Gravity saw that one coming.
Gravity checks the leg kick.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Valentine lands with a slapping head kick.
Valentine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valentine tries to work over Gravity's front leg with a kick but Gravity checks it.
Hurrican Gravity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Valentine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gravity takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gravity throws a body kick the misses
and Gravity takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valentine lands with a straight right. Gravity didn't see that one coming.
Gravity avoids the head kick by Valentine.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Valentine tried to score with a low kick but Gravity checks it.

Gravity looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gravity trying to move into half guard but instead Valentine has managed to sweep!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gravity swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Gravity isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Valentine stacks Gravity on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Valentine!
Gravity being controlled for a moment.
Gregg Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gravity tries to improve position but can't.
Valentine taking a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregg Valentine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valentine 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregg Valentine!