PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krammer Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes to the cage accompanied by Doggystyle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grace
vs
Hussein

182 cm
27
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
231 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krammer Hussein!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hussein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hussein manages to pull guard.
Hussein wants to get back to his feet but Grace is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Hussein is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grace is aware though and is defending well.

Hussein had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grace defends it easily.
Grace wants to pass the guard but Hussein is keeping the position.
Grace is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grace postures up in Hussein's guard and throws a big left but Hussein blocks it.
Grace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hussein on the ground.
Hussein looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hussein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace cracks Hussein with a solid left hand.
Hussein is looking to stand up but Grace isn't so interested in that idea.
Grace wants to pass the guard but Hussein is keeping the position.
Hussein doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grace landing with the ground and pound.

Hussein looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hussein looking to control.
Grace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hussein controls Grace momentarily but Grace frees himself.
Grace postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hussein looks gassed!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grace wants to control from the top but Hussein keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace trying to control but Hussein is working from the bottom.
Grace distracts Hussein with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grace trying to control but Hussein is working from the bottom.
Grace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussein looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Grace scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Hussein looking for a guillotine here but Grace defends easily.
Grace trying to control the position from guard on top but Hussein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Grace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hussein has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grace has managed to get both his arms back between Hussein's legs - danger averted.
Grace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grace connects with a couple of short punches.
Grace postures up and lands a big shot to Hussein's brow.
Grace postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grace scoring with some ground and pound.
Hussein being controlled here, momentarily.
Grace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Hussein is rocked!
Grace pushes down on Hussein's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hussein on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grace is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Hussein is hurt! He's hurt bad - Grace fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Hussein from any more punishment! Congratulations to Grace! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Grace!