PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tooney Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco comes to the cage accompanied by Tooney highlight reel. Grace has chosen Doggystyle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Greco
vs
Grace

215 cm
26
272 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

182 cm
27
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tooney Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Grace!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Grace shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Grace was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grace scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Grace jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Greco is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Greco and Grace has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Greco is trying to improve his position.
Grace lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greco manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grace's best efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grace working Greco over with strikes.
Greco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grace is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Grace there.
Greco trying to hold on to Grace's head to control him but Grace postures up.
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 is keen to just control but Greco is a slippery customer.
Greco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greco tries to get out of the position.
Greco manages to get to full guard.
Grace is stalling in the full guard.
Grace throws a big right hand that misses.
Grace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Greco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grace stopping the sweep attempt from Greco.
Greco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Greco trying to keep a closed guard but Grace is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grace trying to control the position from guard on top but Greco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grace tries to move into range but Greco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Greco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grace blocks the body kick.
Greco cracks Grace with a good jab.
Greco stuns Grace with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Greco throws a hook to the side of Grace's head but Grace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grace at a distance.
Greco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grace.
Greco throws a head kick that misses.
Grace scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Greco scores with a head kick. Grace tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grace drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grace throws an elbow but Greco slips to the side and avoids it well.
Greco struggling a bit here.
Greco gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Greco is pressing down on Grace's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Greco keeping full guard, as Grace tries to pass.
Greco wants to sweep but no luck.
Grace cracks Greco with a solid left hand.
Greco looking for a sweep. Not yet Greco, not yet.
Grace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grace is looking to work some ground and pound but Greco has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Grace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grace wants to control from the top but Greco keeps moving.

Greco scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Greco is breathing heavily.
Grace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Greco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grace shoots for a takedown but Greco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grace scores with a shot to the body.
Greco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grace checks the leg kick.
Tooney Greco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Greco swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Greco misses with a left hand

so Grace counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grace landing with the ground and pound.
Greco wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Grace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Grace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Greco tries to avoid it but Grace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Greco to the ground. Greco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greco.
Grace avoids the body shot from Greco.
Grace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Greco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Greco misses with an uppercut

so Grace counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Grace wants to pass the guard but Greco is keeping the position.
Greco is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Grace wants to control from the top but Greco keeps moving.
Greco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greco is on top in guard.
Greco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Greco trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tooney Greco wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Grace scores with a crisp jab that stopped Greco in his tracks.
Greco throws a sloppy body shot

and Grace counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Greco regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grace.
Grace postures up in Greco's guard and throws a big left but Greco blocks it.
Grace is looking to advance position but Greco has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Grace tries to hold on but Greco postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Greco throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Greco looking to control but Grace is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Greco throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

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.
Greco looking to control but Grace is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Greco content just to control the position here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Greco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grace is looking to escape.
Greco prevents Grace from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Grace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Greco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Greco looks to land a body kick but Grace moved away.

Grace is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Greco's half guard.
Grace sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Greco gets full guard.
Grace landing with the ground and pound.
Greco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Greco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grace's guard.
Grace keeping full guard, as Greco tries to pass.
Greco trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greco.
Grace being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tooney Greco just wasn't active enough.

Grace shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Greco napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Greco is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Grace's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace tries to pass the half guard into mount. Greco knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Max Grace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grace throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grace working over Greco with some ground and pound. Greco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grace prevents Greco from improving his position.
Grace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grace is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Grace is keen to just control but Greco is a slippery customer.
Greco is trying to control but can't.
Greco is not content to let Grace control the position.
Grace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco has hold of Grace's hands but Grace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grace wants to free his trapped foot but Greco is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grace is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grace throws a strike but Greco avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Greco keeping full guard, as Grace tries to pass.
Grace throws a strike but Greco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Greco prevents Grace from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace keeping moving, preventing Greco from controlling successfully.
Greco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grace is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Grace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grace winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Grace!