PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes to the cage accompanied by Doggystyle. Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lunatic Fringe by Red Rider . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Grace
vs
Thompson

182 cm
28
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

196 cm
26
250 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 5 - 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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dj Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thompson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Grace counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Grace thows a huge punch but Thompson dodges it nicely.
Grace takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grace not doing much here.
Grace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grace looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Grace is keen to just control but Thompson is a slippery customer.
Grace is figuring out what he wants to do next.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Grace is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Max Grace has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Grace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grace tries to score with some ground and pound. Thompson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Grace scores with punches from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grace creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thompson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Grace wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Grace in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace lands a few punches from side control.

Grace wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thompson, who protects the arm well.
Thompson taking punishment in the form of punches.

It looks like Dj Thompson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson stops Grace from passing to mount.
Grace takes a little break here. Thompson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Grace landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Grace creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Grace tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grace has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grace trying to control the position but Thompson is working away.
Grace is staying tight to Thompson's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Grace wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thompson prevents Grace from improving position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check out the look on Grace's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Grace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dj Thompson's cut.
That's time! Grace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fighters circle momentarily. Grace darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Grace fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thompson sprawls well initially but Grace persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grace trying to mount his opponent but Thompson defends it.
Grace is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grace keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Grace there.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Grace stalling.
Thompson trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grace is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thompson defending well though.
Grace winds up and cracks Thompson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thompson has hold of Grace's hands but Grace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grace is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grace is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thompson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace thows a huge punch but Thompson dodges it nicely.
Grace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grace throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grace trying to pass the guard but Thompson defending well.
Max Grace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grace sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Grace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grace not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grace lands a nice short elbow.
Grace seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Grace looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Grace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thompson is not content to let Grace control the position.
Grace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
Grace is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grace takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Grace throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grace landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grace trying to mount his opponent but Thompson defends it.
Grace content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Grace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dj Thompson's cut.
That's time! Grace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Thompson tries for a takedown but Grace circles away easily

and Grace counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thompson's guard now.
Grace trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
Grace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grace is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grace lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace postures up.
Thompson 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.
Grace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Grace from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grace thows a big elbow that misses.
Grace postures up and lands a big shot to Thompson's brow.
Grace's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Grace from controlling successfully.
Grace thows a big elbow that misses.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Grace from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grace lands a couple of digs.
Grace controlling from the top position.
Grace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grace postures up and lands a big shot to Thompson's brow.
Grace is in close to Thompson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Grace wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Grace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grace wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Grace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Grace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grace 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

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