PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Grass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sing Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Grass
vs
Chow

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Grass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sing Chow!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chow moves away.
Chow is looking to clinch but Grass is avoiding it.
Grass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grass throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Chow has taken the fight to the clinch.

Chow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chow is looking to clinch but Grass is avoiding it.
Grass throws a left and a right that both miss

and Chow counters by moving into the clinch.
Chow landing knees to the body.
Grass can't break the clinch.
Chow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grass.
Grass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chow trying to land knees to the body.
Chow working Grass over with knees to the body.
Grass tries to break free but Chow pushes him back against the cage.
Chow pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chow is trying to break the clinch but Grass is controlling him.
Chow lands a damaging elbow.
Chow throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grass has had enough of the clinch but Chow keeps him there for the moment.
Grass takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chow trying to stall but Grass improves his position.
Grass is trying to break the clinch but Chow is controlling him.
Grass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grass avoids it.

Chow breaks the clinch.
Chow moves out of range of the strikes.
Grass misses with a hook.
Grass misses with a lunging right hand

and Chow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grass is trying to break the clinch but Chow has him pressed against the cage.
Chow tries a knee to the head but Grass blocks it.
Chow looks gassed!
Grass managing to block the knees to the body from Chow.
Chow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grass tries to break the clinch but Chow is controlling the position.
Grass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chow trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grass is trying to break the clinch but Chow has him pressed against the cage.
Chow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chow throws an elbow that misses.
Grass managing to block the knees to the body from Chow.
Chow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chow has Grass pressed against the cage, preventing Grass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grass has had enough of the clinch but Chow keeps him there for the moment.
Grass stalling in the clinch but Chow improves position.
Grass has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grass is looking to control Chow's arms but Chow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grass has his back to the cage.

Chow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Grass there.
Chow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grass misses with a body shot.
Grass throws a combination. Chow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chow avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow slips a straight right by Grass.
Chow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Chow.
Grass misses with a double jab.
Grass scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chow tries to move into range but Grass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chow ducks under a wild hook from Grass.
Grass lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Grass does it's job there.
No joy there for Grass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grass with a jab.
Grass misses with a few strikes there.

Chow has closed the distance and engaged Grass in a clinch.
Grass wants to break free but Chow has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grass throws a sloppy body shot
and Chow counters with a head kick.
Grass swings away with a body shot that misses

and Chow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chow.
Grass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grass walks away with a smile on his face. Chow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grass misses with a straight left.
Grass misses with a double jab

and Chow counters by moving into the clinch.
Chow lands a knee to the body.

Chow manages to break the clinch.
Grass looks to land a combination but Chow avoids it well.
Grass misses with a right hand
and Chow counters with a straight right hand.
Grass uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grass misses with a right hand
and Chow counters with a big head kick but Grass shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sing Chow will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Grass misses with a jab to the body

and Chow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grass is defending well for now.
Chow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grass pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grass manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grass misses with the combination.
Chow drops his hands momentarily and Grass takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steven Grass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grass misses with a straight left.
Grass lands a head shot.
Grass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Chow moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chow tries to score a body lock takedown but Grass shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chow stalls.
Chow missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow fails to pull guard.
Steven Grass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sing Chow.
Chow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grass is defending well for now.
Grass is trying to break the clinch but Chow has him pressed against the cage.
Chow misses with a knee strike.
Grass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grass is trying to break free.
Grass managing to block the knees to the body from Chow.
Grass is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grass has had enough of the clinch but Chow keeps him there for the moment.
Grass is trying to force a seperation but Chow has the dominant position.
Chow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grass's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grass's brow.
Chow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grass is defending well for now.
Chow prevents Grass from breaking the clinch.
Grass is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chow is trying to stall.
Grass managing to block the knees to the body from Chow.
Grass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chow has Grass pressed against the cage, preventing Grass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chow wants a takedown.
Grass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grass pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grass looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grass tries to break the clinch but Chow is controlling the position.
Grass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow lands a knee to the head.
Grass wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chow has him pressed against the cage.
Chow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grass just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chow is trying to push Grass away but Grass has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grass is trying to push Chow away but Chow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grass managing to block the knees to the body from Chow.
Chow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grass avoids it.
Chow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grass avoids it.
Chow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grass.
Grass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grass tries to break free but Chow pushes him back against the cage.
Chow tries to land knees in the clinch but Grass avoids the damage to the body.
Grass working hard to break the clinch.
Chow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Chow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grass swings widly with a right hand

and Chow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chow tries a knee to the head but Grass blocks it.

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.
Chow tries a knee to the head but Grass blocks it.

Chow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chow wants to clinch.
Grass misses with a hook
and Chow finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Grass misses with a lunging right hand

and Chow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grass lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grass avoiding damage as Chow throws knees to the body.
Chow blocks an uppercut.
Chow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grass is keeping busy.
Grass avoiding damage as Chow throws knees to the body.

Chow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grass misses with a right hand

and Chow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grass avoiding damage as Chow throws knees to the body.
Chow landing knees to the head.
Chow tries to land a knee to the head but Grass blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chow as Grass tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sing Chow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Grass swings widly with a right hand

and Chow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grass has had enough of the clinch but Chow keeps him there for the moment.
Chow trying to land knees to the body.
Grass looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grass.
Grass avoiding damage as Chow throws knees to the body.
Chow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grass.
Chow takes a shot to the head.
Grass looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow keeps control of Grass as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chow has Grass pressed against the cage, preventing Grass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grass wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grass can't break the clinch.
Chow trying to stall but Grass improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grass working hard to break the clinch.
Grass is trying to break the clinch but Chow is controlling him.
Grass looking to slow down the pace here.
Chow lands a knee to the body.
Chow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grass is trying to break the clinch but Chow has him pressed against the cage.
Grass taking a breather.
Chow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chow pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chow lands an elbow inside.
Grass is trying to break the clinch but Chow has him pressed against the cage.

Chow manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grass throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chow counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grass is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grass misses with the combination.
Chow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grass keeps the fight on the outside.
Chow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grass misses with a left hand

and Chow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chow.
Grass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grass is trying to break the clinch but Chow is controlling him.
Chow is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grass has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grass gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chow.
Sing Chow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grass wants to get back to striking at distance but Chow won't allow it.
Grass trying to stall but Chow improves his position.
Chow keeps control of Grass as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grass wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chow has him pressed against the cage.
Chow keeps control of Grass as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chow works on Grass's body with a couple of short punches.

Chow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steven Grass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grass throws a lazy uppercut

and Chow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chow.
Chow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grass.
Grass wants to get back to striking at distance but Chow won't allow it.
Chow lands a knee to the head.
Grass has had enough of the clinch but Chow keeps him there for the moment.
Steven Grass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chow crunches a lovely knee into Grass's ribcage.
Grass is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sing Chow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chow 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... Sing Chow!