PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Studebaker Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk has chosen silver hawk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Taco Grande has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grande
vs
Hawk

193 cm
20
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
194 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taco Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Studebaker Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Hawk closes the distance but Grande moves to the side
and Grande counters with a straight right hand.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Grande counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawk looks to clinch
and Grande counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hawk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grande counters with a straight right hand.
Hawk wants to clinch but Grande slips to the side
and Grande counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Grande throws a hook but Hawk blocks it.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Grande sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Grande makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grande pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grande counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawk. Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawk misses the body punch
and Grande counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawk misses with a hook
and Grande counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawk misses with a left hand
and Grande counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Hawk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grande makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hawk throws a combination that misses
letting Grande counter with a right hand.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk swings widly with a right hand
and Grande counters with a right hand to the body.
Grande is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Grande counters with a series of strikes. Hawk will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawk moves to clinch but Grande breaks away
and Grande counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grande counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hawk looks gassed!
Hawk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grande throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hawk scores with a hook to the body. Grande takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grande throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grande looks to throw the jab but Hawk is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande swings for the body but Hawk moves out of range.
Grande moves away from the strike by Hawk.
Hawk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grande.
Grande is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hawk cracks Grande with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hawk throws a poor cross that misses
and Grande counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawk shoots and misses
and Grande connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taco Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Studebaker Hawk.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Grande circles away easily
and Grande counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawk thinking.
Grande lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grande works Hawk's body with a nice hook.
Hawk gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grande throws a combination. Hawk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grande throws a hook but Hawk blocks it.
Hawk throws an off balance right hand
and Grande counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hawk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Grande counter with a right hand.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Grande counters with a nice body shot.
Grande swinging wildly here.
Hawk tries to clinch up
and Grande connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grande.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taco Grande dominated that 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.

Hawk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hawk might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Grande has got the better of the exchanges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hawk!
Grande misses with a right hand
enabling Hawk to counter with a crisp jab.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
A left lands for Grande.
Hawk throws a right hand that Grande ducks under and follows up with a left that Grande also avoids with ease.
Hawk misses with a left hand
and Grande connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawk misses with a combination
and Grande counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grande counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Hawk lands.
Hawk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hawk scores with a punch to the head.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk misses with a left hand
and Grande counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grande misses with a straight right.
Hawk misses with a left hand
and Grande counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawk.
Hawk shoots and misses
and Grande counters with a straight right hand.
Grande throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Grande misses with a right hand
and Hawk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawk is trying desperately to land a takedown but Grande is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hawk.
Hawk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grande counters with a straight right hand.
Studebaker Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk fails with the takedown
and Grande counters with a right hand to the body.
Taco Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Studebaker Hawk.
Grande misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taco Grande is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grande swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grande walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grande misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk closes the distance but Grande moves to the side
and Grande counters with a right hand to the body.
Hawk misses with a body shot
and Grande makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taco Grande is winning the standup battle so far.
Grande throws a looping overhand right but Hawk ducks down to avoid it.
Hawk misses with a hook
enabling Grande to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawk throws a poor cross that misses
and Grande counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hawk looks to clinch
and Grande cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk moves away from the strike by Grande.
Grande throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hawk counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grande sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Grande counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawk throws out the jab.
Grande throws a lazy right hand but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawk misses with a takedown attempt
and Grande counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
Hawk misses with a combination
and Grande connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk sizes up Grande with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grande misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taco Grande dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Grande connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Grande is just out of range.
Grande moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
A shot to the liver by Grande. Beautiful body shot.
Grande uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hawk defending well as Grande loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grande manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grande gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hawk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grande takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grande sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hawk somewhat.
Hawk tries to clinch
and Grande makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grande scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Grande misses.
Grande jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Grande rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
letting Grande counter with a right hand.
Grande changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawk cracks Grande with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grande counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Grande counters with a left and a right that stings Hawk.
Hawk misses with a hook
and Grande counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawk misses with a lunging right hand
and Grande counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grande connects with a crisp jab.
Grande lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grande misses the body punch
and Hawk counters with a left and a right that stings Grande.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
Hawk throws an off balance right hand
and Grande counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a body punch but Grande moves out of range.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Grande counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Hawk connects with a jab.
Hawk swings widly with a right hand
and Grande counters with a right hand to the body.
Hawk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Grande connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grande misses with a hook to the body
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Grande throws out a loose jab but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Grande misses with a body shot
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande staying out of range there.
Hawk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grande swivels and escapes.
Taco Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Studebaker Hawk.
Grande connects with the punch.
Grande pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses.
Hawk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Grande misses.
Hawk scores with a jab to the body.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Grande counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Studebaker Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grande misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hawk counters with a three punch combo that has Grande backing up. Grande nods at Hawk to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taco Grande showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grande 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taco Grande!