PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blusen Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Mapmaker. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Grey
vs
Nasty

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blusen Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Nasty closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Grey is looking to reverse the position.
Grey tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Nasty easily slips into full mount!
Grey tries to lock up and control but Nasty gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grey regains half guard.
Grey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nasty.
Grey is concentrating on defense, preventing Nasty from advancing position.
Grey is pressing down on Nasty's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nasty is looking to stand up but Grey won't let him.
Grey is adopting a defensive guard.
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.
Grey 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Blusen Grey just wasn't active enough.
Nice body punch from Nasty.
Nasty throws a sloppy head kick and Grey moves out of range easily.
Nasty closes the distance but Grey moves to the side

and Grey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nasty taking some punishment here, with Grey in his half guard.
Grey slips a nice elbow through Nasty's hands, connecting with Nasty's forehead.
Grey works his foot free and advances to mount.
Grey wants to control the pace but Nasty is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grey is working for a guillotine from mount but Nasty frees his head quite easily.
Grey lands a heavy elbow.

Grey is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nasty can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
You get the feeling that Nasty really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nasty wants to control but Grey is having none of it.
Grey raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey landing strikes from the mount and Nasty is in trouble!
Grey trying to control but Nasty is having none of it.
Grey controlling from mount.
Grey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nasty?
Grey with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Grey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Grey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nasty defending well though.
Grey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blusen Grey 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.

Nasty misses with a double jab
letting Grey counter with a right hand.
Nasty connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Nasty scores with a takedown into Grey's guard.

Grey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nasty defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nasty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nasty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grey 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.

Grey looking for a guillotine here but Nasty defends easily.
Grey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty stopping the sweep attempt from Grey.
Grey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nasty tries to free his leg and advance position but Grey is retaining full guard.
Grey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nasty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Grey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nasty defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grey is looking to sweep but instead, Nasty has passed into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nasty!
Grey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nasty's face.
Grey lands a heavy elbow.
Grey trying to control but Nasty is having none of it.
Grey is landing with some decent strikes but Nasty is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey raining down hammerfists from mount.
Grey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blusen Grey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grey is stalling here but it's allowed Nasty to get half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grey controlling the action here.
Nasty is refusing to be controlled, as Grey sits in half guard.
Nasty wants to get back to his feet.
Grey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grey trying to control the action but Nasty is working from the bottom.
Nasty has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grey is working away from the top position though.

Nasty is defending against the submission attempts here by Grey.
Grey working the head and body with strikes.
Grey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nasty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blusen Grey dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nasty moves to clinch but Grey breaks away

and Grey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nasty won't be happy with that.
Grey creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nasty is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Grey is controlling him well.
Nasty is trying to control Grey's posture but Grey avoids it.
Nasty wants to get back to his feet.
Nasty is looking to reverse the position.
Grey controlling the position.
Nasty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nasty takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Grey happy to just control the position for now.
Grey connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nasty some visible discomfort.

Grey decides to stand back up.
Grey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nasty throws out the jab.

Nasty closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grey's guard.
Grey tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grey landing strikes from the mount and Nasty is in trouble!
Grey prevents Nasty from getting the reversal.
Grey wants to control the pace but Nasty is squirming around nicely.
Nasty is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Grey is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nasty has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nasty is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Grey looking to finish Nasty with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nasty!
Grey controlling from the full mount.
Grey scoring with strikes but Nasty is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey dominating with strikes here.
Grey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Grey is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nasty has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nasty!
Nasty wanted to stand there but Grey had control of the position.
Nasty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nasty preventing the sweep.
Big Nasty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nasty must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasty thows a big elbow that misses.
Nasty is looking to work some ground and pound but Grey has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blusen Grey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blusen Grey!