PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kal Too (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Grace's choice of entrance music: Swagga Like Us. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Too
vs
Grace

176 cm
23
161 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

182 cm
22
163 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kal Too!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Grace!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Too dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
Too misses with a straight right.
Too tries to work over Grace's front leg with a kick but Grace checks it.
Grace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Too displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
Too takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Too is looking to slow Grace down with leg kicks.
Too lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Too blocks a head kick by Grace.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grace. That's going to slow Too down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Too throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
Chuck Grace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Too misses with an uppercut. Grace saw that one coming.
Chuck Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Too's sensitive parts.
Grace is looking to chop away at Too's legs.
Grace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Too fails to land with a series of punches.
Too lands a jab.
A solid body kick from Grace.
Grace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grace looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Too scores with a body shot.
Too takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grace throws a leg kick that is checked
and Too counters with a left to the body.
Grace throws a chopping leg kick but Too manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Too circles away from the clinch attempt.
Too throws a hook but Grace blocks it.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grace is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Too.
Grace throws a lazy head kick
and Too counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grace misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace is looking to clinch but Too is avoiding it.
A head kick from Grace lands but Too takes it in his stride.
Too takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Too paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
Too takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Too.
Too blocks a head kick by Grace.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Too throws a low kick, looking for Grace's leg but Grace calmly moves out of range.
A head kick by Grace misses
and Too counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Grace.
Grace tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Too is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Too misses the target.
Grace tries to clinch
and Too counters with a low kick, right behind Grace 's knee.
Grace throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Too makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Too takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grace thows a body kick. Too tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big right from Too misses.
Nice straight punches there by Too. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Too.
Grace tries a low kick but Too avoids it.
Grace moves in looking to clinch but Too pushes him off.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Too shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grace but Grace pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Grace.
Grace looks for the body kick but Too saw that one coming.
Grace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grace defending well as Too loads up on a big left hand.
Too moves out of range of the body kick from Grace.
That kick from Grace tenderised Too's leg. Too is trying to keep his angry face on.
Too takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Too blocks a head kick by Grace.
Too just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Too does no damage.

Grace closes the distance and clinches.
Too is trying to drag Grace to the mat but Grace just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kal Too. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Too tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grace prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grace takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Too managing to block the knees to the body from Grace.
Too blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Too blocks an elbow strike.
Grace misses with a knee strike.
Grace unloads a knee to the mid-section. Too lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grace looking to throw knees to the head but Too is blocking nicely.
Grace throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grace looking to throw knees to the head but Too is blocking nicely.
Grace pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grace looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Too avoids it.
Grace tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Too goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grace prevents it.
Grace gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Too.
Grace looking to throw knees to the head but Too is blocking nicely.
Grace throws an elbow but it misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Too jumps guard.
Grace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Too is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Too is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Grace sees it coming and defends easily.
Too seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Too.
Too is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Grace is looking to escape.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Too is just content to waste time from the top position. Grace takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Grace is controlling Too's posture.
Too won't allow Grace to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grace keeping full guard, as Too tries to pass.
Too controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Grace dominated that round.
That's time! Too's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Too swats away the attempt to clinch by Grace.
Too avoids a kick to the body.
Grace is looking to clinch but Too is avoiding it.
Too throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grace.
Grace tries to work over Too's front leg with a kick but Too checks it.
Too closes the distance and clinches up with Grace, looking for a takedown. Too pushes Grace against the cage but Grace circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Grace.
Too throws a right hand that Grace ducks under and follows up with a left that Grace also avoids with ease.
Too takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Too swinging wildly here.
Too throws a looping overhand right but Grace ducks down to avoid it.
Too avoids the head kick by Grace.
Grace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Too is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Too.
Too misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grace misses with a leg kick.
Grace lets loose with a powerful body kick. Too will feel that in the morning.
Too keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grace.
Too avoids the head kick by Grace.
Grace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Too's sensitive parts.
Grace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Too blocks a head kick by Grace.
Grace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grace throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Too counters with a single leg into guard. Grace didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Too passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grace is breathing heavily.
Too trying to control the position but Grace is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too is really struggling to control Grace but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Too throwing strikes but Grace manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Too tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Too manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grace's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too is looking for a sweep. Grace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grace thows a huge punch but Too dodges it nicely.
Too moves into full guard.
Too manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grace manages to get himself to full guard.
Grace keeping full guard, as Too tries to pass.
Too is stalling in the full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Too stands and throws Grace's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Too is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Too seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grace for as long as he can get away with.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Too advances to mount.

Too goes for an armbar but Grace turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Grace.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grace wants to stand but Too is controlling his posture from full guard.
Grace is fighting to break Too's control of his arms but Too is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Too is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Too wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grace keeps working.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Grace kicks Too off and gets back to his feet.
Grace throws a sloppy head kick and Too moves out of range easily.
Too avoids the head kick by Grace.
Grace keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Too throws a looping overhand right but Grace ducks down to avoid it.
Grace misses with the body kick
and Too counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kal Too is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Too blocks a low kick nicely.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grace walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Too checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grace looks to land a body kick but Too moved away.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
Grace takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Too.
Too tries to land a leg kick but Grace saw it coming and moves away.
Too dives in and grabs Grace's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grace pushes down on Too's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kal Too. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grace looks to clinch
and Too counters with a nice uppercut.
Too misses with an uppercut. Grace saw that one coming.
Chuck Grace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Too scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kal Too dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Grace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Too throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut there from Too.
Grace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Too. Those never looked like landing.
Grace stuffs the takedown.
Grace is looking to clinch but Too is avoiding it.
Too blocks a head kick by Grace.

Grace has Too up against the cage in a clinch.
Grace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Too avoids it.
Grace comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace throws an elbow but it misses.
Grace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Too is defending well for now.
Too goes for a takedown attempt but Grace pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
Too takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grace.
Too will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Grace.
Grace doesn't manage to clinch there - Too circles away.
Too blocks the body kick.
Too throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a sloppy head kick and Too moves out of range easily.
Grace avoids the body shot from Too.
Grace misses with a leg kick.
Grace misses with a kick to the body.
Too avoids a kick to the body.
Grace tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Too counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Too stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grace.
Grace throws a wild body kick that Too sees coming a mile off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grace tries to clinch but Too moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Too drives through with a takedown into guard.
Too trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Too throwing strikes but missing.
Too trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too prevents Grace from getting back to his feet.
Too wants to pass the guard but Grace is keeping the position.
Too engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Too looking to sit in guard and control but Grace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a big right hand that misses.
Too working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grace.
Too wants to sweep but no luck.
Grace looking to pass the guard.
Too trying to control the position here.
Grace preventing the sweep.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grace is looking to stand up but Too won't let him.
Grace wants to stand and escape but instead Too has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Too slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Too wants to pass the guard but Grace is keeping the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Too wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grace attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grace throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Too.
Too shoots in for a takedown but Grace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kal Too. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Too throws a hook but Grace blocks it.
Grace tries to close the distance and clinch but Too swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Too works the jab nicely.
Too jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grace staying out of range there.
A combination from Too does no damage.
Grace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Grace gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Too postures up in Grace's guard and throws a big left but Grace blocks it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Too wants to pass the guard but Grace is keeping the position.
Too wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Too tries to free his leg and advance position but Grace is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chuck Grace.
I think Grace has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Kal Too!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Chuck Grace!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Chuck Grace!

Chuck Grace wins by split decision!