PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Bongderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Grillz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bongderson comes to the cage accompanied by Basement Jaxx - Raindrops (Doorly Remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bongderson
vs
Grillz

176 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
22
165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Bongderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Grillz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongderson has his takedown stuffed
and Bongderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bongderson tries for a takedown but Grillz circles away easily
and Grillz counters with a nice body shot.
Grillz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Bongderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grillz takes a swing at Bongderson's ribcage but misses.
Bongderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grillz as he avoids it easily.
Bongderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bongderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bongderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grillz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grillz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bongderson momentarily.
Bongderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grillz just misses with a punch to the body.
Bongderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grillz counters with a one-two to the body.
Grillz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bongderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grillz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grillz counters with a stiff right hand.
Bongderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Grillz counters with a two punch combo.
Bongderson is breathing heavily.
Bongderson looks for a takedown but Grillz sprawls well.
Grillz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bongderson shoots and misses
and Grillz counters with a two punch combo.
Grillz throws the left hand but Bongderson avoids the punch easily.
Bongderson with a poor takedown
enabling Grillz to counter with a crisp jab.
Bongderson with a poor takedown
and Grillz counters with a two punch combo.
Bongderson with a poor takedown
letting Grillz counter with a right hand.
Grillz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grillz cracks Bongderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Grillz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grillz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bongderson backwards.
Grillz working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongderson blocking some punches.
Grillz struggles to land a body shot inside as Bongderson controls his hands.
Grillz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bongderson.
Bongderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grillz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bongderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grillz can't find room to land a body shot as Bongderson controls the action.
Grillz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bongderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grillz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bongderson's efforts to push away.
Grillz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grillz struggles to land a body shot inside as Bongderson controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grillz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grillz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bongderson.
Grillz is working Bongderson over against the cage.
Bongderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grillz tries a body shot but Bongderson blocks it.
Bongderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grillz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grillz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grillz tries a body shot but Bongderson blocks it.
Grillz misses with the head strike.

Bongderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danny Bongderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bongderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grillz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bongderson with a poor takedown
and Grillz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grillz loads up on a big right hand but Bongderson slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grillz fails to land with a series of punches.
Bongderson closes the distance and clinches up with Grillz, looking for a takedown. Bongderson pushes Grillz against the cage but Grillz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grillz lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bongderson has his takedown stuffed
and Grillz counters with a one-two to the body.
Grillz cracks Bongderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Grillz drives through and clinches with Bongderson against the cage.
Bongderson can't break the clinch.
Grillz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grillz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grillz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bongderson's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grillz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bongderson's efforts to push away.
Grillz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Grillz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grillz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bongderson dives in and grabs Grillz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grillz pushes down on Bongderson's head and hops out.
Bongderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Grillz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bongderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Grillz doesn't manage to clinch there - Bongderson circles away.
Grillz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bongderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grillz.
Bongderson tries for a takedown but Grillz circles away easily
letting Grillz counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Bongderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bongderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grillz circles away.
Bongderson shoots and misses
and Grillz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bongderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy left from Grillz finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bongderson fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongderson with a poor takedown
and Grillz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grillz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grillz lands an uppercut.
Bongderson blocks an uppercut.
Bongderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grillz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bongderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grillz fails to land.
Jason Grillz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grillz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grillz misses with a body punch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bongderson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A short body shot lands from Grillz as the two fighters clinch.

Bongderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bongderson gets tackled into the cage by Grillz. Grillz maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grillz misses with a body punch.
Grillz misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grillz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bongderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bongderson blocks a body shot from Grillz.
Grillz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grillz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bongderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bongderson blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grillz working aggressively here.
Bongderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch on the inside from Grillz fails to land.
Grillz tries a body shot but Bongderson blocks it.
Grillz throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Grillz fails to land.
Bongderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grillz tries a body shot but Bongderson blocks it.
Grillz misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bongderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bongderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Grillz counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Bongderson with that takedown attempt.
Grillz with a jab.
Bongderson with a poor takedown
and Grillz counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grillz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bongderson is rocked!
Bongderson walks into a jab.
Oh Bongderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bongderson needs to keep his hands up - Grillz had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bongderson dodges the punch combination from Grillz.
Grillz doesn't manage to clinch there - Bongderson circles away.

Grillz moves into the clinch.
Grillz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bongderson's elbow.
Bongderson is looking to control Grillz's arms but Grillz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bongderson has his back to the cage.
Bongderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Bongderson blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bongderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grillz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bongderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grillz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bongderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Grillz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Grillz scores with a nice strike.
Grillz just misses with a punch to the body.
Bongderson with a poor takedown
and Grillz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Grillz catches Bongderson right on the button with a cross.
Bongderson with a poor takedown
and Grillz counters with a series of strikes. Bongderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Horrible takedown by Bongderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Grillz which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Bongderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grillz jabs Bongderson right on the nose. Bongderson blinks but takes it well.
Bongderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bongderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grillz circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Grillz.
Grillz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bongderson momentarily.
Bongderson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Grillz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grillz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bongderson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grillz is working Bongderson over against the cage.
Grillz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grillz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grillz lands with a left to the head.
Grillz misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Grillz.
Grillz tries to throw a body punch but Bongderson avoids it by throwing Grillz back against the cage.
Grillz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grillz misses with some punches.
Bongderson blocking some punches.
Grillz works on Bongderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Grillz lands with a light punch inside.
Grillz misses with a body punch.
Grillz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grillz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bongderson backwards.
Jason Grillz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grillz tries to throw a body punch but Bongderson avoids it by throwing Grillz back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Grillz fails to land.
Bongderson takes a shot to the head.
Danny Bongderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bongderson looking to stall.
Bongderson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Bongderson tries to break free but Grillz pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bongderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bongderson throws a right hand that Grillz ducks under and follows up with a left that Grillz also avoids with ease.
Grillz avoids the body shot from Bongderson.
Grillz with a nice cross.
Bongderson misses with a takedown
letting Grillz counter with a right hand.
Bongderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grillz circles away.

Grillz closes the distance and clinches.
Grillz misses with a body punch.
Grillz misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bongderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grillz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bongderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bongderson tries for a takedown but Grillz circles away easily
letting Grillz counter with a right hand.
Grillz connects with a nice looking jab.
Bongderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bongderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grillz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grillz lands with an overhand left.
Grillz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bongderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grillz misses with a wild body shot.
Grillz gets cracked there but stands up to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Grillz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grillz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Grillz!
Jason Grillz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.