PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur.... Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Craig Brown enters the cage!

Grossman
vs
Brown

190 cm
27
217 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

191 cm
27
212 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Les Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Brown!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Grossman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grossman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Grossman lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grossman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Grossman moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Grossman's shoulder, as Grossman tries to avoid the shot.
Grossman connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grossman 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.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grossman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Grossman counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman takes one on the button.
Grossman is looking to clinch.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown lands a body shot.
Jab, jab by Grossman - just one landing.
Grossman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown looks for the body kick but Grossman saw that one coming.
Grossman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown with a jab.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grossman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown jabs Grossman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grossman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grossman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Grossman ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Grossman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Grossman.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grossman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
Grossman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Craig Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown is looking to clinch.
A jab from Brown misses.
Grossman throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Grossman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Grossman slips a straight right by Brown.
Grossman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grossman fails with the takedown.
Brown misses the jab.
Grossman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grossman dodges the punch combination from Brown.
A clash of legs there as Grossman blocks the low kick.
Grossman ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Grossman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown lands a head kick!
Brown connects with a leg kick. Grossman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Grossman's shoulder, as Grossman tries to avoid the shot.
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a looping right.
Grossman looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Grossman there.
Nice jab there from Grossman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Brown is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Grossman! Brown is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Les Grossman!