PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Early Grayce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schwarz Bruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Early Grayce has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Early Grayce seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Grayce
vs
Bruder

170 cm
18
148 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Early Grayce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Schwarz Bruder!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayce misses with a wild body shot.
Bruder digs a good hook to Grayce's body.
Grayce walks into a left hand.
Bruder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schwarz Bruder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruder manages to avoid it.
Bruder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grayce takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bruder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayce moves away.
Bruder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grayce was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruder.
Grayce with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bruder to score with a decent uppercut.
Bruder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grayce.
Bruder stalks Grayce and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grayce's face. Grayce staggers backwards, shaken.
Bruder digs a good hook to Grayce's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayce throws a body punch but Bruder moves out of range.
Bruder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grayce.
A slow jab from Bruder misses its intended target.
Bruder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grayce.
Bruder lands a nice shot that snaps Grayce's head back.
Bruder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grayce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grayce throws out a leg kick but Bruder moves out of range and Grayce only half commits.
Bruder staying out of range there.
Grayce scores with a nice strike.
Bruder scores with a hook to the body. Grayce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grayce just misses with a punch to the body.
Grayce swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bruder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bruder misses the shot to the body.
Bruder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grayce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grayce is looking to wear down Bruder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bruder misses with a lunging right hand
letting Grayce counter with a right hand.
Grayce throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bruder counter with a right hand.
Bruder moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grayce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruder.
Bruder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grayce connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bruder scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruder works Grayce's body with a nice hook.
Bruder scores with the left hand. Grayce knows he should have avoided that one.
Bruder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bruder darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A lazy left from Bruder finds it's target.
Grayce throws a lazy right hand but Bruder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grayce on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grayce throws an overhand right that lands on Bruder's shoulder, as Bruder tries to avoid the shot.
Bruder moves out of range as Grayce strikes.
Bruder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grayce.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce misses with a looping left.
Bruder lands a right hook to the body.
Bruder is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grayce had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bruder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruder lands with a nice body punch.
Grayce throws the left hand but Bruder avoids the punch easily.
Grayce jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grayce looks to land a right hand but Bruder moved out of range.
Bruder moves away from the strike by Grayce.
Grayce misses with a looping left.
Grayce misses with a hook
and Bruder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grayce just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruder digs a good body shot into Grayce's ribs.
Grayce dips to his left and cracks Bruder with an uppercut!
Bruder avoids the body shot from Grayce.
Grayce missing with a left hand there. Bruder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayce misses with a hook to the body
and Bruder counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot by Bruder.
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!
Grayce misses with a lunging right hand
and Bruder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruder misses with an uppercut. Grayce saw that one coming.
Grayce misses with a straight left.
Grayce lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grayce walks into a straight right hand from Bruder.
Grayce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grayce throws a hook to the side of Bruder's head but Bruder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grayce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruder.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruder slips under a jab.
Grayce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grayce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A lazy left from Bruder finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Schwarz Bruder dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bruder lands a slapping body shot.
Bruder just misses with a punch to the body.
Grayce throws an overhand right that lands on Bruder's shoulder, as Bruder tries to avoid the shot.
Bruder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grayce manages to avoid it.
Grayce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruder.
Bruder misses with a hook. Grayce ducked under it nicely.
Bruder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grayce.
Grayce works Bruder's body with a nice hook.
Grayce avoids the body shot from Bruder.
Grayce thows a body shot but no joy.
Grayce throws a jab when Bruder was well out of range.
Grayce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grayce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruder manages to avoid it.
Bruder throws a body punch but Grayce moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce swings for the body but Bruder moves out of range.
Grayce misses the shot to the body.
Schwarz Bruder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruder looks to land a right hand but Grayce moved out of range.
Grayce looks to land a left hand but Bruder moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Grayce.
Bruder defending well as Grayce loads up on a big left hand.
Bruder lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grayce dodges the punch combination from Bruder.
Grayce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grayce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Bruder misses its intended target.
Grayce has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Grayce gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruder.
Bruder throws a jab but it's blocked by Grayce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayce takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab by Bruder.
Grayce tries to move into range but Bruder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bruder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bruder throws a body punch but Grayce moves out of range.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Grayce. Bruder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grayce circles away quickly and effectively.
Grayce misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Bruder finds it's target.
Bruder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grayce.
Grayce cracks a nice hook into Bruder's ribs.
Grayce thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bruder.
Grayce looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bruder lands with a right hand.
Bruder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grayce thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruder takes a swing at Grayce's ribcage but misses.
Grayce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruder.
Grayce throws a looping overhand right but Bruder ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Bruder finds it's way through Grayce's defenses.
Grayce takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grayce misses with a looping left.
Bruder blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Bruder. Beautiful body shot.
Grayce digs a good body shot into Bruder's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruder connects with a body shot.
Grayce digs a good body shot into Bruder's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grayce's hands.
Bruder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grayce throws a body punch but Bruder moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grayce. Bruder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruder scores with a body shot.
Grayce misses with a leg kick.
Grayce walks into a stiff left hand from Bruder.
Bruder looks to throw the jab but Grayce is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruder looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayce is just out of range.
Grayce swings for the body but Bruder moves out of range.
Grayce takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Schwarz Bruder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bruder lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bruder swings widly with a right hand
and Grayce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruder connects with a body shot.
Bruder lands an overhand right.
Grayce misses with a low kick as Bruder jumps back.
Bruder catches Grayce with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grayce misses with a body shot.
Bruder listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bruder lands a slapping body shot.
Bruder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grayce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruder scores with a sloppy right hand. Grayce should have avoided that one.
Bruder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grayce.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruder. Grayce does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grayce.
Bruder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruder avoids the body shot from Grayce.
Bruder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grayce.
Bruder misses with a wild body shot.
Bruder lands with a good body shot.
Grayce cracks Bruder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bruder cracks Grayce with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grayce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruder lands with a right hand.
Bruder scores with a punch to the head.
Bruder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grayce just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayce misses with a low kick.
Bruder just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruder scores with a sloppy right hand. Grayce should have avoided that one.
Bruder lands the left hand.
Grayce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grayce.
A telegraphed right hand from Grayce misses the target.
Grayce looks to throw the jab but Bruder is out of range.
Grayce misses the jab.
Grayce walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bruder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grayce takes one to the chin there.
Bruder misses with a looping right.
Bruder jabs at Grayce's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruder.
Bruder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed right hand from Grayce misses the target.
Schwarz Bruder is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Bruder.
Bruder lands a nice hook to Grayce's body. Grayce takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grayce with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bruder to score with a decent uppercut.
Bruder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grayce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grayce tries to land a leg kick but Bruder saw it coming and moves away.
Early Grayce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayce swings for the body but Bruder moves out of range.
Grayce throws a right hand that misses
and Bruder counters with a stiff right hand.
Grayce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruder counters with a nice body shot.
Donk. Bruder catches Grayce right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruder lands a nice looking body shot.
Bruder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grayce misses the shot to the body.
Bruder feints a jab promting Grayce to slip. Bruder then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grayce slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bruder slips a jab from Grayce.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayce throws a shot from downtown. Bruder moves away and avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Bruder as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grayce. Bruder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grayce throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruder lands a nice looking body shot.
Bruder pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grayce back to the cage. Bruder follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice uppercut lands for Bruder. That snapped Grayce's head back.
Grayce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Schwarz Bruder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bruder 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schwarz Bruder!
Our winner, Schwarz Bruder, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.