PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hanson Gredial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and So Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Hanson Gredial has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gredial
vs
Hai

190 cm
27
212 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

195 cm
26
275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanson Gredial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, So Hai!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gredial!
Gredial is breathing heavily.
Gredial scores with a jab to the head.
Gredial looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gredial misses with a few strikes there.

Hai looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hai lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hai lands strikes from half guard.
Gredial taking some punishment here, with Hai in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gredial with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hai lands with a punch from half guard.
Hai working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Hai there.
Hai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hai scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Hai there.
Hai drops an elbow to the side of Gredial's head.
Hai seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gredial is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hai scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gredial taking some punishment here, with Hai in his half guard.
Hai passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gredial!
Gredial in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hai dominating with strikes here.
Hai lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai lands with some strikes.
Hai landing strikes from the mount.
Hai punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hai lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hai putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gredial is in a horrible position here. Hai smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hai lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hai is landing with some decent strikes but Gredial is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hai lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Hai connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hai is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gredial can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hai putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hai fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hai working Gredial over with strikes here.
Gredial knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hai on the ground.
Hai looking to finish Gredial with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gredial!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

So Hai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hanson Gredial's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gredial lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hai slips a jab and a cross from Gredial.

Hai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hai working the head and body with strikes.
Hai passes to side control.
Hai lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hai should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hai cracks Gredial with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hai lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gredial down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gredial on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hai works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hai in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gredial wants to get back to his feet but Hai drags him back down.
Hai cracks Gredial with a big elbow.
Gredial on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gredial on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hai cracks Gredial with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hai working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hai landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hai landing a few strikes.
Hai lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gredial down.
So Hai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gredial is looking to reverse the position.
Hai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hai scoring with punches and elbows.
Hai working the body and head with strikes.
Gredial is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hai connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hai works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hai working the ground and pound from side control.
Hai landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hai cracks Gredial with a big right hand but Gredial just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gredial on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hai advances to full mount.
Gredial is in a horrible position here. Hai smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gredial taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hai dominating with strikes here.
Hai scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gredial is bucking up trying to escape but Hai cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hai lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hai lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gredial hang on?
BOOM! Hai connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

So Hai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hanson Gredial's cut.
That's time! Gredial's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gredial lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hai circles away quickly and effectively.
Gredial is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hai.
Hai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gredial.
Hai ducks under a wild hook from Gredial.
Gredial tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gredial throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gredial lands a head shot.
Gredial swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Gredial as he connects with a hook.
Gredial scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hai in his tracks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai swats away the attempt to clinch by Gredial.
Gredial tries to bum rush Hai with a series of wild strikes but Hai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Gredial. Those never looked like landing.
Hai swats away the attempt to clinch by Gredial.
Gredial lunges at Hai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hai's hand.
Gredial takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gredial moves in looking to clinch but Hai pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai misses with a low kick.
Gredial misses with a series of wild punches.
Gredial is looking to slow Hai down with leg kicks.
Gredial pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gredial throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gredial connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hai momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Gredial. Those never looked like landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gredial. That's going to slow Hai down.
Gredial closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hai scores with a takedown into Gredial's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hai advances position into side control!
Gredial takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hai working the body and head with strikes.
Hai lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gredial down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hai lands a few punches from side control.
Hai scoring with punches from side control.
Hai working the ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hai in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hai is chipping away with strikes.
Hai lands a few punches from side control.
Hanson Gredial has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hai works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hai creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hai working the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
So Hai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... So Hai!