PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rennet Greyven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricard has chosen Frank The Tank as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Greyven
vs
Ricard

188 cm
33
250 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

191 cm
32
267 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER

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 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rennet Greyven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greyven is looking to clinch.
Greyven moves in looking to clinch but Ricard pushes him off.
Greyven is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ricard fails to land with a series of punches.
Ricard looks to land a combination but Greyven avoids it well.
Greyven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ricard!

It looks like Rennet Greyven has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greyven jabs Ricard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Greyven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ricard tries to clinch but Greyven moves out of range.
Greyven is looking to slow Ricard down with leg kicks.
Ricard tries to bum rush Greyven with a series of wild strikes but Greyven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ricard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Greyven did well to prevent Ricard getting side control.
Ricard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ricard thows a huge punch but Greyven dodges it nicely.
Ricard prevents Greyven from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ricard escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ricard throws a series of punches but Greyven moves out of range.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Greyven as he avoids it easily.
Greyven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricard takes one on the button.
Greyven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ricard is fending him off so far but Greyven persists. Nope, Ricard circles away and we're back to standing.
Ricard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Greyven throws a nice inside leg kick.

Greyven rushes Ricard and presses him up against the cage.
Ricard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Greyven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ricard avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greyven lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Greyven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ricard's elbow.
Ricard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ricard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ricard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Greyven is trying to defend but Ricard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws a strike but Greyven avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricard is fighting to break Greyven's control of his arms but Greyven is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ricard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ricard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Ricard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Ricard clinches.
Ricard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ricard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Greyven.

Ricard wants the takedown. Greyven is fighting it off but Ricard persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Greyven's guard against the cage.
Ricard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greyven avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ricard throwing strikes but missing.
Greyven keeping moving, preventing Ricard from controlling successfully.
Greyven is trying to keep Ricard in close.
Greyven is trying to hold Ricard in close to prevent damage but Ricard has managed to pass into half guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ricard is looking for a kimura here.
Ricard tries to stand but can't do so whilst Greyven controls his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ricard wants to stand up but Greyven has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ricard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ricard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Ricard stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Greyven doesn't manage to clinch there - Ricard circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greyven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Greyven feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ricards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ricard misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Ricard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rennet Greyven's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ricard tries to work over Greyven's front leg with a kick but Greyven checks it.

Ricard drops Greyven with a nice combination! Ricard dives into Greyven's guard, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greyven is trying to keep Ricard in close.
Ricard throws a big right hand that misses.
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Greyven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Greyven is working an open guard so Ricard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ricard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ricard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greyven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Greyven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frank Ricard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ricard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Ricard stands and steps away. Greyven gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Frank Ricard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greyven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ricard.
Greyven throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Greyven.

Greyven drives through with a takedown into Ricard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ricard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greyven.
Greyven has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ricard will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Ricard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greyven defends it easily.

Ricard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greyven can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ricard is breathing heavily.
Greyven scoring with some ground and pound.
Ricard thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ricard is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Greyven missing with knees to the body.

Greyven breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greyven checks a leg kick.
Frank Ricard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Greyven keeps the fight on the outside.
Ricard swings widly with a right hand
and Greyven counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ricard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Greyven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Greyven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Rennet Greyven's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Ricard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Greyven napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Ricard tries for a kimura but Greyven is defending well.
Ricard trying to control the action but Greyven is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ricard throws an elbow but Greyven slips to the side and avoids it well.

Ricard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ricard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ricard working the head with strikes.
Greyven manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ricard's best efforts.
Ricard drops an elbow to the side of Greyven's head.
Ricard tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Greyven.
Greyven wants to improve his position but Ricard is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Greyven tries to roll over but Ricard keeps him under control.

Ricard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Greyven defends it well.
Greyven tries to roll over but Ricard keeps him under control.
Frank Ricard has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ricard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Greyven's head.
Ricard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Ricard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rennet Greyven's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Greyven looks to land a left hand but Ricard moved out of range nicely.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rennet Greyven's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Ricard!
In his post fight interview, Frank Ricard started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.