PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Grisham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Via Dios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dios has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Via Dios told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Grisham
vs
Dios

225 cm
31
148 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

185 cm
35
141 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Grisham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Via Dios!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dios throws a nice looking combination but Grisham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grisham throws a front kick aimed at Dios's knee but Dios avoids it well.
Grisham throws a front kick aimed at Dios's knee but Dios avoids it well.

Dios scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Grisham taking shots to the head.
Grisham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dios on the ground.
Dios with shots to the head and body - Grisham looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dios throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dios can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grisham is looking to escape.
Dios scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grisham?
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!
Dios looking to control but Grisham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grisham holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dios tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dios putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dios is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Grisham can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Poor strikes thrown by Dios there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Grisham in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Grisham is rocked!
Grisham in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Grisham is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dios postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Grisham bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Dios and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Via Dios!
A relieved looking Via Dios thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.