PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Granite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitch! comes to the cage accompanied by Ghetto Life. Granite comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Brokencyde - Get Crunk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rocky Granite has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rick James, Bitch!'s chin.

James
vs
Granite

195 cm
28
218 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

198 cm
29
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Granite!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch! looks to land a left hand but Granite moved out of range nicely.
Bitch! lands with a nice body punch.
Rick James, Bitch! seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitch! bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Granite's head.
Granite takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Rocky Granite has been cut.
Granite uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bitch! has time to react.
Granite shoots in looking for a takedown. Bitch! tries to sprawl out of it but Granite keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bitch! manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitch! throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Granite instigates a clinch.

Granite has picked Bitch! up - he's going for a ride! Granite dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Granite performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Granite is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bitch! sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! controlling the position for now.

Granite wants to work for an arm triangle but Bitch! is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Granite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bitch! keeps working.

Granite is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bitch! doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Granite.
Granite is just content to waste time from the top position. Bitch! takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granite wants to control from the top but Bitch! keeps moving.
Bitch! keeping full guard, as Granite tries to pass.
Bitch! avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Granite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Granite is controlling him.
Granite showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Granite loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Granite wants to control from the top but Bitch! keeps moving.
Granite might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bitch! kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Granite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bitch! is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rocky Granite hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bitch! throws a wild body kick that Granite sees coming a mile off.
Bitch! is looking to slow Granite down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bitch!.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bitch! looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bitch! keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bitch! throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bitch! scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitch! slaps away a takedown attempt from Granite, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Granite misses with a takedown attempt

and Bitch! counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick James, Bitch! dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Granite's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Granite gets a takedown into half guard.
Granite sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Granite trying to control from half guard but Bitch! is working away.
Granite missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Granite content to control rather than advance.
Granite sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bitch! defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! is refusing to be controlled, as Granite sits in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Granite thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bitch!'s head.
Bitch! won't allow Granite to pass to mount.
Granite throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Granite missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Granite lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granite missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Granite throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Granite controlling the pace.
Granite thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bitch!'s head.
Granite tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bitch! knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Granite controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granite wants to take a breather but Bitch! is having none of it.

Rocky Granite has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bitch! lands a head shot.
Bitch! displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Granite.
A big left from Bitch! misses.
Horrible takedown by Granite or perhaps it was just good defense by Bitch! which made him look bad.
Granite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bitch!.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granite moves away from the strike by Bitch!.
Bitch! tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bitch! thows a left - swing and a miss!

Granite moves into the clinch.
Bitch! pushes Granite back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bitch!.
Granite wants a takedown but no success here.
Rick James, Bitch! has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Granite.
Bitch! throws a punch but it's blocked by Granite.
Bitch! lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granite avoiding damage as Bitch! throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bitch! leaning his opponent against the cage.
Granite is looking for a takedown.
Bitch! stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Granite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rocky Granite's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Granite is looking to clinch.
Granite tries to clinch but Bitch! is having none of it.
Granite swats away the attempt to clinch by Bitch!.
Granite misses the jab.

Bitch! gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bitch! makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Granite blocks an elbow strike from Bitch!.
Bitch! tries to work over Granite's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Granite wants to break free but Bitch! has control.
Granite is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bitch! is defending well.
Granite is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granite is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bitch! gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rick James, Bitch! has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Granite.
Granite is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bitch! gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bitch! just leaning against Granite, taking a breather.

Granite gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bitch! regains guard.
Bitch! wants to sweep but no luck.
Granite has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bitch! keeping moving, preventing Granite from controlling successfully.
Bitch! has control of Granite's left arm, preventing Granite from doing any damage.
Granite throws a big right hand that misses.
Bitch! keeping moving, preventing Granite from controlling successfully.
Bitch! seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Granite looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitch! is positioning himself well to prevent Granite advancing to mount.
Granite throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Granite throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Granite not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granite misses with a head shot. Bitch! uses the momentum to regain guard.
Granite wants to control from the top but Bitch! keeps moving.
Granite wants to pass the guard but Bitch! is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Granite in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Granite wants to control from the top but Bitch! keeps moving.
Bitch! working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Granite.
Granite trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitch! is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocky Granite.
Bitch! tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granite with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bitch! counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Granite tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bitch! swivels and escapes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Granite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Granite has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Granite!