PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tasapaksu comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . Ben Grimm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tasapaksu
vs
Grimm

195 cm
33
275 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

192 cm
26
247 lbs
16 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)
Brute

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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm checks a leg kick.
Grimm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tasapaksu dips to his left and cracks Grimm with an uppercut!
Grimm slips a jab from Tasapaksu.
Grimm does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tasapaksu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm tries to score with a low kick but Tasapaksu moves his leg out of the way.
Tasapaksu throws a looping overhand right but Grimm ducks down to avoid it.
Tasapaksu moves out of range as Grimm throws a body kick.
A jab from Grimm misses.
Tasapaksu moves out of range of the body kick from Grimm.

Tasapaksu clinches with his opponent.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by Tasapaksu.
Grimm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grimm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tasapaksu blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tasapaksu tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tasapaksu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grimm struggles to land a body shot inside as Tasapaksu controls his hands.
Grimm blocks the elbow strike.

Grimm breaks from the clinch.
Tasapaksu tries to score with a low kick but Grimm moves his leg out of the way.
Tasapaksu wants to clinch.
Tasapaksu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimm moves away.
Tasapaksu throws a nice looking combination but Grimm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimm walks into a left hand.
Tasapaksu moves out of range as Grimm throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws a hook but Tasapaksu avoids it easily.
Grimm does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grimm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tasapaksu misses with a double jab.
Tasapaksu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grimm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tasapaksu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grimm. Grimm obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tasapaksu checks a leg kick.
Grimm looks to throw a body kick
and Grimm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimm looks to score with a jab to the body but Tasapaksu is just out of range.
Grimm slips under a jab from Tasapaksu.
Ben Grimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tasapaksu lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grimm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tasapaksu's calf.
Grimm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grimm ducks right into an uppercut from Tasapaksu.
Grimm scores with a leg kick.
Tasapaksu avoids the head kick by Grimm.
Tasapaksu misses with a leg kick.
Tasapaksu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tasapaksu throws a head kick but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tasapaksu's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm looks to throw the jab but Tasapaksu is out of range.
Tasapaksu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tasapaksu ducks under a wild hook from Grimm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm thumps Tasapaksu with a low kick.
Grimm connects with a body shot.
A combination from Tasapaksu does no damage.
Grimm loads up on a big right hand but Tasapaksu slips the punch.
Grimm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tasapaksu.

Tasapaksu clinches up against the cage.
Tasapaksu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grimm throws a head punch that misses.
Grimm lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tasapaksu misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tasapaksu throws a head punch that misses.
Grimm tries to throw a body punch but Tasapaksu avoids it by throwing Grimm back against the cage.
A short right from Grimm.
Tasapaksu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatti Tasapaksu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A bone on bone clash there as Grimm blocks the leg kick.
Tasapaksu misses with a series of wild punches.
Tasapaksu misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Grimm misses.
Grimm looks for the body kick but Tasapaksu saw that one coming.
Grimm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grimm just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Tasapaksu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grimm thuds his right hand into Tasapaksu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grimm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tasapaksu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tasapaksu takes one on the button.
Tasapaksu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu wants to clinch up but Grimm keeps it at a distance.
Tasapaksu throws a solid leg kick but Grimm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tasapaksu.
Grimm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimm works Tasapaksu's body with a nice hook.
Grimm throws a chopping leg kick but Tasapaksu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tasapaksu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grimm throws a hook to the side of Tasapaksu's head but Tasapaksu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grimm tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimm throws the kick towards the body but Tasapaksu avoids it.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch up.
Grimm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tasapaksu. Tasapaksu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tatti Tasapaksu is winning the standup battle so far.
Grimm misses with a leg kick
and Tasapaksu counters with a head kick. That will keep Grimm thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Tasapaksu is predictable there
and Grimm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm checks a low kick from Tasapaksu.
Grimm jabs Tasapaksu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grimm motions for Tasapaksu to come forward. Grimm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tasapaksu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grimm.
Grimm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grimm looks to land a left hand but Tasapaksu moved out of range nicely.
Tasapaksu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grimm is looking to land body kicks.
Grimm works the jab nicely.
Grimm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grimm throws a leg kick
and Tasapaksu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A clash of legs there as Grimm blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm looks to score with a jab to the body but Tasapaksu is just out of range.
Grimm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tasapaksu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grimm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tasapaksu misses with a low kick.
Grimm throws a leg kick which misses Tasapaksu's front leg but catches the back leg as Tasapaksu tries to avoid it.
Grimm moves away from the strike by Tasapaksu.
Grimm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tasapaksu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimm, right into the meat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Grimm. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Grimm lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grimm cracks a nice hook into Tasapaksu's ribs.
Tasapaksu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grimm, as that shot connected.
Grimm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tasapaksu in his tracks.
Grimm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grimm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tasapaksu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grimm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tasapaksu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm digs a good body shot into Tasapaksu's ribs.
Tasapaksu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grimm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Grimm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Both fighters circling a little - Grimm finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grimm.
Grimm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grimm lands a jab to Tasapaksu's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Grimm.
Tasapaksu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grimm can pounce on him.
Tasapaksu moves away from the strike by Grimm.
Grimm lands an overhand right.

It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
Tasapaksu takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Grimm lands a big head kick that sends Tasapaksu tumbling to the mat! Grimm takes a step backwards and waves Tasapaksu back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Tasapaksu is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grimm finds Tasapaksu's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Tasapaksu flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Grimm lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Tasapaksu will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Grimm!
After winning the bout, Ben Grimm thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.