PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycho Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grossman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Devil's Rejects. Branco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Feel Happiness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Grossman
vs
Branco

173 cm
28
143 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

170 cm
29
141 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Brute

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 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Karl Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Tycho Branco!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Branco.
Grossman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grossman duly obliges.

It looks like Tycho Branco has been cut.
Grossman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Branco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grossman throws out the jab.
Branco throws a body punch but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman scores with a decent looking hook.
Grossman avoids the head kick by Branco.
Grossman lands a nice hook to Branco's body. Branco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grossman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Branco's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grossman misses the shot to the body.
Branco misses with a body shot.
Branco fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grossman avoids it really well and circles away.
Branco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grossman checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Branco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Branco tried to score with a low kick but Grossman checks it.

Grossman has Branco up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grossman.
Branco stalling in the clinch but Grossman improves position.
Branco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Branco managing to block the knees to the body from Grossman.
A left hand lands to the body for Branco.
Grossman misses with a punch to the body.
Branco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Branco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Branco misses with the head strike.
Branco throws a head punch that misses.

Grossman breaks from the clinch.
Grossman throws a jab but it's blocked by Branco.
Grossman cracks Branco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Branco lands a jab to Grossman's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Branco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grossman throws a lazy right hand but Branco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grossman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Branco.
Grossman just misses with a punch to the body.
Grossman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Branco thows a body shot but no joy.
Grossman digs a good body shot into Branco's ribs.
Branco misses with a looping right.
Grossman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grossman throws a low kick but Branco moves out of range easily.
Grossman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Karl Grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grossman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Branco pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grossman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grossman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Branco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Branco thuds his right hand into Grossman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Branco blocks a low kick nicely.
Branco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grossman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grossman misses with a shot to the body
and Branco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grossman looks to land a combination. Branco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Branco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grossman takes a step back to recover.

Grossman gets a clinch.
Grossman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grossman tries to land a knee to the head but Branco blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws a head punch that misses.
Branco misses with the head strike.
Branco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Branco throws a punch but it's blocked by Grossman.
Branco blocks a body shot from Grossman.

Grossman breaks the clinch.
Branco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Branco. Grossman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grossman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Branco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Branco is looking to clinch but Grossman is avoiding it.
Grossman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Branco counters with a right hand to the body.
Branco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grossman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Grossman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tycho Branco's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Branco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grossman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Branco is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grossman rather than just go for the knockout.
Grossman lands with an uppercut that bounces Branco off the cage and back into range.
Grossman misses with a lunging right hand
and Branco counters with a big head kick but Grossman shrugs it off.
Grossman avoids the head kick by Branco.
Grossman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Branco slips a jab from Grossman.
Branco checks a low kick from Grossman.
Grossman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Branco slips a straight right by Grossman.
Grossman misses with a low kick.
Branco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grossman.
Branco throws a nice outside leg kick.
Branco tries a head kick but it misses.
Branco keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco lands with a good body shot.
Grossman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grossman throws out a leg kick but Branco moves out of range and Grossman only half commits.
Branco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grossman was well out of range. Poor timing from Branco.
Branco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grossman throws out the jab.
Grossman keeps Branco at a distance using the push kick.
Grossman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grossman scores with a nice strike.
Branco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grossman.
Grossman ducks under a wild hook from Branco.
Grossman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Branco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grossman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman moves away from the strike by Branco.

Grossman clinches up against the cage.
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!
Branco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grossman's efforts to push away.
Grossman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Branco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grossman.
Branco letting Grossman take a breather here.

Grossman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Branco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Branco rushes Grossman and presses him up against the cage.
Branco has a couple of punches blocked by Grossman.
Branco can't find room to land a body shot as Grossman controls the action.

Grossman breaks the clinch.
Branco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Branco takes one to the chin there.
Grossman lands with a hook. Branco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grossman misses with a low kick.
Branco throws a lazy uppercut
and Grossman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Branco's knee momentarily.
Branco misses with a low kick.

Grossman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Branco misses with a body punch.

Grossman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Branco blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grossman.
Branco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grossman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Branco scrambles back to his feet.
Grossman avoids the head kick by Branco.
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Branco swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Branco misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grossman, as that shot connected.
Grossman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Branco.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grossman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Branco throws a poor cross that misses
and Grossman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karl Grossman is winning the standup battle so far.
Grossman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Branco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grossman throws a good cross that connects.
A low kick from Grossman misses
and Branco counters with a right hand to the body.
Grossman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Branco.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Grossman finds it's way through Branco's defenses.
Branco throws a right hand that misses
and Grossman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Branco is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Branco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Grossman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tycho Branco's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Grossman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grossman throws a front kick aimed at Branco's knee but Branco avoids it well.
Branco throws a sloppy body shot
and Grossman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Branco thinking.
Grossman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Branco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grossman throws a lazy uppercut
and Branco counters with a body kick.
Grossman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Branco tries to clinch but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Branco misses with a body shot.
Branco misses with an uppercut.
Grossman throws a chopping leg kick but Branco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Branco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grossman circles away quickly and effectively.
Grossman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Branco steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grossman. That one must have hurt.
Branco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grossman. That's going to slow Branco down.
Grossman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Branco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grossman throws a sloppy head kick and Branco moves out of range easily.
Grossman misses with a body shot.
Grossman works Branco's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Grossman coming out on top.
Branco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grossman.
Branco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Grossman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Branco. That did some damage!
Branco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grossman.
Branco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Branco slips a straight right by Grossman.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grossman. That's going to slow Branco down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grossman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Branco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grossman throws a hook but Branco avoids it easily.
Branco takes a swing at Grossman's ribcage but misses.
Grossman throws a sloppy head kick and Branco moves out of range easily.
Branco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Branco has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grossman.
Branco takes one to the side of the head.
Branco stuns Grossman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grossman looks to score with a jab to the body but Branco is just out of range.
Grossman thows a body shot but no joy.
Grossman takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws a leg kick but Grossman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Branco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Branco misses.
Branco thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Branco.
Grossman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grossman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Branco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grossman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grossman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grossman swings widly with a right hand
and Branco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Branco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grossman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Branco is predictable there
and Grossman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Grossman gets tackled into the cage by Branco. Branco maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grossman's efforts to push away.
Branco tries to work over Grossman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Grossman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grossman checks the leg kick.
Good shot there by Branco.
Branco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Branco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tycho Branco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grossman delivers a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Branco.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grossman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grossman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Branco counters with a nice leg kick.
Karl Grossman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Branco is predictable there
and Grossman counters with an outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Grossman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grossman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Grossman!
Karl Grossman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.