PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring The Pain. Xavier David has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grey Ii
vs
David

188 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
34
185 lbs
24 - 19 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey Ii staying out of range there.
David throws a hook to the side of Grey Ii's head but Grey Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey Ii moves away.
David moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xavier David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
David lands with an overhand left.
David fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grey Ii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Grey Ii moves into the clinch.
David lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grey Ii.
David prevents a body shot from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, David just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grey Ii's brow.
Grey Ii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grey Ii takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
Grey Ii lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Grey Ii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii misses with a hook to the ribs.
David blocks a punch to the side of the head.
David doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Grey Ii as the two fighters clinch.
David misses with a short punch on the inside.
David lands an elbow inside.
A hook to the body from David.
Grey Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grey Ii misses with a hook from the clinch.
David blocks a body shot from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
David comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from David.
Grey Ii taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
David lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grey Ii backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David works on Grey Ii's body with a couple of short punches.
Grey Ii avoids a wild elbow strike from David.
David misses with a short punch on the inside.
David lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grey Ii lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grey Ii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grey Ii scores with a shot to the side of David's head.
David with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grey Ii looking to slow down the pace here.
Grey Ii has a couple of punches blocked by David.
Grey Ii misses with the head strike.
David throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
David missing with knees to the body.
Grey Ii blocks the elbow strike.
David lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Grey Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grey Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of David backwards.
David tries to throw a body punch but Grey Ii avoids it by throwing David back against the cage.
Nice elbow from David.
A nice left hand lands by David.
Grey Ii misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for David.
Grey Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Grey Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with David's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David trying to land knees to the body.
David lands with a left to the head.
Grey Ii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grey Ii blocks the elbow strike.
David tries to land knees in the clinch but Grey Ii avoids the damage to the body.
David misses with an elbow strike.
Grey Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grey Ii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grey Ii blocks a body shot from David.
Grey Ii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
David landing knees to the body.
Grey Ii has a couple of punches blocked by David.
Grey Ii is looking to control David's arms but David gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grey Ii has his back to the cage.
David fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
David misses with a body punch.
David tries to land a knee to the head but Grey Ii blocks with his arms.
David prevents a body shot from Grey Ii.
A right hand to the body from Grey Ii.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grey Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grey Ii blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grey Ii misses with some punches.
Grey Ii lands with a light punch inside.
Grey Ii just leaning against David, taking a breather.
David throws a punch but it's blocked by Grey Ii.
David landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grey Ii avoids the elbow strike from David, against the cage.
Grey Ii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
David swings wildly with an uppercut but Grey Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grey Ii misses with the head strike.
David scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
David is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grey Ii is defending well for now.
Grey Ii blocks a body shot from David.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii dodges an elbow strike from David.
David lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Grey Ii.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grey Ii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

David fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grey Ii on the side of the head.
David misses with a straight left.
Grey Ii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grey Ii slips a jab from David.
Grey Ii lunges at David with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by David's hand.
David throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
David digs a good hook to Grey Ii's body.
Grey Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grey Ii checks a low kick from David.
David explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
David throws a head kick that Grey Ii semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from David misses
and Grey Ii counters with a right hand to the body.
David thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grey Ii crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from David - the referee stops the clock and Grey Ii gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says David. Grey Ii manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
David scores with a hook to the body. Grey Ii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grey Ii walks into a straight right hand from David.
Grey Ii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

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

Grey Ii is rocked!
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!
David throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Grey Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
David throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grey Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
David thows a body shot but no joy.
Grey Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
Xavier David seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David misses with a kick to the body.
Grey Ii connects with a jab.
Grey Ii blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a straight left.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey Ii moves away.
Grey Ii blocks a head kick by David.
David misses with a right hand
and Grey Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
David jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
David defending well as Grey Ii loads up on a big left hand.
David throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grey Ii on the side of the head.
David ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for David, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grey Ii moves away from the strike by David.
David cracks Grey Ii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A solid body kick from David.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
David is looking to clinch but Grey Ii is avoiding it.
Grey Ii throws out a loose jab but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
David lands with a nice body kick.
David looks to land a body kick but Grey Ii moved away.
David throws a body punch but Grey Ii moves out of range.
David cracks Grey Ii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
David thumps Grey Ii with a low kick.
David clobbers Grey Ii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
David throws a poor cross that misses
letting Grey Ii counter with a right hand.
A low kick from David is predictable there
enabling Grey Ii to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grey Ii.
A big right from Grey Ii misses.
David fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grey Ii.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David misses with a left hand
and Grey Ii counters with a nice body shot.
David throws a sloppy head kick and Grey Ii moves out of range easily.
Grey Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
David throws a sloppy head kick
and Grey Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
David is breathing heavily.
David slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grey Ii blocks a low kick nicely.
Grey Ii throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

David misses the body punch
and Grey Ii counters with a left to the body.
Grey Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from David.
David misses with a hook to the body
and Grey Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
David doesn't manage to clinch there - Grey Ii circles away.
David tries to clinch there but Grey Ii circles away.
David swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grey Ii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good exchange - David coming out on top.
Grey Ii defending well as David loads up on a big left hand.
David takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from David misses.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grey Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crunch! David slams his shin into Grey Ii's torso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
David throws a right and a left that Grey Ii avoids nicely.
David takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grey Ii thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Grey Ii.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Grey Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
David moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
David misses with an uppercut
and Grey Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!

David is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David is still on wobbly legs! Can Grey Ii finish him?

Grey Ii lands a big head kick that sends David tumbling to the mat! Grey Ii takes a step backwards and waves David back to his feet - he wants the finish!
David uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grey Ii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grey Ii manages to avoid it.
David seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Grey Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grey Ii. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grey Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from David.
Grey Ii lands a really nice looking cross but David seems unphased.
Grey Ii takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grey Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
David scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grey Ii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Grey Ii misses.
A head kick by David misses
and Grey Ii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gunmetal Grey Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
David wants to clinch.
Grey Ii throws a looping overhand right but David ducks down to avoid it.
Grey Ii loads up on a big right hand but David slips the punch.
David drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grey Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David doesn't manage to clinch there - Grey Ii circles away.
David loads up on a big right hand but Grey Ii slips the punch.
Grey Ii tests David's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Grey Ii closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey Ii looking to stall.
David blocks an uppercut.
Grey Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grey Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by David.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grey Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grey Ii tries to work over David's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Grey Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grey Ii trying to control the position but instead, David has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grey Ii into the cage.
Grey Ii misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunmetal Grey Ii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think David 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier David!
Xavier David very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.