PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ed Zachary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Gregerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregerson has chosen SandStorm as his entrance music. Chad Gregerson 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!

Zachary
vs
Gregerson

180 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Zachary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Gregerson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zachary tries to bum rush Gregerson with a series of wild strikes but Gregerson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zachary wants to clinch.
Gregerson doesn't manage to clinch there - Zachary circles away.
Zachary misses with a jab, cross combination.

Gregerson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gregerson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gregerson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gregerson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gregerson raining down shots from the mount!
Zachary knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gregerson on the ground.
Zachary is in a horrible position here. Gregerson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gregerson punching from mount but Zachary doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gregerson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gregerson trying to control but Zachary is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregerson scoring with strikes but Zachary is staying in there.
Gregerson wants to control but instead Zachary manages to regain half guard.

Zachary is defending against the submission attempts here by Gregerson.

Zachary manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Zachary misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregerson dodges the punch combination from Zachary.
Zachary tries to clinch

and Gregerson counters with a takedown into side control.
Gregerson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zachary is trying to control Gregerson's posture but Gregerson avoids it.
Gregerson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gregerson landing strikes.
Zachary is not content to let Gregerson control the position.
Zachary parries the strikes from Gregerson easily there. Gregerson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zachary to escape.
Gregerson taking a break here but Zachary is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gregerson lands strikes from half guard.
Zachary is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregerson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gregerson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Gregerson passes Zachary's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gregerson trying to control the pace.
Gregerson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zachary has hold of Gregerson's hands but Gregerson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gregerson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregerson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gregerson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zachary wants to control but Gregerson is keeping busy.
Gregerson controlling the action here.
Zachary has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gregerson is working away from the top position though.
Zachary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zachary has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gregerson is working away from the top position though.
Gregerson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Gregerson dominated that round.
That's time! Zachary's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zachary fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gregerson checks it well.
Nice shot lands for Zachary.
Zachary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zachary misses with a few strikes there.
Zachary throws a right and a left that Gregerson avoids nicely.

Gregerson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zachary avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gregerson.
Gregerson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gregerson trying to control the action but Zachary is working from the bottom.
Zachary is trying to stand up here but Gregerson is controlling him well.
Zachary won't allow Gregerson to pass to mount.
Gregerson is breathing heavily.
Gregerson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zachary defending well though.
Zachary wants to get back to full guard.
Zachary wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zachary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gregerson shoots in for a takedown but Zachary shows good takedown defense.
Zachary clinches but Gregerson breaks the clinch
and Gregerson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zachary fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zachary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ed Zachary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zachary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zachary misses with a body kick.
Zachary tries to clinch up

and Gregerson counters with a shoot takedown. Zachary fights it but they end up in guard.
Zachary wants to get back to his feet but Gregerson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zachary is looking to stand back up but Gregerson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Zachary.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregerson trying to control the position but Zachary is working away.
You can see the frustration on Zachary's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zachary managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gregerson.
Gregerson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregerson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gregerson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Zachary parries the strikes from Gregerson easily there. Gregerson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zachary to escape.
Zachary is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gregerson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gregerson taking a breather here.
Zachary regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gregerson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zachary is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ground and pound from Gregerson.

Gregerson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Zachary has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gregerson is just content to waste time from the top position. Zachary takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gregerson wants to pass the guard but Zachary is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gregerson controlling from the top position.
Zachary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gregerson throwing strikes but missing.
Zachary working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gregerson.
Zachary keeping moving, preventing Gregerson from controlling successfully.
Gregerson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Gregerson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gregerson gets the takedown into side control.
Gregerson with the ground and pound but Zachary regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Zachary is not content to let Gregerson control the position.
Zachary trying to control from the bottom.
Gregerson trying to control the action but Zachary is working from the bottom.
Zachary is trying to maintain the position but Gregerson is very close to passing his half guard.
Gregerson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Despite being in the dominant position, Chad Gregerson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zachary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zachary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Gregerson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gregerson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gregerson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zachary is trying to stand back up but Gregerson is controlling him

Zachary pushes Gregerson off and gets back to his feet.
Gregerson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gregerson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zachary throws a sloppy head kick and Gregerson moves out of range easily.
Zachary looks to clinch

and Gregerson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gregerson.
Gregerson trying to control but Zachary is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregerson is looking to work some ground and pound but Zachary has wrist control.
Chad Gregerson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zachary wants to get back to his feet but Gregerson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gregerson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zachary wants to get back to his feet but Gregerson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gregerson tries to free his leg and advance position but Zachary is retaining full guard.
Zachary keeping moving, preventing Gregerson from controlling successfully.
Zachary is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zachary fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zachary misses the shot to the body.
Zachary throws a hook to the side of Gregerson's head but Gregerson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Gregerson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gregerson is looking to take a break and control but Zachary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zachary parries the strikes from Gregerson easily there. Gregerson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zachary to escape.
Zachary is not content to let Gregerson control the position.
Gregerson working the ground and pound but Zachary is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gregerson is looking to take a break and control but Zachary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gregerson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gregerson with the ground and pound but Zachary regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zachary misses with a few strikes there.
Zachary looks to clinch

and Gregerson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zachary's guard.
Gregerson won't allow Zachary to get back to his feet.
Gregerson trying to control but Zachary is working from the bottom.
Ed Zachary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zachary wants to get back to his feet but Gregerson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Gregerson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gregerson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Gregerson!