PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tasapaksu has chosen Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grimm
vs
Tasapaksu

192 cm
29
247 lbs
24 - 4 - 1

195 cm
36
275 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Hellbent
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Grimm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Tasapaksu moves out of range easily.
Grimm smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tasapaksu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatti Tasapaksu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimm cracks the inside of Tasapaksu's front leg.
Jab by Tasapaksu.
Grimm checks the leg kick.
Grimm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimm, right into the meat.
Tasapaksu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grimm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tasapaksu misses with an uppercut
and Grimm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Grimm moves into range and clinches up with Tasapaksu.
Grimm misses with a punch to the body.
Tasapaksu blocking some punches.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Grimm.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grimm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tasapaksu throws an elbow that misses.
Tasapaksu wants to stall.
Grimm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tasapaksu or not.
Tasapaksu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tasapaksu lands with a right to the head.
Tasapaksu blocking some punches.
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Grimm.
Tasapaksu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grimm scores with a shoulder strike.
Grimm avoids a wild elbow strike from Tasapaksu.
A head punch on the inside from Grimm fails to land.
Grimm lands a body punch.
Tasapaksu looks winded!
Grimm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Grimm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
Grimm scores with a shot to the side of Tasapaksu's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grimm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grimm working aggressively here.
Tasapaksu throws an elbow but it misses.
Grimm can't find room to land a body shot as Tasapaksu controls the action.
Tasapaksu blocks an uppercut.
Grimm misses with some punches.
Tasapaksu scores with a shot to the side of Grimm's head.
Tasapaksu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grimm.
Grimm misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grimm digs a right hand underneath Tasapaksu's ribcage. Tasapaksu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tasapaksu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grimm lands a nice shot to the body.
Grimm working aggressively here.
Grimm scores with a shot to the side of Tasapaksu's head.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Tasapaksu uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands a hook that snaps the head of Tasapaksu backwards.
Tasapaksu missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Grimm.
Grimm lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Grimm.
Grimm lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm gets through Tasapaksu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grimm scores with a hook to the body.
Grimm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tasapaksu backwards.
Grimm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grimm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tasapaksu misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grimm.
Grimm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tasapaksu backwards.
Grimm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grimm lands a body punch.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Grimm.
A short left from Grimm.

Tasapaksu is rocked!
Grimm scores with a hook to the body.
Tasapaksu is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimm finish him?
Grimm throws a head punch that misses.
Grimm throws a head punch that misses.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tasapaksu seems to have recovered his senses.
Grimm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimm struggles to land a body shot inside as Tasapaksu controls his hands.
Grimm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tasapaksu backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
Tasapaksu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tasapaksu.
Grimm digs a right hand into Tasapaksu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tasapaksu's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm gets through Tasapaksu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grimm stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Grimm.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grimm misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Tasapaksu moves out of range easily.
Tasapaksu checks a low kick from Grimm.
Tasapaksu throws a shot from downtown. Grimm moves away and avoids it.

Grimm has managed to clinch.
Grimm misses with some punches.
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm pushes Tasapaksu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Grimm fails to land.
Tasapaksu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tasapaksu can't find room to land a body shot as Grimm controls the action.
Grimm working aggressively here.
Grimm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tasapaksu can do to turn this around?
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tasapaksu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grimm is keeping busy.
Grimm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tasapaksu stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tasapaksu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
Tasapaksu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grimm lands with a short shot to the head.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Tasapaksu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tasapaksu's elbow.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside.
Grimm lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm misses with the head strike.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Tasapaksu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tasapaksu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tasapaksu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grimm avoids it.
Grimm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grimm avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tasapaksu misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu missing with knees to the body.
Grimm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tasapaksu pushes off an throws an elbow but Grimm leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grimm working aggressively here.
Tasapaksu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Grimm on the inside.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu can't find room to land a body shot as Grimm controls the action.
Grimm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tasapaksu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Ben Grimm has been cut.
Tasapaksu blocking some punches.
Tasapaksu pushes off an throws an elbow but Grimm leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ben Grimm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Grimm.
Grimm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Grimm.
Tasapaksu is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Grimm.
Still in the clinch, Grimm scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws a head punch that misses.
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tasapaksu's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tasapaksu drops to his knees and Grimm pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Grimm!
Ben Grimm retains his heavyweight title!
Ben Grimm took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Go fuck yourself, asshole.'.