PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prince Pruitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pruitt
vs
Gronkowski

196 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Prince Pruitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Gronkowski!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pruitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Gronkowski darts in looking for a takedown but Pruitt gets double underhooks and turns Gronkowski into the cage.
Pruitt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gronkowski's efforts to push away.

Pruitt pulls Gronkowski into guard.
Pruitt trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pruitt is on top in guard.
Gronkowski trying to control the position.
Gronkowski has momentary wrist control but Pruitt slips an elbow through the middle.
Pruitt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pruitt wanted to stand there but Gronkowski had control of the position.
Gronkowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pruitt!
Pruitt is looking to improve his position but Gronkowski isn't that keen on the idea.
Gronkowski controlling from mount.
Pruitt wants to hold on but Gronkowski pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pruitt is desperately trying to improve his position but Gronkowski has a good base and remains in mount.
Pruitt regains half guard.
Gronkowski is looking to take a break and control but Pruitt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pruitt misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pruitt is controlling Gronkowski's trapped leg to prevent Gronkowski from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gronkowski misses with a takedown

and Pruitt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gronkowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Pruitt gets an underhook and turns Gronkowski into the cage.

Pruitt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pruitt is looking to land body kicks.
Gronkowski shoots in for a takedown but Pruitt shows good takedown defense.
Prince Pruitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Gronkowski.
Gronkowski looks winded!

Pruitt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pruitt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pruitt prevents Gronkowski from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pruitt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gronkowski is trying to control but can't.
Pruitt controlling the pace.
Pruitt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Pruitt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pruitt clinches.
Pruitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gronkowski or not.

Pruitt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Pruitt working for a triangle but Gronkowski defends it easily.
Pruitt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gronkowski wanted to stand there but Pruitt had control of the position.
Pruitt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gronkowski is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pruitt wants to sweep here but Gronkowski controlling him for the moment.
Pruitt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Prince Pruitt just wasn't active enough.
Pruitt shoots for a takedown but Gronkowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pruitt stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pruitt looks to land a combination but Gronkowski avoids it well.

Pruitt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gronkowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pruitt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pruitt passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gronkowski!
Pruitt lands a heavy elbow.
Pruitt cracks Gronkowski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Gronkowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pruitt controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pruitt is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gronkowski to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gronkowski shrugs it off.
Pruitt controlling the pace for now.
Pruitt working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pruitt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pruitt landing punches.
Gronkowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Prince Pruitt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pruitt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pruitt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Pruitt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pruitt tries to bum rush Gronkowski with a series of wild strikes but Gronkowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by Gronkowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Pruitt which made him look bad.
Gronkowski moves out of range of the body kick from Pruitt.

Gronkowski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pruitt did well to prevent Gronkowski getting side control.
Pruitt controlling the position well.
Pruitt trying to control here.
Pruitt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pruitt tries to get out of the position.

Pruitt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gronkowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pruitt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pruitt keeping moving, preventing Gronkowski from controlling successfully.
Pruitt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pruitt keeping moving, preventing Gronkowski from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski throws a big right hand that misses.

Pruitt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gronkowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gronkowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pruitt has his hands on Gronkowski's head, controlling the position.
Pruitt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gronkowski manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pruitt postures up and lands a big shot to Gronkowski's brow.
Pruitt controlling from the top position.
Pruitt is pushing down on Gronkowski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gronkowski is fighting to maintain full guard but Pruitt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pruitt working over Gronkowski with some ground and pound. Gronkowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pruitt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pruitt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gronkowski can do to turn this around?

Pruitt is looking for a kimura but Gronkowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pruitt to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pruitt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pruitt moves into full mount! Gronkowski won't be happy about that!
Pruitt content just to control the position here.
Pruitt landing strikes from the mount and Gronkowski is in trouble!

And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Pruitt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pruitt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Pruitt!