PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ca Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Gruel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chulainn
vs
Gruel

185 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ca Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Gruel!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chulainn swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Gruel.
Chulainn misses with a looping left.
Big Gruel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Chulainn misses its intended target.
Chulainn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Chulainn forces Gruel back against the cage and clinches.
Gruel tries to land a knee to the head but Chulainn blocks with his arms.
Chulainn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gruel prevents a body shot from Chulainn.
Gruel scores with a knee to the head.
Chulainn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gruel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Gruel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gruel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruel lands a knee to the body.
Chulainn is breathing heavily.
Chulainn working aggressively here.
Gruel tries a knee to the head but Chulainn blocks it.
Gruel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chulainn tries to throw a body punch but Gruel avoids it by throwing Chulainn back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gruel connects with a knee to the head.
Gruel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chulainn's face.
Chulainn lands a nice shot to the body.
Come on Gruel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gruel connects with a knee to the head.
Gruel with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruel.
Gruel stalling the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruel scores with a knee to the head.
Gruel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chulainn blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gruel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chulainn blocks it with crossed arms.
Gruel misses with a knee to the head.
Gruel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chulainn looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gruel blocks a body shot from Chulainn.
Gruel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chulainn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gruel blocks a body shot from Chulainn.
Gruel stalling.
Gruel blocks an uppercut.
Gruel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gruel blocking some punches.
Gruel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruel controls his hands.
Gruel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gruel looking to throw knees to the head but Chulainn is blocking nicely.
Chulainn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruel.
Chulainn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good body shot from Chulainn.
A knee to the head by Gruel.
Gruel tries to land a knee to the head but Chulainn blocks with his arms.
Chulainn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gruel backwards.
A short uppercut from Chulainn.
Gruel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gruel blocking some punches.
Gruel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chulainn tries to work over Gruel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gruel is trying to maintain a safe position but Chulainn gets an underhook and turns Gruel into the cage.
Gruel tries a knee to the head but Chulainn blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chulainn is defending well for now.
Gruel looking to throw knees to the head but Chulainn is blocking nicely.
Chulainn misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chulainn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chulainn lands with a light punch inside.
Chulainn tries to throw a body punch but Gruel avoids it by throwing Chulainn back against the cage.
Gruel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gruel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gruel tries to land a knee to the head but Chulainn blocks with his arms.
Chulainn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gruel scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gruel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruel prevents a body shot from Chulainn.
Gruel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gruel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chulainn is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Gruel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gruel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chulainn keeps the fight on the outside.
Gruel tries to clinch but Chulainn is having none of it.
Gruel staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chulainn.
Gruel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Chulainn has closed the distance and engaged Gruel in a clinch.
Gruel misses with a knee to the head.
Gruel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chulainn up against the cage.
Chulainn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gruel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chulainn blocks it with crossed arms.
Chulainn struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruel controls his hands.
Gruel scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruel with a knee to the head.
Gruel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gruel is looking to control Chulainn's arms but Chulainn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gruel has his back to the cage.
Gruel lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gruel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruel landing knees to the body.
Gruel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chulainn up against the cage.
Chulainn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruel's elbow.
Gruel tries to land a knee to the head but Chulainn blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Chulainn - that landed with a thud.
Chulainn lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chulainn misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gruel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chulainn is leaning against Gruel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gruel blocking some punches.
Chulainn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chulainn struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruel controls his hands.
Gruel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruel.
Gruel taking a breather.
Chulainn can't find room to land a body shot as Gruel controls the action.
A knee to the head by Gruel.
Gruel lands a good knee to the midsection. Chulainn won't want to take too many of those.
Gruel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gruel scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chulainn's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gruel obliges.
Gruel stalling in the clinch.
Gruel looking to slow down the pace here.
Gruel working Chulainn over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruel.
Gruel lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gruel as Chulainn tries to tie him up.
Chulainn being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruel blocks a body shot from Chulainn.
Gruel just leaning against Chulainn, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Big Gruel.
Chulainn clobbers Gruel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chulainn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruel doesn't manage to clinch there - Chulainn circles away.
Gruel fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gruel gets tackled into the cage by Chulainn. Chulainn maintains the clinch.
Chulainn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gruel looking to throw knees to the head but Chulainn is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruel slows down the pace here.
Chulainn misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Gruel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gruel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chulainn scores with a hook to the body. Gruel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chulainn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gruel manages to avoid it.
Chulainn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gruel manages to avoid it.
A combination from Chulainn does no damage.
Chulainn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gruel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gruel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chulainn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chulainn scores with a one two! Gruel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Gruel moves into range and clinches up with Chulainn.
Chulainn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chulainn being controlled against the cage.
Gruel lands a knee to the body.
Big Gruel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gruel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruel working Chulainn over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruel landing knees to the head.
Gruel blocking some punches.
Gruel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gruel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Gruel.
Gruel stalling the fight.
Gruel blocking some punches.
Gruel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chulainn.
Gruel connects with a knee to the head.
Gruel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gruel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gruel tries a knee to the head but Chulainn blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chulainn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ca Chulainn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruel tries to land a knee to the head but Chulainn blocks with his arms.
Gruel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chulainn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruel's elbow.
Gruel scores with a knee to the head.
Chulainn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gruel up against the cage.
Gruel blocks an uppercut.
Chulainn avoiding damage as Gruel throws knees to the body.
Chulainn tries to throw a body punch but Gruel avoids it by throwing Chulainn back against the cage.
Chulainn throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruel.
Chulainn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chulainn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chulainn is trying to push Gruel away but Gruel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gruel stalling the fight.
Gruel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gruel or not.
Gruel tries to land a knee to the head but Chulainn blocks with his arms.
A short right from Chulainn.
Chulainn lands a shot to the body.
Gruel blocks a body shot from Chulainn.
Gruel landing knees to the body.
Chulainn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chulainn works on Gruel's body with a couple of short punches.
Gruel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chulainn working aggressively here.
Chulainn struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruel controls his hands.
Chulainn avoiding damage as Gruel throws knees to the body.
Chulainn lands a shot to the body.
Chulainn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruel's elbow.
Gruel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chulainn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gruel with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Chulainn.
Chulainn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Big Gruel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chulainn managing to block the knees to the body from Gruel.
Gruel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chulainn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulainn tries to break free but Gruel pushes him back against the cage.
Chulainn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chulainn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gruel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
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!
Chulainn misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chulainn throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruel.
Gruel blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Gruel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gruel 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Gruel!