PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frito Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frito Lei is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Grimes
vs
Lei

180 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
34
170 lbs
24 - 70 - 3

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 70 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frito Lei!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grimes swats away the attempt to clinch by Lei.
Lei wants to clinch but Grimes slips to the side
and Grimes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimes connects with a looping right hand.
Lei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lei throws a right hand that misses
and Grimes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lei tries to clinch
and Grimes counters with a stiff right hand.
Lei looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grimes lands a lovely overhand right.
Lei scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grimes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lei tries to clinch
and Grimes counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Lei is rocked!
Lei tries to clinch but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes blocks a head kick by Lei.
Good leg kick by Lei there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lei throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lei tries to clinch up
and Grimes counters with a leg kick.
Lei is looking to slow Grimes down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grimes at a distance.
Grimes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lei misses with a combination
and Grimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lei tries to clinch but Grimes moves out of range.
Lei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grimes blocks a head kick by Lei.
Grimes avoids the head kick by Lei.
Lei throws a low kick but Grimes moves out of range easily.
Lei tries to bum rush Grimes with a series of wild strikes but Grimes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lei fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grimes is out of range.
Grimes is looking to slow Lei down with leg kicks.
Grimes blocks the body kick.
Lei wants to clinch.
Lei wants to clinch but Grimes slips to the side
and Grimes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch but Grimes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lei misses with a left hand
and Lei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimes digs a good hook to Lei's body.
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frito Lei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lei throws a head kick that misses.
Lei wants to clinch.
Lei throws a series of punches but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes lands a nice shot that snaps Lei's head back.
Lei darts in trying to clinch
and Grimes counters with a nice leg kick.

Lei moves into the clinch successfully.

Lei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grimes lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lei tries a head kick but it misses.
Lei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimes connects with a leg kick. Lei looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lei throws a sloppy head kick
and Grimes counters with a straight right hand.
Grimes jabs Lei right on the nose. Lei blinks but takes it well.
Lei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch but Grimes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grimes lands a nice hook to Lei's body. Lei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lei wants to clinch
and Grimes counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Grimes.
Lei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grimes. Grimes obviously looking to wear him down.
Grimes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lei backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lei looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei misses with a kick to the body
and Grimes counters with a series of strikes. Lei will be more careful next time no doubt.

Lei instigates a clinch.
Grimes prevents Lei from breaking the clinch.
Lei missing with knees to the body.
Lei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grimes is defending well for now.
Lei misses with the head strike.

Lei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grimes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lei fails to land with a series of punches.
Lei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Grimes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grimes slips a jab and a cross from Lei.
Grimes tries a head kick but it misses.
Lei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rick Grimes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lei misses with a body kick.
Grimes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lei, right into the meat.
Lei misses with a combination
and Grimes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lei is looking to clinch but Grimes is avoiding it.
Lei looks to throw the jab but Grimes is out of range.
Lei avoids the body shot from Grimes.
Grimes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grimes counters with a straight right hand.
Lei tries to clinch there but Grimes circles away.
Rick Grimes is winning the standup battle so far.
Lei moves to clinch but Grimes breaks away
and Grimes counters with a good, hard body kick but Lei shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Lei.
Grimes throws a head kick that misses.
Grimes keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Lei.
Lei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
Lei lands with a kick to the temple. Grimes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lei tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grimes counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lei.
Lei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lei darts in trying to clinch
and Grimes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Lei pushes Grimes up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lei wants to clinch up but Grimes keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei misses with a wild combination.
Lei's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grimes can pounce on him.
Lei is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grimes rather than just go for the knockout.
Lei misses with a head kick.
Lei avoids the head kick by Grimes.
Grimes misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lei crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grimes - the referee stops the clock and Lei gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grimes. Lei manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grimes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grimes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A clash of legs there as Grimes blocks the low kick.
Lei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimes misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Lei misses
and Grimes counters with a head kick. That will keep Lei thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grimes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lei tries to clinch up but Grimes circles away and keeps his distance.
Lei looks to land a body kick but Grimes moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lei blocks a head kick by Grimes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lei tries to clinch but Grimes moves out of range.
Lei tries to clinch but Grimes moves away
and Grimes counters with a body kick that stops Lei in his tracks momentarily.
Lei looks to clinch
and Grimes counters with a one-two to the body.
Grimes tries a head kick but it misses.
Lei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grimes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frito Lei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimes checks a leg kick.
Lei lands with a nice body kick.
Lei thuds a left hand into Grimes's body.
Lei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grimes connects with an inside leg kick.
Lei tries to land a body kick
and Grimes counters with a stiff right hand.
Lei wants to clinch up but Grimes keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Lei 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lei moves in looking to clinch but Grimes pushes him off.
Lei closes the distance but Grimes moves to the side
and Grimes counters with a nice body shot.
Lei moves in looking to clinch but Grimes pushes him off.
Lei doesn't manage to clinch there - Grimes circles away.
Lei darts in trying to clinch
and Grimes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lei doesn't manage to clinch there - Grimes circles away.
Lei tries a head kick but it misses.
Lei wants to clinch
and Grimes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Grimes.
Grimes lands with a right hand.
Grimes lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frito Lei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lei lands with a nice body punch.
Lei is looking to clinch but Grimes is avoiding it.
Grimes lands a glancing blow to the side of Lei's head.
The crowd cheers as Grimes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lei doesn't seem phased though.
Lei is looking to clinch but Grimes is avoiding it.
Lei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lei tries to clinch there but Grimes circles away.
Lei swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Lei clinches.
Lei working hard to break the clinch.
Lei tries to break free but Grimes pushes him back against the cage.
Grimes cracks Lei with a nice body shot.
Grimes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lei throws a head kick that misses.
Grimes cracks Lei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lei throws a lazy head kick
and Grimes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grimes swats away the attempt to clinch by Lei.
Lei has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grimes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lei takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grimes is looking to land body kicks.
Lei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grimes under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei lands a high kick!
Lei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Grimes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimes.
Grimes keeps Lei at a distance using the push kick.
Lei scores with a kick to the body.
Grimes avoids the head kick by Lei.
Lei misses with a double jab.
Lei darts in trying to clinch
and Grimes counters with a thumping low kick.
Lei throws an overhand right that lands on Grimes's shoulder, as Grimes tries to avoid the shot.
Grimes scores with a one two! Lei had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lei fails to land with a series of punches.
Lei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lei doesn't manage to clinch there - Grimes circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei throws a series of punches but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lei swings for the body but Grimes moves out of range.
Lei tries a head kick but it misses.
Lei tries to clinch but Grimes is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimes, right into the meat.
Grimes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grimes punishes Lei's body with a nice straight punch.
Lei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grimes counters with a straight right hand.
Grimes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grimes.
Grimes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lei tries to clinch but Grimes moves away
and Grimes counters with an inside leg kick.
Lei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Lei clinches up with Grimes and pushes him back against the cage.
Grimes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grimes blocks it with crossed arms.
Lei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grimes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimes tries to break the clinch but Lei is controlling the position.
Grimes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lei's efforts to push away.

Grimes breaks the clinch.
Grimes looks to land a body kick but Lei moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lei wants to clinch up but Grimes keeps it at a distance.
Lei misses with a combination
and Grimes counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rick Grimes.
I think Grimes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rick Grimes!
Rick Grimes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.