PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine De La Morte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Morte is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Prodigy - Spitfire . Antoine De La Morte will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Grice
vs
De La Morte

184 cm
24
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

203 cm
22
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Project Mayhem

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 Hilo, Gary Grice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antoine De La Morte!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice throws a half hearted mid kick.
De La Morte misses with a looping left.
Grice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De La Morte has time to react.
De La Morte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from De La Morte misses the target.
De La Morte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De La Morte cracks Grice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De La Morte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grice's hands.
De La Morte tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Grice defends well and De La Morte ends up having to push Grice into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Grice has a couple of punches blocked by De La Morte.
De La Morte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grice misses with a hook to the ribs.
De La Morte is pushing Grice up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Grice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grice lands a nice shot to the body.
De La Morte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De La Morte's coach down at Facebreaker Academy : Striking was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De La Morte's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
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!

Grice breaks the clinch.
Grice throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grice tries to clinch but De La Morte is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De La Morte takes the fight into the clinch.
De La Morte misses with a punch to the body.
De La Morte misses with a hook to the ribs.
De La Morte takes a shot to the head.
De La Morte tries to throw a body punch but Grice avoids it by throwing De La Morte back against the cage.
De La Morte trying to control the position but instead, Grice has worked for underhooks and has pushed De La Morte into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from De La Morte fails to land.

Grice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De La Morte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Antoine De La Morte has been cut.
Grice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De La Morte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De La Morte misses with a straight right.
De La Morte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - De La Morte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grice misses with a hook.
Grice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Morte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grice.
Grice looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grice misses with a wild body shot.
De La Morte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grice ducks right into an uppercut from De La Morte.
Grice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Morte looks to throw the jab but Grice is out of range.
De La Morte scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Grice misses its intended target.

Grice has taken the fight to the clinch.
De La Morte scores with a shot to the side of Grice's head.

Grice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Grice clinches.
Grice lands a left hand.

Grice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grice slips under a jab from De La Morte.
De La Morte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice wants to clinch.
Grice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grice throws a nice inside leg kick.
De La Morte blocks a head kick by Grice.
De La Morte misses with a wild body shot.
Grice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De La Morte manages to avoid it.
De La Morte defending well as Grice loads up on a big left hand.
Crunch! Grice slams his shin into De La Morte's torso.
Grice tries to clinch up.
De La Morte throws a jab but it's blocked by Grice.
Grice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De La Morte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grice manages to avoid it.
Grice throws a head kick but De La Morte moves out of range.
Grice misses with a body shot.
Grice attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte avoids a kick to the body.
Grice tries to clinch but De La Morte moves out of range.
De La Morte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grice avoids the body shot from De La Morte.
Grice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De La Morte.
Grice feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De La Morte's calf.
De La Morte throws a shot to the body.
Grice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De La Morte.
Grice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grice walks into a straight right hand from De La Morte.
De La Morte misses the shot to the body.
Grice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grice throws a low kick but it's checked well by De La Morte.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De La Morte 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.
De La Morte misses with a right hand
and Grice counters with a nice body shot.
Grice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Grice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoine De La Morte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grice throws a right and a left that De La Morte avoids nicely.
Grice works over De La Morte's head and body with a nice combination.
Grice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grice scores with a nice right hand.
Grice scores with a nice strike.
A jab from De La Morte misses.
A jab from De La Morte misses.
Nice cross by De La Morte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from De La Morte.
A telegraphed right hand from De La Morte misses the target.
A swing and a miss from De La Morte.
A jab from De La Morte misses.
De La Morte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grice moves away from the strike by De La Morte.
Grice throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grice connects with a looping right hand.
De La Morte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grice scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De La Morte is breathing heavily.
Grice pivots, looking for a leg kick but De La Morte is out of range and Grice settles back down.
Grice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De La Morte fails to land with a series of punches.
Grice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De La Morte throws a hook but Grice blocks it.
De La Morte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De La Morte missing with a left hand there. Grice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grice lands a slapping body shot.
Grice misses with a head kick.
Grice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Grice finds it's way through De La Morte's defenses.
Grice connects with a leg kick. De La Morte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

De La Morte is rocked!
Grice works over De La Morte's head and body with a nice combination.
De La Morte is still on wobbly legs! Can Grice finish him?
De La Morte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grice thuds a left hand into De La Morte's body.
De La Morte throws a series of strikes that have Grice backpedaling.
No joy there for Grice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De La Morte moves away.
Grice throws a head kick but De La Morte moves out of range.
De La Morte seems to have recovered his senses.
Grice tries to land a leg kick but De La Morte saw it coming and moves away.
De La Morte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De La Morte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grice.
Grice throws a sloppy head kick and De La Morte moves out of range easily.
Grice misses with a straight left.
Gary Grice is winning the standup battle so far.
Grice looks to throw the jab but De La Morte is out of range.
Grice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De La Morte.
Grice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De La Morte connects with a right hand. Grice shakes it off.
De La Morte throws a hook to the side of Grice's head but Grice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De La Morte throws a jab but it's blocked by Grice.
De La Morte scores with a jab. Grice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grice instigates a clinch.
De La Morte tries a body shot but Grice blocks it.

Grice manages to break the clinch.
Grice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grice misses with a straight right.
Grice lands with a nice body punch.
Grice throws a looping overhand right but De La Morte ducks down to avoid it.
Grice throws a looping overhand right but De La Morte ducks down to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grice!
De La Morte misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Grice.
Grice throws a body punch but De La Morte moves out of range.
De La Morte throws a lazy uppercut
and Grice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from De La Morte misses.
De La Morte lands with an uppercut that bounces Grice off the cage and back into range.
De La Morte blocks a head kick by Grice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Morte throws a poor cross that misses

and Grice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grice lands a hook that snaps the head of De La Morte backwards.
A body shot lands from Grice.
Grice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grice stalling in the clinch but De La Morte improves position.
De La Morte digs a right hand into Grice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grice's gas tank.
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
De La Morte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Grice pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grice looking to control.
De La Morte tries to free his leg and advance position but Grice is retaining full guard.
Grice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De La Morte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grice lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De La Morte!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Grice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antoine De La Morte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A head kick misses from Grice.
De La Morte checks the leg kick nicely there.
De La Morte misses with a straight right.
Grice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De La Morte was well out of range. Poor timing from Grice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grice. De La Morte does a little dance to reset his feet.
De La Morte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grice throws a head kick but De La Morte moves out of range.
Grice lands a nice hook to De La Morte's body. De La Morte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grice thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Grice.
Grice lands a high kick!
Grice throws a low kick, looking for De La Morte's leg but De La Morte calmly moves out of range.
Grice throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De La Morte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grice blocks a jab.
De La Morte slips a jab and a cross from Grice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice throws a low kick, looking for De La Morte's leg but De La Morte calmly moves out of range.
Grice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De La Morte.
De La Morte throws a body punch but Grice moves out of range.
De La Morte blocks a head kick by Grice.
A lazy left from De La Morte finds it's target.
Grice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De La Morte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De La Morte missing with a left hand there. Grice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grice misses with a looping left.
Grice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grice wants to slow De La Morte down by chopping away at his legs.
De La Morte throws a hook to the side of Grice's head but Grice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De La Morte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grice was well out of range. Poor timing from De La Morte.
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grice misses with a head kick.
Grice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De La Morte can do to turn this around?
Grice takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grice throws a leg kick which misses De La Morte's front leg but catches the back leg as De La Morte tries to avoid it.
De La Morte throws a hook but Grice avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grice just misses with a punch to the body.
Grice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De La Morte.
De La Morte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grice was well out of range. Poor timing from De La Morte.
Grice throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De La Morte swings for the body but Grice moves out of range.
Grice throws a sloppy head kick and De La Morte moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by De La Morte - just one landing.
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!
Grice misses with an uppercut
and De La Morte counters with a left to the body.
Grice looks to land a combination but De La Morte avoids it well.
De La Morte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from De La Morte.
Grice throws a leg kick but De La Morte moved away.
Grice cracks De La Morte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grice. De La Morte does a little dance to reset his feet.
De La Morte misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte lands with a nice body punch.
Grice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De La Morte.
Grice throws a quick inside leg kick.
De La Morte misses the jab.
Grice avoids the body shot from De La Morte.
De La Morte swings for the body but Grice moves out of range.
De La Morte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grice motions for De La Morte to come forward. Grice throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De La Morte throws a right and a left that Grice avoids nicely.
De La Morte throws the left hand but Grice avoids the punch easily.

Grice clinches with his opponent.

Grice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grice throws a body punch but De La Morte moves out of range.
Jab by Grice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De La Morte.
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!
A nice combination there by Grice.
De La Morte scores with a jab. Grice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De La Morte throws a hook but Grice blocks it.
Grice tries to clinch but De La Morte moves out of range.
De La Morte jabs Grice right on the nose. Grice blinks but takes it well.
Grice scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De La Morte misses the shot to the body.
De La Morte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grice slips a straight right by De La Morte.
Antoine De La Morte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Morte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gary Grice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De La Morte misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Grice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grice 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Grice!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gary Grice made sure he mentioned Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Antoine De La Morte stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ce soir, j'ai rencontré un meilleur combattant tout en tous. J'ai essayé de mon mieux mais ce n'était pas assez bon. Je m'excuse auprès de tous mes fans pour ma performance ce soir. And to my opponent; Congratulations man. It was a nice fight.'.