PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimes comes into the arena with THE JOKER blaring out of the sound system. Hovi has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grimes
vs
Hovi

198 cm
35
285 lbs
29 - 11 - 0

200 cm
25
240 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
Hovi loads up on a big right hand but Grimes slips the punch.
Grimes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hovi ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
That kick from Hovi tenderised Grimes's leg. Grimes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grimes walks into a stiff left hand from Hovi.
Grimes tests Hovi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimes lands a jab to the head.
Hovi moves out of range of the body kick from Grimes.
We've been informed that Hovi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head kick misses from Hovi.
Grimes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hovi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grimes counters with an outside leg kick.
Grimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes scores with a shot to the body.
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hovi misses with a kick to the body.
Grimes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hovi. Hovi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grimes.
Hovi scores with a jab to the body.
Hovi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grimes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hovi connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Hovi. That snapped Grimes's head back.
Grimes throws a push kick but Hovi slaps the foot to one side.
Hovi moves out of range of the leg kick from Grimes.
Hovi tries to work over Grimes's front leg with a kick but Grimes checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimes.
Grimes tries to land a leg kick but Hovi saw it coming and moves away.
Grimes takes a swing at Hovi's ribcage but misses.
Tarmo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hovi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grimes's guard.
Hovi pushing down on Grimes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hovi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grimes holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hovi thows a huge punch but Grimes dodges it nicely.
Hovi works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hovi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hovi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimes blocking the ground and pound.
Hovi breaks from Grimes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hovi landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hovi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Grimes tries to lock up and control but Hovi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hovi wants to control the pace but Grimes is squirming around nicely.
Grimes wants to hold on but Hovi pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hovi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hovi landing strikes from the mount.
Grimes is trying desperately to improve position.
Hovi lands a big shot there that rocks Grimes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hovi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Grimes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Grimes is rocked!
Grimes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Hovi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Grimes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good shot there by Grimes.
Grimes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hovi momentarily.
Grimes connects with an inside leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hovi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hovi lands with a slapping head kick.
Hovi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Hovi looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
Hovi misses with a low kick as Grimes jumps back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Grimes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grimes avoids the body shot from Hovi.
Hovi throws a sloppy head kick and Grimes moves out of range easily.
Grimes 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.
Grimes misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That kick from Grimes tenderised Hovi's leg. Hovi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hovi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grimes has time to react.
Grimes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grimes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hovi is able to avoid easily.
Grimes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hovi can pounce on him.
Hovi tries to clinch but Grimes is having none of it.
Hovi scores with a punch to the head.
Grimes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hovi misses with a jab to the body
and Grimes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hovi digs a good hook to Grimes's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes throws a lazy right hand but Hovi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hovi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes lands a lovely overhand right.
Grimes lands a nice looking body kick.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimes moves out of range of the body kick from Hovi.
Hovi throws a right hand that misses
and Grimes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hovi misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Grimes blocks the low kick.
Hovi wants to clinch up but Grimes keeps it at a distance.
A solid body kick from Hovi.
Hovi throws a push kick but Grimes slaps the foot to one side.
Hovi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grimes. That one must have hurt.
Hovi checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hovi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Buster Grimes is winning the standup battle so far.
Grimes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hovi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hovi is looking to score with low kicks.
Hovi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hovi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hovi lands with an uppercut that bounces Grimes off the cage and back into range.
Grimes ducks under a wild hook from Hovi.
Grimes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimes misses with a kick to the body.
Grimes throws a head kick that misses.
Grimes swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi tries a head kick but it misses.
Hovi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hovi tries a head kick but it misses.
Hovi throws a lazy right hand but Grimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes connects with a high kick.
Hovi throws a big shot that misses.
Grimes misses the shot to the body.
Grimes slips a jab from Hovi.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hovi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hovi.
Grimes misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Buster Grimes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Grimes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A jab from Grimes misses.
Grimes misses the jab.
Grimes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimes looks to throw the jab but Hovi is out of range.
Hovi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hovi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hovi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grimes checks it well.
Grimes checks the leg kick nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hovi.
Hovi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hovi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grimes's sensitive parts.
Grimes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hovi doesn't seem bothered though.
Hovi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grimes wants to land a leg kick but Hovi is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi loads up on a big right hand but Grimes slips the punch.
Grimes scores with a push kick.
Hovi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot lands for Grimes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grimes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Grimes lands a big head kick that sends Hovi tumbling to the mat! Grimes takes a step backwards and waves Hovi back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Hovi is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grimes.
Hovi is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimes finish him?
Hovi tries to get into range but Grimes steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Hovi! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Grimes scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buster Grimes!
After the big win, Buster Grimes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.