PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gyawang Lhad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lhad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iced Earth - Anthem. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Grey
vs
Lhad

180 cm
30
255 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

198 cm
24
244 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasha Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gyawang Lhad!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Grey or perhaps it was just good defense by Lhad which made him look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grey.
Grey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lhad counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey tries to pull guard but Lhad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Lhad manages to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lhad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grey.
Grey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grey stands up over Lhad, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grey trying to control but Lhad is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grey throwing strikes from guard but Lhad blocks nicely.
Grey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lhad pulls Grey in to control the position.
Grey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lhad wants to sweep but no luck.
Grey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lhad controlling the position.
Lhad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grey is one step ahead there.
Lhad controlling Grey's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gyawang Lhad was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grey tries to clinch but Lhad moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lhad throws a sloppy head kick and Grey moves out of range easily.
Grey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grey fails with a takedown attempt.
Lhad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grey seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lhad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Lhad manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grey on his heels. He'll look to pass Grey's guard now, I'm sure.
Lhad wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
Lhad throwing strikes from guard but Grey blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lhad wants to get up but he can't break Grey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lhad throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lhad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lhad throwing strikes from guard but Grey blocks nicely.
Lhad wants to stand but Grey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lhad postures up.
Lhad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lhad cracks Grey with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lhad trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
Grey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lhad.
Lhad working some strikes from top position.
Grey wants to stand but Lhad is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grey is trying to keep Lhad in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Grey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grey is trying to keep Lhad in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gyawang Lhad dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick from Lhad lands but Grey takes it in his stride.

It looks like Sasha Grey has been cut.
Grey dives in and grabs Lhad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lhad pushes down on Grey's head and hops out.

Grey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lhad's guard.
Lhad is pulling down on Grey's head to control his posture.
Grey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lhad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grey works over Lhad with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey wants to stand but Lhad is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lhad wants to stand and escape but Grey is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grey trying to control but Lhad is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lhad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grey is controlling him.
Grey throws a big elbow that misses.
Lhad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grey.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grey throws a big elbow that misses.
Grey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grey wants to control from the top but Lhad keeps moving.
Grey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lhad wants to stand and escape but Grey is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey throwing strikes from guard but Lhad blocks nicely.
Grey pushes down on Lhad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lhad regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grey.
Grey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lhad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grey landing with the ground and pound.
Lhad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grey is looking to work some ground and pound but Lhad has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lhad controlling the position.

Lhad manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Grey jumps guard but Lhad turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Grey tries to circle away but Lhad has him pinned against the cage.
Grey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lhad smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lhad forces Grey back against the cage and clinches.
Lhad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Lhad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Grey tries to keep at a distance but Lhad has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lhad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lhad has closed the distance and engaged Grey in a clinch.

Grey breaks from the clinch.
Lhad avoids the head kick by Grey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lhad rushes Grey and presses him up against the cage.

Lhad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Lhad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lhad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lhad wants it to stay on the feet.
Grey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lhad.
A punch combination from Lhad misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Grey enables Lhad to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lhad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grey's head.
Lhad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lhad postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lhad slips nicely into half guard.
Lhad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gyawang Lhad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sasha Grey'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. This is the final round!

Grey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Grey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grey lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Gyawang Lhad has been cut.
Grey blocks an elbow strike.
Grey blocks the elbow strike.
Lhad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lhad lands a damaging elbow.
Lhad blocks an elbow strike from Grey.
Grey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lhad avoids it.

Lhad pulls Grey into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey wants to control from the top but Lhad keeps moving.
Grey throwing strikes but missing.
Grey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lhad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lhad pulls Grey in close to prevent any damage.

Lhad is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Lhad manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lhad keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.
Lhad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lhad striking off his back but it's not causing Grey any problems.
Grey trying to control the position from guard on top but Lhad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grey advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lhad wants to control but Grey passes into side.
Lhad holding on.
Grey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grey throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lhad works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Grey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lhad's head.
Lhad is not content to let Grey control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lhad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lhad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lhad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grey being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Lhad has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gyawang Lhad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey chips away with some ground and pound.
Grey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lhad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lhad keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.
Grey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sasha Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey stops Lhad from standing up.
Grey would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lhad keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lhad wants to get back to his feet but Grey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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 Sasha Grey.
I think Lhad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gyawang Lhad!
Gyawang Lhad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.