PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archer Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Grande
vs
Christian

193 cm
31
204 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

190 cm
35
193 lbs
21 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taco Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Archer Christian!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christian throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A lazy left from Christian finds it's target.
Grande fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grande misses with a low kick.

Christian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Christian managing to block the knees to the body from Grande.
Our sources have told us that Grande has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande scores with a shoulder strike.
Grande lands with a short shot to the head.
Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Christian's defenses.
Grande misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christian blocks the elbow strike.
Grande throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Christian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande tries to land knees in the clinch but Christian avoids the damage to the body.

Grande's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Christian clinches.
Christian takes an elbow to the temple.

Christian breaks from the clinch.
Archer Christian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christian throws a head kick but Grande moves out of range.
Christian misses with an uppercut.
Christian throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Grande counters by clinching up.
Grande swings wildly with an uppercut but Christian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande misses with an elbow over the top.

Christian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grande wants to clinch.
Christian throws a lazy head kick
and Grande counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christian throws a big shot that misses.

Christian has Grande up against the cage in a clinch.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande stalling in the clinch but Christian improves position.

Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christian manages to avoid it.
Grande ducks under a wild hook from Christian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grande lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Oooooh!!! Christian has knocked Grande down with a huge combo! Christian steps away and waves a wobbly Grande back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Taco Grande has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christian throws a hook to the side of Grande's head but Grande sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christian throws a head kick but Grande moves out of range.

Christian rushes Grande and presses him up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grande.
Grande lands an elbow that stopped Christian in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Grande on the inside.
Grande crunches a lovely knee into Christian's ribcage.
Grande tries a knee to the head but Christian blocks it.
Grande keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christian's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Christian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Christian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grande scores with a nice hook to the head.
Christian wants to get back to striking at distance but Grande won't allow it.
Grande throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christian blocks it with crossed arms.
Grande misses with an elbow strike.
Grande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grande cracks Christian with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Grande fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grande working aggressively here.
Grande keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christian's efforts to push away.
Christian avoiding damage as Grande throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Archer Christian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taco Grande's cut.
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.

Christian clinches.

Grande breaks from the clinch.
Christian lands a lovely overhand right.

Christian instigates a clinch.

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

Christian closes the distance and pushes Grande back into the cage.
Christian is trying to break the clinch but Grande has him pressed against the cage.
Grande lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christian backwards.
Grande keeps control of Christian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Grande pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grande lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christian's sensitive parts.
Archer Christian seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Christian gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Grande breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Christian has managed to clinch.
Christian blocking some punches.
Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
Christian has had enough of the clinch but Grande keeps him there for the moment.
Christian blocks an elbow strike from Grande.
Christian wants to break free but Grande has control.
Knees to the body from Grande.
Christian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taco Grande has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grande connects with a nasty looking knee right to Christian's face.
Grande has Christian pressed against the cage, preventing Christian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Grande.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian avoids the elbow strike from Grande, against the cage.
Grande pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grande leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Christian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christian lands with a good body shot.
Grande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christian throws out the jab.
Christian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christian.
Grande throws a body punch but Christian moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian circles away from the clinch attempt.

Christian moves into the clinch.
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Christian.
Christian wants to break free but Grande has control.
Christian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grande tries to clinch up but Christian circles away and keeps his distance.
Christian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Christian in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Grande stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grande buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grande slips under a jab from Christian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Christian.
Christian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christian throws a nice looking combination but Grande bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grande trying to land knees to the body.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
Christian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christian is looking to break free of the clinch but Grande has double underhooks.
Grande missing with knees to the body.
Grande is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Archer Christian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Taco Grande's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Christian throws a body kick that misses.
Grande has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grande there as he acknowledges the shot.

Grande gets tackled into the cage by Christian. Christian maintains the clinch.
Grande scores with a nice hook to the head.
Christian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grande lands with a right to the head.

Christian manages to break the clinch.

Christian moves into range and clinches up with Grande.
Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
Grande throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Christian tries to circle away but Grande has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Christian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christian misses with a kick to the body.
Christian throws a head kick that misses
and Grande counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Christian has closed the distance and engaged Grande in a clinch.
Grande creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grande throws an elbow that misses.
Christian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grande tries to land a knee to the head but Christian blocks with his arms.
Grande with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Christian breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Christian misses

and Grande counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grande.
Christian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Grande.
Christian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grande is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christian is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grande throws an elbow that misses.
Christian blocks the elbow strike.
Grande stalling in the clinch but Christian improves position.
Grande gets through Christian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christian's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Christian is trying to break free.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Christian avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grande unloads a knee to the mid-section. Christian lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grande lands a damaging elbow.

Grande breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grande tries to clinch but Christian is having none of it.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Grande is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Christian rushes Grande and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Christian working hard to break the clinch.
Grande with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Christian controls the action.
Grande misses with an elbow strike.
Grande creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Christian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grande avoids the head kick by Christian.
Christian throws a poor cross that misses
and Christian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Christian, as that shot connected.
Grande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christian.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grande tries to clinch up
and Christian counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taco Grande clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Taco Grande's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Christian checks a leg kick nicely.

Christian forces Grande back against the cage and clinches.
Christian takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Archer Christian has been cut.

Grande breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christian throws a poor cross that misses
and Grande connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christian tries to land a body kick
and Grande counters with a straight right hand.
Grande tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Christian is able to avoid easily.

Christian rushes Grande and presses him up against the cage.
Grande lands a shoulder strike.

Christian is rocked!
Christian blocks the elbow strike.
Christian is still on wobbly legs! Can Grande finish him?
Grande throws a big uppercut that drops Christian! More strikes from Grande and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Christian lies dazed against the cage as Grande celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taco Grande!
After winning the bout, Taco Grande thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.