PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Grimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stu Grimson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Grimson
vs
Shankoli

198 cm
18
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
209 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Grimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimson throws a big shot that misses.
Shankoli misses the jab.
Grimson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shankoli.

It looks like Stu Grimson has been cut.
Grimson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grimson throws a body kick that misses.
Grimson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grimson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shankoli throws out the jab.
Shankoli throws a series of punches but Grimson avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Shankoli as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grimson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grimson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shankoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimson is just out of range.
Shankoli punishes Grimson's body with a nice straight punch.
Grimson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shankoli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shankoli swings for the body but Grimson moves out of range.
Grimson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shankoli.
Grimson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shankoli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grimson is able to avoid easily.
Shankoli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grimson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shankoli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson throws a big shot that misses.
Grimson swings for the body but Shankoli moves out of range.
Grimson throws a head kick but Shankoli moves out of range.
Grimson throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grimson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grimson throws the left hand but Shankoli avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Grimson coming out on top.
Shankoli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grimson in his tracks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grimson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shankoli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shankoli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Shankoli. That snapped Grimson's head back.
Grimson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shankoli avoids a kick to the body.
Grimson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grimson scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shankoli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimson misses with a body kick.
Shankoli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimson, right into the meat.
Shankoli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shankoli looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shankoli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grimson.
Ravi Shankoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shankoli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Grimson drops Shankoli with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Shankoli looks back up at him and smiles so Grimson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Shankoli is rocked!

It looks like Ravi Shankoli has been cut.
Grimson lands a brutal uppercut that launches Shankoli off his feet! Shankoli tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stu Grimson!
A relieved looking Stu Grimson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.