PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Zhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thunderstruck - AC/DC. Zhu has chosen Meet Gazoo as his entrance music. Chong Zhu has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Grant
vs
Zhu

170 cm
26
140 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

166 cm
25
146 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manus Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chong Zhu!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
Zhu lands a leg kick that knocks Grant off balance momentarily.
Grant takes a swing at Zhu's ribcage but misses.
Grant avoids the body shot from Zhu.
Some wild striking there from Grant.
Zhu throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zhu.
Grant scores with a head kick. Zhu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grant blocks a head kick by Zhu.
Grant thows a body shot but no joy.
Zhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zhu lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Zhu doesn't manage to clinch there - Grant circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Grant misses
and Zhu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Zhu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant lands a jab to the nose.
Zhu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grant at a distance.
A head kick misses from Zhu.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Grant takes a swing at Zhu's ribcage but misses.
Zhu with a hook.
Grant looks to land a body kick but Zhu moved away.
Zhu lands a head kick. Grant smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grant avoids the head kick by Zhu.
Grant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manus Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zhu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grant jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grant lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhu.
Zhu moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zhu wants to clinch.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zhu avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick
and Zhu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zhu tries to close the distance and clinch but Grant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhu. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grant is looking to wear down Zhu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Zhu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Grant has Zhu up against the cage in a clinch.
Zhu blocking some punches.
Zhu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grants head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grant as Zhu tries to tie him up.
Grant wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Grant holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zhu blocks a body shot from Grant.
Grant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zhu prevents a body shot from Grant.
Grant looking to throw knees to the head but Zhu is blocking nicely.
Grant manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zhu is trying to pull guard but Grant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zhu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grant gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zhu.
Grant has had enough of the clinch but Zhu keeps him there for the moment.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant connects with a knee to the head.
Zhu tries to stall but Grant uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zhu dodges an elbow strike from Grant.
Zhu pushes Grant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant lands with a short shot to the head.
Grant content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zhu missing with knees to the body.
Grant lands an uppercut.
Grant dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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!
Grant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grant managing to block the knees to the body from Zhu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Zhu.
Grant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zhu's face.

It looks like Chong Zhu has been cut.
Knees to the body from Zhu.
Zhu is trying to break the clinch but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manus Grant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chong Zhu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Grant tries to score with a low kick but Zhu moves his leg out of the way.
Zhu connects with a solid leg kick.
Manus Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhu.
Grant tries to land a front kick but Zhu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grant misses with a hook
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zhu lands with a kick to the temple. Grant shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Manus Grant has been cut.
Grant scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zhu.
Zhu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grant in his tracks.
Zhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zhu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zhu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhu dodges the punch combination from Grant.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Zhu moved out of range nicely.
Zhu staying out of range there.
Zhu blocks a head kick by Grant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a low kick but Zhu avoids it.
Grant takes a swing at Zhu's ribcage but misses.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhu.
Grant swats away the attempt to clinch by Zhu.
Grant throws a chopping leg kick but Zhu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grant throws a body kick that misses.
Grant connects with a body shot.
Zhu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhu lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zhu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zhu throws a leg kick which misses Grant's front leg but catches the back leg as Grant tries to avoid it.
Grant cracks Zhu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zhu tried to score with a low kick but Grant checks it.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Zhu moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhu manages to avoid it.
Grant cracks Zhu with an open hand slap.
Grant thows a body shot but no joy.
Zhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Grant throws a low kick but Zhu moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhu throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grant. Grant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Zhu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grant throws a head kick but Zhu moves out of range.
Zhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Zhu.
Nice jab there from Grant.
Grant takes one on the button.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zhu scores with the left hand. Grant knows he should have avoided that one.
Zhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grant misses with a body punch
and Zhu counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhu connects with a body shot that sends Grant's belly button to the back.
Zhu tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grant is able to avoid easily.
Grant lands a right hook to the body.
Zhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zhu connects with the punch.
Grant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zhu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zhu connects with a leg kick. Grant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A clash of legs there as Zhu blocks the low kick.
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!
Zhu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zhu.
Zhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant lands with a good body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grant.
Zhu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grant.
Grant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grant swings for the body but Zhu moves out of range.
Grant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zhu on the side of the head.
Grant misses with a shot to the body
and Zhu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grant throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zhu.
Zhu tries to clinch but Grant moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhu connects with a crisp jab.

Grant is rocked!
Zhu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Grant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zhu is looking to chop away at Grant's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chong Zhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Grant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Grant thuds his right hand into Zhu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grant seems to have got his legs back now.
Grant looks to land a body kick but Zhu moved away.
Zhu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
Zhu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zhu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zhu misses with a leg kick.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhu manages to avoid it.
Zhu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Zhu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant jabs at Zhu's body.
Grant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhu. Zhu obviously looking to wear him down.
Grant throws a sloppy body shot
and Zhu counters with a straight right hand.
Grant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhu tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Grant tests Zhu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a chopping leg kick but Zhu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grant misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Zhu moves out of range easily.
Zhu digs a good body shot into Grant's ribs.
Grant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zhu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zhu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhu moves away.
Zhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zhu.
Grant misses with an uppercut.
Zhu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Grant 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.
Zhu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zhu takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Zhu lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zhu lands with an overhand left.
Zhu scores with the left hand. Grant knows he should have avoided that one.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Zhu pushes Grant away with a front kick.
Zhu scores with a head kick. Grant tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grant misses with a kick to the body

and Zhu counters with a single leg into guard. Grant didn't expect that.
Zhu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zhu passes Grant's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grant is trying to get back to full guard.
Zhu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grant trying to control but Zhu postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zhu maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Grant could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Zhu has cracked it and Grant is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Zhu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chong Zhu!
In his post fight interview, Chong Zhu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.