PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason De Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Brooks
vs
Grant

179 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason De Brooks !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ted Grant!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
De Brooks lands an elbow inside.
De Brooks has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
De Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Brooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grant's brow.
Grant blocks an elbow strike from De Brooks .
De Brooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grant's coach down at Last Dragon MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grant's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Grant lands a nice knee to the body.
Grant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Brooks throws an elbow that misses.
De Brooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grant avoids the elbow strike from De Brooks , against the cage.
Grant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grant blocks an elbow strike from De Brooks .
Grant is trying to drag De Brooks to the mat but De Brooks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant misses with a punch on the inside.
Grant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Grant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

De Brooks moves into the clinch successfully.
De Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Brooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grant holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grant is looking to take this one to the mat.
Grant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grant dodges an elbow strike from De Brooks .
De Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grant is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Brooks to keep the fight standing.
Jason De Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Grant.
Grant avoids a wild elbow strike from De Brooks .
Grant tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Brooks smiles and moves away.

De Brooks rushes Grant and presses him up against the cage.
De Brooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Grant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Brooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grant's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a body punch.
Grant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Brooks is breathing heavily.

Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Brooks circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grant.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

De Brooks forces Grant back against the cage and clinches.
Grant crunches a lovely knee into De Brooks 's ribcage.
De Brooks is pressed up against the cage. Grant has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Brooks down to the mat. De Brooks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

De Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grant can't get the takedown.
Grant lands with a short shot to the head.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grant lands a right hand.
Grant digs a right hand into De Brooks 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Brooks 's gas tank.
Grant tries to throw a body punch but De Brooks avoids it by throwing Grant back against the cage.
De Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Grant dodges an elbow strike from De Brooks .

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grant pulls guard successfully.
Grant is adopting a defensive guard.

Grant kicks De Brooks off and gets to his feet.

De Brooks moves into the clinch.
Grant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grant fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grant pulls De Brooks into guard.
De Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Grant manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Grant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 tries to score a body lock takedown but De Brooks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as De Brooks controls his hands.
Grant tries a body shot but De Brooks blocks it.
Grant is working for takedown but De Brooks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grant content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Grant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Brooks blocks a body shot from Grant.
Grant is looking to take this one to the mat.
Grant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Brooks is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Grant dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grant tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Brooks just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Brooks blocks a body shot from Grant.

Grant jumps into guard, dragging De Brooks to the mat.
De Brooks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grant is keeping the position for now.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Brooks passes into half guard.
De Brooks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Brooks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grant on the ground.
Grant manages to get to full guard.
De Brooks wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Brooks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grant trying to control the position.
Grant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

De Brooks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Brooks is looking for a sweep. Grant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grant passes to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Brooks parries the strikes from Grant easily there. Grant is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable De Brooks to escape.
Grant throws a strike aimed at the side of De Brooks 's head but De Brooks avoids it well.
Grant misses with the ground and pound.
De Brooks tries to buck Grant off but Grant is having none of it.
De Brooks looks to move to half guard but instead Grant has passed into mount! Damn!
Grant throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for De Brooks because Grant loaded up on that one.
De Brooks wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Grant.
De Brooks avoids a series of strikes thrown by Grant.
Grant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Grant with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Grant scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Brooks ?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
De Brooks is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Grant is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, De Brooks has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Grant looking to secure an arm triangle but De Brooks defends it well.
Grant sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Grant lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Grant unloads with some shots from mount but De Brooks bucks and avoids them well.
Grant punishing his opponent with strikes.
Grant throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Grant lands with some strikes.

Grant working for a submission but De Brooks is keeping him at bay.
Grant punching from mount but De Brooks doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grant controlling the pace for now.
De Brooks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Brooks tries to get out of the position.
Grant throwing strikes here but De Brooks is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grant misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Grant is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. De Brooks is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. De Brooks flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Grant anticipates the leg and manages to get behind De Brooks and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Grant slips an arm under De Brooks chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Grant has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Grant is squeezing on De Brooks like an anaconda would it's prey. De Brooks fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ted Grant!
The defeated Jason De Brooks had this to say: 'You call that a fight, he still has no chance of being as pretty as me. Lets go again I bet you you don't beat me again. Come on I'm still standing one more round!'.