PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hand Grenade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Nash is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Nash
vs
Hand Grenade

183 cm
25
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Hand Grenade!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand Grenade dodges the punch combination from Nash.

Nash gets tackled into the cage by Hand Grenade. Hand Grenade maintains the clinch.
Nash misses with a punch to the body.
Hand Grenade will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nash up against the cage.
Nash misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Hand Grenade to work.
Hand Grenade scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hand Grenade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nash backwards.
Hand Grenade lands a nice uppercut.
Nash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hand Grenade backwards.
Hand Grenade lands a hook that snaps the head of Nash backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand Grenade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hand Grenade is stalling here.
Nash is trying to stall.
Hand Grenade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hand Grenade effectively controlling the action here.
Nash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nash trying to control the position but instead, Hand Grenade has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nash into the cage.

Nash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nash lands a nice shot that snaps Hand Grenade's head back.
Nash tries to bum rush Hand Grenade with a series of wild strikes but Hand Grenade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand Grenade throws a right hand that misses
and Nash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hand Grenade lands with a shot to the body.
Nash throws a jab but it's blocked by Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade lands with a kick to the temple. Nash shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hand Grenade tries to clinch there but Nash circles away.
Nash throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nash takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hand Grenade tries to clinch up but Nash circles away and keeps his distance.
Hand Grenade thuds his right hand into Nash's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nash looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hand Grenade tries to clinch but Nash is having none of it.

Hand Grenade pushes Nash up against the cage in a clinch.
Hand Grenade holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hand Grenade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nash backwards.
Hand Grenade content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hand Grenade is defending well for now.
Nash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hand Grenade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nash backwards.
Hand Grenade leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hand Grenade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Nash.
Hand Grenade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nash is trying to break the clinch but Hand Grenade has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hand Grenade.
Nash is trying to push Hand Grenade away but Hand Grenade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hand Grenade will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nash up against the cage.
Nash tries to circle away but Hand Grenade has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hand Grenade as Nash tries to tie him up.
Nash is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hand Grenade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nash.
Hand Grenade avoiding damage as Nash throws knees to the body.
Hand Grenade has a couple of punches blocked by Nash.
Nash softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hand Grenade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hand Grenade misses with a body punch.
Hand Grenade is pushing Nash up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hand Grenade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Hand Grenade dominated that round.
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.

Nash keeps the fight on the outside.
Nash misses with a hook.
Kevin Nash is winning the standup battle so far.
Nash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hand Grenade circles away quickly and effectively.
Nash takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nash swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Nash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hand Grenade throws a series of punches but Nash moves out of range.
Nash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hand Grenade tries to clinch up but Nash circles away and keeps his distance.
Hand Grenade tries to clinch there but Nash circles away.
Hand Grenade throws a hook but Nash blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hand Grenade tries to clinch but Nash is having none of it.
Nash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hand Grenade moves in looking to clinch but Nash pushes him off.
Hand Grenade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Nash misses.
Nash swinging wildly here.
Hand Grenade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hand Grenade tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Hand Grenade pushes Nash up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Hand Grenade to work.
Nash blocks an uppercut.
Nash trying to stall but Hand Grenade improves his position.
Nash can't break the clinch.
Hand Grenade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nash backwards.
Nash tries to break free but Hand Grenade pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand Grenade lands with a light punch inside.
Hand Grenade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hand Grenade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nash tries to stall but Hand Grenade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hand Grenade gets through Nash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hand Grenade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcus Hand Grenade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nash is trying to maintain a safe position but Hand Grenade gets an underhook and turns Nash into the cage.
A short left from Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hand Grenade is pushing Nash up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nash tries to break the clinch but Hand Grenade is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Hand Grenade.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash lands with a light punch inside.
Nash looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hand Grenade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hand Grenade lands a hook that snaps the head of Nash backwards.

Nash breaks the clinch.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Hand Grenade on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Hand Grenade.
Nash blocks a jab.
Nash throws a lazy body kick
and Hand Grenade counters with a series of strikes. Nash will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Nash gets tackled into the cage by Hand Grenade. Hand Grenade maintains the clinch.
Nash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hand Grenade lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nash takes a shot to the head.
Hand Grenade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nash is trying to break free.
Come on Hand Grenade - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hand Grenade lands a right hand.
Hand Grenade prevents Nash from breaking the clinch.

Nash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Hand Grenade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hand Grenade gets a clinch.
Hand Grenade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hand Grenade lands a shoulder strike.
Hand Grenade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hand Grenade pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hand Grenade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nash trying to stall but Hand Grenade improves his position.
Hand Grenade scores with a shot to the side of Nash's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hand Grenade.
Nash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade controlling the action here for a moment.
Hand Grenade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand Grenade scores with a shoulder strike.
Nash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hand Grenade's elbow.
Nash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hand Grenade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hand Grenade has a couple of punches blocked by Nash.
Nash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hand Grenade blocks it with crossed arms.
Hand Grenade just leaning against Nash, taking a breather.
Hand Grenade lands a body shot.

Nash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nash jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Hand Grenade has managed to clinch.
Nash misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand Grenade has Nash pushed against the cage.
Hand Grenade swings wildly with an uppercut but Nash uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade blocking some punches.
Nash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade misses with some punches.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hand Grenade.

Nash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Hand Grenade. That snapped Nash's head back.

Hand Grenade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash trying to stall but Hand Grenade improves his position.
Nash tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hand Grenade avoids it.
Hand Grenade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hand Grenade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hand Grenade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hand Grenade taking a breather.
Hand Grenade just leaning against Nash, taking a breather.
Hand Grenade continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Nash tries to break the clinch but Hand Grenade is controlling the position.
Nash creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hand Grenade is stalling here.
Marcus Hand Grenade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hand Grenade lands with a light punch inside.
Nash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nash tries a body shot but Hand Grenade blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hand Grenade.
Nash tries to break free but Hand Grenade pushes him back against the cage.
Hand Grenade is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nash is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nash is trying to push Hand Grenade away but Hand Grenade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hand Grenade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hand Grenade winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hand Grenade!
Marcus Hand Grenade bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.