PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mick Gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerrard comes to the cage accompanied by Mama weer all crazy now. Grimm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gerrard
vs
Grimm

175 cm
30
158 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

170 cm
29
156 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Beaver Jooce!

Hellbent
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Gerrard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Auguste Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gerrard on the side of the head.
Gerrard lands a jab to the nose.
Grimm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gerrard was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimm.
Gerrard throws a hook but Grimm avoids it easily.
Grimm throws a low kick, looking for Gerrard's leg but Gerrard calmly moves out of range.
Grimm throws a nice looking combination but Gerrard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gerrard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grimm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gerrard looks for the body kick but Grimm saw that one coming.
Grimm is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gerrard with a body shot.
Grimm swings for the body but Gerrard moves out of range.
Grimm's coach down at BigMouth Cabrons was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grimm's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gerrard connects with the punch.
Grimm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gerrard misses with a body shot
and Grimm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Mick Gerrard has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerrard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grimm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grimm misses with an uppercut. Gerrard saw that one coming.
Gerrard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grimm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mick Gerrard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerrard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm scores with a nice right hand.
Grimm takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Grimm coming out on top.
Gerrard lands a slapping body shot.
Grimm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gerrard lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimm throws a hook but Gerrard blocks it.
Gerrard lands a nice looking body shot.
Gerrard lands an overhand right.
Gerrard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gerrard slips a straight right by Grimm.
Gerrard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gerrard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gerrard misses with a leg kick.
Gerrard tries to land a front kick but Grimm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice side step and Grimm releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grimm scores with a leg kick.
Grimm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gerrard manages to avoid it.
Grimm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm moves away from the strike by Gerrard.
Grimm scores with a decent looking hook.
Grimm scores with a head kick. Gerrard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grimm lands a head shot.
Gerrard stalks Grimm and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grimm's face. Grimm staggers backwards, shaken.
Gerrard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gerrard throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gerrard.
Gerrard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gerrard duly obliges.
A head kick misses from Gerrard.
Grimm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gerrard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Grimm misses.
Grimm lands an overhand right.
Gerrard misses with a few strikes there.
Gerrard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimm.
Gerrard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grimm throws a head kick but Gerrard moves out of range.
Grimm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gerrard.
Gerrard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimm.
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.
Gerrard misses the shot to the body.
Gerrard throws a combination. Grimm tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grimm misses with a low kick as Gerrard jumps back.
Gerrard tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimm replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gerrard blocks it well.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Gerrard misses.
A nice combination there by Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a jab when Grimm was well out of range.
Grimm steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gerrard moves away from the strike by Grimm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard blocks the body kick.
Grimm lands the left hand.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimm.
Gerrard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grimm misses with a body shot.
Grimm throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy left from Gerrard finds it's target.
Gerrard misses with an uppercut. Grimm saw that one coming.
Gerrard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gerrard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gerrard blocks a head kick by Grimm.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gerrard looks to land a combination but Grimm avoids it well.
Grimm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm connects with a looping right hand.
Grimm is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gerrard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grimm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Mick Gerrard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mick Gerrard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gerrard throws a sloppy head kick and Grimm moves out of range easily.
Grimm drops his hands momentarily and Gerrard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gerrard connects with a leg kick. Grimm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gerrard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grimm.
Grimm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gerrard.
Gerrard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gerrard throws a series of punches but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm lands a nice hook to Gerrard's body. Gerrard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mick Gerrard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gerrard blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Grimm scores with a jab. Gerrard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gerrard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Gerrard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gerrard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grimm connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gerrard scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerrard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerrard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Gerrard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrard connects with a body shot that sends Grimm's belly button to the back.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Gerrard connects with a jab.
Grimm misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Gerrard misses the target.
Grimm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gerrard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Grimm.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
Mick Gerrard is winning the standup battle so far.
Gerrard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gerrard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gerrard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm is looking to land body kicks.
Grimm explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grimm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerrard looks for the body kick but Grimm saw that one coming.
Grimm appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grimm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grimm connects with a jab.
Gerrard misses with a hook.
Grimm lands with a nice body punch.
Gerrard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gerrard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grimm takes a step back to recover.
Grimm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grimm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gerrard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gerrard looks to land a combination but Grimm avoids it well.
Grimm is looking for the big counter here.
A combination from Gerrard does no damage.
A nice side step and Grimm releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gerrard misses with a looping right.
Grimm throws the kick towards the body but Gerrard avoids it.
Gerrard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gerrard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gerrard lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard slips a jab from Grimm.
Decent striking displayed by Grimm there.
Grimm dodges the punch combination from Gerrard.
Grimm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grimm there as he acknowledges the shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grimm.
Grimm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gerrard misses with a straight left.
Gerrard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gerrard duly obliges.
A bone on bone clash there as Gerrard blocks the leg kick.
Gerrard blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Gerrard misses with a wild body shot.
Grimm appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grimm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerrard misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Grimm misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gerrard slips a jab from Grimm.
Grimm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grimm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
Gerrard is looking to counter punch.
Gerrard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
Grimm looks to land a right hand but Gerrard moved out of range.
Grimm scores with a head kick. Gerrard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grimm avoids a kick to the body.
Grimm takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gerrard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grimm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gerrard throws a lazy head kick
and Grimm counters with a three punch combo that has Gerrard backing up. Gerrard nods at Grimm to acknowledge the strikes.
Gerrard tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gerrard misses with a straight right.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gerrard cracks Grimm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gerrard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gerrard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gerrard misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm connects with a body shot.
Gerrard moves out of range of the body kick from Grimm.
Gerrard tests Grimm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gerrard scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrard misses with a body kick.
Gerrard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grimm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grimm throws a push kick but Gerrard slaps the foot to one side.
Grimm misses with a few strikes there.
Gerrard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gerrard.
A left and a right from Gerrard both land. Nice combination.
Gerrard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm throws the kick towards the body but Gerrard avoids it.
Gerrard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
Gerrard is looking to counter punch.
Gerrard throws a head kick but Grimm moves out of range.
Auguste Grimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gerrard.
Gerrard misses with a looping right.
Grimm throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimm slips under a jab.
Grimm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gerrard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gerrard.
Grimm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gerrard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gerrard.
Grimm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grimm is looking to land body kicks.
Grimm thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gerrard if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice jab there from Grimm.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerrard misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard slips under a jab from Grimm.
Gerrard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimm.
Grimm swings for the body but Gerrard moves out of range.
Grimm blocks the body kick.
Gerrard lands a really nice looking cross but Grimm seems unphased.
Gerrard just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerrard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerrard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Gerrard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Gerrard.
Grimm throws a leg kick which misses Gerrard's front leg but catches the back leg as Gerrard tries to avoid it.
Gerrard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimm throws a fast counter high kick but Gerrard manages to duck under it in time.
Grimm misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands with a cross.
Mick Gerrard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gerrard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grimm dodges the punch combination from Gerrard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a nice looking combination but Grimm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gerrard misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Grimm's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grimm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grimm moves out of range as Gerrard strikes.
Gerrard misses with the combination.
Grimm lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grimm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Gerrard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gerrard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Gerrard!
Post fight, an emotional Mick Gerrard said 'CFC powers that be please give me a rematch with Roman "Hammer Hands" Yakimyuk even he knows he was lucky last time'.