PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunge has chosen Temple of the Dog - Say Hello To Heaven as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Donnelly
vs
Grunge

190 cm
27
193 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

184 cm
29
193 lbs
21 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Grunge!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grunge.
Grunge feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donnelly's calf.
Donnelly motions for Grunge to come forward. Donnelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grunge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grunge is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Donnelly with a body shot.
Donnelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grunge. Grunge obviously looking to wear him down.
Donnelly misses with a body kick.
Donnelly checks a leg kick.
Donnelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donnelly is looking to score with low kicks.
Donnelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grunge can pounce on him.
Grunge misses with a body kick.
Donnelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Grunge misses.
Grunge takes one on the button.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Grunge checks it.
Donnelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donnelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
Donnelly throws a good cross that connects.
Grunge throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donnelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donnelly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grunge finds it's way round the side to connect with Donnelly's head.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grunge tries to clinch up.
Donnelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donnelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grunge avoids a kick to the body.
Donnelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Grunge is just out of range.
Grunge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donnelly. That did some damage!
Donnelly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks in the buildup to the fight.
Grunge thows a body kick. Donnelly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Grunge moves out of range.
Donnelly misses with a low kick as Grunge jumps back.
Grunge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donnelly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy body kick from Grunge
and Donnelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grunge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donnelly.
Grunge's corner calls for a 1-2. Grunge obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grunge throws out a loose jab but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grunge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grunge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donnelly misses with a body punch
and Grunge counters with a good low kick that Donnelly was not able to check.
Grunge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grunge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grunge fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donnelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donnelly is looking to score with low kicks.
Grunge scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donnelly is looking to land body kicks.
Donnelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grunge misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly avoids the body shot from Grunge.
Grunge on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grunge lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grunge walks into a stiff left hand from Donnelly.
Donnelly scores with a nice strike.

Grunge has Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Donnelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Donnelly blocks a body shot from Grunge.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
Grunge working aggressively here.
Grunge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donnelly lands a body punch.
Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunge tries a knee to the head but Donnelly blocks it.
Grunge lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunge.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grunge.
Donnelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grunge is keeping busy.
Grunge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donnelly avoiding damage as Grunge throws knees to the body.
Donnelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donnelly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grunge up against the cage.
Grunge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donnelly's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donnelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Grunge 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.

Grunge moves into the clinch.
Donnelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Grunge.

Donnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grunge moves out of range of the leg kick from Donnelly.
Donnelly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donnelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Grunge counters with an inside leg kick.
Grunge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donnelly throws a lazy right hand but Grunge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donnelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grunge tries to move into range but Donnelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donnelly throws a body kick that misses
and Grunge counters with a nice uppercut.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch but Donnelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donnelly throws a low kick, looking for Grunge's leg but Grunge calmly moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Grunge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donnellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a looping left.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut. Grunge saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
Grunge cracks Donnelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donnelly.
Grunge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Grunge is just out of range.
Donnelly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grunge connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Donnelly scrambles back to his feet.
Grunge lands a jab to the nose.

Grunge closes the distance and clinches.
Grunge with a knee to the head.
Grunge lands an elbow just above Donnelly 's eye.
Grunge scores with a shot to the side of Donnelly's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Donnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tommy Grunge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Grunge coming out on top.
Good work by Grunge as he checks the leg kick.
Grunge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donnelly thows a body kick. Grunge tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donnelly takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donnelly.
Grunge lands with a cross.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Donnelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grunge throws a hook but Donnelly blocks it.
Donnelly lands with an overhand left.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grunge takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grunge avoids the head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunge was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
Grunge is looking to score with low kicks.
Donnelly loads up on a big right hand but Grunge slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grunge defending well as Donnelly loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grunge, as that shot connected.
Donnelly misses the body punch
and Grunge counters with a good low kick that Donnelly was not able to check.
Donnelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grunge to score with a decent uppercut.
Grunge has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Grunge throws a right hand that misses
and Donnelly counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Grunge.
Donnelly quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Grunge lands a jab to the nose.
Donnelly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grunge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grunge tries to clinch up
and Donnelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Grunge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grunge misses with a kick to the body.
Donnelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grunge. Grunge circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Grunge.
Grunge throws a lazy right hand but Donnelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grunge.
Jab by Donnelly.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. Grunge looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donnelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donnelly is looking to score with low kicks.
Grunge feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donnelly's calf.
Grunge bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donnelly's head.
The crowd cheers as Donnelly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grunge doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tommy Grunge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Grunge checks a leg kick.
Grunge follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Donnelly lands with a right hand.
Grunge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Donnelly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grunge.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Grunge ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grunge if he has to take too many more of those.
Grunge works the jab nicely.
Donnelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donnelly misses with a kick to the body.
Grunge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donnelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Donnelly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grunge staying out of range there.
Good work by Donnelly as he checks the leg kick.
Donnelly is looking to counter punch.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grunge moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a leg kick
and Grunge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Grunge rushes Donnelly and presses him up against the cage.
Donnelly is trying to break free.
Donnelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grunges head.
Donnelly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Donnelly wants to stall.
Donnelly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grunge lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grunge.
Donnelly trying to control the position but instead, Grunge has worked for underhooks and has pushed Donnelly into the cage.
Donnelly wants to stall.
Grunge has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Donnelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grunge smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grunge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donnelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donnelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grunge.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donnelly 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 Grunge has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grunge and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donnelly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Brian Donnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Grunge is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grunge.
Grunge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grunge throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Grunge.
Donnelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grunge can pounce on him.

Grunge has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donnelly is trying to break the clinch but Grunge is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donnelly is defending well for now.
Tommy Grunge seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Donnelly tries to break free but Grunge pushes him back against the cage.
Donnelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Grunge avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage.
Grunge blocks a body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donnelly has had enough of the clinch but Grunge keeps him there for the moment.
Donnelly lands with a light punch inside.
Donnelly can't break the clinch.
Donnelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donnelly can't find room to land a body shot as Grunge controls the action.
Donnelly can't break the clinch.
Grunge blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Donnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grunge walks into a jab.
Grunge bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Grunge is just out of range.
Grunge is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grunge.
Jab, jab by Donnelly - just one landing.
Donnelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grunge throws a leg kick which misses Donnelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Donnelly tries to avoid it.
Donnelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Grunge.
Well Grunge has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!