PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosen Strasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant's entrance music is Thunderstruck - AC/DC. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grant
vs
Strasser

170 cm
32
140 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

192 cm
31
159 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manus Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosen Strasser!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Strasser.
Grant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strasser looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Strasser throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Strasser takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grant connects with a nice looking jab.
Grant avoids the body shot from Strasser.
It looked like Grant was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Grant will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Strasser defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Grant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Strasser checks it well.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grant misses with an uppercut.
Strasser darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot by Strasser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strasser avoids the head kick by Grant.
Strasser is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grant with a body shot.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy.
Grant takes a swing at Strasser's ribcage but misses.
Grant connects with a body shot that sends Strasser's belly button to the back.
Strasser throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Strasser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grant. Grant obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Strasser feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grant's calf.
Strasser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strasser.
Strasser avoids the head kick by Grant.
Strasser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Grant misses its target.
Strasser lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Strasser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Grant misses.
Grant misses with a low kick as Strasser jumps back.
Grant lets loose with a powerful body kick. Strasser will feel that in the morning.
No joy there for Strasser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strasser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant misses with a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Strasser releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Strasser moves out of range easily.
Strasser connects with a leg kick. Grant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strasser sizes up Grant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Grant misses.
Strasser digs a good body shot into Grant's ribs.
Grant throws a push kick but Strasser slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strasser checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strasser was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
As Grant backs off Strasser throws a huge counter combo but Grant manages to avoid it all.
Strasser throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Grant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Strasser on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grant connects with a body shot that sends Strasser's belly button to the back.
Strasser misses with a head kick.
Grant is looking to wear down Strasser with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Strasser misses the shot to the body.
Strasser avoids the head kick by Grant.
Grant misses with a hook. Strasser ducked under it nicely.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy.
Grant lands with a good body shot.
Grant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strasser counters with a stiff right hand.
Strasser fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy.
Strasser throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strasser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Strasser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a head kick but Strasser moves out of range.
Grant throws a push kick but Strasser slaps the foot to one side.
Strasser looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sloppy strikes from Strasser. Those never looked like landing.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant takes one to the side of the head.
Grant takes a swing at Strasser's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grant.
Strasser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Grant throws a leg kick but Strasser moved away.
Grant lands with a kick to the ribs.
Strasser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strasser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strasser lands the left hand.
Grant takes a swing at Strasser's ribcage but misses.
Grant throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant misses with a shot to the body
and Strasser counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strasser looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Strasser ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Strasser is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Strasser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant takes a swing at Strasser's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Strasser.
A solid body kick from Strasser.
Grant ducks right into an uppercut from Strasser.
Strasser blocks a low kick nicely.
Grant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strasser.
Strasser tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strasser tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rosen Strasser will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Grant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Strasser counters with a two punch combo.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strasser throws out the jab.
Strasser is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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.
Strasser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Strasser clobbers Grant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strasser is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Strasser lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Strasser.
Grant misses with a looping right.
Grant walks into a left hand.
Strasser swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
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 moves into range and clinches up with Strasser.
Strasser dodges an elbow strike from Grant.
Grant tries a body shot but Strasser blocks it.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strasser avoids it.
Grant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strasser's elbow.
Grant taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant displaying some good clinch control by pressing Strasser up against the cage.

Strasser breaks from the clinch.
Grant throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grant slips a straight right by Strasser.
A head kick misses from Strasser.
Grant appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Strasser blocks a low kick nicely.
Strasser looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strasser clobbers Grant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strasser keeps the fight on the outside.
Strasser throws out a counter right but Grant avoids it with no problem.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Strasser!
Rosen Strasser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grant throws an off balance right hand
and Strasser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Strasser moved out of range nicely.
Grant is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Strasser's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strasser throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Strasser is just out of range.
Strasser has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant is looking to score with low kicks.
Strasser takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Strasser looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rosen Strasser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strasser has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Strasser there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Strasser swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strasser misses with a two punch combination.
Grant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Strasser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grant looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Strasser lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Strasser.
Strasser tries to work over Grant's front leg with a kick but Grant checks it.
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strasser.
Strasser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Strasser.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Strasser is just out of range.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Strasser moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Strasser! But no joy.
Strasser feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grant's calf.
Strasser with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasser checks a low kick from Grant.
Strasser scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Left hook, right uppercut from Strasser.
Nice uppercut lands for Strasser. That snapped Grant's head back.
Strasser misses with a looping left.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strasser.

Grant rushes Strasser and presses him up against the cage.
Strasser letting Grant take a breather here.
Strasser can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grant lands an elbow just above Strasser 's eye.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strasser working aggressively here.

Strasser manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strasser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strasser lands with a hook. Grant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Grant backs off Strasser throws a huge counter combo but Grant manages to avoid it all.
Grant shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Strasser tries to land a front kick but Grant steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Strasser blocks a head kick by Grant.
Strasser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
Grant throws a right and a left that Strasser avoids nicely.
Strasser scores with a hook to the body. Grant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Strasser moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strasser.
Strasser moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strasser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Grant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grant throws a lazy head kick
and Strasser counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strasser throws a series of punches but Grant moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosen Strasser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Strasser misses with a kick to the body.
Grant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strasser moves away.
Grant tests Strasser's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grant misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Strasser on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grant bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Strasser's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grant under the eye.
Strasser throws a half hearted mid kick.
It appears Grant was looking to counter with a kick there.
Strasser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strasser lands a head kick!
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Strasser is just out of range.
Strasser swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strasser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Strasser.
Grant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strasser avoids the body shot from Grant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strasser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
Strasser on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Strasser misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
Strasser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strasser feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grant's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Strasser checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grant lands a body shot.
Grant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Strasser lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Strasser.
Strasser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body kick from Strasser.
Grant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strasser.
It appears Grant was looking to counter with a kick there.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Strasser.
Strasser slips a straight right by Grant.
Strasser takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Strasser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strasser lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strasser swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strasser turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strasser avoids the head kick by Grant.
Strasser cracks Grant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Strasser with a nice cross.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Strasser.
Grant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strasser misses the jab.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant throws a low kick but Strasser moves out of range easily.
Grant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grant throws a front kick aimed at Strasser's knee but Strasser avoids it well.
Grant takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Strasser counters with a stiff right hand.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Strasser moves out of range easily.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant takes one on the button.
Strasser uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grant has time to react.
Nice body kick there by Strasser.
Strasser looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Grant takes a swing at Strasser's ribcage but misses.
Strasser slips under a jab from Grant.
Grant swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Strasser counters with a two punch combo.

Grant is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strasser ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Grant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strasser throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Grant seems to have got his legs back now.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Grant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Strasser's head backwards.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Strasser dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grant. That did some damage!
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!
Strasser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grant. Grant obviously looking to wear him down.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Strasser.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strasser moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strasser lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Grant will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Strasser is looking to slow Grant down with leg kicks.
Strasser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick
and Strasser counters with a left to the body.
Strasser is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manus Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant misses with a shot to the body
and Strasser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strasser lands a leg kick that knocks Grant off balance momentarily.
Grant has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Strasser.
Strasser moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strasser scores with a head kick. Grant tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strasser doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Strasser stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strasser misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rosen Strasser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strasser 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosen Strasser!