PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Salwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grice comes to the cage accompanied by GZA - Shadowboxin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grice
vs
Salwa

184 cm
32
193 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

184 cm
35
198 lbs
32 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Salwa!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gabriel Salwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salwa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salwa connects with a nice looking jab.
Salwa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Grice.
Grice tries to land a leg kick but Salwa saw it coming and moves away.
Salwa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grice jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Grice works Salwa's body with a nice hook.
Salwa misses with a head kick.
Salwa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grice connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grice throws a leg kick which misses Salwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Salwa tries to avoid it.

Salwa lands a big head kick that sends Grice tumbling to the mat! Salwa takes a step backwards and waves Grice back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Grice is rocked!

It looks like Gary Grice has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Grice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice uppercut lands for Grice. That snapped Salwa's head back.
Grice throws a jab but it's blocked by Salwa.
Grice wants to clinch.
Grice seems to have got his legs back now.
Grice checks the leg kick.
Salwa scoring well with a low kick there.
Salwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grice. Grice obviously looking to wear him down.
Grice staying out of range there.
Salwa throws a leg kick
and Grice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Salwa lands a leg kick that knocks Grice off balance momentarily.
Salwa tried to score with a low kick but Grice checks it.
Salwa throws a lazy right hand but Grice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Salwa tries to keep at a distance but Grice has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grice misses with some punches.
Grice blocks an uppercut.
Salwa stalling.
Salwa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salwa blocks a body shot from Grice.
Grice blocking some punches.
Grice being controlled against the cage.
Grice has a couple of punches blocked by Salwa.
Salwa lands a right hand.
Salwa has a couple of punches blocked by Grice.
Salwa swings wildly with an uppercut but Grice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salwa tries a body shot but Grice blocks it.
Grice has a couple of punches blocked by Salwa.

Grice breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salwa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grice checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grice appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salwa throws a sloppy head kick and Grice moves out of range easily.
It looked like Grice wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Salwa is looking to clinch but Grice is avoiding it.
A head kick from Salwa lands but Grice takes it in his stride.
Grice throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Salwa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Salwa tries to land a front kick but Grice steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salwa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grice counters with a nice leg kick.
Grice misses with a hook. Salwa ducked under it nicely.
Grice dips to his left and cracks Salwa with an uppercut!
Grice scores with a kick to the midsection.
Salwa looks winded!
Grice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Grice.
Salwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Grice is just out of range.
Grice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salwa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Grice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grice tries to counter with a takedown but Salwa is quick to defend against it.
Grice lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grice lands with a hook. Salwa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Grice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grice is looking to control Salwa's arms but Salwa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grice has his back to the cage.
Grice blocking some punches.
Grice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grice misses with a punch on the inside.
Salwa blocks a body shot from Grice.
Grice is looking to control Salwa's arms but Salwa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grice has his back to the cage.
Salwa tries to throw a body punch but Grice avoids it by throwing Salwa back against the cage.

Salwa manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Grice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Grice's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Salwa looks to land a body kick but Grice moved away.
Grice thinks about countering with a body kick.
Salwa misses with a kick to the body.
Salwa slips a jab and a cross from Grice.
Salwa flicks out a counter leg kick but Grice steps away.
Gary Grice is winning the standup battle so far.
Grice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salwa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Salwa backs away, Grice returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Salwa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salwa clobbers Grice with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grice wants to slow Salwa down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Grice clinches up with Salwa and pushes him back against the cage.
Grice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grice working aggressively here.

Grice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice cracks Salwa with a good jab.
Grice tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grice throws a low kick but Salwa moves out of range easily.
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salwa throws a looping overhand right but Grice ducks down to avoid it.

Grice gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grice misses with the head strike.
Grice can't break the clinch.
Grice effectively controlling the action here.
Grice is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grice seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Grice blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salwa.
A short left from Grice.
Salwa digs a right hand underneath Grice's ribcage. Grice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salwa tries to break the clinch but Grice is controlling the position.
Salwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa misses with the head strike.
Grice blocking some punches.
Grice misses with a punch to the body.
Salwa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grice has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with 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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grice.
Salwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salwa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salwa tries a body shot but Grice blocks it.

Salwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grice ducks right into an uppercut from Salwa.
Grice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salwa scores with a leg kick.
Grice cracks Salwa with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Salwa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Grice was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salwa.
Salwa slips a jab and a cross from Grice.
Grice scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salwa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grice keeps the fight on the outside.
Salwa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salwa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grice throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Salwa.
Grice sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Salwa slips under a jab.
Grice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salwa.
Salwa throws out a loose jab but Grice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salwa misses with a double jab
and Grice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salwa misses with a kick to the body.
Grice lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice misses with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Grice misses.
Salwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salwa connects with a body shot that sends Grice's belly button to the back.
Grice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grice changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Grice checks a low kick from Salwa.
Salwa connects with a right hand. Grice shakes it off.
Grice connects with an inside leg kick.
Salwa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grice misses with a double jab
and Salwa counters with a body kick.
Salwa 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.
Grice avoids a kick to the body.
Grice connects with an inside leg kick.
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 Gary Grice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Grice's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Grice throws a good cross that connects.
Salwa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grice avoids the head kick by Salwa.
Grice appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Grice is looking to clinch.
Grice lands a nice looking body shot.
Salwa tries to move into range but Grice moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Salwa is rocked!
Salwa glances at the clock... BAM! Grice nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Salwa crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Salwa is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gary Grice!
A relieved looking Gary Grice thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.