PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hand Grenade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bullard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wrecking Ball. Marcus Hand Grenade acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bullard
vs
Hand Grenade

175 cm
31
170 lbs
26 - 6 - 0

173 cm
30
180 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

BHP Clothing

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 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bullard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Hand Grenade!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand Grenade takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bullard takes one on the button.
Bullard wants to clinch.
We've been told by Bullard's head coaches at Highland Brawl Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hand Grenade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bullard was well out of range. Poor timing from Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hand Grenade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bullard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hand Grenade.
Bullard misses with a straight right.

Bullard moves into the clinch.
Hand Grenade wants to get back to striking at distance but Bullard won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullard.
Hand Grenade is trying to break the clinch but Bullard has him pressed against the cage.

Hand Grenade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hand Grenade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bullard.
A jab lands there for Bullard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand Grenade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bullard momentarily.
Hand Grenade has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hand Grenade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hand Grenade throws a jab when Bullard was well out of range.
Bullard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hand Grenade counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bullard thinking.
Hand Grenade slips under a jab.
It seemed like Hand Grenade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bullard throws a nice looking combination but Hand Grenade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hand Grenade misses with a hook.
Hand Grenade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bullard scores with a shot to the body.

Bullard moves into the clinch successfully.
Bullard has a couple of punches blocked by Hand Grenade.
Bullard presses Hand Grenade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hand Grenade is trying to break the clinch but Bullard is controlling him.
Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Hand Grenade uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hand Grenade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullard keeps control of Hand Grenade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hand Grenade is trying to break the clinch but Bullard has him pressed against the cage.
Bullard throws a punch but it's blocked by Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade prevents a body shot from Bullard.
Bullard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hand Grenade's efforts to push away.
Hand Grenade tries to break the clinch but Bullard is controlling the position.
Hand Grenade is trying to push Bullard away but Bullard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bullard misses with a punch to the body.
Bullard scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bullard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bullard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bullard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bullard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hand Grenade wants to get back to striking at distance but Bullard won't allow it.
Hand Grenade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hand Grenade has had enough of the clinch but Bullard keeps him there for the moment.
Bullard lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hand Grenade breaks from the clinch.
Bullard misses with a hook.

Bullard clinches with his opponent.
Hand Grenade is trying to force a seperation but Bullard has the dominant position.
Bullard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bullard tries a body shot but Hand Grenade blocks it.
Bullard pushes Hand Grenade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hand Grenade wants to get back to striking at distance but Bullard won't allow it.
Bullard misses with some punches.

Hand Grenade manages to break the clinch.
Bullard lunges at Hand Grenade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hand Grenade's hand.
Hand Grenade clobbers Bullard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bullard misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Hand Grenade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bullard wants to clinch.
Tony Bullard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullard avoids the body shot from Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade slips a straight right by Bullard.
Bullard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bullard punishes Hand Grenade's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Hand Grenade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bullard doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Bullard does it's job there.

Bullard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hand Grenade can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullard.
A short uppercut from Bullard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bullard.

Hand Grenade is rocked!
Bullard throws a punch but it's blocked by Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade is still on wobbly legs! Can Bullard finish him?
Bullard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hand Grenade seems to have recovered his senses.
Hand Grenade is looking to break free of the clinch but Bullard has double underhooks.
Bullard throws a punch but it's blocked by Hand Grenade.
Bullard is working Hand Grenade over against the cage.
Bullard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bullard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bullard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hand Grenade.
No joy there for Hand Grenade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bullard doesn't manage to clinch there - Hand Grenade circles away.
Hand Grenade defending well as Bullard loads up on a big left hand.
Hand Grenade drops his hands momentarily and Bullard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bullard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bullard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hand Grenade.
Bullard misses with a straight right.
A jab from Hand Grenade misses.
Hand Grenade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bullard counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bullard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bullard digs a right hand underneath Hand Grenade's ribcage. Hand Grenade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bullard lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand Grenade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hand Grenade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hand Grenade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bullard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hand Grenade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bullard moves away from the strike by Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade moves out of range of the strikes.
Bullard misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Hand Grenade.
Bullard 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.
Hand Grenade slips under a jab from Bullard.
Bullard throws an overhand right that drops Hand Grenade like a sack of potatoes! Bullard dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bullard!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Bullard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.