PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Grimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimson comes to the cage accompanied by Omerta - Lamb of God. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grimson
vs
Hurley

198 cm
27
270 lbs
20 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
237 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q)
Invictus

AnonymouS
Zenith Nutrition (160q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Grimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bull Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grimson throws a low kick but Hurley moves out of range easily.
Hurley lands with a nice body punch.
Grimson wants to land a leg kick but Hurley is out of range.
Hurley swings widly with a right hand
and Grimson counters with a left to the body.

Grimson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurley tries a knee to the head but Grimson blocks it.
Hurley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grimson avoids it.
Grimson throws a head punch that misses.
Grimson throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurley's elbow.
Grimson managing to block the knees to the body from Hurley.
Grimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Grimson.
A short right from Hurley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Grimson.
Hurley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Stu Grimson has been cut.
Hurley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grimson managing to block the knees to the body from Hurley.
Grimson scores with a shot to the side of Hurley's head.
Grimson can't find room to land a body shot as Hurley controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Grimson fails to land.
Grimson lands a nice uppercut.
Grimson avoiding damage as Hurley throws knees to the body.
Grimson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurley's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Grimson.
Grimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimson lands a shot to the body.
Hurley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurley blocks a body shot from Grimson.
Hurley takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson managing to block the knees to the body from Hurley.
Grimson digs a right hand underneath Hurley's ribcage. Hurley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hurley looks winded!
Hurley tries to land knees in the clinch but Grimson avoids the damage to the body.
Grimson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hurley backwards.
Grimson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hurley trying to land knees to the body.
Grimson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grimson tries a body shot but Hurley blocks it.
Hurley working aggressively here.
Grimson blocks a body shot from Hurley.
Grimson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grimson scores with a hook to the body.
Grimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hurley missing with knees to the body.
Grimson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley working Grimson over with knees to the body.
Grimson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hurley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grimson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Hurley on the inside.
Grimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hurley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grimsons head.
Hurley trying to land knees to the body.

Grimson breaks the clinch.
Hurley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grimson.
Grimson moves out of range as Hurley strikes.
Hurley misses with a kick to the body
letting Grimson counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimson.
Hurley fakes the leg kick and cracks Grimson in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurley throws a wild body kick that Grimson sees coming a mile off.
Bull Hurley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grimson misses the shot to the body.
Grimson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurley.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimson.
Hurley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hurley!
Grimson misses with a left hand

and Hurley counters by moving into the clinch.
Grimson misses with some punches.
A short left from Grimson.
Grimson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hurley missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Grimson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stu Grimson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Grimson scores with a nice strike.
Grimson misses with a straight left.
Hurley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hurley misses with a hook to the body
and Grimson counters with a low kick, right behind Hurley 's knee.
Grimson ducks under a wild hook from Hurley.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimson misses the target.
Grimson slips a jab and a cross from Hurley.
Stu Grimson is winning the standup battle so far.
Grimson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hurley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurley throws a big shot that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grimson!
Grimson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hurley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurley wants to clinch up but Grimson keeps it at a distance.
Hurley is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley defending well as Grimson loads up on a big left hand.
Hurley misses with a hook.
Grimson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grimson throws a head kick that misses.
Grimson misses with a kick to the body
and Hurley counters with a body kick that stops Grimson in his tracks momentarily.
Grimson connects with an inside leg kick.
Grimson misses with a straight right.
Grimson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grimson wants to land a leg kick but Hurley is out of range.
Hurley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Grimson misses the target.
Hurley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimson.
Hurley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grimson avoids the head kick by Hurley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley lunges at Grimson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grimson's hand.
Hurley misses the shot to the body.
Grimson lands a nice shot to the body.
Grimson thumps Hurley with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimson misses with a low kick.
Grimson avoids the body shot from Hurley.
Hurley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grimson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hurley moves away.
Grimson scores with a jab. Hurley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grimson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Grimson misses.
A jab from Grimson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimson misses with a straight right.
Grimson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurley.
Hurley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grimson counters with a stiff right hand.
Grimson looks to land a body kick but Hurley moved away.
Grimson looks to land a combination but Hurley avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Hurley.
Hurley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grimson thuds his right hand into Hurley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hurley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grimson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hurley scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Hurley misses its intended target.
Hurley avoids the head kick by Grimson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grimson if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grimson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Grimson moves away from the strike by Hurley.
Grimson lands a head shot.
Hurley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grimson. Grimson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hurley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grimson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hurley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grimson - the referee stops the clock and Hurley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grimson. Hurley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hurley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hurley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grimson.
Hurley takes one to the chin there.
Hurley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Grimson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stu Grimson'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!

Grimson cracks Hurley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Hurley misses its intended target.
Grimson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hurley. That did some damage!
Hurley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grimson scores with a nice strike.
Hurley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Grimson cracks Hurley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hurley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Grimson finish him?

Hurley is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimson fakes the body blow, causing Hurley to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Hurley goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stu Grimson!
After winning the bout, Stu Grimson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.