PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Grill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Grill
vs
Stone

205 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Shinobi

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Grill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Stone!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone closes the distance and clinches up with Grill, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes Grill against the cage but Grill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grill has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grill's corner calls for a 1-2. Grill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grill circles away.
Bob Grill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Stone.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Grill counters with a stiff right hand.
Stone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grill scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grill circles away.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grill stuffs the takedown attempt from Stone. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Grill misses the target.
Grill tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grill lands with a cross.
Grill bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Grill's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stone under the eye.

Stone is rocked!
Grill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stone.
Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Grill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Grill finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grill throws a monster overhand right that drops Stone! Grill follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Grill!
After the big win, Bob Grill made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Shinobi and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.