PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Dahlberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J.J. Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Grey. 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.

Dahlberg
vs
Grey

186 cm
26
212 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

186 cm
37
216 lbs
28 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, J.J. Grey!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Grey misses.

Grey gets a clinch.
Dahlberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Dahlberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dahlberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey.
Grey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dahlberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dahlberg can pounce on him.
Dahlberg throws an off balance right hand
and Grey counters with an outside leg kick.
Grey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dahlberg misses the shot to the body.
Dahlberg lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey throws an overhand right that lands on Dahlberg's shoulder, as Dahlberg tries to avoid the shot.
Grey tries to clinch up but Dahlberg circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dahlberg, as that shot connected.
Grey checks a leg kick.
Dahlberg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grey's sensitive parts.
Dahlberg misses with a body shot.
Grey misses with a leg kick
and Dahlberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dahlberg scores with a punch to the head.
Dahlberg throws a series of punches but Grey moves out of range.
Grey misses with a body kick.
Grey with a jab.

Grey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dahlberg, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dahlberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dahlberg has a couple of punches blocked by Grey.
Grey scores with a shot to the side of Dahlberg's head.
Grey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dahlberg.
Dahlberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grey.
Grey has a couple of punches blocked by Dahlberg.
Grey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dahlberg backwards.
Grey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grey.
Dahlberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grey throws a punch but it's blocked by Dahlberg.
Grey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dahlberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dahlberg has a couple of punches blocked by Grey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grey.
A head punch on the inside from Grey fails to land.
Grey pushes Dahlberg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dahlberg lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Dahlberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dahlberg scores with a jab to the head.
Dahlberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grey counters with a stiff right hand.
Grey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dahlberg clinches.
Grey works on Dahlberg's body with a couple of short punches.
Grey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grey.
Dahlberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dahlberg's elbow.
Dahlberg lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey throws a punch but it's blocked by Dahlberg.
Grey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dahlberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Grey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Grey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Dahlberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Dahlberg breaks the clinch.
Grey ducks under a wild hook from Dahlberg.
Grey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dahlberg.
Grey throws out a loose jab but Dahlberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grey tries to clinch there but Dahlberg circles away.
Dahlberg feinted there with a counter leg kick.
J.J. Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dahlberg misses with an uppercut
and Grey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dahlberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dahlberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dahlberg is looking to counter punch.
Grey is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dahlberg with a hook.
Grey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dahlberg in his tracks.

Dahlberg is rocked!
Dahlberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey.
Oh Dahlberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grey throws a poor cross that misses
and Dahlberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but J.J. Grey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dahlberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dahlberg lands a right hook to the body.
Dahlberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Grey scores with a nice body kick.
Johan Dahlberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Grey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dahlberg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grey counters with a nice leg kick.
Dahlberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dahlberg misses with a body shot.
Grey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dahlberg throws a big shot that misses.
Grey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Grey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dahlberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grey.
Grey misses the jab.
Grey misses the body punch
and Dahlberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grey throws a front kick aimed at Dahlberg's knee but Dahlberg avoids it well.
Grey tries a low kick but Dahlberg avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dahlberg 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Dahlberg misses.
Dahlberg tries to land a leg kick but Grey saw it coming and moves away.
Grey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dahlberg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grey checks it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dahlberg, as that shot connected.
Grey scores with a push kick.
Grey needs to keep his hands up - Dahlberg had a free shot at his head there.
Grey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dahlberg.
Dahlberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Dahlberg pushes Grey up against the cage in a clinch.
Dahlberg blocking some punches.
Dahlberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Grey has double underhooks.
Grey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dahlberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dahlberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dahlberg takes a shot to the head.
Grey scores with a hook to the body.
Dahlberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grey tries to work over Dahlberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dahlberg tries to work over Grey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dahlberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grey is working Dahlberg over against the cage.
Dahlberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Grey gets an underhook and turns Dahlberg into the cage.
Dahlberg misses with a punch on the inside.
J.J. Grey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dahlberg prevents a body shot from Grey.
Dahlberg misses with some punches.
Grey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dahlberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grey blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dahlberg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dahlberg.
Grey swings wildly with an uppercut but Dahlberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dahlberg has Grey pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Dahlberg manages to break the clinch.
Dahlberg lands an overhand right.
Grey sizes up Dahlberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grey scores with a hook.
Grey throws a hook but Dahlberg avoids it easily.
Grey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grey throws a leg kick but Dahlberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dahlberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grey.
Grey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dahlberg misses with a hook. Grey ducked under it nicely.
Grey counters with a body kick.

Grey closes the distance and pushes Dahlberg back into the cage.
Dahlberg can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg is working Grey over against the cage.
Dahlberg misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dahlberg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahlberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grey misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grey.

Dahlberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grey fakes the leg kick and cracks Dahlberg in the body.
Dahlberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Grey.
Dahlberg jabs at Grey's body.
Dahlberg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dahlberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grey throws a leg kick which misses Dahlberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Dahlberg tries to avoid it.
Grey throws the left hand but Dahlberg avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but J.J. Grey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Grey tries to move into range but Dahlberg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Grey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dahlberg doesn't seem phased though.
Dahlberg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dahlberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grey lunges at Dahlberg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dahlberg's hand.
Dahlberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grey. Grey obviously looking to wear him down.
Grey has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grey scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Grey - just one landing.
Dahlberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Grey.
Dahlberg walks straight into a right hand from Grey - that's dropped him! Grey jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Dahlberg from any more punishment! Dahlberg complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). J.J. Grey!
J.J. Grey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.