PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Grill (ranked 460 p4p, 73 weight class) and Joey Bob Potatohauler (ranked 897 p4p, 142 weight class). 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.

Grill
vs
Bob Potatohauler

194 cm
22
222 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
214 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Conviction

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Grill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Bob Potatohauler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potatohauler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Potatohauler has Grill up against the cage in a clinch.
Potatohauler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grill's elbow.
Potatohauler throws a punch but it's blocked by Grill.
Grill scores with a shot to the side of Potatohauler's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potatohauler.
I was talking to Grill's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grill wants to get back to striking at distance but Potatohauler won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Potatohauler has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grill seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Potatohauler can turn it around.
Grill is trying to break the clinch but Potatohauler has him pressed against the cage.
Potatohauler misses with some punches.
Grill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Grill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grill tries to break the clinch but Potatohauler is controlling the position.
Potatohauler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grill's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grill blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Grill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Potatohauler forces Grill back against the cage and clinches.
Potatohauler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Potatohauler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Grill fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grill misses with the head strike.
Potatohauler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Potatohauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grill.
Grill blocks a body shot from Potatohauler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Potatohauler working aggressively here.
Grill blocks an uppercut.
Grill throws a head punch that misses.
Grill blocks an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Potatohauler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bob Grill will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Potatohauler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Potatohauler clinches.
Grill is trying to break the clinch but Potatohauler is controlling him.
Grill is trying to break free.
Grill has had enough of the clinch but Potatohauler keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Potatohauler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Potatohauler.
Potatohauler misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatohauler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grill has had enough of the clinch but Potatohauler keeps him there for the moment.
Potatohauler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grill lands with a left to the head.
Potatohauler swings wildly with an uppercut but Grill uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grill blocking some punches.
Grill is trying to break free.
Grill blocking some punches.
Potatohauler has a couple of punches blocked by Grill.
Good body shot from Potatohauler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grill.
Potatohauler misses with a punch on the inside.
Potatohauler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Potatohauler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Potatohauler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grill's elbow.
Potatohauler blocking some punches.
Grill throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Potatohauler struggles to land a body shot inside as Grill controls his hands.
A short right from Potatohauler.
Grill is trying to break free.
Grill tries to circle away but Potatohauler has him pinned against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Potatohauler throws a punch but it's blocked by Grill.
Grill is trying to break the clinch but Potatohauler is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Bob Potatohauler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Potatohauler working aggressively here.
Potatohauler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Grill fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potatohauler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Potatohauler throws a punch but it's blocked by Grill.
Potatohauler swings wildly with an uppercut but Grill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grill blocks an uppercut.
Potatohauler tries to throw a body punch but Grill avoids it by throwing Potatohauler back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potatohauler.
Potatohauler prevents Grill from breaking the clinch.
Grill prevents a body shot from Potatohauler.
Grill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Potatohauler misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grill's elbow.
Grill can't break the clinch.

Grill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potatohauler tries to clinch there but Grill circles away.
Potatohauler darts in trying to clinch
and Grill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Potatohauler moves to clinch but Grill breaks away
and Grill counters with an inside leg kick.
Potatohauler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Potatohauler wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Grill misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler tries to clinch but Grill moves away
and Grill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Potatohauler wants to clinch up but Grill keeps it at a distance.
Grill keeps the fight on the outside.
Grill feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Grill misses with an uppercut. Potatohauler saw that one coming.
Grill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potatohauler.
Potatohauler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Potatohauler darts in trying to clinch
and Grill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grill swats away the attempt to clinch by Potatohauler.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Potatohauler tries to clinch up
and Grill counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Grill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!