PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Bullock (ranked 4813 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Gray (ranked 5307 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bullock
vs
Gray

156 cm
26
279 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

225 cm
23
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titus Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Louis Gray!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bullock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Bullock wriggles free and stands up.

Bullock clinches.

Gray pulls guard successfully.
Gray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gray wants to improve his position but instead Bullock has moved into half guard.
Bullock is thwarting Gray's attempts to control the position.
Bullock working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray is looking to improve his position.

Gray looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bullock pushes past his half guard into mount!
Bullock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bullock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bullock is landing with some decent strikes but Gray is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bullock prevents Gray from getting the reversal.
Gray tries to hold on but Bullock pushes him away.
Bullock landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bullock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray is working to get back to half guard.
Bullock has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gray's face.
Bullock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gray hang on?
Bullock scoring with strikes but Gray is staying in there.
Bullock raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gray looks winded!
Bullock breaks from Gray's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bullock landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock lands a big shot there that rocks Gray but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bullock breaks from Gray's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gray is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bullock lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bullock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gray is looking to improve his position but Bullock isn't that keen on the idea.
Bullock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bullock landing shots from mount.
Bullock landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray is desperately trying to improve his position but Bullock has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullock tries to control but Gray wriggling away.
Bullock really is a fat lump.
Bullock looking to finish Gray with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gray!
Gray tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bullock working Gray over with strikes here.
Bullock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bullock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bullock lands a nice shot to the head.
Bullock cracks Gray with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titus Bullock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bullock darts in and clinches Gray up against the cage.

Gray pulls guard.
Bullock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bullock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bullock tries to stand but Gray is controlling from the bottom.
Bullock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullock distracts Gray with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray working a defensive guard here.
Bullock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bullock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gray's head.
Gray is trying to hold Bullock in close to prevent damage but Bullock has managed to pass into half guard.
Gray is trying to escape back to his feet but Bullock uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Gray is breathing heavily.
Gray is trying to get back to half guard.

Bullock stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to clinch up

and Bullock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gray's guard.
Bullock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Bullock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Bullock rushes Gray and presses him up against the cage.

Bullock breaks from the clinch.
Louis Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bullock.
Bullock is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gray shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bullock napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bullock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bullock throws Gray to one side and escapes!

Gray gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gray wants to get back to his feet but Bullock passes into half guard.

The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gray on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gray has hold of Bullock's hands but Bullock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bullock lands a nice short elbow.
Gray wants to improve his position but Bullock is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bullock working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bullock connects with a nice short shot to Gray's temple.
Bullock lands strikes from half guard.
Gray tries to roll over but Bullock keeps him under control.
Gray tries to kick Bullock off in order to stand up. Bullock Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Gray is trying to work for a sweep but Bullock has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titus Bullock dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bullock rushes Gray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bullock breaks from the clinch.

Gray drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gray preventing the sweep.
Bullock is wriggling around but Gray manages to pass to half guard.

Bullock actively working from the bottom here.
Bullock is trying to escape back to his feet but Gray uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gray is trying to get an arm triangle but Bullock is defending well.
Bullock is looking for a sweep.
Bullock struggling a bit here.
Bullock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gray can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bullock working over Gray with some ground and pound. Gray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bullock prevents Gray from improving his position.
Bullock drops an elbow to the side of Gray's head.
Gray trying to control here.
Bullock is nestled in close to Gray, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gray is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bullock scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray is looking to get back to is feet but Bullock passes into side control.
Gray on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gray is trying to get back to half guard.
Bullock scoring with punches and elbows.
Gray is looking for a sweep.
Bullock creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Titus Bullock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gray is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray taking punishment in the form of punches.

Bullock decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Bullock has managed to clinch.

Bullock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gray is looking to clinch but Bullock is avoiding it.

Bullock darts in and clinches Gray up against the cage.
Gray is looking to break free of the clinch but Bullock has double underhooks.

Bullock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bullock rushes Gray and presses him up against the cage.

Bullock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bullock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gray.
Bullock appears to be looking for a big counter.

Gray closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bullock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bullock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bullock is looking to stand up but Gray isn't so interested in that idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Bullock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bullock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titus Bullock!