PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Early Grayce (ranked 426 p4p, 65 weight class) and Rey Roy Roy (ranked 1051 p4p, 143 weight class). Rey Roy Roy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Grayce
vs
Roy Roy

178 cm
22
222 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
220 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
Big Tree's Vintage Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Early Grayce !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rey Roy Roy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Grayce with that takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grayce .
Roy Roy misses with an uppercut. Grayce saw that one coming.
Grayce doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roy Roy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grayce .
Roy Roy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grayce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roy Roy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce throws a hook but Roy Roy blocks it.
Roy Roy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roy Roy misses with a body shot.
Early Grayce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayce tries to move into range but Roy Roy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grayce decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Grayce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Grayce is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grayce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grayce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roy Roy tries to get to full guard but Grayce has control of the leg.
Grayce wants to control but Roy Roy is keeping him busy.
Roy Roy has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayce wants to advance to full mount but Roy Roy doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Grayce trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grayce is in close to Roy Roy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grayce trying to control but Roy Roy is working from the bottom.
Grayce looking to pass the guard.
Roy Roy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grayce puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Grayce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grayce thows a huge punch but Roy Roy dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grayce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grayce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roy Roy's head.
Roy Roy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roy Roy is trying to get back to full guard.
Roy Roy trying to hold on to Grayce 's head to control him but Grayce postures up.
Grayce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roy Roy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roy Roy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grayce working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayce controlling the action here.
Grayce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grayce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grayce throwing shots but Roy Roy is blocking nicely.
Roy Roy trying to control but Grayce postures up.
Grayce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grayce wants to take a breather but Roy Roy is having none of it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roy Roy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Roy Roy keeps moving.
Roy Roy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roy Roy keeping full guard, as Grayce tries to pass.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Roy Roy controls Grayce momentarily but Grayce frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grayce looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roy Roy misses with a shot to the body

and Grayce counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Roy Roy!
Roy Roy tries to buck Grayce off but Grayce is having none of it.
Grayce throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grayce working the ground and pound but Roy Roy is defending the strikes.
Grayce lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Roy Roy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grayce . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Grayce is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roy Roy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grayce tries to score with some ground and pound. Roy Roy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Roy Roy is trying to control Grayce 's posture but Grayce avoids it.
Grayce works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Roy Roy seems a little lost for a moment, as Grayce dominates the positioning.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grayce lands a few punches from side control.
Roy Roy tries to improve position but can't.
Grayce lands a few punches from side control.

Grayce wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Roy Roy, who protects the arm well.
Roy Roy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Roy Roy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Grayce tries for a kimura but Roy Roy is defending well.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grayce in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Roy Roy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grayce wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roy Roy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

It looks like Rey Roy Roy has been cut.
Grayce looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roy Roy is avoiding damage well.
Grayce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roy Roy keeps working.
Grayce lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Roy Roy down.
Roy Roy tries to bench press Grayce off him but Grayce keeps the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Grayce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Roy Roy can't do much from the bottom here.

Grayce working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Grayce seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Early Grayce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rey Roy Roy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Grayce has his takedown stuffed
enabling Roy Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
Roy Roy lands with an uppercut that bounces Grayce off the ropes and back into range.
Good shot there by Roy Roy.
Grayce swings widly with a right hand
and Roy Roy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grayce throws a right hand that misses
and Roy Roy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grayce throws a leg kick but Roy Roy checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grayce drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grayce trying to control but Roy Roy is working from the bottom.
Grayce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce throwing strikes from guard but Roy Roy blocks nicely.
Early Grayce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grayce trying to control but Roy Roy is working from the bottom.
Roy Roy wants to improve his position but instead Grayce has moved into half guard.
Grayce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grayce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy Roy can do to turn this around?
Roy Roy wants to get back to full guard.
Grayce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roy Roy keeps working.
Roy Roy wants to control but Grayce is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Roy Roy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grayce .
Grayce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roy Roy's head.
Grayce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roy Roy defending well though.
Grayce trying to control from half guard but Roy Roy is working away.
Grayce winds up and cracks Roy Roy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grayce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grayce scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That has opened up Rey Roy Roy's cut even more.
Grayce moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce is working Roy Roy over with some ground and pound from side control.

The cut above Rey Roy Roy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rey Roy Roy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Early Grayce !
In his post fight interview, Early Grayce started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.