PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clive Grissom (ranked 5949 p4p, 469 weight class) and Jeroen Franken (ranked 3240 p4p, 375 weight class). Clive Grissom has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Grissom
vs
Franken

186 cm
23
204 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

197 cm
21
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clive Grissom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeroen Franken!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franken checks a leg kick.
Grissom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grissom swats away the attempt to clinch by Franken.
Grissom misses with a hook.
Franken wants to clinch but Grissom slips to the side
and Franken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Grissom tries to keep at a distance but Franken has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grissom misses with the head strike.
Franken swings wildly with an uppercut but Grissom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franken is looking to control Grissom's arms but Grissom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franken has his back to the ropes.
Franken prevents a body shot from Grissom.

Franken breaks the clinch.

Grissom rushes Franken and presses him up against the ropes.
Grissom lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grissom has had enough of the clinch but Franken keeps him there for the moment.

Grissom breaks the clinch.
Franken tries to clinch up.

Franken clinches.
Grissom can't break the clinch.
Franken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franken has Grissom pressed against the ropes, preventing Grissom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grissom can't break the clinch.

Grissom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franken tries to clinch but Grissom moves out of range.

Franken clinches up with Grissom and pushes him back against the ropes.

Grissom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franken wants to clinch.
As Franken looks to move away, Grissom throws a big counter combo but Franken just gets out of the way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grissom throws a looping overhand right but Franken ducks down to avoid it.
Franken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grissom feints and then cracks Franken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franken down.
Grissom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franken.
Franken takes a jab right on the kisser.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grissom swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Franken closes the distance and pushes Grissom back into the ropes.

Grissom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grissom throws a shot from downtown. Franken moves away and avoids it.

Franken has closed the distance and engaged Grissom in a clinch.
Grissom blocks an uppercut.
Franken keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grissom's efforts to push away.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Grissom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grissom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grissom just misses with a punch to the body.

Franken closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Grissom blocking some punches.
Franken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Grissom breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Grissom finds it's way through Franken's defenses.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grissom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grissom throwing a counter right hand but Franken manages to avoid it.
Franken tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Grissom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grissom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grissom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grissom connects with a jab.
Franken tries to clinch there but Grissom circles away.
Good leg kick by Grissom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Franken doesn't manage to clinch there - Grissom circles away.
Franken takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grissom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grissom swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grissom scores with a decent looking hook.
A leg kick checked by Franken.
Grissom misses with a straight right.
Grissom throws a series of punches but Franken moves out of range.
Franken moves in looking to clinch but Grissom pushes him off.
Grissom misses the jab.
Grissom misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Grissom misses its intended target.
Franken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grissom.
Grissom throws a hook but Franken avoids it easily.
Grissom misses with a looping left.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grissom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grissom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Franken checks a low kick from Grissom.

Franken moves into the clinch.
Grissom wants to stall.
Grissom tries to circle away but Franken has him pinned against the ropes.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Grissom misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Franken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Grissom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grissom misses with a straight right.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grissom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grissom throws a big counter combination but Franken scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grissom is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grissom misses with a straight right.

Franken has Grissom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Franken swings wildly with an uppercut but Grissom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franken misses with a punch on the inside.
Grissom swings wildly with an uppercut but Franken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franken working aggressively here.
Grissom tries to circle away but Franken has him pinned against the ropes.

Grissom breaks the clinch.

Franken gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grissom.
Grissom has had enough of the clinch but Franken keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Franken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clive Grissom dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A slow jab from Grissom misses its intended target.
Grissom cracks Franken with a right hand to the side of the head.
Franken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Franken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grissom.
Franken is looking to clinch.
Franken tries to clinch but Grissom moves out of range.

Grissom has Franken up against the ropes in a clinch.

Franken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clive Grissom is winning the standup battle so far.
Grissom throws a looping overhand right but Franken ducks down to avoid it.
Franken moves in looking to clinch but Grissom pushes him off.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grissom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grissom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Franken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franken closes the distance but Grissom moves to the side
and Grissom counters with a nice uppercut.
Grissom throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grissom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Franken.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grissom moves into the clinch.

Franken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grissom looks to land a body kick but Franken moved away.
Franken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grissom scores with a nice strike.
Grissom tries a low kick but Franken avoids it.
Franken scores with a decent looking hook.
Franken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Franken wants to clinch up but Grissom keeps it at a distance.
Grissom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franken can do to turn this around?
Franken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grissom.
Franken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franken defending well as Grissom loads up on a big left hand.
Grissom looks to land a right hand but Franken moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grissom. Franken does a little dance to reset his feet.

Franken takes the fight into the clinch.
Franken is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grissom is keeping busy.

Grissom manages to break the clinch.

Franken closes the distance and clinches.
Grissom blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Grissom.
Franken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franken is pushing Grissom up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Franken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Grissom tries to keep at a distance but Franken has taken the fight into the clinch.

Grissom manages to break the clinch.
Grissom misses with a hook
and Franken counters with a left to the body.
Franken slips a jab from Grissom.
Franken wants to clinch up but Grissom keeps it at a distance.
Grissom throws a right and a left that Franken avoids nicely.
Franken lunges at Grissom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grissom's hand.
Nice body punch from Grissom.

Franken gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franken.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grissom is trying to break the clinch but Franken has him pressed against the ropes.
Franken swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Franken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grissom lands a jab.

Grissom pushes Franken up against the ropes in a clinch.

Grissom breaks the clinch.
Grissom tries to work over Franken's front leg with a kick but Franken checks it.
Franken feints a counter leg kick.
Franken tries to clinch there but Grissom circles away.
Franken throws an overhand right that lands on Grissom's shoulder, as Grissom tries to avoid the shot.
Franken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Franken fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grissom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Franken gets a clinch.
A short left from Grissom.

Grissom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franken on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Grissom misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franken blocks a jab.
Franken checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Franken fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franken tries to clinch up.

Franken moves into the clinch.

Grissom breaks the clinch.
Franken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grissom throws out the jab.
Franken slips a jab from Grissom.
It seemed like Franken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Franken tries to clinch but Grissom is having none of it.
Grissom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grissom dips to his left and cracks Franken with an uppercut!
Grissom throws a body shot but no joy.
Grissom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franken.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grissom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grissom scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franken tries to clinch up but Grissom circles away and keeps his distance.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grissom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franken tries to clinch up but Grissom circles away and keeps his distance.
Franken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Franken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grissom tries to bum rush Franken with a series of wild strikes but Franken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Franken has managed to clinch.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Grissom.
Grissom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franken prevents Grissom from breaking the clinch.
Franken misses with the head strike.
Grissom tries to break free but Franken pushes him back against the ropes.
Franken pushes Grissom back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grissom scores with a shot to the side of Franken's head.
Franken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jeroen Franken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grissoms head.
Grissom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franken misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Franken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grissom as Franken tries to tie him up.
Grissom can't break the clinch.
Grissom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franken pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Grissom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franken misses with a punch to the body.
Grissom tries to circle away but Franken has him pinned against the ropes.
Franken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grissom backwards.
Franken trying to stall but Grissom improves his position.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Grissom.
Franken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grissom has a couple of punches blocked by Franken.

Grissom manages to break the clinch.

Grissom pushes Franken up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grissom wants to break free but Franken has control.
Grissom is looking to break free of the clinch but Franken has double underhooks.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Grissom.

Franken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franken tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Franken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grissom throws a jab but it's blocked by Franken.

Franken pushes Grissom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Franken working aggressively here.
Grissom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grissom has had enough of the clinch but Franken keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Franken working aggressively here.
Jeroen Franken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grissom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Grissom breaks the clinch.
Franken avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grissom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grissom throws a body shot but no joy.
Franken missing with a left hand there. Grissom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grissom clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grissom.

It looks like Jeroen Franken has been cut.
Grissom gets through Franken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Grissom.
Franken misses with some punches.
Franken misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grissom.
Franken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Grissom.

Grissom breaks from the clinch.

Franken closes the distance and clinches.
Franken working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Franken in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Franken misses with a punch on the inside.
Franken prevents Grissom from breaking the clinch.
Grissom misses with a hook from the clinch.

Grissom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grissom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grissom is looking for a counter combo.
Franken is looking to clinch but Grissom is avoiding it.
Franken checks a low kick from Grissom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grissom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clive Grissom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Franken wants to break free but Grissom has control.
Franken is looking to break free of the clinch but Grissom has double underhooks.
Franken can't find room to land a body shot as Grissom controls the action.
Franken working aggressively here.
Franken tries to throw a body punch but Grissom avoids it by throwing Franken back against the ropes.

Franken breaks the clinch.
Franken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grissom manages to avoid it.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch but Grissom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franken tries to clinch up.
Franken connects with the punch.
Franken moves out of range of the strikes.
Grissom connects with a solid leg kick.
Franken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeroen Franken.
I think Grissom 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Clive Grissom!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Clive Grissom!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Clive Grissom!

Clive Grissom wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Clive Grissom, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.