PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bale (ranked 2360 p4p, 301 weight class) and Bob Grill (ranked 1571 p4p, 223 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bale
vs
Grill

194 cm
40
215 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

194 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Bob Grill!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grill needs to keep his hands up - Bale had a free shot at his head there.
Bale feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Bale does no damage.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Grill.
Bale is looking to counter punch.
Grill stuffs the takedown attempt from Bale. Bale gets slowly back to his feet.
Grill scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Grill tries to land a leg kick but Bale saw it coming and moves away.
Grill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bale at a distance.
Bale lands with an overhand left.
Grill missing with a left hand there. Bale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bale tries to clinch but Grill moves out of range.
Grill checks a low kick from Bale.
Grill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bale misses with a hook. Grill ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Bale catches Grill right on the button with a cross.
Grill slips a jab and a cross from Bale.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grill stuns Bale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bale scores with a jab.
Grill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bale with a hook.
Bale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grill misses with a straight left.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale throws a nice head kick!
Grill tests Bale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Bale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bale swings widly with a right hand
and Grill counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grill.
Bale defending well as Grill loads up on a big left hand.
Bale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Bale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grill, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grill swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Grill moves away from the strike by Bale.
Grill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Grill stuffs the takedown attempt from Bale. Bale gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob Grill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grill.
Grill's coach down at London BALLS OF STEEL was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grill's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bale is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grill feints a counter leg kick.
Bale digs a good body shot into Grill's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Grill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bale doesn't seem phased though.
Bale tries to bum rush Grill with a series of wild strikes but Grill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bale defending well as Grill loads up on a big left hand.
Grill jabs at Bale's body.
Nice takedown defense from Grill. No joy for Bale on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grill moves out of range as Bale throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grill misses with a body shot.
Bale works the jab nicely.
A leg kick checked by Bale.
A head kick misses from Bale.
It seemed like Grill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donk. Bale catches Grill right on the button with a cross.
Grill slips a jab from Bale.
Bale shoots in for a takedown but Grill shows good takedown defense.
Grill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice sprawl there from Grill as Bale shoots in.
Grill only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bale to score with a decent uppercut.
Bale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Bale.
Grill cracks Bale with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bale catches Grill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bale tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Grill to counter with a crisp jab.

Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grill blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Bale misses.
Bale misses with a right hand
and Grill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grill.
Bale throws a body shot but no joy.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Grill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grill.
It seemed like Grill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bale was well out of range. Poor timing from Grill.
Bale throws a body punch but Grill moves out of range.
Donk. Grill catches Bale right on the button with a cross.
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 Tony Bale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bale throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Grill counter with a right hand.
Bale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grill's calf.
Grill on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bale misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grill.
Bale tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grill.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Grill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grill throws a front kick aimed at Bale's knee but Bale avoids it well.
Bale misses with an uppercut. Grill saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grill! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grill looks to land a left hand but Bale moved out of range nicely.
Bale shoots in for a double leg but Grill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bale's sensitive parts.
Bale lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Bale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bale. Those never looked like landing.
Bale misses with an uppercut.
Grill scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grill wants to land a leg kick but Bale is out of range.
Grill ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Grill.
It looked like Bale wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bale swings for the body but Grill moves out of range.
A low kick from Bale misses
and Grill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grill walks into a straight right hand from Bale.

Bale rushes Grill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bale breaks the clinch.
Grill scores with a decent looking hook.

Tony Bale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Oooooh!!! Grill has knocked Bale down with a huge combo! Grill steps away and waves a wobbly Bale back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Bale is rocked!
Crack! Grill connects with the perfect overhand right and Bale falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Grill!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Grill!