PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lighty LightHeavyweight (ranked 172 p4p, 22 weight class) and Early Grayce (ranked 889 p4p, 130 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

LightHeavyweight
vs
Grayce

175 cm
33
220 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

178 cm
25
222 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Lighty LightHeavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Early Grayce !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayce scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Lighty LightHeavyweight has been cut.

Grayce closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into LightHeavyweight's guard.
LightHeavyweight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grayce looking to pass the guard.
LightHeavyweight is pulling down on Grayce 's head to control his posture.
LightHeavyweight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce with a nice head shot there.
Grayce trying to control but LightHeavyweight is working from the bottom.
Grayce looking to sit in guard and control but LightHeavyweight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grayce looking for a guillotine here but LightHeavyweight defends easily.
Grayce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grayce is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grayce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
LightHeavyweight looking to sit in guard and control but Grayce gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

LightHeavyweight is trying to control the position from the bottom.
LightHeavyweight looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
LightHeavyweight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if LightHeavyweight tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayce cracks LightHeavyweight with a solid left hand.
LightHeavyweight keeping moving, preventing Grayce from controlling successfully.
LightHeavyweight not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
LightHeavyweight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grayce on the ground.
LightHeavyweight managing to control the position.
Grayce passes LightHeavyweight's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
LightHeavyweight is looking to improve his position.
Grayce is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LightHeavyweight wants to control but Grayce is keeping busy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Grayce working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
LightHeavyweight is positioning himself well to prevent Grayce advancing to mount.
Grayce moves nicely into side control.
LightHeavyweight 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.
Grayce scores with punches from side control.
LightHeavyweight tries to improve position but can't.

Grayce tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grayce has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayce postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
LightHeavyweight wants to control but Grayce postures up.
LightHeavyweight managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Grayce .
Check out the look on Grayce 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
LightHeavyweight struggling a bit here.
Grayce tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grayce lands a nice forearm strike.
Grayce fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grayce working the ground and pound but LightHeavyweight is defending the strikes.
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 Lighty LightHeavyweight's cut.
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.

LightHeavyweight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
Grayce misses with a hook.
LightHeavyweight is looking to clinch but Grayce is avoiding it.
LightHeavyweight scores with a nice head shot.
LightHeavyweight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grayce throws out the jab.
LightHeavyweight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayce .
LightHeavyweight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grayce paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
LightHeavyweight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Grayce .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LightHeavyweight looks to clinch

and LightHeavyweight is countered with a crisp right hand from Grayce that sends him to the canvas! Grayce follows him to the mat into side control.

LightHeavyweight is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LightHeavyweight dodges the ground and pound from Grayce .
Oh LightHeavyweight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grayce is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down LightHeavyweight's shoulder. That is not cool.
LightHeavyweight wants to control but Grayce postures up.
LightHeavyweight seems to have got his legs back now.
Grayce is trying to move to mount but LightHeavyweight reverses beautifully and ends up in Grayce 's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce trying to control the position.
LightHeavyweight trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Early Grayce has got the better of the ground game so far.

Grayce is looking for a triangle but LightHeavyweight pushes his legs off easily.
LightHeavyweight forces his way into half guard.
Grayce trying to control from the bottom.
Grayce is looking for a sweep. LightHeavyweight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
Grayce regains full guard. Nicely done.

Grayce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Grayce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
LightHeavyweight sitting in guard here, content to control.
LightHeavyweight trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom.
LightHeavyweight is fighting to break Grayce 's control of his arms but Grayce is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grayce keeping full guard, as LightHeavyweight tries to pass.
LightHeavyweight postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
LightHeavyweight trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Grayce keeping full guard, as LightHeavyweight tries to pass.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grayce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grayce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight stuns Grayce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
LightHeavyweight takes a swing at Grayce 's ribcage but misses.
LightHeavyweight misses the shot to the body.
And Grayce tries to counter it with a takedown but LightHeavyweight pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayce misses with a looping left.
Grayce misses with a straight right.
LightHeavyweight tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grayce manages to circle out of the way.
LightHeavyweight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Grayce tries to counter it with a takedown but LightHeavyweight pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Grayce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight tries to clinch but Grayce moves out of range.
Grayce with the counter takedown but LightHeavyweight avoids it easily.
Grayce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Grayce tries to get set, LightHeavyweight tries to push him back and clinch up but Grayce manages to avoid the attempt.
LightHeavyweight misses with an uppercut
and Grayce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LightHeavyweight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grayce .
Grayce dodges the punch combination from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grayce slips under a jab from LightHeavyweight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Early Grayce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Grayce avoids the body shot from LightHeavyweight.
Grayce with the counter takedown but LightHeavyweight avoids it easily.
Grayce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LightHeavyweight.
Grayce throws a jab but it's blocked by LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight looks to land a right hand but Grayce moved out of range.
LightHeavyweight closes the distance but Grayce moves to the side
and Grayce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grayce swings widly with a right hand
and LightHeavyweight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Early Grayce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grayce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grayce blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LightHeavyweight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grayce .
A looping hook to the body misses from LightHeavyweight. Grayce does a little dance to reset his feet.
LightHeavyweight slips a straight right by Grayce .
LightHeavyweight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grayce finds it's way round the side to connect with LightHeavyweight's head.

Lighty LightHeavyweight's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grayce misses with a straight left.
LightHeavyweight is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Grayce .
LightHeavyweight misses with a right hand
and LightHeavyweight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grayce swats away the attempt to clinch by LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight tries to clinch
and Grayce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grayce shoots and misses
and LightHeavyweight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Grayce .
Grayce scores with a decent looking hook.
LightHeavyweight slips under a jab.
Grayce throws a poor cross that misses

and LightHeavyweight moves into the clinch.
Grayce is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but LightHeavyweight is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LightHeavyweight misses with a hook to the ribs.
LightHeavyweight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LightHeavyweight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grayce backwards.

Grayce has hold of one of LightHeavyweight's legs. LightHeavyweight is fighting the takedown attempt but Grayce gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
LightHeavyweight keeping full guard, as Grayce tries to pass.
Grayce is looking to work some ground and pound but LightHeavyweight has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayce wants to control from the top but LightHeavyweight keeps moving.
LightHeavyweight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grayce throwing strikes but missing.

Grayce drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grayce jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LightHeavyweight working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grayce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed LightHeavyweight's guard.
LightHeavyweight trying to control but Grayce postures up.
LightHeavyweight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grayce .
LightHeavyweight is trying to control but Grayce manages to pass to mount!
Grayce with good strikes from the mount here!
Lighty LightHeavyweight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lighty LightHeavyweight's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Early Grayce !
After winning the bout, Early Grayce thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.