PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Grant (ranked 4458 p4p, 4471 weight class) and Chung King (ranked 532 p4p, 0 weight class). Chung King has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eric Grant's chin.

Grant
vs
King

165 cm
25
175
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung King!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grant shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. King manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Grant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grant wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grant's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Grant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grant could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant seems keen to control King's posture.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grant is controlling King's posture.
Grant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
King wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
King is working Grant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grant controlling the position.
King is stalling in the full guard.
Grant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grant managing to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King passes Grant's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Grant is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King working over Grant with some ground and pound. Grant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grant is trying to stand back up but King is controlling him
King is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
King is trying to control. Grant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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. King connects with a nice short shot to Grant's temple.
King trying to control the action but Grant is working from the bottom.
King passes to side control.
Grant pushes King away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, King gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grant looks a forlorn figure.
King controlling from mount.
Grant is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King with a couple of short strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King breaks from Grant's wrist control and lands an elbow.
King prevents Grant from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chung King dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

King avoids the body shot from Grant.

Grant throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. King tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Grant is in King's guard.
Grant won't allow King to sweep him here.
King looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grant puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
King is not content to let Grant control the position.
Grant is thwarting King's attempts to control the position.

Grant stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

King tries to sprawl but Grant drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Grant wants to work for an arm triangle but King is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grant has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Grant is proving a slippery customer.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chung King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grant stopping the sweep attempt from King.
Grant wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Grant stands and steps away. King gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Grant fails with an attempt to clinch.
And King tries to counter it with a takedown but Grant pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Eric Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grant.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.

Grant closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grant lands in his opponent's guard.

Grant gets to his feet - King follows without any prompting.
King looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
A swing and a miss from King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to clinch up.
King changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grant wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.

Grant drives through with a takedown into guard.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now King is on top in guard.

King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King stands and throws Grant's legs to the side, diving into side control.
King wants to control but Grant is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King works to advance to full mount. Grant defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grant in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grant wants to hold on but King pushes him away.
King lands a big shot there that rocks Grant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Grant will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Grant tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.

King gets caught napping as Grant dives in and scores a takedown. King manages to retain guard.
King pulls Grant in close to his closed guard and prevents Grant from doing any damage or advancing position.
Grant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.

King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King is trying to control the position but Grant postures up.
Grant wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Grant drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
King trying to control the position.
Grant looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.

King looking for a guillotine here but Grant defends easily.
Grant looking to pass the guard.
King lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Grant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King wants to pass the guard but Grant is keeping the position.
King throwing strikes from guard but Grant blocks nicely.
Grant looking to control.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
King slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
King working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King scoring with punches and elbows.
Chung King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King cracks Grant with a big right hand but Grant just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Grant is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Grant takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
King working away.
King advances to mount.
King lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grant is looking to escape.
King with good strikes from the mount here!

Grant is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Chung King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Chung King!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Chung King!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Chung King!

Chung King wins by unanimous decision!
Eric Grant spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry for disappointing you all. '.