PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldy Baldington (ranked 5772 p4p, 3919 weight class) and Ben Grimm (ranked 507 p4p, 414 weight class). Ben Grimm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Baldington
vs
Grimm

196 cm
25
250
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
260
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baldy Baldington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grimm throws the left hand but Baldington avoids the punch easily.
Baldington staying out of range there.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baldington circles away quickly and effectively.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baldington circles away quickly and effectively.
Grimm looks to land a combination but Baldington avoids it well.
Grimm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baldington tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Grimm does no damage.
Grimm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baldington manages to avoid it.
Baldington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Ben Grimm has been cut.
Grimm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grimm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Grimm. Those never looked like landing.
Grimm blocks a head kick by Baldington.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baldington circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Baldington. Those never looked like landing.
We've been told by Baldington's head coaches at Clinch Pride that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Baldington lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grimm backs up against the cage.
Baldington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimm.
Grimm looks winded!
Grimm misses with a series of wild punches.
Baldington lands a head kick. Grimm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.
Baldington misses with a head kick.
Grimm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baldington misses with a head kick.
Baldington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm is looking for the big counter here.
Baldington misses with a head kick.
Grimm lands an overhand right.
A jab from Grimm misses.
Baldington throws a big counter combination but Grimm scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grimm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baldington throws a big counter combination but Grimm scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Baldington.
Grimm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baldington slips a straight right by Grimm.
Grimm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baldington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grimm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grimm throws a right hand that misses
and Baldington counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baldington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm scores with the left hand. Baldington knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldington closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Baldington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grimm blocks a head kick by Baldington.
Grimm is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grimm with a hook.
Grimm fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Baldington does no damage.
Grimm misses with a wild combination.
Baldington throws a sloppy head kick and Grimm moves out of range easily.
Grimm throws an overhand right that lands on Baldington's shoulder, as Baldington tries to avoid the shot.
Baldington lands with a slapping head kick.
Baldington walks into a jab.
Grimm throws a right hand that Baldington ducks under and follows up with a left that Baldington also avoids with ease.
Baldington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baldington misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws a series of punches but Baldington avoids them all with ease.
Grimm misses with a wild combination.
Grimm throws a series of punches but Baldington moves out of range.
Baldington throws a sloppy head kick and Grimm moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Grimm.
Baldington throws a sloppy head kick and Grimm moves out of range easily.
Grimm misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Baldington.
Grimm throws a series of punches but Baldington moves out of range.
Grimm blocks a head kick by Baldington.
Baldington tries a head kick but it misses.
Baldington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimm.
Baldington shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grimm eats them both and turns towards Baldington to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm swinging wildly here.
As Grimm looks to move away, Baldington throws a big counter combo but Grimm just gets out of the way.
Grimm misses with a combination
and Baldington counters with a series of strikes. Grimm will be more careful next time no doubt.
Baldington throws a sloppy head kick and Grimm moves out of range easily.
A big right from Grimm misses.
Grimm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baldington counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grimm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baldington!
Grimm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baldington counters with a left and a right that stings Grimm.
Baldington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Grimm misses.
Sloppy strikes from Grimm. Those never looked like landing.
Grimm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baldington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Baldy Baldington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Grimm's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Baldington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimm.
Baldington appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ben Grimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grimm throws out a loose jab but Baldington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baldington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baldington throws a right hand that Grimm ducks under and follows up with a left that Grimm also avoids with ease.
Baldy Baldington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baldington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimm.
Baldington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A combination from Grimm does no damage.
Baldington appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Baldington.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baldington circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldington misses with a head kick.
Baldington misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Grimm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No joy there for Baldington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grimm misses with the combination.
Baldington moves forwards but Grimm connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grimm misses with a combination
and Baldington counters with a one-two to the body.
Grimm throws a nice looking combination but Baldington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Grimm does no damage.
A combination from Grimm does no damage.
Baldington throws a big counter combination but Grimm scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Baldington.
Baldington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grimm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grimm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baldington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baldington's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baldington duly obliges.
Baldington throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm throws a poor cross that misses
and Baldington counters with a one-two to the body.
Baldington looks to land a combination but Grimm avoids it well.
Grimm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldington slips a jab and a cross from Grimm.
Some wild striking there from Grimm.
Baldington tries a head kick but it misses.
Baldington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimm.
Baldington looks to land a combination. Grimm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Baldington misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Grimm.
Baldy Baldington is winning the standup battle so far.
Baldington scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grimm takes a swing at Baldington's ribcage but misses.
Baldington lands with a kick to the temple. Grimm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grimm throws a nice looking combination but Baldington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baldington seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Baldington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grimm lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baldington circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grimm throws a lazy right hand but Baldington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baldington is working the combinations to good effect here.
Grimm takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A right-left combo lands from Grimm.
Grimm throws a series of punches but Baldington moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Baldington scores with a four punch combination!
Grimm tries to bum rush Baldington with a series of wild strikes but Baldington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Baldington.
Grimm throws a jab when Baldington was well out of range.
A combination from Baldington does no damage.
Grimm throws a hook but Baldington avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baldington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baldington walks into a jab.
Baldington defending well as Grimm loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Baldington misses.
Grimm cracks a nice hook into Baldington's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baldington.
Baldington throws a head kick that misses.
Grimm throws a one two combo.
Baldington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baldington throws a head kick but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm misses with a combination
and Baldington counters with a two punch combo.
Baldington ducks under a wild hook from Grimm.
Baldington displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grimm looks to land a combination. Baldington sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grimm throws a shot to the body.
Grimm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baldington throws a one two combo.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Baldington.
Grimm dodges the punch combination from Baldington.
Grimm lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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 Baldy Baldington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Grimm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Baldington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baldington.
Grimm misses with an uppercut
and Baldington counters with a series of strikes. Grimm will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grimm misses the shot to the body.

Grimm drops Baldington with a beautiful combination! Baldington stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Grimm is looking for the KO!

Baldington is rocked!
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!
Baldington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimm.
Oh Baldington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grimm misses with a few strikes there.
Baldington seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Baldington seems to have got his legs back now.
Grimm throws a nice looking combination but Baldington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baldington counters with a left and a right that stings Grimm.
Baldington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baldington eats them both and turns towards Grimm to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grimm fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baldington throws a sloppy head kick and Grimm moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Grimm's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Baldington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baldington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baldington pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldington takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Grimm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baldington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baldington closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grimm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grimm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baldington throws a big counter combination but Grimm scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Baldington.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grimm.
Baldington swinging wildly here.
Grimm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Baldington misses.
Grimm stuns Baldington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Grimm does no damage.
Grimm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baldington counters with a two punch combo.
Baldington throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grimm.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Grimm 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimm. Baldington does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Baldington.
Some wild striking there from Baldington.
Grimm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grimm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baldington throws a one two combo.
Grimm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grimm throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baldington scores with a three punch combo!
Grimm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grimm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baldington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baldington tries to bum rush Grimm with a series of wild strikes but Grimm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baldington counters with a left and a right that stings Grimm.
Grimm misses with a looping right.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baldington circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Baldington.
Grimm throws a series of punches but Baldington moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Baldington was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Baldington lands a jab-cross combination.
Grimm misses with a combination
and Baldington counters with a left and a right that stings Grimm.
Baldington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimm works Baldington's body with a nice hook.
Grimm fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baldington appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grimm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baldington seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Baldington scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baldington ducks under a wild hook from Grimm.
Baldington throws a head kick but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Baldington throws a sloppy head kick and Grimm moves out of range easily.
Grimm misses with the combination.
Baldington throws a big counter combination but Grimm scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baldington moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grimm looks to land a left hand but Baldington moved out of range nicely.
Grimm throws a nice looking combination but Baldington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baldington throws a sloppy head kick and Grimm moves out of range easily.
Baldington lands a head kick. Grimm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grimm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baldington counters with a left and a right that stings Grimm.
A combination from Grimm does no damage.
Baldington is looking for a counter combo.
Baldington throws a head kick that misses.
Grimm moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grimm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baldington.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baldington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ben Grimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baldy Baldington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baldington avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Baldy Baldington.
Well Baldington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ben Grimm!