PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franck Kodjia (ranked 1235 p4p, 1091 weight class) and Earl Lee Grace (ranked 38 p4p, 33 weight class). Franck Kodjia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kodjia
vs
Grace

195 cm
36
275
28 - 22 - 0

195 cm
40
265
19 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franck Kodjia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Earl Lee Grace!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace misses with a body kick.

Kodjia has managed to clinch.
Grace lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kodjia tries to work over Grace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grace throws a punch but it's blocked by Kodjia.
Grace swings wildly with an uppercut but Kodjia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grace blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kodjia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Grace scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kodjia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Earl Lee Grace has been cut.
Kodjia blocks an uppercut.
Grace misses with a punch to the body.
Kodjia swings wildly with an uppercut but Grace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kodjia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kodjia drops Grace with a big knee straight up the middle! Grace is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Grace is rocked!
Grace switches off momentarily and Kodjia cracks him with a monster right hand! Grace topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Kodjia dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Kodjia!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franck Kodjia!
As Franck Kodjia got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Im a pitbull Kill or be killed'.