PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Colt (ranked 2710 p4p, 4204 weight class) and Gorilla Grodd (ranked 159 p4p, 234 weight class). Gorilla Grodd has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henry Colt's chin.

Colt
vs
Grodd

173 cm
19
138
3 - 0 - 0

168 cm
19
138
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorilla Grodd!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Colt finds it's target.
Grodd throws a lazy right hand but Colt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colt tries to clinch but Grodd is having none of it.
Colt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grodd.
Grodd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grodd wants to land a leg kick but Colt is out of range.
Grodd swings for the body but Colt moves out of range.
Grodd needs to keep his hands up - Colt had a free shot at his head there.
Colt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Colt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grodd.
Colt looks to land a left hand but Grodd moved out of range nicely.
Grodd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Colt misses with a wild body shot.
Colt tries to close the distance and clinch but Grodd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grodd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grodd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grodd misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Colt.
Grodd throws out a counter right but Colt avoids it with no problem.
Grodd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Colt to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Grodd.
A punch combination from Colt misses.
It seemed like Grodd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henry Colt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grodd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Colt.
A jab from Colt does it's job there.
Colt walks into a left hand.
Colt is looking to clinch but Grodd is avoiding it.
Colt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grodd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Colt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Colt scores with the left hand. Grodd knows he should have avoided that one.
Colt slips a jab from Grodd.
Colt connects with a nice looking jab.
Colt slips a straight right by Grodd.
Colt cracks Grodd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Colt moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Colt does it's job there.
Colt throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt misses with a low kick.
Colt is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Colt scores with a nice head shot.
Grodd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Colt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Colt feints a jab promting Grodd to slip. Colt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grodd slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've been informed that Grodd has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Colt swinging wildly here.
Grodd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Colt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grodd on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Colt misses the target.
Colt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Colt moves forwards but Grodd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Colt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grodd throws a body shot but no joy.
Colt misses with a looping left.
Colt misses with an uppercut. Grodd saw that one coming.
Colt tries to clinch there but Grodd circles away.
Grodd now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Colt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Colt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Colt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Colt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grodd can do to turn this around?
Colt throws a big shot that misses.
Grodd throws a looping overhand right but Colt ducks down to avoid it.
Grodd throws a shot from downtown. Colt moves away and avoids it.
Colt scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grodd. Colt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grodd looks to land a left hand but Colt moved out of range nicely.
Colt throws a jab when Grodd was well out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Grodd might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Colt has got the better of the exchanges.
Colt tries to clinch there but Grodd circles away.
Grodd staying out of range there.
Colt throws a right hand that Grodd ducks under and follows up with a left that Grodd also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grodd slips under a jab.
Colt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Colt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colt connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grodd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grodd cracks Colt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grodd misses with a wild body shot.
Colt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grodd.
A nice leg kick from Colt, right into the meat of the thigh.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Grodd 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.
Grodd takes one to the chin there.
Grodd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Colt wants to slow Grodd down by chopping away at his legs.
Grodd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grodd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grodd ducks under a wild hook from Colt.
A countering left hand to the body from Grodd misses.
Grodd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colt misses with a jab to the body
and Grodd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grodd slips a jab from Colt.
Grodd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good work by Colt as he checks the leg kick.
Colt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grodd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grodd swings for the body but Colt moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grodd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Grodd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Colt misses with a wild combination.
Grodd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Colt lands with an uppercut that bounces Grodd off the cage and back into range.
Grodd punishes Colt's body with a nice straight punch.
Grodd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colt moves away.
Colt scores with a jab to the body.
Henry Colt is winning the standup battle so far.
Grodd takes a swing at Colt's ribcage but misses.
Colt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Colt throws a poor cross that misses
and Grodd counters with a nice body shot.
Grodd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grodd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grodd blocks a head kick by Colt.
Grodd is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Colt with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colt is looking to clinch but Grodd is avoiding it.
Grodd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grodd checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Colt finds it's way through Grodd's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Colt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Grodd lands with a nice body punch.
Henry Colt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Colt slips under a jab.
Colt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grodd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Colt throws a hook but Grodd blocks it.
Grodd missing with a left hand there. Colt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Grodd coming out on top.
Colt connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the liver by Colt. Beautiful body shot.
Colt lands an overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Colt.
Grodd moves out of range as Colt strikes.
Colt thuds a left hand into Grodd's body.
Colt lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colt misses with an uppercut
and Grodd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Colt lands a lovely overhand right.
Grodd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Colt misses with a left hand
and Grodd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grodd misses the shot to the body.
Grodd throws a jab but it's blocked by Colt.
Grodd connects with a body shot.
Grodd throws a nice looking combination but Colt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grodd's corner calls for a 1-2. Grodd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grodd throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Colt.
Grodd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grodd misses with a looping right.
Colt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grodd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grodd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Colt.
Colt throws a shot to the body.
Colt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grodd moves away.
Colt checks a low kick from Grodd.
Grodd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colt throws out the jab.
Grodd ducks right into an uppercut from Colt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Colt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Colt throws a body punch but Grodd moves out of range.
Jab from Colt.
Grodd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Colt. Colt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grodd slips under a jab.
Colt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grodd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Colt throws a body shot but no joy.
Grodd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Colt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grodd.
Grodd avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Colt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gorilla Grodd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grodd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

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 Henry Colt.
Well Colt 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 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Colt!