PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogan Grimes (ranked 1957 p4p, 1630 weight class) and Jacob White (ranked 250 p4p, 211 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rogan Grimes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rogan Grimes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Grimes
vs
White

168 cm
21
152
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
155
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rogan Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob White!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Grimes coming out on top.
Grimes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Grimes dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
Grimes cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
A leg kick checked by White.
Grimes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Grimes thows a left - swing and a miss!
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grimes throws a body shot but no joy.
White is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grimes with a body shot.
Grimes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grimes scores with a punch to the head.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grimes in his tracks.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White feints a jab promting Grimes to slip. White then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grimes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
White throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grimes's head.
Grimes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grimes scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
Grimes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
White throws a series of punches but Grimes moves out of range.
White swinging wildly here.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimes circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from White.
Grimes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grimes throws a leg kick that misses.
Grimes scores with a jab to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from White.

It looks like Rogan Grimes has been cut.
It looks like Grimes has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White checks a leg kick.
Grimes lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White misses with a few strikes there.
Grimes connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a looping right.
Grimes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimes throws out the jab.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
White displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
White throws a right and a left that Grimes avoids nicely.
White swinging wildly here.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grimes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a two punch combo.
Grimes misses with a hook
and White counters with a left to the body.
Grimes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimes scores with a punch to the head.
White thuds a left hand into Grimes's body.
Grimes loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
A lazy left from Grimes finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grimes misses the shot to the body.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grimes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Grimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White throws out a counter right but Grimes avoids it with no problem.
Grimes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grimes with a jab.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Grimes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grimes swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grimes. Grimes obviously looking to wear him down.
White throws a series of punches but Grimes moves out of range.
White with the inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimes misses the target.
Grimes lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
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!
White looks to land a combination but Grimes avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and White connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grimes scrambles back to his feet.
Grimes looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White looks to throw the jab but Grimes is out of range.
Grimes scores with a jab to the head.
Grimes lands a jab to White's midsection.
Grimes throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from White.
White misses the jab.
Grimes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grimes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grimes throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jacob White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rogan Grimes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Grimes lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimes cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grimes looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rogan Grimes is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Grimes misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grimes to score with a decent uppercut.
Grimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Grimes sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
White thuds a left hand into Grimes's body.
White missing with a left hand there. Grimes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Grimes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White.
White takes a swing at Grimes's ribcage but misses.
Grimes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Grimes with a nice cross.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimes throws out the jab.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grimes misses with a looping right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from White 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.
White missing with a left hand there. Grimes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grimes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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!
White throws a sloppy head kick and Grimes moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White works over Grimes's head and body with a nice combination.
Grimes misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Rogan Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a leg kick but Grimes checks it.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Grimes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimes throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Grimes throws a low kick but White moves out of range easily.
White swinging wildly here.
White throws a right hand that Grimes ducks under and follows up with a left that Grimes also avoids with ease.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grimes throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grimes throws a leg kick but White checks it.
Jacob White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grimes.
Grimes missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White cracks Grimes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grimes connects with a looping right hand.
Grimes with the inside leg kick.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grimes misses with a low kick.
Grimes throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimes cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A good leg kick by Grimes.
Grimes loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grimes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grimes tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
White takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimes lands a jab.
Grimes looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Grimes throws a leg kick
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimes misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch combination from White misses.
White throws a series of punches but Grimes avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Grimes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White misses with a wild combination.
White throws a head kick but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes throws a leg kick but White moved away.
White tries to bum rush Grimes with a series of wild strikes but Grimes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimes throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Grimes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimes lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes checks the leg kick.
Grimes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
White tried to score with a low kick but Grimes checks it.
A low kick lands for Grimes.
Grimes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grimes throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Grimes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimes throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White throws a counter combo.
White throws a series of punches but Grimes moves out of range.
White misses with a two punch combination.
White looks to land a combination but Grimes avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Grimes.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grimes scores with a punch to the head.
White ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grimes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rogan Grimes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rogan Grimes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Grimes.
Grimes throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grimes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White swinging wildly here.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grimes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Grimes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Grimes misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes misses with a looping right.
Grimes connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
Grimes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Grimes looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimes throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimes throws out the jab.
White lands a jab-cross combination.

White closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Grimes.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grimes is trying to maintain a safe position but White gets an underhook and turns Grimes into the cage.
Grimes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimes tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Grimes back against the cage.
Grimes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimes blocks a body shot from White.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
Grimes misses with the head strike.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grimes misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Grimes on the inside.
Grimes working aggressively here.
White lands an elbow that stopped Grimes in his tracks for a moment.
Grimes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White blocking some punches.
White lands a nice elbow.

Rogan Grimes's cut is getting worse.
A short uppercut from Grimes.
Grimes struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.

Grimes breaks the clinch.
White ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
Grimes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Grimes moves out of range as White strikes.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a body shot
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacob White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good standup being displayed there by Grimes as he connects with a hook.
Grimes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheers as Grimes lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
White slips a jab from Grimes.
Grimes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White swings for the body but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimes misses the target.
White is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grimes misses with a straight right.
Rogan Grimes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grimes throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grimes misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from White.
A good leg kick by Grimes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes walks into a stiff left hand from White.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from White.
Grimes misses with an uppercut.
White is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimes avoids the head kick by White.
Grimes throws a hook but White blocks it.
White ducks right into an uppercut from Grimes.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
White scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
White misses with a straight left.
White connects with a right hand. Grimes shakes it off.
White misses with a two punch combination.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.
Grimes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grimes throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.

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 Rogan Grimes.
I think Grimes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Rogan Grimes!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Rogan Grimes!

Rogan Grimes wins by majority decision!
Rogan Grimes thanked the fans post fight for their support.