PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Grubbs (ranked 3016 p4p, 3749 weight class) and Alexander Borgia (ranked 428 p4p, 501 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grubbs
vs
Borgia

183 cm
21
195
3 - 4 - 0

184 cm
20
200
2 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Grubbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grubbs misses with a wild body shot.
Borgia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Alexander Borgia has been cut.
Grubbs connects with a body shot that sends Borgia's belly button to the back.
Grubbs lands a lovely overhand right.
Grubbs looks to land a left hand but Borgia moved out of range nicely.
Borgia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grubbs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grubbs misses with a looping left.
Borgia moves out of range as Grubbs strikes.
Borgia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Borgia misses with a double jab.
Borgia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grubbs.
Grubbs slips a jab from Borgia.
Borgia slips under a jab from Grubbs.
Borgia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grubbs but Grubbs pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grubbs moves away from the strike by Borgia.
Grubbs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grubbs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borgia was well out of range. Poor timing from Grubbs.
Borgia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Borgia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Borgia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Borgia missing with a left hand there. Grubbs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borgia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grubbs.
Borgia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borgia throws the left hand but Grubbs avoids the punch easily.

Grubbs drops Borgia with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Borgia looks back up at him and smiles so Grubbs waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Borgia is rocked!

That has opened up Alexander Borgia's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grubbs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Borgia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Borgia is still on wobbly legs! Can Grubbs finish him?
Grubbs misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Borgia! But no joy.
Grubbs flashes Borgia a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Borgia's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Borgia crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Grubbs punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Grubbs!
Edward Grubbs thanked the fans post fight for their support.