PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 2437 p4p, 2487 weight class) and Early Grayce (ranked 285 p4p, 287 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thrawn
vs
Grayce

195 cm
33
215
14 - 20 - 0

178 cm
44
222
20 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grand Admiral Thrawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Early Grayce !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrawn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grayce 's coach down at BKC Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grayce 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thrawn takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Grand Admiral Thrawn has been cut.
Thrawn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grayce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been told by Thrawn's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thrawn wants to clinch up but Grayce keeps it at a distance.
Thrawn tries to clinch but Grayce moves out of range.
A big right from Grayce misses.

Thrawn darts in and clinches Grayce up against the cage.
Grayce misses with an elbow strike.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
Grayce taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thrawn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayce throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Thrawn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thrawn avoids it.
Thrawn avoids a wild elbow strike from Grayce .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thrawn obliges.
Grayce looks winded!
Thrawn scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Thrawn as the two fighters clinch.
Thrawn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grayce throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thrawn lands an elbow that stopped Grayce in his tracks for a moment.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a good knee to the midsection. Grayce won't want to take too many of those.
Thrawn scores with a knee to the head.
Thrawn landing knees to the body.
Thrawn scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrawn connects with a knee to the head.
Thrawn lands a nice knee to the body.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrawn.
Thrawn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thrawn lands an elbow that stopped Grayce in his tracks for a moment.
Thrawn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thrawn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thrawn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grayce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thrawn lands a nice knee to the body.
Thrawn scores with a knee to the head.
Thrawn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thrawn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grayce backwards.
Thrawn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grayce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thrawn struggles to land a body shot inside as Grayce controls his hands.
Thrawn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thrawn working Grayce over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Thrawn.
Thrawn landing knees to the head.
Thrawn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thrawn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thrawn lands a body punch.
Thrawn lands a nice elbow.
Thrawn working Grayce over with knees to the body.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grayce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thrawn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grayce throws an elbow but it misses.
Thrawn scores with a knee to the head.
Grayce looking for a takedown.
Thrawn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thrawn lands a nice knee to the body.
Thrawn lands a nice knee to the body.
Thrawn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thrawn connects with a knee to the head.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grayce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thrawn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thrawn with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Early Grayce 's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrawn lands a good knee to the midsection. Grayce won't want to take too many of those.
Thrawn can't find room to land a body shot as Grayce controls the action.
Thrawn lands a nice shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head.
Thrawn lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayce throws an elbow but it misses.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head.
Thrawn crunches a lovely knee into Grayce 's ribcage.
Thrawn blocks an elbow strike.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grayce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Thrawn.
Thrawn working Grayce over with knees to the body.
Thrawn can't find room to land a body shot as Grayce controls the action.
Thrawn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grayce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thrawn landing knees to the head.
Thrawn lands with a short shot to the head.
Thrawn avoids the elbow strike from Grayce , against the cage.
Thrawn dodges an elbow strike from Grayce .
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayce throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thrawn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thrawn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thrawn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grayce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thrawn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grand Admiral Thrawn dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thrawn rushes Grayce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thrawn landing knees to the head.
Thrawn blocks the elbow strike.
Thrawn blocks the elbow strike.
Thrawn landing knees to the head.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside that Grayce shrugs off.
Thrawn landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thrawn.
Thrawn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grayce can do to turn this around?
Thrawn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grayce tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thrawn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grayce 's face.
Grayce throws an elbow that misses.
Thrawn scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Thrawn.
Nice body punch from Thrawn.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thrawn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grayce stalling in the clinch but Thrawn improves position.
Thrawn lands a nice knee to the body.
Thrawn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thrawn struggles to land a body shot inside as Grayce controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Thrawn on the inside.
Thrawn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thrawn lands an elbow that stopped Grayce in his tracks for a moment.
Thrawn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thrawn.
Thrawn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grayce 's face.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grand Admiral Thrawn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thrawn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thrawn lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Thrawn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thrawn.
Thrawn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grayce looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn lands a good knee to the midsection. Grayce won't want to take too many of those.
Grayce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thrawn is defending well for now.
Grayce pushes off an throws an elbow but Thrawn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Thrawn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn blocks the elbow strike.
Thrawn managing to block the knees to the body from Grayce .
Grayce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thrawn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thrawn lands an elbow just above Grayce 's eye.
Thrawn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head.
Grayce trying to land knees to the body.
Thrawn lands a left hand.
Thrawn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thrawn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Thrawn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head.
Thrawn digs a right hand underneath Grayce 's ribcage. Grayce let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grayce unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grayce throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce lands a nice elbow.
Thrawn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thrawn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside that Grayce shrugs off.
Thrawn blocks an elbow strike from Grayce .
Grayce prevents a body shot from Thrawn.
Thrawn blocks an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grayce backwards.
Thrawn pushes Grayce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrawn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grayce putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thrawn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thrawn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grayce 's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thrawn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrawn avoids a wild elbow strike from Grayce .
Thrawn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head.
Thrawn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thrawn with a knee to the head.
Thrawn scores a nice knee to the body.
Thrawn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thrawn working Grayce over with knees to the body.
Thrawn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grayce 's elbow.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head.
Thrawn blocks an elbow strike from Grayce .
Thrawn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Thrawn.
Grayce unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thrawn managing to block the knees to the body from Grayce .
Thrawn avoids the elbow strike from Grayce , against the cage.
Grayce trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayce looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn blocks an elbow strike from Grayce .
Grayce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thrawn avoids it.
Grayce throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grand Admiral Thrawn dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Thrawn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Grayce misses with a looping left.
Thrawn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thrawn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Grayce .
Grayce looks to land a left hand but Thrawn moved out of range nicely.

Grayce tries to keep at a distance but Thrawn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grayce throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Thrawn.
Thrawn working Grayce over with knees to the body.
Thrawn crunches a lovely knee into Grayce 's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrawn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrawn crunches a lovely knee into Grayce 's ribcage.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grayce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thrawn crunches a lovely knee into Grayce 's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grayce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thrawn's brow.
Thrawn lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thrawn lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce blocks a body shot from Thrawn.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thrawn.
Grayce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grayce takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grayce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thrawn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grayce 's face.
Nice elbow from Grayce .
Grayce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thrawn after a bit of a struggle.
Grayce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thrawn lands a nice elbow.
Thrawn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Thrawn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrawn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grayce 's face.
Thrawn managing to block the knees to the body from Grayce .
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grayce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grayce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thrawn avoids it.
Knees to the body from Thrawn.
Thrawn scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn managing to block the knees to the body from Grayce .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thrawn.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grayce .
Thrawn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thrawn tries a body shot but Grayce blocks it.
Thrawn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thrawn with a knee to the head.
Grayce throws an elbow that misses.
Grayce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thrawn avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thrawn obliges.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grayce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thrawn.
Thrawn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thrawn avoids a wild elbow strike from Grayce .
Thrawn connects with a knee to the head.
Grayce trying to land knees to the body.
Thrawn landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grayce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thrawn blocks the elbow strike.
Grayce takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thrawn with a knee to the head.
Thrawn avoids the elbow strike from Grayce , against the cage.
Grayce taking a breather.
Thrawn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grayce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thrawn landing knees to the head.
Thrawn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grayce pushes off an throws an elbow but Thrawn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grayce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thrawn working Grayce over with knees to the body.
Grayce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thrawn.
Thrawn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thrawn obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thrawn obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn scores with a knee to the head.
Thrawn is leaning against Grayce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thrawn scores a nice knee to the body.
Grand Admiral Thrawn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thrawn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grayce is stalling here.
Thrawn lands an elbow just above Grayce 's eye.
Thrawn landing knees to the head.
Thrawn blocks an elbow strike.
Thrawn throws a punch but it's blocked by Grayce .
Grayce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thrawn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grayce misses with an elbow over the top.
Grayce tries to land knees in the clinch but Thrawn avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Thrawn.
Early Grayce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thrawn tries to throw a body punch but Grayce avoids it by throwing Thrawn back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grand Admiral Thrawn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thrawn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grand Admiral Thrawn!
Grand Admiral Thrawn opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.