PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Trude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Grey
vs
Trude

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Trude!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trude won't allow Grey to pass to mount.
Grey is controlling the pace.
Trude is trying to stand up here but Grey is controlling him well.
Grey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trude is looking to improve his position.
Grey wants to pass to mount but Trude is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trude kicks off Grey and gets to his feet.
Trude takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grey dodges the punch combination from Trude.
Trude looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Trude.
Grey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey tries to clinch up.
Trude slaps away a takedown attempt from Grey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trude tries to avoid it but Grey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trude to the ground. Trude escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey is looking to clinch.
Trude avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Grey.
Trude takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Trude. No joy for Grey on that attempt.

Grey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Trude is controlling Grey's trapped leg to prevent Grey from advancing to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trude pushes Grey off and gets back to his feet.
Trude misses with a takedown
and Grey counters with a one-two to the body.
Jimmy Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trude looks to land a combination but Grey avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Grey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A low kick from Trude misses

and Grey counters by moving into the clinch.
Trude wants to break free but Grey has control.
Grey fails to pull guard.
Trude wants to get back to striking at distance but Grey won't allow it.

Trude breaks the clinch.
Grey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Tyler Trude has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Grey scores with a four punch combination!

Trude is rocked!
Trude moves out of range as Grey strikes.
Trude keeps the fight on the outside.
Grey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trude was well out of range. Poor timing from Grey.
Grey shoots in for a double leg but Trude sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trude scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jimmy Grey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trude misses with a double jab

and Grey counters with a single leg into guard. Trude didn't expect that.
Grey trying to control the position from guard on top but Trude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grey prevents Trude from getting back to his feet.
Trude keeping full guard, as Grey tries to pass.
Grey looking to sit in guard and control but Trude gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grey isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Trude stacks Grey on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Trude!

Trude stands up and beckons Grey to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trude counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trude misses with a double jab

and Grey counters with a shoot takedown. Trude fights it but they end up in guard.
Grey trying to control the position from guard on top but Trude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trude can't keep his opponent in guard - Grey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey is keen to just control but Trude is a slippery customer.
Trude avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Grey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Trude's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Grey shoots in and drives through. Trude sprawls well.
Grey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trude sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trude tries to avoid it but Grey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trude to the ground. Trude escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Trude closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Grey tries to bench press Trude off him but Trude keeps the position.
Grey is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trude controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey struggling a bit here.
Grey tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Trude presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Trude is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Grey misses with a takedown attempt
and Trude counters with a big head kick but Grey shrugs it off.
Grey shoots in for a takedown but Trude shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Trude misses.
Trude misses with a double jab

and Grey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Grey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trude pulls Grey in close to his closed guard and prevents Grey from doing any damage or advancing position.

Trude has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Grey off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Grey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grey throws a head kick that misses.
Tyler Trude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grey.
Trude throws a series of punches but Grey moves out of range.
Grey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trude counters with a two punch combo.
Trude fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jimmy Grey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grey tries to clinch but Trude moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Trude comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grey 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Grey!