PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Grendel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage's entrance music is Macho Man Theme. A fine choice. Grendel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rjd2 - Ghostwriter . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Savage
vs
Grendel

183 cm
27
198 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

186 cm
25
195 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent 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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Grendel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grendel connects with a single shot there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grendel scores with a shot to the body.
Grendel lands a really nice looking cross but Savage seems unphased.
Grendel defending well as Savage loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Grendel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grendel circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grendel. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Grendel.
Grendel looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
A slow jab from Savage misses its intended target.
Grendel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grendel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grendel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Savage connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Grendel does it's job there.
Jab by Grendel.
Grendel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Savage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
George Grendel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage connects with a nice looking jab.
Grendel lands a really nice looking cross but Savage seems unphased.
Grendel scores with a jab to the body.
Savage shoots in but Grendel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grendel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savage dodges the punch combination from Grendel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
George Grendel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grendel needs to keep his hands up - Savage had a free shot at his head there.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grendel throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Grendel slips a straight right by Savage.
Savage misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Grendel misses the target.
Savage ducks right into an uppercut from Grendel.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grendel.
Savage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Grendel misses.
Grendel lands an overhand right.
Grendel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Savage had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Savage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Grendel.
Savage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grendel manages to avoid it.
Savage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grendel at a distance.
Nice jab there from Savage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grendel misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Grendel.
Savage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grendel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Savage slips a jab from Grendel.
Grendel misses the body punch
and Savage counters with a big head kick but Grendel shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage throws a hook to the side of Grendel's head but Grendel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage lands a nice shot that snaps Grendel's head back.
Grendel throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
Grendel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grendel tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grendel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grendel.
Grendel throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
A combination from Grendel does no damage.
A big left from Savage misses.
Grendel misses with a jab to the body
letting Savage counter with a right hand.
Savage throws a nice looking combination but Grendel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grendel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grendel scores with a jab. Savage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grendel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
Savage thows a body kick. Grendel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grendel looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grendel looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
Savage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Savage fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grendel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Savage, right into the meat.
Savage misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Grendel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grendel slips a jab from Savage.
Savage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Savage there as he acknowledges the shot.
Savage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grendel throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
Grendel connects with a single shot there.
A right-left combo lands from Grendel.
Savage connects with a solid leg kick.
Grendel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Savage misses.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savage looks to throw the jab but Grendel is out of range.
Grendel throws a hook but Savage blocks it.
Grendel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grendel scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grendel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savage avoids the body shot from Grendel.
Grendel cracks a nice hook into Savage's ribs.
Grendel misses with a double jab

and Savage counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Savage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Savage works his way into side control.
The ground and pound from Savage seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Grendel defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grendel tries to buck Savage off but Savage is having none of it.
Savage wants to control but Grendel is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Grendel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Savage throws a lazy right hand but Grendel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grendel connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Savage.
Grendel just misses with a punch to the body.
Grendel misses with a looping right.
Grendel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Savage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Savage there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grendel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grendel connects with a body shot.
Grendel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Savage slips under a jab from Grendel.
Grendel throws a lazy right hand but Savage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Grendel misses the target.
Grendel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Savage's head.
Grendel lands a jab-cross combination.
George Grendel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Savage looks to land a combination but Grendel avoids it well.
Grendel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Savage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grendel's waist but Grendel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Savage off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grendel has time to react.
Grendel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grendel connects with a nice looking jab.
Savage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Savage misses.
Grendel works over Savage's head and body with a nice combination.
Grendel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
George Grendel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grendel looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
A jab from Grendel misses.
Savage throws a front kick aimed at Grendel's knee but Grendel avoids it well.
Grendel avoids the head kick by Savage.
Grendel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Grendel lands with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grendel, as that shot connected.
Grendel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grendel connects with a nice looking jab.

Savage is rocked!
Savage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oh Savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Savage seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grendel drops Savage with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Savage! Grendel dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Grendel!