PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taio Grazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Montey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grazen
vs
Montey

170 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taio Grazen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Montey!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grazen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Montey swivels and escapes.

Grazen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Montey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grazen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montey is squirming around, avoiding Grazen's attempts to control the action.
Grazen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Montey is trying desperately to improve position.
Grazen lands with some strikes.
Montey avoids a series of strikes thrown by Grazen.
Grazen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
BOOM! Grazen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Montey throwing hammer fists to the chest of Grazen. What's that going to do exactly?
Grazen raining down shots from the mount!
Grazen avoids the attempt from Montey to control.
Montey avoids a series of strikes thrown by Grazen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grazen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Montey because Grazen loaded up on that one.
Grazen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grazen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Montey wants to control but Grazen is having none of it.
Montey working to try and regain half guard.
Montey tries to hold on but Grazen postures up.
Grazen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grazen breaks from Montey's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Montey is rocked!
Grazen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Montey is still in real trouble! Can Grazen finish him?
Grazen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Montey seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grazen punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grazen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Grazen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Montey's face.
Grazen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grazen postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Montey badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Grazen around the waist but Grazen pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Grazen is the winner by TKO! Grazen jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taio Grazen!