PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roland Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stackhouse has chosen Every Time I Die - Roman Holiday as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Grant
vs
Stackhouse

183 cm
23
197 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

179 cm
24
190 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Roland Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stackhouse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Stackhouse misses.
Grant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stackhouse in his tracks.
A big left from Grant misses.
Stackhouse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grant misses with a body shot.

Stackhouse shoots in and bounces Grant off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Stackhouse from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant wants to sweep but no luck.
Stackhouse looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grant is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stackhouse lands a jab to the nose.
Stackhouse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Roland Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stackhouse misses with a hook to the body
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Grant throws a hook but Stackhouse avoids it easily.
Stackhouse lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grant backs up against the cage.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse lands a really nice looking cross but Grant seems unphased.
Grant misses with an uppercut. Stackhouse saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Stackhouse misses
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stackhouse tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Stackhouse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stackhouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stackhouse misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grant swings for the body but Stackhouse moves out of range.
Stackhouse defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
Stackhouse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Stackhouse is out of range.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Grant displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stackhouse.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stackhouse looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Grant is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roland Grant will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stackhouse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grant closes the distance looking to clinch

and Stackhouse counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stackhouse lands with a left to the head.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grant just leaning against Stackhouse, taking a breather.
Grant misses with the head strike.
Grant lands a hook that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Stackhouse digs a right hand underneath Grant's ribcage. Grant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grant is looking to control Stackhouse's arms but Stackhouse gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grant has his back to the cage.
A short left from Grant.
Stackhouse lands a left hand.
Grant blocks an uppercut.
Stackhouse blocks a body shot from Grant.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant misses with some punches.
Grant working aggressively here.
Stackhouse lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grant leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stackhouse blocking some punches.
Stackhouse blocks an uppercut.
Stackhouse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Grant as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grant blocks an uppercut.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Stackhouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Grant.
Stackhouse lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stackhouse.
A left hand lands to the body for Stackhouse.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse lands a shot to the body.
Grant tries to work over Stackhouse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Stackhouse.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Stackhouse.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant slows down the pace here.
Stackhouse takes a shot to the head.
Stackhouse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grant stalling in the clinch but Stackhouse improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Stackhouse.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grant.
Grant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stackhouse's elbow.
Stackhouse can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grant looking to slow down the pace here.
Grant misses with a punch to the body.

Stackhouse jumps into guard, dragging Grant to the mat.
Grant wants to control from the top but Stackhouse keeps moving.
Stackhouse working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse wants to sweep but no luck.
Grant content to stall in guard here.
Stackhouse is pulling down on Grant's head to control his posture.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stackhouse lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stackhouse.
Grant misses with a hook. Stackhouse ducked under it nicely.
Stackhouse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a combination that misses
and Stackhouse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stackhouse throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stackhouse shoots in looking for a takedown. Grant tries to sprawl out of it but Stackhouse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stackhouse misses the jab.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stackhouse misses the body punch
and Grant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stackhouse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dave Stackhouse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Stackhouse thows a body shot but no joy.
Stackhouse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grant throws a leg kick

so Stackhouse counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stackhouse trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
Stackhouse controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Stackhouse from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Grant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dave Stackhouse hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Stackhouse dodges the punch combination from Grant.
Stackhouse slips under a jab from Grant.
Grant looks to land a right hand but Stackhouse moved out of range.
Stackhouse misses with a wild body shot.
Grant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grant moves out of range as Stackhouse strikes.
Stackhouse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stackhouse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Stackhouse misses
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Stackhouse misses with a shot to the body
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stackhouse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Stackhouse misses with a shot to the body
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stackhouse keeps the fight on the outside.
Stackhouse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
Grant is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Stackhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Stackhouse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a hook to the body
and Stackhouse counters with a nice uppercut.

Stackhouse throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grant tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stackhouse is in Grant's guard.
Grant looking to control.
Stackhouse postures up in Grant's guard and throws a big left but Grant blocks it.

Grant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stackhouse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grant managing to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Stackhouse.
I think Stackhouse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Stackhouse!