PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Fredericks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butsy Grabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Fredericks
vs
Grabber

180 cm
24
196 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

185 cm
29
198 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

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 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Fredericks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Butsy Grabber!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredericks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grabber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fredericks swats away the attempt to clinch by Grabber.
Grabber throws a body punch but Fredericks moves out of range.
Fredericks wants to slow Grabber down by chopping away at his legs.
Grabber misses the jab.
Fredericks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grabber looks to land a right hand but Fredericks moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fredericks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grabber.
Fredericks misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fredericks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grabber throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fredericks.
Fredericks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grabber.
Grabber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grabber looks to score with a jab to the body but Fredericks is just out of range.
Grabber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fredericks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grabber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks misses with an uppercut.
Grabber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Fredericks misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fredericks. That's going to slow Grabber down.

Fredericks pushes Grabber up against the cage in a clinch.
Fredericks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fredericks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fredericks scores with a knee to the head.
Fredericks gets through Grabber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fredericks landing knees to the body.
Fredericks blocks an elbow strike from Grabber.
Grabber looks gassed!
Grabber tries a knee to the head but Fredericks blocks it.
Fredericks lands an elbow that stopped Grabber in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grabber.
Fredericks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fredericks lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredericks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fredericks blocks a body shot from Grabber.
Fredericks tries to land a knee to the head but Grabber blocks with his arms.
Fredericks stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks lands a knee to the head.
Fredericks throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grabber.
Fredericks managing to block the knees to the body from Grabber.
Fredericks trying to land knees to the body.
Fredericks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grabber lands an elbow inside that Fredericks shrugs off.
Grabber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fredericks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredericks is looking to control Grabber's arms but Grabber gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fredericks has his back to the cage.
Fredericks lands with a light punch inside.
Fredericks gets through Grabber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grabber can't find room to land a body shot as Fredericks controls the action.
Fredericks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grabbers head.
Grabber takes an elbow to the temple.
Fredericks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grabber takes an elbow to the temple.
Fredericks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fredericks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grabber misses with an elbow over the top.
Grabber missing with knees to the body.
Fredericks works on Grabber's body with a couple of short punches.
Fredericks avoiding damage as Grabber throws knees to the body.
Grabber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fredericks connects with a knee to the head.
Fredericks avoids the elbow strike from Grabber, against the cage.
Grabber takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fredericks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Fredericks.
Grabber blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grabber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fredericks lands a shoulder strike.
Grabber takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fredericks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fredericks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grabber backwards.
Grabber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fredericks slowing the pace effectively.
Grabber takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grabber throws an elbow but misses.
Fredericks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grabbers head.
Fredericks controlling the action here for a moment.
Fredericks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grabber letting Fredericks take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Fredericks.
Fredericks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fredericks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredericks looking to throw knees to the head but Grabber is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredericks lands with a short shot to the head.
Grabber takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grabber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fredericks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grabber letting Fredericks take a breather here.
Fredericks pushes off an throws an elbow but Grabber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Fredericks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fredericks throws a leg kick but Grabber checks it.
Fredericks moves out of range of the strikes.
Grabber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fredericks darts in trying to clinch
and Grabber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredericks lands a head kick. Grabber smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fredericks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grabber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grabber throws an overhand right that lands on Fredericks's shoulder, as Fredericks tries to avoid the shot.
Fredericks misses with a looping right.
Grabber throws a lazy head kick
and Fredericks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grabber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fredericks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grabber is defended easily by Fredericks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Grabber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fredericks doesn't seem phased though.

Grabber moves into the clinch.
Fredericks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grabber tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredericks avoids the damage to the body.
Fredericks presses Grabber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grabber is breathing heavily.
Fredericks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fredericks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fredericks misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Fredericks on the inside.
Grabber missing with knees to the body.
Fredericks misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks misses with the head strike.
Fredericks looking to stall.
Grabber avoiding damage as Fredericks throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Fredericks fails to land.
Grabber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fredericks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grabber managing to block the knees to the body from Fredericks.
Fredericks wants to stall.
Grabber lands an elbow that stopped Fredericks in his tracks for a moment.
Grabber blocks an uppercut.
Grabber missing with knees to the body.
Grabber blocks an elbow strike.
Joe Fredericks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fredericks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Grabber.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grabber.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fredericks.
Grabber missing with knees to the body.
Grabber trying to land knees to the body.
Fredericks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredericks managing to block the knees to the body from Grabber.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fredericks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grabber tries to land a knee to the head but Fredericks blocks with his arms.
Fredericks pushes off an throws an elbow but Grabber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fredericks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Fredericks.
Fredericks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grabber backwards.
Fredericks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grabber up against the cage.
Fredericks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grabber backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Fredericks.
Fredericks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grabber or not.
Fredericks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fredericks scores with a shot to the side of Grabber's head.
Fredericks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fredericks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grabber's brow.
Fredericks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grabber missing with knees to the body.
Fredericks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grabbers head.
Grabber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fredericks avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fredericks looking to throw knees to the head but Grabber is blocking nicely.
Grabber lands a shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fredericks managing to block the knees to the body from Grabber.
Fredericks lands a knee to the head.
Fredericks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fredericks prevents a body shot from Grabber.
Fredericks looking to throw knees to the head but Grabber is blocking nicely.
Grabber missing with knees to the body.
Grabber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fredericks's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Fredericks dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fredericks wants to clinch.
Fredericks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fredericks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grabber misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredericks scores with a nice right hand.
Grabber throws the left hand but Fredericks avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredericks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredericks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grabber.
Grabber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grabber misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fredericks counters with an inside leg kick.
Grabber digs a good hook to Fredericks's body.
Fredericks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grabber's sensitive parts.
Grabber misses with the combination.
Fredericks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butsy Grabber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fredericks throws a hook but Grabber blocks it.
Fredericks lands with a straight right. Grabber didn't see that one coming.
Fredericks jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Grabber.
Fredericks slips under a jab.
Grabber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fredericks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Grabber lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabber checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Fredericks misses.
Grabber misses the jab.
Fredericks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fredericks throws a leg kick but Grabber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fredericks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grabber blocks a low kick nicely.
Fredericks tries to clinch up.
Joe Fredericks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fredericks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grabber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grabber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Grabber misses the target.
Fredericks throws a chopping leg kick but Grabber manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fredericks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Grabber moves into the clinch.
Fredericks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grabber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredericks.
Fredericks blocks an elbow strike.
Fredericks avoids the elbow strike from Grabber, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grabber missing with knees to the body.
Grabber missing with knees to the body.
Grabber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredericks.
Grabber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fredericks avoiding damage as Grabber throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Fredericks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Fredericks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fredericks 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Fredericks!