PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grant
vs
Paul Whoddanikabollokoff

172 cm
28
181 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

178 cm
28
183 lbs
17 - 14 - 2

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Grant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a hook but Whoddanikabollokoff avoids it easily.
Whoddanikabollokoff slips under a jab.
Grant ducks right into an uppercut from Whoddanikabollokoff.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whoddanikabollokoff moves away.
Whoddanikabollokoff tries to score with a low kick but Grant moves his leg out of the way.
Whoddanikabollokoff misses with a takedown attempt - Grant sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Whoddanikabollokoff scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Grant wants to control but Whoddanikabollokoff is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grant manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grant has his hands on Whoddanikabollokoff's head, controlling the position.
Whoddanikabollokoff with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff is looking to work some ground and pound but Grant has wrist control.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to move into half guard but instead Grant has managed to sweep!
Whoddanikabollokoff looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Whoddanikabollokoff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grant controls the pace.
Grant stopping the sweep attempt from Whoddanikabollokoff.
Grant tries to free his leg and advance position but Whoddanikabollokoff is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to control the position.
Whoddanikabollokoff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Whoddanikabollokoff misses with a head shot. Grant uses the momentum to regain guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws a strike but Grant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grant being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant preventing the sweep.
Whoddanikabollokoff is trying to keep Grant in close.
Grant content to stall in guard here.
Whoddanikabollokoff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ted Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant avoids the body shot from Whoddanikabollokoff.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grant defends it nicely.
A left lands for Grant.

It looks like Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff has been cut.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whoddanikabollokoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
Whoddanikabollokoff slips a jab from Grant.
Whoddanikabollokoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grant as he avoids it easily.
Ted Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whoddanikabollokoff tries for a takedown but Grant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whoddanikabollokoff punishes Grant's body with a nice straight punch.
Whoddanikabollokoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Grant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whoddanikabollokoff moves away from the strike by Grant.
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 Ted Grant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grant throws a left and a right that both miss

so Whoddanikabollokoff counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whoddanikabollokoff is looking to work some ground and pound but Grant has wrist control.
Whoddanikabollokoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Grant is retaining full guard.
Grant pulls Whoddanikabollokoff in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grant is on top in guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant is desperately trying to improve his position but Whoddanikabollokoff has a good base and remains in mount.
Grant holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Whoddanikabollokoff tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Whoddanikabollokoff looking to control but Grant is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Whoddanikabollokoff landing strikes from the mount.
Whoddanikabollokoff unloads with some shots from mount but Grant bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Grant is squirming around, avoiding Whoddanikabollokoff's attempts to control the action.
Grant really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Whoddanikabollokoff punching from mount but Grant doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grant blocking the ground and pound.
Whoddanikabollokoff punching from mount but Grant doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grant is looking to improve his position but Whoddanikabollokoff isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whoddanikabollokoff looking to secure an arm triangle but Grant defends it well.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a heavy elbow.
Whoddanikabollokoff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grant is looking to escape.
Whoddanikabollokoff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whoddanikabollokoff sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Whoddanikabollokoff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grant's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to control but Whoddanikabollokoff is having none of it.
Grant is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Grant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Whoddanikabollokoff.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whoddanikabollokoff is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Grant is rocked!
Grant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grant throws a series of punches but Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range.
Whoddanikabollokoff catches Grant with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
Nice straight punches there by Whoddanikabollokoff. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Whoddanikabollokoff.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Whoddanikabollokoff misses
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grant pinned against the cage. Grant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Whoddanikabollokoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whoddanikabollokoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whoddanikabollokoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Whoddanikabollokoff swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whoddanikabollokoff.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Whoddanikabollokoff's head but Whoddanikabollokoff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whoddanikabollokoff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Whoddanikabollokoff tries for a takedown but Grant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whoddanikabollokoff closes the distance and clinches up with Grant, looking for a takedown. Whoddanikabollokoff pushes Grant against the cage but Grant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ted Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff.
Whoddanikabollokoff looks to land a combination. Grant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grant but Grant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ted Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grant.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whoddanikabollokoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Grant misses with the combination.

Grant drops Whoddanikabollokoff with a beautiful combination! Whoddanikabollokoff stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Grant is looking for the KO!

Whoddanikabollokoff is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Whoddanikabollokoff drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Grant swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Whoddanikabollokoff's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Grant!
Ted Grant is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Ted Grant thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.