PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrad Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hug
vs
Grant

190 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
235 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conrad Grant!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hug - that will leave a mark!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grant.
Hug misses with a head kick.
Hug lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grant will feel that in the morning.
Hug lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hug could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hug misses with a head kick.
Hug lands a head kick that stumbles Grant and the fighters go to the mat.

Grant is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hug would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Grant is still in real trouble! Can Hug finish him?

Hug gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Grant seems to have recovered his senses.
Grant looks gassed!
Hug sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Grant to the ground! Hug dives into full mount looking to finish!
Hug controlling the position easily from mount.
Grant is looking to improve his position but Hug isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Hug is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grant manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hug's guard. Nice work there by Grant.
Hug is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grant is controlling him.
Hug knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grant on the ground.
Hug trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug is looking to stand up but Grant isn't so interested in that idea.
Grant trying to control but Hug is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Grant avoids the head kick by Hug.
A head kick misses from Hug.
Hug throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hug misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hug throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant shoots in but no luck this time.
Hug stuffs the takedown.
Randy Hug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conrad Grant.
Grant shoots in for a takedown but Hug shows good takedown defense.
Hug throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Hug throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Grant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hug as he jumps to the side.

Grant scores a takedown into full mount!
Grant is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant tries to control but Hug wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hug in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Hug dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A head kick misses from Hug.
A big head kick from Hug and Grant is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Hug tries to stand but Grant is controlling from the bottom.
Hug trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grant manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grant lands with some strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Grant unloading with bombs!
Hug is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hug takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hug takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Grant looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Grant with shots to the head and body - Hug looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant is landing with some decent strikes but Hug is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Grant lands a heavy elbow.
Grant trying to control but Hug is having none of it.
Hug wants to hold on but Grant pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hug tries to lock up and control but Grant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hug on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hug tries to get out of the position.
Grant scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grant landing strikes from the mount.
Grant breaks from Hug's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Grant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hug is looking to escape.
Grant controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to control the pace but Hug is squirming around nicely.
Hug bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Grant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hug gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hug stopping the sweep attempt from Grant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conrad Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Grant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hug pinned against the cage. Hug gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grant shoots for a double leg takedown but Hug sprawls well. He's pushed Grant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hug pinned against the cage. Hug gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Randy Hug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conrad Grant.
Grant shoots in for a double leg but Hug sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant misses with a takedown attempt - Hug sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grant shoots in but no luck this time.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hug throws a nice inside leg kick.
Randy Hug is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant blocks a head kick by Hug.
Hug throws a front kick that sends Grant stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Hug as Grant shoots in.
Grant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grant takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grant avoids the head kick by Hug.
Grant with a hook.
Hug tries a head kick but it misses.
Randy Hug is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grant.
Hug misses with a head kick.
Hug tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant shoots in for a double leg but Hug sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grant shoots in but Hug avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Hug.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hug paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hug stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Grant or perhaps it was just good defense by Hug which made him look bad.
Hug is looking to slow Grant down with leg kicks.
Hug connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hug stuffs the takedown attempt from Grant. Grant gets slowly back to his feet.
Hug misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grant.
A head kick misses from Hug.
Grant fails with the takedown.

Grant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grant working for a guillotine from mount but Hug is in no mood to give up.
Grant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hug tries to lock up and control but Grant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Conrad Grant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hug is looking to get to half guard.

That's four 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 on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hug has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Grant throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hug is squirming around, avoiding Grant's attempts to control the action.
Hug tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Hug showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hug has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Hug!