PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simeon Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes into the arena with Beast Mode blaring out of the sound system. Grundy has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jack Daniels has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jack Daniels seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Daniels
vs
Grundy

165 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

173 cm
26
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simeon Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grundy darts in and clinches Daniels up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Daniels.

Grundy jumps into guard, dragging Daniels to the mat.
Daniels stands and throws Grundy's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Daniels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daniels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Daniels working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Daniels tries for a kimura but Grundy is defending well.

Daniels is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grundy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daniels wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grundy, who protects the arm well.

Daniels thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grundy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Daniels off and has taken his back!
Grundy missing with strikes from the back.

Grundy is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Daniels is defending well though. Grundy let's go of the attempt for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Grundy has good solid back control here.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grundy has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Daniels has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Daniels manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Grundy is now in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy trying to control the position but Daniels is working away.
Grundy in side control, throwing shots but Daniels defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grundy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Daniels has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels parries the strikes from Grundy easily there. Grundy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Daniels to escape.
Grundy wants to control but Daniels is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simeon Grundy dominated that round.
That's time! Daniels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels throws a wild body kick that Grundy sees coming a mile off.
Grundy throws a one two combo.
Grundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grundy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Daniels clinches up with Grundy and pushes him back against the cage.
Grundy takes an elbow to the forehead.

Grundy gets control of Daniels's arms and successfully pulls guard. Grundy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Grundy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Grundy is keeping the position.

Grundy has his foot on Daniels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daniels works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Daniels postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Grundy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Daniels, into his guard.
Grundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels keeping full guard, as Grundy tries to pass.

Daniels has his foot on Grundy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grundy works his way back into a safe position though.
Grundy works over Daniels with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy pushes down on Daniels's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Grundy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grundy works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy unloads with some shots from mount but Daniels bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Grundy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Daniels looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Simeon Grundy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grundy softening up his opponent with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Daniels.
Grundy controlling well, preventing Daniels from escaping the position.

Grundy is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Daniels knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Daniels for a finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Grundy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grundy thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simeon Grundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice uppercut lands for Grundy. That snapped Daniels's head back.
A nice combination there by Grundy.
Grundy scores with a sloppy right hand. Daniels should have avoided that one.

Daniels takes the fight into the clinch.

Grundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Daniels closes the distance and clinches.
Grundy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
Grundy dodges an elbow strike from Daniels.

Grundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grundy with a hook.

Daniels takes the fight into the clinch.
Daniels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grundy's efforts to push away.

Grundy jumps into guard, dragging Daniels to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Grundy is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels postures up.
Daniels passes Grundy's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Daniels seems to be looking for submissions.

Daniels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grundy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Daniels looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Daniels seems to be working for a kimura but Grundy defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy trying to control but Daniels postures up.
Grundy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Daniels's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Daniels's back!
Grundy is trying to stick to Daniels's back but Daniels is turning into Grundy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Grundy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Daniels.
Daniels tries to stand but Grundy is controlling from the bottom.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Daniels drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grundy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grundy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grundy!
Grundy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Daniels wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Grundy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Grundy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grundy has hold of Daniels's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Daniels manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Grundy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Daniels looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simeon Grundy really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grundy lands with a slapping head kick.
No joy there for Grundy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grundy connects with a high kick.
No luck for Grundy with that takedown attempt.

Daniels drives through and clinches with Grundy against the cage.
Grundy avoids the elbow strike from Daniels, against the cage.
Grundy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grundy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Grundy avoids the elbow strike from Daniels, against the cage.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Grundy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Daniels prevents it.
Daniels throws an elbow but it misses.

Grundy breaks from the clinch.
Daniels pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Daniels gets a clinch.
Grundy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grundy's defenses.

It looks like Simeon Grundy has been cut.
Grundy avoids the elbow strike from Daniels, against the cage.
Daniels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daniels working aggressively here.

Grundy manages to break the clinch.

Daniels has Grundy up against the cage in a clinch.

Grundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grundy delivers a nice body kick.
Daniels lands a head kick!

Grundy has managed to clinch.
Grundy blocks an elbow strike from Daniels.
Grundy dodges an elbow strike from Daniels.
Grundy avoids the elbow strike from Daniels, against the cage.
Daniels throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daniels throws an elbow but misses.
Daniels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daniels has Grundy pressed against the cage, preventing Grundy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Grundy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grundy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daniels, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Grundy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Daniels uses from the top position.
Grundy pulls Daniels in close to prevent any damage.
Daniels stopping the sweep attempt from Grundy.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Grundy is keeping the position.
Daniels is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grundy has his foot on Daniels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daniels works his way back into a safe position though.

Daniels drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grundy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grundy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grundy!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Grundy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Grundy wants to control for a moment but Daniels uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy wants to take a breather but Daniels is having none of it.
Daniels wants to improve his position but Grundy is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grundy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simeon Grundy dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Simeon Grundy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Daniels takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daniels throws an elbow but misses.
Grundy is trying to break the clinch but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels misses with an elbow strike.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grundy is trying to pull guard but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.

Grundy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Grundy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Daniels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Daniels trying to move into half guard but instead Grundy has managed to sweep!
Grundy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Daniels is looking to sinch up a triangle. Grundy throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Daniels's body to avoid the submission. Daniels has instead reached around Grundy's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Daniels arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Daniels!
Jack Daniels is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, Jack Daniels took to the microphone: 'I would like to thank Keith Hawk for giving me this chance. Also I would like to thank Ceasar T. for the awesome gym that he runs in L.A.. Couldn'nt do this without you guys. As for the next guy I fight I would like to apologize for messin up yo' face!'.