PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krystof Mckay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Grande's choice of entrance music: I Drove All Night. Jacques Grande is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mckay
vs
Grande

185 cm
24
193 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

181 cm
29
198 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krystof Mckay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Grande!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Mckay loads up on a big right hand but Grande slips the punch.
Grande fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mckay.
Grande lands the left hand.
Mckay misses with a looping left.
Grande misses with a hook. Mckay ducked under it nicely.
Grande slips under a jab from Mckay.
Grande fails to land with a series of punches.
Mckay slips a jab from Grande.
Some wild striking there from Mckay.

Mckay shoots in and bounces Grande off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mckay trying to control the position from guard on top but Grande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grande lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mckay!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grande lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande lands with some strikes.
Mckay is trying to escape the mount.
Grande fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grande controlling the position easily from mount.
Mckay manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Grande is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mckay makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mckay.
Grande must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grande showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mckay keeping full guard, as Grande tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande postures up and lands a big shot to Mckay's brow.
Grande looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Mckay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grande defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grande slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grande's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Mckay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grande doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grande manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande postures up and lands a big shot to Mckay's brow.
Grande makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mckay working a defensive guard here.
Grande stands up over Mckay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mckay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grande manages to get himself to full guard.
Mckay preventing the sweep.
Grande keeping full guard, as Mckay tries to pass.
Grande has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Grande looking for a sweep. Not yet Grande, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande is pulling down on Mckay's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacques Grande was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grande bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grande slaps away a takedown attempt from Mckay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grande connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grande swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grande lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mckay at a distance.
Krystof Mckay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mckay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grande throws out the jab.
Mckay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grande.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Grande dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Grande throws a nice looking combination but Mckay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grande lands a body shot.
Mckay throws a looping overhand right but Grande ducks down to avoid it.
Mckay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Grande as Mckay shoots in.
Mckay throws a hook but Grande avoids it easily.
Grande fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grande lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grande connects with a single shot there.
Grande throws a looping overhand right but Mckay ducks down to avoid it.
Grande is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mckay.
Grande throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mckay counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Mckay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mckay misses with a left hand
and Grande counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mckay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grande.
Grande slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mckay misses with a takedown attempt
and Grande counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krystof Mckay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mckay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grande counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mckay dives in and grabs Grande's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grande pushes down on Mckay's head and hops out.
Jacques Grande seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mckay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grande as he jumps to the side.
Mckay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grande.
A punch lands to the side of Mckay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grande.
Grande tries to bum rush Mckay with a series of wild strikes but Mckay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grande lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grande with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande looks to land a combination. Mckay sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Krystof Mckay has been cut.
Mckay throws a big shot that misses.
Grande scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Grande misses.
Mckay throws a head kick that misses.
Jacques Grande is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Mckay blocks the low kick.
Grande scores with a jab. Mckay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grande.
A left and a right from Grande both land. Nice combination.
Jacques Grande is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grande lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Grande.
Grande shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mckay eats them both and turns towards Grande to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grande fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grande has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mckay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grande avoids the head kick by Mckay.
Grande misses with an uppercut. Mckay saw that one coming.
Grande looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mckay misses with the combination.
Nice shot by Grande.
Grande scores with the left hand. Mckay knows he should have avoided that one.
Grande slips under a jab.
Grande looks to land a right hand but Mckay moved out of range.
Grande lands a glancing blow to the side of Mckay's head.
Grande scores with a jab to the body.
Mckay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grande misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grande.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Mckay.
A swing and a miss from Grande.
A left lands for Grande.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande looks to throw the jab but Mckay is out of range.
Grande scores with a punch to the head.
Mckay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grande swivels and escapes.
Grande takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grande misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mckay ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grande misses with a two punch combination.
Grande lands a nice shot that snaps Mckay's head back.
Grande misses with a few strikes there.
Grande lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mckay avoids the body shot from Grande.
Mckay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grande jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Grande enables Mckay to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grande manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Grande is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mckay is aware though and is defending well.
Mckay trying to control but Grande is working from the bottom.
Grande wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Grande looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mckay throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grande is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande winds up and cracks Mckay with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grande seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mckay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Grande is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Mckay actively working from the bottom here.
Grande lands with a punch from half guard.
Grande landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grande scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grande seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mckay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grande is pressing down on Mckay's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mckay is holding on for now.
Mckay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande passes to side control.
Grande scoring with punches and elbows.
Grande working the body and head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande works to advance to full mount. Mckay defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Grande landing strikes from the mount.
Grande controlling the pace for now.
Grande landing punches.

Mckay is rocked!
Grande landing punches.
Grande looking to finish Mckay with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mckay!
Oh Mckay is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grande looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mckay covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Grande!
Jacques Grande seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.