|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Harris will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
|
185 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Harris !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grimes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimes clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grimes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Grimes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grimes avoids the body shot from Harris .
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Grimes's belly button to the back.
Harris slips a straight right by Grimes.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Grimes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris throws a leg kick but Grimes checks it.
Justin Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimes.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris lands with a nice combination. Grimes backs away looking to recover.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rick Grimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grimes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris .
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grimes misses with a few strikes there.
Grimes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grimes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grimes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harris is looking to chop away at Grimes's legs.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grimes.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grimes wants it to stay on the feet.
A lazy body kick from Harris
and Grimes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grimes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grimes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grimes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harris looks winded!
Grimes misses with a wild combination.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grimes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grimes throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grimes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harris eats them both and turns towards Grimes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris scores with a shot to the body.
Harris throws a right and a left that Grimes avoids nicely.
No joy there for Harris , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris thuds his right hand into Grimes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grimes throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grimes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Harris avoids the body shot from Grimes.
Grimes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from Grimes misses.
Harris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grimes rather than just go for the knockout.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimes lands with a hook. Harris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grimes feints a jab promting Harris to slip. Grimes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grimes lands with a straight right. Harris didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Grimes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab from Grimes.
Grimes throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris takes a swing at Grimes's ribcage but misses.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimes looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Grimes misses with a two punch combination.
Grimes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Grimes blocks the body kick.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Rick Grimes is winning the standup battle so far.
Grimes avoids the body shot from Harris .
Grimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grimes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harris looks for the body kick but Grimes saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Grimes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris .
Grimes throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grimes doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Grimes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Grimes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grimes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Grimes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grimes misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris . Grimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Grimes finds it's way through Harris 's defenses.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimes.
Harris misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Grimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris throws a body kick that misses.
Grimes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Grimes.
Sloppy strikes from Harris . Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Grimes does no damage.
Harris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grimes moves out of range of the body kick.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Grimes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grimes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Grimes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grimes looks to land a combination. Harris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harris is rocked!
Grimes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimes finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris . Grimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Grimes.
Grimes fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Harris to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Harris looks to clinch but Grimes throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Harris taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rick Grimes!
Rick Grimes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
75% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
