PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Patrick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grant
vs
Patrick

215 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Grant !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Grant misses.
Donk. Grant catches Patrick right on the button with a cross.
Grant connects with a right hand. Patrick shakes it off.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Patrick's shoulder, as Patrick tries to avoid the shot.

Patrick dives in and scores a takedown into Grant 's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Patrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patrick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grant is keeping the position for now.
Patrick prevents Grant from getting back to his feet.
Patrick controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joe Patrick.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Patrick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant with a nice cross.
Patrick walks into a left hand.
Patrick is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
Patrick thumps Grant with a low kick.

Patrick clinches up with Grant and pushes him back against the cage.
Patrick missing with knees to the body.
Grant stops a takedown attempt from Patrick.
Patrick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grant gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patrick throws an elbow but misses.
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patrick backwards.
Patrick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grant prevents it.
Michael Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Patrick.

Patrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patrick on the side of the head.
Patrick avoids the body shot from Grant .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant with a hook.
Grant misses with a straight right.
Grant lands a really nice looking cross but Patrick seems unphased.
Michael Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Patrick is out of range.
Grant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grant connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Patrick closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Grant quickly recovers to half guard.

Patrick postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Grant to stand up.
Patrick looks winded!
Patrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant scores with a shot to the body.
Grant connects with a body shot.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patrick.
Grant connects with a body shot.
Patrick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grant defends it nicely.
Grant swats away the attempt to clinch by Patrick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands with an overhand left.
Patrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patrick 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 comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Patrick has closed the distance and engaged Grant in a clinch.
Patrick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grant just stands there and leans against the cage.

Patrick successfully pulls guard.
Patrick controls Grant momentarily but Grant frees himself.

Grant stands up and waves to Patrick to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot lands for Grant .
Patrick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grant is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Patrick tries to move into range but Grant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grant cracks Patrick with an open hand slap.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Patrick's head but Patrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant scores with a jab.
Grant lands a right hook to the body.
Grant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant digs a good hook to Patrick's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant takes a swing at Patrick's ribcage but misses.
Grant scores with a shot to the body.
Patrick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Patrick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joe Patrick will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant .
Grant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Patrick moves away and avoids it.
Michael Grant is winning the standup battle so far.

Patrick clinches.

Patrick has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Grant regains guard immediately.
Patrick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Patrick from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Patrick gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Grant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Patrick.
Patrick is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patrick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Patrick shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Patrick is keen to just control but Grant is a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Joe Patrick hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Grant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michael Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick moves away from the strike by Grant .
Grant avoids the body shot from Patrick.
Nice shot lands for Grant .
Grant throws a hook but Patrick blocks it.
Patrick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patrick scrambles back to his feet.
Patrick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grant avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Grant does it's job there.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Patrick is defended easily by Grant .
Michael Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Patrick.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patrick misses with a looping right.
Patrick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grant scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Patrick has time to react.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Patrick slips the punch.
Grant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Patrick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grant lunges at Patrick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Patrick's hand.
Nice defenses there by Patrick.
Grant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patrick's hands.
Patrick wants to clinch.
Grant tests Patrick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grant lands a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grant , as that shot connected.
Patrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant catches Patrick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grant blocks a head kick by Patrick.
Patrick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grant finds it's way round the side to connect with Patrick's head.
Grant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patrick's head backwards.
Grant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Patrick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grant , pushing him back against the cage.
Grant gets through Patrick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patrick has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Patrick gets control of Grant 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Patrick will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Grant trying to control but Patrick is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Patrick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Grant will probably get the nod.
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 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Grant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patrick's head backwards.
Patrick slips under a jab from Grant .
Grant throws a hook to the side of Patrick's head but Patrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant lands a jab to Patrick's midsection.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patrick throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patrick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patrick.
Patrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant .
Grant misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Grant misses the target.
Patrick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick misses with a head kick.
Patrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe Patrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grant wants it to stay on the feet.
Grant takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grant connects with a body shot that sends Patrick's belly button to the back.
Grant lands an overhand right.
Grant lands a nice shot to the body.
Grant lands a slapping body shot.
Patrick takes one to the side of the head.
Patrick walks into a straight right hand from Grant .
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patrick manages to avoid it.
Patrick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Patrick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grant sprawls well. Grant wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patrick gets slowly back to his feet.
Michael Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Patrick.
Patrick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Patrick under the eye.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Patrick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grant digs a good body shot into Patrick's ribs.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patrick.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Patrick is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Grant . Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patrick blocks a jab.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Patrick is out of range.
Grant missing with a left hand there. Patrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patrick dives in and grabs Grant 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grant pushes down on Patrick's head and hops out.
Patrick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Patrick's head.
Patrick ducks under a wild hook from Grant .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant with a hook.
Grant connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Grant .
Grant digs a good hook to Patrick's body.
Grant lands with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Grant there.
Grant thuds a left hand into Patrick's body.
Patrick tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant . Patrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patrick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grant lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Patrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patrick needs to keep his hands up - Grant had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a hook but Patrick blocks it.
Patrick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patrick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grant cracks Patrick with a good jab.
Grant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patrick on the side of the head.
Patrick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grant scores with a jab. Patrick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Patrick shoots in looking for a takedown. Grant tries to sprawl out of it but Patrick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant lands a body shot.
Patrick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot by Grant .
Grant lands with an uppercut that bounces Patrick off the cage and back into range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Grant showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grant 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Grant !