PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacob Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Myers
vs
Grunge

185 cm
26
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Grunge!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunge takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Myers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grunge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grunge keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Jacob Myers has been cut.
Grunge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Myers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grunge feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Myers's calf.
Myers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Grunge has closed the distance and engaged Myers in a clinch.
Myers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grunge.
Myers tries to throw a body punch but Grunge avoids it by throwing Myers back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grunge creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Myers's defenses.
Grunge crunches a lovely knee into Myers's ribcage.
Grunge looking to throw knees to the head but Myers is blocking nicely.
Myers tries a knee to the head but Grunge blocks it.
Grunge works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Myers takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Grunge.

Jacob Myers's cut is getting worse.
Myers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grunge is defending well for now.
Grunge lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grunge digs a right hand underneath Myers's ribcage. Myers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grunge connects with a nasty looking knee right to Myers's face.
Knees to the body from Grunge.
Myers is breathing heavily.
Grunge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grunge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Myerss head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grunge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grunge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grunge lands a knee to the head.
Grunge using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grunge creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Myers's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grunge.
Grunge lands a knee to the head.
Grunge lands a knee to the head.
Grunge with a knee to the head.

Jacob Myers's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Grunge lands a knee to the body.
Grunge lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grunge putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Myers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grunge obliges.
Grunge lands a left hand.
Grunge lands a good knee to the midsection. Myers won't want to take too many of those.
Grunge crunches a lovely knee into Myers's ribcage.
Grunge lands a nice uppercut.
Grunge lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grunge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Myers backwards.
Grunge manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Grunge.
Myers takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grunge.
Myers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grunge lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Grunge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grunge landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grunge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Grunge.
Myers tries to break free but Grunge pushes him back against the ropes.
Myers trying to land knees to the body.
Grunge lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Grunge drops Myers with a big knee! Will Myers beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Grunge.
Grunge throws a nice outside leg kick.
Myers gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Myers is rocked!
Myers get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Myers stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Grunge runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Grunge!
Tommy Grunge was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.