PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Ualesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gruber
vs
Ualesi

180 cm
24
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Junior Ualesi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber throws a hook but Ualesi avoids it easily.
Ualesi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gruber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ualesi's head backwards.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ualesi stuffs the takedown attempt from Gruber. Gruber gets slowly back to his feet.
Gruber misses with a takedown attempt - Ualesi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ualesi leaves Gruber with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ualesi avoids the head kick by Gruber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ualesi thows a body shot but no joy.
Gruber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gruber just misses with a punch to the body.
Gruber fails to land the takedown.
Gruber keeps the fight on the outside.
Gruber fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ualesi scores with a three punch combo!
Gruber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gruber misses with a double jab
enabling Ualesi to counter with a crisp jab.
Gruber fails to land the takedown.
Gruber shoots in looking for a takedown. Ualesi tries to sprawl out of it but Gruber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ualesi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber lands a lovely overhand right.
Gruber blocks a jab.
Gruber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ualesi stuffs the takedown.
Ualesi dodges the punch combination from Gruber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gruber fails with a takedown attempt.
Ualesi stuffs the takedown.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown but Ualesi shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Gruber dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gruber throws a combination that misses
and Ualesi counters with a nice uppercut.
Ualesi slips a jab and a cross from Gruber.
Gruber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice takedown defense from Ualesi. No joy for Gruber on that attempt.
Ualesi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ualesi wants it to stay on the feet.
Gruber throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ualesi's waist but Ualesi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gruber off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber fails with the takedown.
Ualesi throws a lazy right hand but Gruber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ualesi misses the target.
Ualesi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gruber.
Gruber closes the distance and clinches up with Ualesi, looking for a takedown. Gruber pushes Ualesi against the cage but Ualesi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hans Gruber is winning the standup battle so far.
Ualesi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruber is just out of range.
Gruber throws a big shot that misses.
Ualesi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gruber.
Ualesi swings for the body but Gruber moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ualesi.
Gruber takes a swing at Ualesi's ribcage but misses.

Gruber shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ualesi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gruber fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gruber in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ualesi taking a bit of punishment here - Gruber scoring with strikes.
Ualesi is pushing Gruber's head away, looking to escape. Gruber manages to hold on to the position though.
Gruber advances to full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruber wants to control the pace but Ualesi is squirming around nicely.
Ualesi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gruber lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber landing punches.
Ualesi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gruber lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ualesi hang on?

Gruber has control of Ualesi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ualesi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gruber scores with a couple of good head shots there.
You get the feeling that Ualesi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruber controlling the position easily from mount.
Gruber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ualesi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ualesi is squirming around, avoiding Gruber's attempts to control the action.
Gruber tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Gruber with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ualesi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber breaks from Ualesi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ualesi is trying to stand.
Gruber wants to control the pace but Ualesi is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Gruber connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Gruber dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gruber misses with a double jab.
Gruber throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ualesi's waist but Ualesi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gruber off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Gruber or perhaps it was just good defense by Ualesi which made him look bad.
Ualesi misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ualesi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gruber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Gruber scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber throws a sloppy head kick and Ualesi moves out of range easily.
Gruber scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gruber shoots in for a takedown but Ualesi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ualesi leaves Gruber with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Junior Ualesi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gruber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ualesi.
Nice defenses there by Gruber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber closes the distance and clinches up with Ualesi, looking for a takedown. Gruber pushes Ualesi against the cage but Ualesi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Ualesi gets caught flat footed, as Gruber shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ualesi wants to stand up but Gruber is controlling him.
Gruber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gruber stops Ualesi from standing up.
Ualesi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gruber.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruber won't allow Ualesi to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ualesi is looking to stand up but Gruber isn't so interested in that idea.
Gruber wants to pass the guard but Ualesi is keeping the position.
Ualesi keeping moving, preventing Gruber from controlling successfully.
Ualesi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gruber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ualesi wants to get back to his feet but Gruber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Ualesi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber lands a couple of digs.

Gruber is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gruber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ualesi wants to stand and escape but Gruber is having none of it.

Gruber thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gruber won't allow Ualesi to get back to his feet.
Gruber would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gruber works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ualesi wants to get back to his feet.

Gruber decides to stand up.
Ualesi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Gruber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gruber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!
Hans Gruber bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.