PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onichi Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grace might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grace
vs
Hong

182 cm
23
184 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
20
171 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Onichi Hong!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grace scores with a nice right hand.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hong misses with a head kick.
Grace moves out of range of the body kick.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick.
Hong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Grace throws a leg kick but Hong moved away.
Grace throws a hook but Hong blocks it.
Grace throws a body kick that misses.
Hong throws a leg kick but Grace sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grace missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hong slips under a jab.
Grace misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Grace misses.
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hong avoids the head kick by Grace.
Grace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong throws a leg kick but Grace moved away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grace.
Grace throws the left hand but Hong avoids the punch easily.
Hong takes a swing at Grace's ribcage but misses.
Hong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grace looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hong slips a straight right by Grace.
A lazy body kick from Hong
enabling Grace to counter with a crisp jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Grace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grace just misses with a punch to the body.
Grace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Hong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Hong 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.
Hong lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong scores with a decent looking hook.
Grace throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grace moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grace checks it well.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Grace moves away from the strike by Hong.
Grace scores with the left hand. Hong knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Hong misses.
Grace misses with a straight right.
Hong throws a right hand that misses
and Grace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grace throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grace connects with a jab.
Grace is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grace throws a jab when Hong was well out of range.
Hong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grace misses with an uppercut. Hong saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grace.
Hong throws an overhand right that lands on Grace's shoulder, as Grace tries to avoid the shot.
Hong moves away from the strike by Grace.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Grace's leg but Grace calmly moves out of range.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grace.
Grace misses with a hook. Hong ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Hong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Hong.

Hong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Grace.
Hong lands a body shot.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Grace avoids it by throwing Hong back against the cage.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Grace.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace is pushing Hong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Grace unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong lands with a short shot to the head.
Grace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
Grace misses with a knee strike.
Hong tries to stall but Grace uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grace looking to slow down the pace here.
Grace can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grace unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short left from Grace.
Grace throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Hong tries a body shot but Grace blocks it.
Grace is trying to maintain a safe position but Hong gets an underhook and turns Grace into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Grace dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hong tries to score with a low kick but Grace moves his leg out of the way.
Grace was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hong drops his hands momentarily and Grace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grace scores with a punch to the head.
Grace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Grace tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grace throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hong counters with a single leg into guard. Grace didn't expect that.
Hong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hong trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.
Hong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hong can do to turn this around?
Hong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace looking to control.
Hong with a flurry of punches that miss.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Grace with a nice cross.
Hong swings for the body but Grace moves out of range.
Hong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grace missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grace misses with a body kick.
Hong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Grace.
Jab from Grace.
Hong misses with a body kick.
Grace thuds a left hand into Hong's body.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick.
Hong lands with a straight right. Grace didn't see that one coming.
Grace checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Grace's leg but Grace calmly moves out of range.
Grace is looking to counter punch.
Grace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hong feints a counter leg kick.
Grace misses with a lunging right hand
and Hong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grace misses with a double jab

and Hong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Hong is looking to work some ground and pound but Grace has wrist control.
Hong slips nicely into half guard.
Hong wants to control but Grace is keeping him busy.
Grace trying to control here.
Hong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong winds up and cracks Grace with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hong.
Grace is refusing to be controlled, as Hong sits in half guard.
Hong wants to pass the guard but Grace is defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Grace ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Grace wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grace misses with a hook.
Hong cracks a nice hook into Grace's ribs.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
Hong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grace counters with a three punch combo that has Hong backing up. Hong nods at Grace to acknowledge the strikes.
Charles Grace is winning the standup battle so far.
Hong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grace manages to avoid it.
Grace throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Grace saw that one coming.
Grace on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice cross by Hong.
Grace checks a leg kick nicely.
Hong connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hong.
Hong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grace throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Hong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Onichi Hong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Grace cracks Hong with a good jab.
Hong staying out of range there.
Hong defending well as Grace loads up on a big left hand.
Grace has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hong.
Hong slips under a jab.
Grace misses the jab.
Hong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grace moves out of range of the body kick from Hong.
A big right from Grace misses.
Grace misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Hong.
Hong swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Grace counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grace throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hong.
Grace throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grace throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Grace misses its intended target.
Hong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grace.
Grace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Grace misses.
Hong misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands with a nice body punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Grace blocks the leg kick.
Grace throwing a counter right hand but Hong manages to avoid it.
Grace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Hong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong blocks the body kick.
Hong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grace.
Hong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hong scores with a hook to the body. Grace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grace.
The fighters circling - Grace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grace throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy.
Grace throws out a leg kick but Hong moves out of range and Grace only half commits.
Despite the aggression on Hong's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hong throws a leg kick but Grace sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A solid body kick from Hong.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace misses with a low kick as Hong jumps back.
Grace misses with a low kick.
Hong throws out a counter right but Grace avoids it with no problem.
Grace scoring well with a low kick there.
Grace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Hong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Grace misses.
Hong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab by Hong.
Hong works Grace's body with a nice hook.
Hong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grace avoids the head kick by Hong.
Grace feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grace avoids the body shot from Hong.
Good standup being displayed there by Grace as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong moves away from the strike by Grace.
Hong checks a leg kick.
Hong is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Grace needs to keep his hands up - Hong had a free shot at his head there.
Hong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab from Grace.
Grace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Hong.
Hong is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Grace takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hong doesn't seem bothered though.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grace. That's going to slow Hong down.
Grace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hong.
As Hong backs away, Grace returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Onichi Hong.
I think Hong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Onichi Hong!
Charles Grace spoke after the fight, saying 'It's no wonder I came up short in this one, I mean an entire camp devoted to master debating won't prepare you for a fight.'.