PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borden Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunge comes to the cage accompanied by Temple of the Dog - Say Hello To Heaven. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grunge
vs
Chantry

184 cm
30
199 lbs
23 - 0 - 1

188 cm
29
212 lbs
19 - 7 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Grunge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borden Chantry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunge's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chantry under the eye.
Chantry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunge was well out of range. Poor timing from Chantry.
A head kick by Chantry misses
and Grunge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Grunge clinches.
Grunge gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Borden Chantry has been cut.
Grunge creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chantry's defenses.
Good body shot from Grunge.
Grunge has a couple of punches blocked by Chantry.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chantry.
Chantry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grunge's elbow.
Chantry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chantry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grunge lands an elbow inside.
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!
Grunge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chantry is defending well for now.
Chantry misses with some punches.

Chantry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chantry misses with a low kick.
Chantry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grunge to score with a decent uppercut.
Grunge checks a low kick from Chantry.
We've been informed that Chantry has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chantry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grunge rushes Chantry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chantry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chantry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chantry avoids a wild elbow strike from Grunge.
Knees to the body from Grunge.
Grunge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chantry is defending well for now.
Chantry blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunge.
Chantry working hard to break the clinch.
Chantry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chantry misses with a punch on the inside.
Chantry tries to stall but Grunge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Chantry fails to land.
Chantry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chantry throws a punch but it's blocked by Grunge.
Grunge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grunge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chantry throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge prevents a body shot from Chantry.
Chantry wants to break free but Grunge has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grunge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grunge digs a right hand underneath Chantry's ribcage. Chantry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chantry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chantry has a couple of punches blocked by Grunge.
Chantry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chantry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grunge is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chantry misses with a punch on the inside.
Chantry misses with some punches.
Grunge tries to land knees in the clinch but Chantry avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Chantry.
Grunge swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge keeps control of Chantry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grunge cracks Chantry with a nice body shot.
A short right from Grunge.
Grunge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grunge lands a right hand.
Chantry is looking to break free of the clinch but Grunge has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Grunge.
Grunge working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunge.
Chantry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grunge backwards.
Grunge digs a right hand underneath Chantry's ribcage. Chantry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chantry taking a breather.
Grunge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grunge lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Grunge.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chantry has a couple of punches blocked by Grunge.
Grunge has Chantry pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunge.
Grunge connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chantry's face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chantry tries to stall but Grunge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grunge blocking some punches.
Grunge misses with a knee to the head.
Grunge lands a hook that snaps the head of Chantry backwards.
Chantry blocking some punches.
Grunge swings wildly with an uppercut but Chantry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grunge.
Chantry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grunge backwards.
Chantry stalling the fight.
Chantry stalling in the clinch but Grunge improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chantry misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grunge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chantry backwards.
Chantry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Grunge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borden Chantry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A cross from Grunge lands.
Grunge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chantry moves away.
Grunge tries a head kick but it misses.
Chantry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chantry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grunge thuds a left hand into Chantry's body.
Chantry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grunge to score with a decent uppercut.
Chantry avoids the body shot from Grunge.
Grunge lands a leg kick that knocks Chantry off balance momentarily.
Chantry misses with an uppercut. Grunge saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grunge throws a head kick but Chantry moves out of range.
Chantry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grunge.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Grunge here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Grunge throws a leg kick which misses Chantry's front leg but catches the back leg as Chantry tries to avoid it.
Chantry 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.
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!
Chantry avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry throws a head kick but Grunge moves out of range.
A jab from Chantry finds it's way through Grunge's defenses.
Grunge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chantry misses with a straight right.
Chantry scores with the left hand. Grunge knows he should have avoided that one.
Chantry misses with a body shot
enabling Grunge to counter with a crisp jab.
Chantry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grunge looks to land a body kick but Chantry moved away.
Chantry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grunge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chantry slips under a jab.
Chantry tries to counter with a clinch but Grunge shakes him off and moves away.
It looks like Grunge has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Chantry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grunge counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chantry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grunge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chantry can do to turn this around?
Grunge blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grunge lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chantry just misses with a punch to the body.
Grunge scores with a nice right hand.
Chantry misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Grunge was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chantry.
Grunge scores with a hook to the body. Chantry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grunge avoids the head kick by Chantry.
Chantry throws a jab but it's blocked by Grunge.
Grunge throws a head kick but Chantry moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Chantry.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grunge. Chantry shrugs it off though.
Grunge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chantry.
Chantry tries to clinch but Grunge is having none of it.
Grunge is looking to counter with head kicks.
Grunge throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grunge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch but Chantry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chantry throws out a counter right but Grunge avoids it with no problem.
Grunge scoring well with a low kick there.
Chantry avoids the body shot from Grunge.
Grunge slips a straight right by Chantry.
Chantry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grunge fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chantry just manages to avoid it.
Grunge throws a body shot but no joy.
Chantry misses with a low kick as Grunge jumps back.
Grunge moves out of range as Chantry strikes.
Grunge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chantry. That did some damage!
Grunge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chantrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A solid leg kick lands there for Grunge.
Grunge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grunge connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chantry's hands.
Chantry needs to keep his hands up - Grunge had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry throws the left hand but Grunge avoids the punch easily.
Tommy Grunge is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grunge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chantry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grunge tries a low kick but Chantry avoids it.
Grunge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chantry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grunge counters with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Chantry.
Chantry loads up on a big right hand but Grunge slips the punch.
Grunge listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grunge tries to clinch up but Chantry circles away and keeps his distance.
Chantry wants to counter the offense by Grunge and move into the clinch position.
Grunge works the jab nicely.
Chantry misses with an uppercut.

Grunge lands a big head kick that sends Chantry tumbling to the mat! Grunge takes a step backwards and waves Chantry back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Chantry is rocked!
Chantry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grunge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chantry is still on wobbly legs! Can Grunge finish him?
Chantry misses with an uppercut
and Grunge counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Grunge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Borden Chantry's cut.
That's time! Grunge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Grunge. Those never looked like landing.
Chantry seems to have recovered his senses.
Grunge circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grunge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chantry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grunge counters with a stiff right hand.
Grunge closes the distance but Chantry moves to the side
and Chantry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grunge staying out of range there.
Chantry looks to land a combination but Grunge avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grunge, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grunge.
Grunge paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chantry throws a looping overhand right but Grunge ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Chantry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Chantry misses.
Chantry tries to clinch but Grunge is having none of it.
Chantry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chantry there as he acknowledges the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grunge.
Nice uppercut there from Grunge.
Chantry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grunge connects with a solid leg kick.
Chantry connects with a looping right hand.
Grunge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chantry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chantry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grunge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grunge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chantry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Grunge cracks Chantry with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Chantry looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Grunge finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grunge connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chantry. Chantry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chantry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grunge counters with an inside leg kick.
Chantry misses with a body shot
and Chantry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grunge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chantry misses with a body shot.
Chantry tries to land a leg kick but Grunge saw it coming and moves away.
Tommy Grunge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chantry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chantry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grunge connects with a solid leg kick.
Chantry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chantry misses with a combination
and Grunge makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chantry throws a body punch but Grunge moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grunge throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chantry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grunge lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chantry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grunge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chantry misses the jab.
Borden Chantry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grunge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chantry throws a right hand that misses
and Grunge counters with a good low kick that Chantry was not able to check.
A good leg kick by Chantry.
Chantry tries to clinch but Grunge is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grunge, right into the meat.
A jab lands there for Grunge.
Chantry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunge.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chantry loads up on a big right hand but Grunge slips the punch.
Chantry lands with a hook. Grunge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grunge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grunge with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grunge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chantry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chantry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Grunge gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chantry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grunge blocking some punches.
Chantry misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Grunge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grunge 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Grunge!
An out of breath Tommy Grunge thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.