PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lil Fame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fame
vs
Grundy

205 cm
32
265 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

203 cm
27
251 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lil Fame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brodie Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Grundy.
Grundy lands a head shot.

It looks like Lil Fame has been cut.
Fame throws a right and a left that Grundy avoids nicely.
Fame fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grundy manages to avoid it.
Grundy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grundy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grundy wants to slow Fame down by chopping away at his legs.
As Grundy tries to get set, Fame tries to push him back and clinch up but Grundy manages to avoid the attempt.
Grundy wants to land a leg kick but Fame is out of range.
Grundy's coach down at White Lotus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grundy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fame showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grundy.
Brodie Grundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fame wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fame fails to land with a series of punches.
Grundy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fame appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grundy misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fame ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fame was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fame connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fame throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fame moves out of range as Grundy strikes.
Fame tries to score with a low kick but Grundy moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Grundy.
Grundy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fame takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grundy.
Fame misses the body punch
and Grundy counters with an inside leg kick.
Grundy throws a hook to the side of Fame's head but Fame sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fame throws a series of punches but Grundy avoids them all with ease.
Grundy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fame.
Fame seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy punishes Fame's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundy throws a lazy uppercut
and Fame counters with a three punch combo that has Grundy backing up. Grundy nods at Fame to acknowledge the strikes.
Grundy tries a head kick but it misses.
As Grundy tries to get set, Fame tries to push him back and clinch up but Grundy manages to avoid the attempt.
Grundy takes a swing at Fame's ribcage but misses.
Fame tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grundy manages to circle out of the way.
Grundy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grundy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grundy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fame misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Fame checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fame slips a jab and a cross from Grundy.
Fame throws an off balance right hand
and Grundy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grundy throws a low kick but Fame avoids it.

Grundy moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Grundy tries a body shot but Fame blocks it.

Grundy breaks the clinch.
Grundy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fame takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Lil Fame's cut is getting worse.
Grundy connects with a body shot that sends Fame's belly button to the back.
Grundy lands a jab to Fame's midsection.
Fame avoids a kick to the body.
Fame went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Grundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fame. That did some damage!
Grundy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fames jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick misses from Grundy.
Grundy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Lil Fame's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fame throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fame on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grundy. Grundy obviously looking to wear him down.
Grundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fame 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grundy.
Fame throws a right and a left that both miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Fame blocks the leg kick.
Grundy 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.
Grundy cracks a nice hook into Fame's ribs.
Fame throws a series of punches but Grundy moves out of range.
Fame lands a nice shot that snaps Grundy's head back.
Grundy lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grundy, right into the meat.
Fame pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brodie Grundy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lil Fame's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Grundy throws a leg kick but Fame checks it.
Grundy misses with a combination
enabling Fame to counter with a crisp jab.
Grundy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grundy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grundy throws a nice looking combination but Fame bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fame stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fame blocks a leg kick.
Fame checks a leg kick.
Fame is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grundy connects with a solid leg kick.
Fame throws a right hand that Grundy ducks under and follows up with a left that Grundy also avoids with ease.
Grundy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Grundy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grundy misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Fame on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grundy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lil Fame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fame checks a leg kick.
Fame lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Brodie Grundy has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fame.
Fame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grundy moves out of range of the leg kick from Fame.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grundy.
Grundy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Jeez, Lil Fame's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fame works over Grundy's head and body with a nice combination.

Grundy is rocked!
Fame cracks Grundy with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Grundy tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Fame pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Grundy is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lil Fame!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lil Fame made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.