PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunge comes to the cage accompanied by Temple of the Dog - Say Hello To Heaven. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Grunge
vs
Hauki

184 cm
38
191 lbs
34 - 2 - 1

188 cm
40
197 lbs
35 - 27 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Blue Moon
House of Valor

FORCEE
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 2 - 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 35 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hauki moves away.
Hauki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grunge throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hauki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grunge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hauki moves out of range as Grunge strikes.
Hauki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grunge.
A punch lands to the side of Grunge 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grunge misses with a leg kick
and Hauki counters with a straight right hand.
Grunge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grunge slips a jab from Hauki.
Hauki throws a sloppy head kick and Grunge moves out of range easily.
Hauki throws a hook but Grunge blocks it.
Grunge throws a head kick but Hauki moves out of range.
Hauki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grunge with a body shot.
Hauki jabs at Grunge's body.
Hauki connects with a solid leg kick.
Hauki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunge was well out of range. Poor timing from Hauki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Hauki. Those never looked like landing.
Hauki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grunge.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge throws a sloppy head kick and Hauki moves out of range easily.
Hauki misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Grunge.
Grunge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hauki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hauki takes one to the side of the head.
Grunge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Grunge ducks under a wild hook from Hauki.
Hauki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hauki scores with a jab to the head.
Grunge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hauki on the side of the head.
Grunge jabs Hauki right on the nose. Hauki blinks but takes it well.
Grunge on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hauki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grunge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hauki.
A lazy body kick from Grunge
and Hauki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hauki walks into a straight right hand from Grunge.
Hauki lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws a lazy right hand but Grunge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grunge takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hauki throws an overhand right that lands on Grunge's shoulder, as Grunge tries to avoid the shot.
Hauki lands with a shot to the body.
Grunge throws a head kick but Hauki moves out of range.
Grunge looks for the body kick but Hauki saw that one coming.
Grunge avoids the head kick by Hauki.
Grunge throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hauki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grunge misses with a body kick.
Grunge throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hauki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grunge.
Hauki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hauki slips a jab from Grunge.
Hauki misses with a body kick.
Hauki misses with a right hand
enabling Grunge to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki connects with an inside leg kick.
Hauki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hauki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grunge jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hauki loads up on a big right hand but Grunge slips the punch.
Grunge throws a jab when Hauki was well out of range.
Hauki just misses with a punch to the body.
Hauki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grunge.
Hauki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Hauki.
Grunge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hauki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grunge.
Grunge is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hauki throws a hook but Grunge blocks it.
Hauki catches Grunge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hauki. Grunge shrugs it off though.
Hauki motions for Grunge to come forward. Hauki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hauki lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki avoids a kick to the body.
Grunge keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taneli Hauki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grunge throws a body punch but Hauki moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Grunge misses the target.
We've been informed that Hauki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Grunge takes a swing at Hauki's ribcage but misses.
Hauki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grunge. Grunge obviously looking to wear him down.
Hauki misses with a straight right.
Hauki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grunge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Grunge.
Grunge misses with a looping right.
Grunge tries a low kick but Hauki avoids it.
Grunge lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grunge dips to his left and cracks Hauki with an uppercut!
Grunge moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grunge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Grunge will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hauki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grunge can pounce on him.
Hauki throws a lazy right hand but Grunge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Hauki blocks the low kick.
Hauki looks to throw the jab but Grunge is out of range.
Grunge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grunge slips under a jab from Hauki.
Grunge misses the jab.
Hauki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grunge delivers a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hauki misses the target.
Nice cross by Hauki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grunge if he has to take too many more of those.
Grunge keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grunge ducks under a wild hook from Hauki.
Grunge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grunge thows a leg kick but Hauki checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grunge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hauki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunge was well out of range. Poor timing from Hauki.
Hauki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hauki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grunge counters with a three punch combo that has Hauki backing up. Hauki nods at Grunge to acknowledge the strikes.
Hauki wants to land a leg kick but Grunge is out of range.
Hauki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grunge.
Grunge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hauki was well out of range. Poor timing from Grunge.
A big left from Hauki misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grunge.
Hauki looks to land a combination but Grunge avoids it well.
Hauki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grunge lands with a hook. Hauki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunge lands a nice looking body kick.
Grunge sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big right from Grunge misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki misses with a looping right.
Hauki lunges at Grunge with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grunge's hand.
Grunge misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hauki lands a head kick. Grunge smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grunge tries a head kick but it misses.
Grunge throws a lazy head kick
and Hauki counters with a nice body shot.
Hauki throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hauki.
Hauki misses with a body shot.
Hauki misses with the body kick
enabling Grunge to counter with a crisp jab.
Grunge misses with a body kick.
Hauki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grunge avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grunge throwing a counter right hand but Hauki manages to avoid it.
Grunge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grunge pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hauki moves out of range as Grunge strikes.
Taneli Hauki seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge tries to clinch there but Hauki circles away.
Grunge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grunge defending well as Hauki loads up on a big left hand.
Hauki connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Grunge misses its intended target.
Donk. Grunge catches Hauki right on the button with a cross.
Hauki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grunge manages to avoid it.
Grunge misses with a left hand
and Hauki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hauki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hauki swings widly with a right hand
and Grunge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grunge throws a combination that misses
and Hauki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grunge tried to score with a low kick but Hauki checks it.
That kick from Grunge tenderised Hauki's leg. Hauki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grunge thumps Hauki with a low kick.
Hauki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki lands with a straight right. Grunge didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hauki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hauki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grunge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hauki scoring well with a low kick there.
Grunge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd cheers as Grunge lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hauki doesn't seem phased though.
Grunge scores with a spinning back kick!
Grunge moves out of range as Hauki throws a body kick.
Grunge lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Hauki is rocked!
Grunge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hauki is still on wobbly legs! Can Grunge finish him?
Grunge throws an uppercut from hell that sends Hauki clean off his feet! He's out cold! Grunge stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Grunge!
Tommy Grunge decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.