PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between dan marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stew Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dan marshall looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

marshall
vs
Grunge

190 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, dan marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stew Grunge!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

marshall closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grunge to the mat! Grunge manages to get full guard.

marshall drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Grunge dives on top into guard.
marshall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if marshall tries to get out of the position.

Grunge stands and steps away. marshall gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
marshall is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from marshall.
marshall really is a fat lump.
Grunge doesn't manage to clinch there - marshall circles away.
marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Grunge.
marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grunge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grunge moves in looking to clinch but marshall pushes him off.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch up but marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch but marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grunge doesn't manage to clinch there - marshall circles away.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch but marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch up but marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Grunge.

That's one minute gone in the round.

marshall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

marshall drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grunge looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grunge looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grunge!
marshall is trying to get back to half guard.

Grunge decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch but marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but marshall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grunge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grunge tries to clinch there but marshall circles away.
Grunge tries to clinch up but marshall circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge tries to clinch but marshall moves out of range.
marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Grunge.
Stew Grunge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grunge tries to clinch up but marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
Grunge tries to clinch up but marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch but marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grunge moves in looking to clinch but marshall pushes him off.
Grunge doesn't manage to clinch there - marshall circles away.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but marshall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
marshall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grunge swivels and escapes.
marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
Grunge is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grunge is looking to clinch but marshall is avoiding it.
Grunge tries to clinch up.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch up but marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grunge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grunge is looking to clinch but marshall is avoiding it.
Grunge doesn't manage to clinch there - marshall circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Grunge forces marshall back against the cage and clinches.
Grunge connects with a nasty looking knee right to marshall's face.
Grunge lands an elbow just above marshall 's eye.
Grunge connects with a knee to the head.
Grunge scores with a knee to the head.
marshall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grunge lands a knee to the body.
Grunge landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grunge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grunge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grunge connects with a nasty looking knee right to marshall's face.
marshall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dan marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
marshall has Grunge pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grunge manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Grunge lands a knee to the head.
Grunge tries to land a knee to the head but marshall blocks with his arms.
Grunge lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
Grunge connects with a nasty looking knee right to marshall's face.
marshall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grunge avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Grunge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
marshall tries to pull guard but Grunge won't allow it.
Grunge connects with a nasty looking knee right to marshall's face.
marshall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grunge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grunge lands a knee to the head.
marshall tries to pull guard but Grunge won't allow it.
Grunge with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
marshall goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grunge prevents it.
Grunge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Grunge.
Grunge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grunge looking to throw knees to the head but marshall is blocking nicely.
Grunge creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through marshall's defenses.
Grunge using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
marshall managing to block the knees to the body from Grunge.
Grunge with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
marshall tries to pull guard but Grunge holds him up against the cage and eventually marshall drops back down to his feet.
Grunge crunches a lovely knee into marshall's ribcage.
Grunge using the Thai plumb to throw knees but marshall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grunge with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stew Grunge dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch but marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grunge tries to clinch up.
marshall shoots in looking for a takedown. Grunge tries to sprawl out of it but marshall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grunge manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grunge tries to clinch but marshall moves out of range.
Grunge wants to clinch.
Grunge tries to clinch but marshall is having none of it.
marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grunge is looking to clinch but marshall is avoiding it.
marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Grunge.
Grunge doesn't manage to clinch there - marshall circles away.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch but marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge doesn't manage to clinch there - marshall circles away.
Grunge is looking to clinch but marshall is avoiding it.
Grunge doesn't manage to clinch there - marshall circles away.
Grunge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Grunge. No joy for marshall on that attempt.
Grunge tries to clinch but marshall is having none of it.
marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grunge tries to clinch up but marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but marshall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grunge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grunge tries to clinch up.
Grunge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch but marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grunge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grunge tries to clinch up but marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
Grunge tries to clinch but marshall moves out of range.
Grunge tries to clinch but marshall is having none of it.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch but marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grunge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grunge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Grunge closes the distance and pushes marshall back into the cage.
Grunge unloads a knee to the mid-section. marshall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grunge with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grunge connects with a nasty looking knee right to marshall's face.
Grunge crunches a lovely knee into marshall's ribcage.
marshall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dan marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grunge prevents a takedown attempt there.
marshall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grunge pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grunge lands a knee to the head.
Grunge lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grunge lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
marshall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
marshall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grunge throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grunge scores with a knee to the head.
Grunge connects with a knee to the head.
Grunge tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
marshall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grunge looking to throw knees to the head but marshall is blocking nicely.
Grunge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
marshall takes an elbow to the temple.
Grunge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

marshall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Grunge is sitting in close to marshall's body. marshall has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Grunge is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Grunge is tapping! That was a very nice submission by marshall.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). dan marshall!