PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Bentley (ranked 5815 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Grady (ranked 6357 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Grady is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bentley
vs
Grady

189 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Bentley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Grady!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bentley circles away quickly and effectively.
Grady has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Grady clobbers Bentley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grady misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Bentley misses the target.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Grady enables Bentley to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grady manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Grady is looking to stand back up but Bentley counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Grady.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bentley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Bentley decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bentley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab lands there for Bentley.

It looks like Tom Grady has been cut.
Bentley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bentley checks a low kick from Grady.
Grady takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bentley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grady just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Bentley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bentley moves out of range of the body kick from Grady.
Bentley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grady throws a right hand that Bentley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bentley also avoids with ease.
Bentley keeps the fight on the outside.
Bentley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Grady throws the kick towards the body but Bentley avoids it.
Bentley is looking to counter the offense by Grady and move into the clinch.
Grady throws a body punch but Bentley moves out of range.
Tom Grady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grady takes a swing at Bentley's ribcage but misses.
Grady tries to clinch there but Bentley circles away.
Bentley tries to counter by clinching up but Grady breaks away and moves out of range.
Bentley misses with a head kick.
Bentley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bentley cracks Grady with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grady pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grady fails to land with a series of punches.
Bentley slips a jab from Grady.
Bentley throws a big counter combination but Grady scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Bentley gets a double leg takedown into Grady's 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!
Bentley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grady avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bentley stays in close to Grady's body and controls the position.
Grady looking for a sweep. Not yet Grady, not yet.
Bentley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Grady looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bentley is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bentley trying to control but Grady is working from the bottom.
Grady is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grady utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bentley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bentley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Grady swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bentley counters with a single leg into guard. Grady didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grady is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grady wants to sweep here but Bentley controlling him for the moment.
Bentley trying to control but Grady is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bentley stopping the sweep attempt from Grady.
Grady can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bentley controls the pace.
Bentley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bentley throws a big elbow that misses.
Grady controlling Bentley's posture.
Grady is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Bentley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Grady's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Grady throws a series of punches but Bentley avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Bentley.
Grady throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Bentley counters with a takedown into side control.
Grady is trying to improve his position.
Grady keeps trying to improve his position.

Bentley stands up and beckons Grady to his feet.

Bentley closes the distance and pushes Grady back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grady trying to land knees to the body.
Bentley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grady can do to turn this around?
Grady tries to break the clinch but Bentley is controlling the position.
Bentley tries to pull guard but Grady won't allow it.

Bentley jumps into guard, dragging Grady to the mat.
Grady trying to control the position from guard on top but Bentley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grady decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Grady swings for the body but Bentley moves out of range.
Troy Bentley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grady tries to clinch but Bentley moves out of range.
Bentley throws a low kick but Grady moves out of range easily.
Grady swings and misses with a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bentley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grady after a bit of a struggle.
Grady lands a right hand.
Grady lands a left hand.
Bentley tries to pull guard but Grady forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Bentley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bentley pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grady not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grady is looking to work some ground and pound but Bentley has wrist control.
Grady trying to control the position from guard on top but Bentley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grady looking to sit in guard and control but Bentley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bentley stopping the sweep attempt from Grady.
Grady working a defensive guard here.
Troy Bentley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bentley postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Grady is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bentley, into his guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grady throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grady accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Bentley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grady trying to control the position from guard on top but Bentley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bentley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grady trying to control the position from guard on top but Bentley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grady wants to pass the guard but Bentley is keeping the position.

That's four 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.
Grady trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grady trying to control but Bentley is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grady tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tom Grady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grady pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bentley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Grady misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grady tries to clinch but Bentley is having none of it.
Bentley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grady.
Grady throws out a loose jab but Bentley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grady lands a slapping body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grady lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bentley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bentley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bentley throws a counter high kick but Grady was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bentley misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tom Grady will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tom Grady's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Grady ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bentley slips under a jab from Grady.
Grady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bentley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grady misses with a wild body shot.
Grady misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Grady.
Grady throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bentley counters with a shoot takedown. Grady fights it but they end up in guard.
Bentley throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bentley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bentley wants to control from the top but Grady keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentley content to stall in guard here.

Bentley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bentley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grady displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bentley is looking to counter punch.
Grady misses with a kick to the body.
Grady looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grady tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Grady misses.
Grady keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bentley.
Grady wants to clinch up but Bentley keeps it at a distance.
Grady misses with a wild body shot.
Grady misses the shot to the body.
Tom Grady seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grady misses with a lunging right hand

and Bentley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bentley.
A short uppercut from Grady.
Grady swings wildly with an uppercut but Bentley uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bentley breaks from the clinch.
Grady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grady looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bentley is looking to counter punch.
Grady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grady throws a big shot that misses.
Bentley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Grady misses.
Bentley is looking for a counter combo.
Grady avoids the head kick by Bentley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bentley throws a right and a left that Grady avoids nicely.
Grady tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bentley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bentley circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Grady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grady throws a looping overhand right but Bentley ducks down to avoid it.
Bentley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Grady sprawls and moves away.
Bentley swats away the attempt to clinch by Grady.
Nice defenses there by Bentley.
Bentley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grady will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grady checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bentley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grady throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grady misses with a looping left.
Grady misses with a series of wild punches.
Grady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bentley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grady lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grady throws a series of punches but Bentley moves out of range.
Grady misses the shot to the body.
Bentley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grady throws a jab but it's blocked by Bentley.

Bentley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grady's guard.

Grady is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Grady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grady 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Grady!