PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 1083 p4p, 132 weight class) and Brian Grimes (ranked 1530 p4p, 193 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Daughtrey
vs
Grimes

180 cm
23
179 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

178 cm
33
184 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daughtrey on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Kevin Daughtrey has been cut.
A big left from Grimes misses.
Daughtrey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daughtrey blocks a leg kick.
Daughtrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimes moves away.
Daughtrey misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grimes digs a good hook to Daughtrey's body.
Grimes jabs Daughtrey right on the nose. Daughtrey blinks but takes it well.
Daughtrey fails in his attempt to clinch.

Grimes tries to keep at a distance but Daughtrey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daughtrey lands an uppercut.
Grimes wants to get back to striking at distance but Daughtrey won't allow it.
Grimes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daughtrey prevents Grimes from breaking the clinch.

Grimes breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey misses with a wild body shot.
Daughtrey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimes manages to avoid it.
Grimes takes one on the button.
Daughtrey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grimes's head backwards.
Grimes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
Grimes fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Daughtrey misses the target.
Daughtrey misses with a hook.
Daughtrey loads up on a big right hand but Grimes slips the punch.
Grimes misses with a wild combination.
Grimes misses with a few strikes there.
Daughtrey throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daughtrey circles away quickly and effectively.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Daughtrey backs off Grimes throws a huge counter combo but Daughtrey manages to avoid it all.
Daughtrey lands a jab.
We've been told by Daughtrey's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grimes's hands.
Grimes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daughtrey looks to land a right hand but Grimes moved out of range.
Grimes fails to land with a series of punches.
Daughtrey connects with a body shot.
Grimes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Daughtrey does no damage.
Grimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daughtrey throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimes scores with a jab to the body.
Daughtrey throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daughtrey thinking.
Daughtrey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
Daughtrey swings for the body but Grimes moves out of range.
Daughtrey misses with a body shot.
Grimes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey throws a looping overhand right but Grimes ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daughtrey takes a swing at Grimes's ribcage but misses.
Grimes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grimes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grimes takes one to the chin there.
Grimes throws a leg kick but Daughtrey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Daughtrey connects with a single shot there.
Daughtrey throws an off balance right hand
and Grimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daughtrey 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 telegraphed right hand from Grimes misses the target.
Grimes stuns Daughtrey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daughtrey looks to land a left hand but Grimes moved out of range nicely.

Grimes tries to keep at a distance but Daughtrey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daughtrey throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daughtrey prevents Grimes from breaking the clinch.

Grimes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Daughtrey. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes scoring well with a low kick there.
Daughtrey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grimes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daughtrey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daughtrey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grimes.
Daughtrey slips under a jab.
Grimes with a jab.
Daughtrey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grimes on the side of the head.
Daughtrey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimes.
Daughtrey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A lazy left from Grimes finds it's target.
Daughtrey tries to bum rush Grimes with a series of wild strikes but Grimes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daughtrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grimes slips a jab and a cross from Daughtrey.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daughtrey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
Daughtrey takes a swing at Grimes's ribcage but misses.
Grimes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grimes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daughtrey.
A countering left hand to the body from Grimes misses.
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 Kevin Daughtrey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Daughtrey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grimes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brian Grimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimes throws a leg kick but Daughtrey checks it.
Grimes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grimes slips under a jab from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grimes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimes lands a big head kick that sends Daughtrey to the canvas! Grimes follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Grimes!
A very excited looking Brian Grimes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.