PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace has chosen Swagga Like Us as his entrance music. Chuck Grace has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Shephard
vs
Grace

178 cm
21
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

182 cm
18
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Shephard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Grace!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Shephard with that takedown attempt.
Grace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shephard circles away quickly and effectively.
Shephard looks to land a left hand but Grace moved out of range nicely.
Shephard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grace.
Shephard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grace throws a series of punches but Shephard moves out of range.
Grace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grace misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Shephard.
Grace goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Grace. No joy for Shephard on that attempt.

Shephard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grace's guard.
Grace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shephard is looking to work some ground and pound but Grace has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shephard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shephard postures up in Grace's guard and throws a big left but Grace blocks it.
Shephard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grace really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shephard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shephard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grace wants to get back to his feet but Shephard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grace lands a two punch combo.
Grace lands with a nice combination. Shephard backs away looking to recover.
Grace scores with a one two! Shephard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Shephard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Grace trying to keep a closed guard but Shephard is proving a slippery customer.
Grace wants to sweep here but Shephard controlling him for the moment.
Shephard tries to free his leg and advance position but Grace is retaining full guard.

Shephard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grace manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Shephard has Grace in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shephard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shephard is breathing heavily.
Grace tries to stand but Shephard is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grace won't allow Shephard to sweep him here.
Grace has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shephard is proving hard to escape from.

Shephard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace wants to get up but he can't break Shephard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Shephard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grace wants to get up but he can't break Shephard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shephard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grace is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grace lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shephard throws out the jab.
Grace lands with a nice combination. Shephard backs away looking to recover.
Chuck Grace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grace stalks Shephard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shephard's face. Shephard staggers backwards, shaken.

Shephard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grace wants to get back to his feet.
Shephard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grace wants to get back to his feet.
Shephard is keen to just control but Grace is a slippery customer.
Grace looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Shephard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Grace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Shephard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grace's guard now.
Shephard postures up in Grace's guard and throws a big left but Grace blocks it.
Shephard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shephard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shephard postures up in Grace's guard and throws a big left but Grace blocks it.
Grace is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shephard trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shephard throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shephard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grace's waist but Grace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shephard off to one side.
Grace falls off balance throwing a combination

and Shephard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grace!
Grace is trying to stand.
Poor strikes thrown by Shephard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shephard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Shephard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Shephard looking to finish with strikes here!
Shephard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Grace is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shephard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grace wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shephard.
Shephard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shephard thowing shots but they're missing.
Shephard looking to control but Grace is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard cracks Grace with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grace tries to reverse the position but Shephard maintains control.
Grace takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shephard controlling the pace for now.
Shephard misses with a head shot.
Shephard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Grace because Shephard loaded up on that one.
Grace is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shephard misses with a head shot.
Shephard tries to control but Grace wriggling away.
Grace avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shephard.
Poor strikes thrown by Shephard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shephard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shephard throwing strikes here but Grace is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Shephard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shephard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Grace prevents any damage by holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Shephard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Shephard slips a jab and a cross from Grace.
Grace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shephard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shephard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grace slips under a jab from Shephard.
Shephard shoots in but no luck this time.
Shephard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Shephard misses.
Grace throws a series of punches but Shephard avoids them all with ease.
Grace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shephard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shephard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shephard lands a head kick. Grace smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice cross by Grace.
Nice sprawl there from Grace as Shephard shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shephard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grace throws a nice looking combination but Shephard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grace tries to bum rush Shephard with a series of wild strikes but Shephard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shephard.
Shephard throws a jab but it's blocked by Grace.
Grace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shephard fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Shephard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grace throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No joy there for Grace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shephard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grace scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shephard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grace looks to land a combination but Shephard avoids it well.
Grace misses with the combination.
Grace throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shephard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shephard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shephard cracks Grace with an open hand slap.
Jack Shephard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shephard slips a jab and a cross from Grace.
Grace moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Grace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shephard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grace lands with a hook. Shephard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace lands with a hook. Shephard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shephard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shephard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shephard somewhat.
Shephard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grace has time to react.
Grace throws a series of punches but Shephard moves out of range.
Grace leaves Shephard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shephard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grace lands with a nice combination. Shephard backs away looking to recover.
Shephard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shephard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grace throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shephard counters with a stiff right hand.
Grace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grace throws a right and a left that Shephard avoids nicely.
Shephard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grace as he avoids it easily.
Grace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grace misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace scores with a three punch combo!
Grace lands with a right hand.
Grace misses with a few strikes there.
Shephard throws a lazy right hand but Grace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grace cracks a nice hook into Shephard's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Grace.
Grace misses with a combination
and Shephard counters with a left to the body.
Grace fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grace scores with a one two! Shephard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grace is working the combinations to good effect here.
Grace's corner calls for a 1-2. Grace obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice combination there by Grace.
Grace lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice combination there by Grace.
Grace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grace throws a series of strikes that have Shephard backpedaling.
Shephard tries for a takedown but Grace sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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Grace digs a good hook to Shephard's body.
Grace throws a series of punches but Shephard avoids them all with ease.
Grace changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace looks to land a combination but Shephard avoids it well.
Grace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shephard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grace misses with a double jab.
Grace misses with a double jab.
Grace looks to land a combination. Shephard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Grace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grace comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Grace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Grace.
Chuck Grace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Shephard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shephard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grace pinned against the cage. Grace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shephard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grace lands a really nice looking cross but Shephard seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shephard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shephard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grace bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shephard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grace misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Grace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shephard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Shephard!