PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jude Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes to the cage accompanied by BYOB. Maxwell has chosen T.I. - Hurt as his entrance music. Jude Maxwell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Patrick Grace's chin.

Grace
vs
Maxwell

181 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

180 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jude Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Grace.

Grace scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Grace gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Maxwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grace fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Grace.
Grace misses with a hook.
Grace throws a series of punches but Maxwell moves out of range.
Maxwell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grace misses with a body kick.
Grace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maxwell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maxwell with a poor takedown
and Grace counters with a left and a right that stings Maxwell.

Maxwell is rocked!
Maxwell looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maxwell is still on wobbly legs! Can Grace finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace misses with a few strikes there.
Maxwell seems to have recovered his senses.
Grace wants to land a leg kick but Maxwell is out of range.
Grace tries to clinch there but Maxwell circles away.
Grace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grace scores with a body shot.
Maxwell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grace fails to land with a series of punches.
Grace misses with a jab, cross combination.

Grace clinches.
Grace drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maxwell gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Grace pulls guard successfully.
Grace throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace wants to stand and escape but Maxwell is having none of it.
Grace trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Grace manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Grace scores with a shot to the body.
Grace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maxwell swivels and escapes.
Grace wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Grace.
Grace misses with a wild combination.
Grace takes a swing at Maxwell's ribcage but misses.
Grace fails to land with a series of punches.
Maxwell dodges the punch combination from Grace.
Grace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a series of punches but Maxwell avoids them all with ease.
Maxwell moves away from the strike by Grace.
Grace throws a head kick but Maxwell moves out of range.
Grace is looking to wear down Maxwell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maxwell throws a head kick that Grace semi-blocks.
Maxwell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patrick Grace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jude Maxwell.
Grace tries for a takedown but Maxwell circles away easily

and Maxwell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maxwell is thwarting Grace's attempts to control the position.
Grace looks like he's trying to stand up.

Grace kicks off Maxwell and gets to his feet.
Grace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Maxwell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grace's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maxwell is one step ahead there.
Grace pulls Maxwell in to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Grace wriggles free and stands up.
Maxwell drops his hands momentarily and Grace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Grace shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Grace was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grace tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxwell is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maxwell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grace, pushing him back against the cage.

Maxwell gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Maxwell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grace is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maxwell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maxwell's back!
Grace is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Maxwell tries to escape but Grace has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Grace keeps control of the position easily here as Maxwell tries to buck him off.
Grace's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Maxwell is breathing heavily.
Patrick Grace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell wants to escape the position.
Maxwell wants to get back to his feet.
Good control from Grace.
Maxwell staying busy and making it hard for Grace to control.
Grace controlling well, preventing Maxwell from escaping the position.
Grace biding his time, controlling Maxwell.
Grace has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two 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 stands the fighters back up. Patrick Grace just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Some wild striking there from Grace.
Grace 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.
Grace has a takedown stuffed.

Maxwell drives through and clinches with Grace against the cage.
Grace taking a breather.
Maxwell wants a takedown.
Maxwell tries for a takedown but Grace manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace wants to break free but Maxwell has control.
Maxwell gets underhooks to prevent Grace's takedown attempt.
Maxwell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grace avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Patrick Grace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jude Maxwell.
Maxwell lands an elbow just above Grace 's eye.
Grace is working for takedown but Maxwell is calmly controlling the position for now.

Maxwell has hold of one of Grace's legs. Grace is fighting the takedown attempt but Maxwell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Maxwell wants to pass the guard but Grace is keeping the position.

Maxwell postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Grace is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maxwell, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxwell trying to strike off his back.
Maxwell wants to stand and escape but Grace is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell wants to hit a switch here but Grace passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Maxwell there!
Grace avoids the attempt from Maxwell to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell tries to reverse the position but Grace maintains control.
Maxwell tries to hold on but Grace postures up.
Maxwell wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Grace looking to control but Maxwell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grace controlling his opponent.
Maxwell is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jude Maxwell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Maxwell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grace!
Grace misses with a series of wild punches.
Grace just misses with a punch to the body.
Grace throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grace scores with a nice strike.
Grace tries to clinch but Maxwell moves away

and Maxwell counters with a single leg into guard. Grace didn't expect that.
Maxwell looking to pass the guard.
Maxwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maxwell trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.
Maxwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Grace is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.
Maxwell slips nicely into half guard.
Maxwell has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Grace works to full guard.
Maxwell trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.
Grace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maxwell trying to move into half guard but instead Grace has managed to sweep!
Grace has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maxwell is proving hard to escape from.
Maxwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Maxwell, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grace has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maxwell is proving hard to escape from.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Maxwell looks to clinch
and Grace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Maxwell counters by clinching up.
Grace prevents the takedown attempt.

Grace pulls guard successfully.

Grace has his feet on Maxwell's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Grace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grace throws a nice looking combination but Maxwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grace scores with a three punch combo!
Grace with a jab.
Grace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Maxwell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Grace stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maxwell swivels and escapes.
Maxwell tries to clinch up.
Maxwell is looking to clinch.

Maxwell drives through and clinches with Grace against the cage.
Grace looking for a takedown.

Grace turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Grace manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Maxwell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Grace decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Grace gets a takedown into half guard.
Grace takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Grace looking to control but Maxwell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grace controlling the position easily from mount.
Maxwell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grace looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Grace showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grace 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Grace!