PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Grimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishmael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimson's entrance music is Carcass-Corporeal Jigsore Quandary. A fine choice. Ishmael Street has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stu Grimson's chin.

Grimson
vs
Street

194 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stu Grimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ishmael Street!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grimson misses with a wild combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grimson.
Street throws a sloppy head kick and Grimson moves out of range easily.
Grimson tries to clinch up but Street circles away and keeps his distance.
Grimson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Street explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Street feints and then cracks Grimson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grimson down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Street.
Grimson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Street moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Street lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick from Street lands but Grimson takes it in his stride.
Grimson lands with a shot to the body.
Grimson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Street misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Street lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grimson tries to bum rush Street with a series of wild strikes but Street uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimson misses with the combination.
Grimson scores with a jab. Street acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grimson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Street lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimson dodges the punch combination from Street.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Street.
Grimson is looking to clinch.
Street blocks a jab.
Grimson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Street can pounce on him.
Grimson misses with a body shot.
Street keeps Grimson at a distance using the push kick.
Street looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grimson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Street.
Street cracks the inside of Grimson's front leg.
Grimson misses with a combination
and Street counters with a nice kick to the body.
Street rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Street!
Street tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimson slips a straight right by Street.
Good leg kick by Street there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Street connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grimson misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimson. Street does a little dance to reset his feet.
Street scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Street.
Grimson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Street.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Grimson does no damage.
Grimson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Street moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Street.
Street connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Street displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimson throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Grimson.
Street avoids the body shot from Grimson.
Street throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Grimson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Street scores with a spinning back kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Street!
Grimson thows a body shot but no joy.
Street jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stu Grimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Street ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Grimson.
Grimson misses with a two punch combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Street.
Street lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Street showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice leg kick lands there from Street.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimson.
Street showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimson.
Street lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grimson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Street.
Ishmael Street is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grimson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Street lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Street lands with a nice body kick.
Grimson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Street jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grimson tries to close the distance and clinch but Street swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grimson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Street moves away.
Street with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grimson throws an overhand right that lands on Street's shoulder, as Street tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Street, right into the meat.
Street throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grimson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Street - the referee stops the clock and Grimson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Street. Grimson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Street scores with a spinning back kick!
Street keeps Grimson at a distance using the push kick.
A jab from Grimson misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Street scores with a leg kick.
Grimson misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Street throws a leg kick which misses Grimson's front leg but catches the back leg as Grimson tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Street.
Street throws a sloppy head kick and Grimson moves out of range easily.
Grimson fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Street.
Grimson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Street throws a head kick that half lands.
Grimson tries to clinch up.
Street lands with a kick to the temple. Grimson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Street scoring well with a low kick there.
Street throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grimson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grimson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Street fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimson.

Grimson moves into the clinch.
Street wants to get back to striking at distance but Grimson won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Street is trying to force a seperation but Grimson has the dominant position.
Street managing to block the knees to the body from Grimson.
Street is looking to break free of the clinch but Grimson has double underhooks.
Grimson tries a body shot but Street blocks it.
Street wants to break free but Grimson has control.
Grimson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Street's efforts to push away.
Street can't break the clinch.
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 Stu Grimson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grimson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Street can pounce on him.
Grimson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Street was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimson.
Grimson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grimson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Street.
Street avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Street.
Street jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grimson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Street sprawls well. Street wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grimson gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Street. That's going to slow Grimson down.
Nice body kick from Street.
Street lands with a kick to the temple. Grimson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grimson misses with a series of wild punches.
Grimson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Street dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimson. That did some damage!
Grimson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Street momentarily.
Stu Grimson is winning the standup battle so far.
Grimson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grimson walks into a jab.
Grimson throws a hook but Street avoids it easily.
Grimson avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Street.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Street lands a jab to the head.
Street takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Street goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grimson blocks a head kick by Street.
Grimson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Street counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grimson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Street.
Street pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Street feints and then cracks Grimson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grimson down.
Grimson loads up on a big right hand but Street slips the punch.

Grimson rushes Street and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Street tries to break free but Grimson pushes him back against the cage.
Street wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grimson has him pressed against the cage.

Grimson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Street uses from the top position.
Street looking to sit in guard and control but Grimson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grimson wants to control from the top but Street keeps moving.
Grimson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Street is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street trying to keep a closed guard but Grimson is proving a slippery customer.
Grimson lands a couple of digs.
Street tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grimson slips nicely into half guard.
Grimson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grimson prevents Street from improving his position.
Grimson working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grimson wants to control but Street is keeping him busy.

Grimson is trying to work for a kimura but Street is defending well.
Street has hold of Grimson's hands but Grimson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grimson works his way into full mount!
Street is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grimson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Street to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Street shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Grimson has control of Street's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Street regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Grimson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Street manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Street wants to control but Grimson postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Street takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Street tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Grimson dominated that second round.
That's time! Grimson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Grimson misses with a series of wild punches.
Grimson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Street counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grimson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Street momentarily.
Street has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grimson finds it's way round the side to connect with Street's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Street.
Grimson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Street sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Street chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grimson swinging wildly here.
Street fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Street lands with a right hand.
Street tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stu Grimson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimson misses with a series of wild punches.
A good leg kick by Street.
Street takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grimson misses the jab.
Street lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grimson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A solid body kick from Street.
Grimson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Street.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimson misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Street scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Street.
A head kick from Street lands but Grimson takes it in his stride.
Grimson misses with a few strikes there.
Grimson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grimson misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Street.
Grimson misses the jab.
Street lands a head kick!

Grimson clinches.
Grimson has Street pressed against the cage, preventing Street from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Grimson pulls guard.
Street must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Grimson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Street defends well.
Street postures up.

Grimson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Street can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grimson's guard.
Street wants to control from the top but Grimson keeps moving.

Street wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Grimson's closed guard. He's half up but Grimson has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Grimson pivots and extends the arm, Street falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Grimson! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stu Grimson!