PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunmetal Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey has chosen Killed By Death as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Power
vs
Grey

183 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
184 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Gunmetal Grey!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Power connects with a high kick.

It looks like Gunmetal Grey has been cut.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Grey moves out of range easily.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Grey moves away and avoids it.
Grey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Power.

Grey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grey showed some decent athleticism there.
Power is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like Grey is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power is trying to stand back up but Grey is controlling him
Power is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two 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.

Grey decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Grey ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to score with a low kick but Grey moves his leg out of the way.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Grey shoots in for a takedown but Power shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Power.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Grey.
Grey shoots in but no luck this time.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Power misses with an uppercut. Grey saw that one coming.
Grey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four 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.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey moves away.
Power misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Power misses.
Grey ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Power swinging wildly here.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grey fails with a takedown attempt.
Will Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunmetal Grey.
Power connects with the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Grey is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunmetal Grey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Will Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power throws a shot to the body.
Power punishes Grey's body with a nice straight punch.
Grey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Grey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grey looks for a takedown but Power sprawls well.
Grey avoids the body shot from Power.
Gunmetal Grey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grey avoids the head kick by Power.
Power throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Power as Grey shoots in.
Grey blocks a head kick by Power.
Grey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power missing with a left hand there. Grey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power throws a right and a left that both miss.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Will Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grey closes the distance and clinches up with Power, looking for a takedown. Grey pushes Power against the cage but Power circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Will Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunmetal Grey.
Grey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Power throws a hook but Grey blocks it.
Grey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Power sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grey somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Power misses with a body shot.
Power scores with a head kick.
Grey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grey moves out of range as Power strikes.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power stuffs the takedown.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grey checks a leg kick.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Grey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Grey.
Power leaves Grey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Power throws a combination. Grey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice jab there from Power.
Grey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Grey moves away and avoids it.
Power throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power throws the left hand but Grey avoids the punch easily.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Grey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power looks to land a right hand but Grey moved out of range.
Power throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.
Grey staying out of range there.
Grey blocks a jab.
Power throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey avoids the head kick by Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Power dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunmetal Grey's cut.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Power lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Power throws a jab when Grey was well out of range.
Grey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Power is fending him off so far but Grey persists. Nope, Power circles away and we're back to standing.
Power connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grey momentarily.

That has opened up Gunmetal Grey's cut even more.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Grey slips the punch.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Grey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Power defends it nicely.
Power misses with a hook.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grey.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a low kick, looking for Grey's leg but Grey calmly moves out of range.
Power lands with a good body shot.
Power throws a hook but Grey blocks it.
Power looks to land a combination but Grey avoids it well.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Power looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Power misses with a body shot.
Grey avoids the body shot from Power.
A head kick misses from Power.
Power connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grey's hands.

That's two 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.
Power thows a body shot but no joy.

Grey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Grey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Power on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Power tries to get out of the position.
Power manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Grey tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Power.
Power manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grey being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Power tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gunmetal Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Power, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Power!