PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Tatoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grant
vs
Tatoy

182 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Tatoy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant wants to clinch.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatoy tries to clinch but Grant moves out of range.
Tatoy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grant as he avoids it easily.
Grant wants to clinch up but Tatoy keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tatoy.
Tatoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Tatoy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tatoy shoots for a double leg takedown but Grant sprawls well. He's pushed Tatoy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paul Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Tatoy.

Grant pushes Tatoy up against the cage in a clinch.

Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant moves in looking to clinch but Tatoy pushes him off.
Grant wants to clinch
and Tatoy counters with a nice body kick.
Tatoy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatoy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tatoy looks gassed!
Tatoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.

Grant closes the distance and clinches.
Grant lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Grant.

Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Grant rushes Tatoy and presses him up against the cage.
Grant with a knee to the head.

Grant breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grant landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grant landing knees to the body.
Grant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tatoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grant lands a nice knee to the body.
Grant crunches a lovely knee into Tatoy's ribcage.
Grant comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Grant breaks the clinch.

Grant clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Grant.
Grant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grant stalling.
Grant gets underhooks to prevent Tatoy's takedown attempt.
Grant prevents the takedown attempt.

Grant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tatoy managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Tatoy tries to break the clinch but Grant is controlling the position.

Grant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tatoy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grant is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tatoy.

Grant gets a clinch.
Grant crunches a lovely knee into Tatoy's ribcage.
Tatoy jumps guard but Grant stands there with Tatoy around his waist. Tatoy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grant lands a nice elbow.
Tatoy is trying to maintain a safe position but Grant gets an underhook and turns Tatoy into the cage.

Grant manages to break the clinch.
Paul Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Grant.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grant. That's going to slow Tatoy down.
Grant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Tatoy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grant lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grant landing knees to the head.
Grant landing knees to the head.

Tatoy breaks from the clinch.
Tatoy gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Grant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Grant breaks from the clinch.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Tatoy gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatoy wants to stand but Grant is controlling his arm.
Grant is not content to let Tatoy control the position.

Tatoy is trying to get an arm triangle but Grant is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Grant dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tatoy closes the distance and clinches up with Grant, looking for a takedown. Tatoy pushes Grant against the cage but Grant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tatoy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grant sprawls well. Grant wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tatoy gets slowly back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Grant breaks the clinch.
Tatoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grant closes the distance and clinches.
Grant has Tatoy pressed against the cage, preventing Tatoy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Grant instigates a clinch.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatoy avoids it.

Grant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries to clinch up
and Tatoy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tatoy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tatoy clinches but Grant breaks the clinch

and Grant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Grant manages to break the clinch.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tatoy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grant.

Grant has managed to clinch.

Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tatoy fails with the takedown
and Grant counters with a body kick.
Paul Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Tatoy.

Grant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tatoy, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tatoy wants to break free but Grant has control.
Grant effectively controlling the action here.
Grant comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grant slowing the pace effectively.
Nice elbow from Grant.
Tatoy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tatoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Grant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tatoy scores with a decent looking hook.
Tatoy clinches but Grant breaks the clinch
and Grant makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tatoy really felt that one!
Grant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tatoy.
Grant lands a head kick. Tatoy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatoy closes the distance and clinches up with Grant, looking for a takedown. Tatoy pushes Grant against the cage but Grant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Grant clinches up against the cage.

Grant breaks from the clinch.
Grant wants to clinch but Tatoy slips to the side

and Tatoy counters with a takedown into side control.
Grant is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tatoy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grant has escaped the position, nice work there.
Grant is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Grant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Tatoy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Grant to his feet.
Tatoy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Grant moves into range and clinches up with Tatoy.

Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tatoy tries for a takedown but Grant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick

and Tatoy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Grant dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tatoy fails with a takedown attempt.

Grant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grant has Tatoy pushed against the cage.
Tatoy wants to stall.

Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grant.

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

Tatoy pulls Grant into guard.

Tatoy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tatoy on the ground.
Grant slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant looking to pass the guard.
Tatoy wants to get back to his feet but Grant is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tatoy is keeping the position for now.
Grant is looking to stand up but Tatoy won't let him.

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.
Grant looking to sit in guard and control but Tatoy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Tatoy from controlling successfully.
Grant is adopting a defensive guard.

Tatoy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Paul Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grant misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tatoy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grant sprawls well. Grant wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tatoy gets slowly back to his feet.
Grant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tatoy moves in looking to clinch but Grant pushes him off.
Grant tries to clinch up but Tatoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Grant throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tatoy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paul Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Tatoy.
Grant throws a leg kick which misses Tatoy's front leg but catches the back leg as Tatoy tries to avoid it.
Grant clinches but Tatoy breaks the clinch

and Tatoy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tatoy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Grant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tatoy is defended easily by Grant.
Tatoy dives in and grabs Grant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grant pushes down on Tatoy's head and hops out.
Grant tries to clinch up but Tatoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Grant circles away from the clinch attempt

and Grant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grant.
Paul Grant has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Grant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tatoy shoots in but Grant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kevin Tatoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Grant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Grant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grant, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Grant!