PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vice Grip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero's entrance music is José the Bronx Rican - Spittin' Narcicism. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zero
vs
Grip

190 cm
29
221 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

150 cm
27
288 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vice Grip!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero shoots in but Grip avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zero shoots in looking for a takedown. Grip tries to sprawl out of it but Zero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grip manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zero moves out of range of the body kick from Grip.
Zero avoids the head kick by Grip.
Zero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zero shoots in for a double leg but Grip sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grip defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zero.
Grip feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zero's calf.
Zero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grip loads up on a big right hand but Zero slips the punch.
Zero is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero fails with the takedown
and Grip counters with a nice body kick.
Zero shoots in looking for a takedown. Grip tries to sprawl out of it but Zero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grip manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zero tries for a takedown but Grip sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zero is breathing heavily.
Zero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grip manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grip avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grip lands a front kick.
Grip throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zero avoids the head kick by Grip.

Grip gets the takedown into side control.
Zero is trying to control Grip's posture but Grip avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero is not content to let Grip control the position.

Grip tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grip wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grip just content to control the position.
Grip wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zero keeps working.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Grip is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Grip wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zero keeps working.

Grip wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zero, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zero is trying to get back to half guard.
Grip wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zero keeps working.
Grip tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Zero can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zero is looking to regain half guard here but Grip keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vice Grip dominated that round.
That's time! Zero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fighters circling - Zero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zero tries to clinch there but Grip circles away.
Grip throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Zero misses.
Grip pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grip darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Zero drives through with a takedown into Grip's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Grip 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.
Grip is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Zero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grip has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zero has managed to get both his arms back between Grip's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zero is pushing down on Grip's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grip is fighting to maintain full guard but Zero has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grip tries to get to full guard but Zero has control of the leg.
Grip slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Grip being controlled here, momentarily.
Grip keeping moving, preventing Zero from controlling successfully.
Zero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zero looking to pass the guard.
Zero has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grip is proving hard to escape from.

Grip looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zero passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Zero wants to control but Grip is keeping him busy.
Grip tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zero working away.
Grip is trying to get back to half guard.
Zero working away.
Zero tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Grip tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero trying to control the position but Grip is working away.
Grip gets back to half guard.
Grip wants to get back to full guard.
Zero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grip does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grip slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zero preventing the sweep.
Zero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zero controlling from the top position.
Zero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Grip isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Zero stacks Grip on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Zero!

Zero wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grip, who protects the arm well.

Zero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grip is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zero off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Max Zero will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Grip is looking to score with low kicks.
Zero tries to close the distance and clinch but Grip swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grip stuffs the takedown attempt from Zero. Zero gets slowly back to his feet.
Grip throws a head kick but Zero moves out of range.
Vice Grip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grip wants to slow Zero down by chopping away at his legs.
Zero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Zero changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grip looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Grip gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Grip looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Grip is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zero pulls his head out easily.
Grip takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zero looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grip's head.
Grip trying to control from the bottom.
Zero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zero trying to control the action but Grip is working from the bottom.
Grip works his way to full guard. Good work.
Grip wants to sweep here but Zero controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero thows a big elbow that misses.
Zero trying to control but Grip is working from the bottom.
Grip looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grip keeping moving, preventing Zero from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Max Zero wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Grip misses with a leg kick.
Zero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grip counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grip throws a sloppy head kick and Zero moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero shoots in and drives through. Grip sprawls well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grip.
Grip scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grip thows a body kick. Zero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grip lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zero looks for a takedown but Grip sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grip.
Grip fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grip plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Max Zero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grip thumps Zero with a low kick.
Grip lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero is looking to clinch.
Grip lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grip thumps Zero with a low kick.
Grip buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grip throws a front kick that sends Zero stumbling back into the cage.
Grip throws a sloppy head kick and Zero moves out of range easily.
Grip scores with a head kick. Zero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zero fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grip is looking to slow Zero down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vice Grip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grip has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vice Grip!