PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hutch Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Grant will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gibson
vs
Grant

185 cm
31
175 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

172 cm
28
181 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hutch Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Grant!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gibson drives through and clinches with Grant against the cage.
Grant is leaning against Gibson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gibson is trying to stall.
Gibson leaning against his opponent.
Grant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gibson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grant trying to stall but Gibson improves his position.
A short left from Grant.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibson tries to score a body lock takedown but Grant shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The referee calls for Gibson to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Grant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gibson tries to clinch up
and Grant counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Hutch Gibson has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gibson thumps Grant with a low kick.
Gibson doesn't manage to clinch there - Grant circles away.
Grant misses with a double jab.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gibson avoids a kick to the body.
Grant lands a nice hook to Gibson's body. Gibson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gibson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grant throws a jab when Gibson was well out of range.
Gibson feints and then cracks Grant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grant down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gibson.
Grant throws a hook but Gibson avoids it easily.
Grant throws a right hand that Gibson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibson also avoids with ease.
Gibson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Grant scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Grant blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Grant misses
and Gibson counters with a good low kick that Grant was not able to check.
Gibson misses with a body shot.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Grant lands with a nice combination. Gibson backs away looking to recover.
Grant misses with an uppercut. Gibson saw that one coming.
Gibson is looking to slow Grant down with leg kicks.
Ted Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant needs to keep his hands up - Gibson had a free shot at his head there.
Gibson slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Good work by Grant as he checks the leg kick.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Gibson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
Gibson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gibson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant swinging wildly here.
Gibson lunges at Grant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grant's hand.
Grant throws a lazy right hand but Gibson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grant lands a jab to the nose.
Gibson throws a leg kick but Grant moved away.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gibson.
Grant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gibson lands a really nice looking cross but Grant seems unphased.
Gibson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gibson tries to clinch up.
Grant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gibson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gibson is looking to chop away at Grant's legs.
Grant misses with a few strikes there.
Gibson dives in and grabs Grant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grant pushes down on Gibson's head and hops out.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Gibson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Gibson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibson.
Gibson connects with a solid leg kick.
Gibson misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Gibson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant throws a right hand that misses
and Gibson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gibson swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
Grant displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gibson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hutch Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant throws a hook but Gibson avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Gibson moves away and avoids it.

Grant gets tackled into the cage by Gibson. Gibson maintains the clinch.
Grant managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Gibson is trying to drag Grant to the mat but Grant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hutch Gibson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gibson misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Gibson.
Gibson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gibson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gibson connects with a crisp jab.
Grant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Grant.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant lands with a good body shot.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Gibson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick
and Gibson counters with an inside leg kick.
Hutch Gibson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Grant misses.
Ted Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gibson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grant is out of range and Gibson settles back down.

Gibson darts in and clinches Grant up against the cage.
Grant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gibson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grant.
Grant stops a takedown attempt from Gibson.
Grant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gibson is defending well for now.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grant as Gibson tries to tie him up.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Gibson.
Grant being controlled against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant avoids a wild elbow strike from Gibson.
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gibson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grant avoids a wild elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibson has him pressed against the cage.
Gibson looking to throw knees to the head but Grant is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gibson breaks from the clinch.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gibson swinging wildly here.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibson manages to avoid it.
Gibson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Gibson darts in and clinches Grant up against the cage.
Gibson trying to stall but Grant improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grant avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Gibson wants to stall.

Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant lands a jab to the head.
Gibson throws a leg kick but Grant moved away.
Grant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gibson under the eye.
Gibson staying out of range there.
Grant works over Gibson's head and body with a nice combination.
Grant throws out a loose jab but Gibson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson tries to close the distance and clinch but Grant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Grant does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a nice looking combination but Gibson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grant lands with a straight right. Gibson didn't see that one coming.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
Grant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gibson wants to slow Grant down by chopping away at his legs.
Gibson tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Gibson looks to land a combination but Grant avoids it well.
Gibson takes one on the button.
Gibson connects with a single shot there.
Jab by Grant.
Grant scores with a jab to the body.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gibson moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson tried to score with a low kick but Grant checks it.
Grant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gibson's head backwards.
Grant slips a straight right by Gibson.
Gibson throws a low kick but Grant avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hutch Gibson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Grant throws an off balance right hand
and Gibson counters with a leg kick.
No luck for Gibson with that takedown attempt.
Grant ducks right into an uppercut from Gibson.
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Grant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Gibson ducks down to avoid it.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gibson throws out the jab.
A combination from Grant does no damage.
Grant throws a head kick but Gibson moves out of range.
Grant misses with a hook. Gibson ducked under it nicely.
Grant connects with a crisp jab.
Grant misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Gibson misses with a head kick.
Grant throws a series of punches but Gibson avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Gibson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grant doesn't seem phased though.
Grant misses with the combination.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gibson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grant.
Gibson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grant misses with a hook. Gibson ducked under it nicely.
Gibson throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Grant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the body from Grant misses

and Gibson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gibson.
Grant blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to break the clinch but Gibson is controlling the position.
Gibson is stalling here.

Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gibson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Grant misses
and Gibson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gibson misses with a few strikes there.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grant misses with a two punch combination.
Grant throws the left hand but Gibson avoids the punch easily.

Gibson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grant napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gibson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grant keeps working.
Gibson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gibson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Grant is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Grant's legs.
Grant wants to get back to his feet.
Gibson wants to control but Grant is keeping him busy.
Gibson cracks Grant with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gibson in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson looking to control but instead Grant has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Gibson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant is trying to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ted Grant.
I've got Grant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Grant!
A very excited looking Ted Grant made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.