PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Gregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Gregor looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Gregor
vs
Fury

187 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes ground

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Fury!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fury swivels and escapes.
Fury will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gregor blocks a head kick by Fury.
Fury throws a head kick but Gregor moves out of range.
Nick Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fury shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gregor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gregor wants to stand up but Fury is controlling him.
Gregor trying to control the position.
Fury throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gregor is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fury dives into side control.
Gregor is breathing heavily.

Fury is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gregor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gregor tries to bench press Fury off him but Fury keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Fury decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gregor to his feet.
Fury lands with a slapping head kick.
Fury wants to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fury.
Fury looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gregor tries for a takedown but Fury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fury misses with a head kick.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Fury tries for a takedown but Gregor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gregor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fury swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregor avoids a kick to the body.
Fury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Gregor forces Fury back against the cage and clinches.
Gregor lands a nice knee to the body.
Gregor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gregor shoots in and drives through. Fury sprawls well.
Gregor tries to clinch but Fury moves out of range.
Fury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fury stuffs the takedown.
Gregor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fury looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fury misses with a takedown attempt - Gregor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fury throws a wild body kick that Gregor sees coming a mile off.
Fury throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gregor misses with a head kick.
Gregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fury looks to land a body kick but Gregor moved away.
Fury throws a head kick that misses.
Gregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fury paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gregor clinches with his opponent.
Fury wants to break free but Gregor has control.
Fury looking to throw knees to the head but Gregor is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor is leaning against Fury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Gregor.
Fury wants to get back to striking at distance but Gregor won't allow it.
Gregor wants a takedown.
Gregor tries to pull guard but Fury holds him up against the cage and eventually Gregor drops back down to his feet.
Fury wants to get back to striking at distance but Gregor won't allow it.
Gregor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fury avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fury misses with a knee to the head.
Gregor tries to pull guard but Fury holds him up against the cage and eventually Gregor drops back down to his feet.
Gregor slows down the pace here.
Fury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gregor prevents Fury from breaking the clinch.
Gregor keeps control of Fury as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gregor prevents the takedown attempt.
Gregor content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Gregor jumps guard and drags Fury to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gregor is controlling Fury's posture.

Gregor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Fury dominated that round.
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.

Gregor fails with the takedown.
Fury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gregor. Fury shrugs it off though.
Fury misses with a takedown attempt - Gregor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Gregor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gregor prevents Fury from breaking the clinch.
Fury is looking to control Gregor's arms but Gregor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fury has his back to the cage.
Come on Gregor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gregor prevents the takedown attempt.
Fury has had enough of the clinch but Gregor keeps him there for the moment.
Gregor has Fury pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fury manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fury pushes off an throws an elbow but Gregor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gregor jumps guard but Fury stands there with Gregor around his waist. Gregor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregor avoids the elbow strike from Fury, against the cage.
Fury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fury throws an elbow but misses.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fury misses with an elbow strike.
Fury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gregor keeps control of Fury as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fury wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fury wants to break free but Gregor has control.
Fury is trying to break free.
Gregor misses with an elbow strike.

Gregor decides to pull guard.
Fury wants to control from the top but Gregor keeps moving.
Gregor wants to get back to his feet but Fury is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gregor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fury on the ground.
Fury trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gregor is controlling Fury's posture.

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.
Gregor is looking to stand up but Fury isn't so interested in that idea.

Gregor working for a triangle but Fury defends it easily.
Gregor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fury blocks a low kick nicely.
Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gregor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor slips a jab from Fury.

Fury gets caught flat footed, as Gregor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Fury has his foot on Gregor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gregor works his way back into a safe position though.
Fury not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fury is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fury looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fury looking to control.
Gregor won't allow Fury to sweep him here.
Fury is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gregor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gregor misses with a head kick.
Fury throws a sloppy head kick

and Gregor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gregor won't allow Fury to get back to his feet.
Gregor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fury trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Fury looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gregor wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Gregor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Gregor.
A head kick misses from Fury.
Gregor throws a head kick that misses
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
Fury lands a jab-cross combination.
Fury darts in trying to clinch

and Gregor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gregor misses with a knee strike.
Fury fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gregor connects with a knee to the head.
Gregor slows down the pace here.
Gregor misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fury has Gregor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gregor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Gregor breaks the clinch.
Fury misses with a wild combination.
Fury tries to clinch
and Gregor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fury looks for a takedown but Gregor sprawls well.
Daniel Gregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Fury.
Fury tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor wants to clinch.

Fury closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fury lands in his opponent's guard.
Fury working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fury wants to pass the guard but Gregor is keeping the position.
Fury advances to half guard.
Gregor trying to hold on to Fury's head to control him but Fury postures up.
Fury is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gregor is working to get back to half guard.
Fury tries to control but Gregor wriggling away.

Fury stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gregor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fury swivels and escapes.
Fury fails with the takedown
and Gregor counters with a nice body shot.
Fury fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fury moves away from the strike by Gregor.
Gregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fury misses with a head kick.
Fury will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gregor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fury's head.
Fury shoots in but Gregor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fury blocks a head kick by Gregor.
Fury throws a lazy head kick
and Gregor counters with a leg kick.
Gregor avoids the head kick by Fury.
Fury misses with a takedown attempt - Gregor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fury takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick by Fury misses

and Gregor moves into the clinch.

Gregor pulls guard successfully.
Gregor wants to stand and escape but Fury is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury wants to control from the top but Gregor keeps moving.
Gregor managing to control the position.
Gregor wants to sweep here but Fury controlling him for the moment.
Gregor wants to stand and escape but Fury is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Fury.
I think Fury has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Fury!