PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parts has chosen Written in the Stars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grant
vs
Parts

172 cm
31
181 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

185 cm
30
187 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parts!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant staying out of range there.
Grant misses with a combination
and Parts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parts circles away quickly and effectively.
Parts throws a sloppy body shot
and Grant counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parts thinking.
Parts cracks a nice hook into Grant's ribs.
Parts throws a head kick that misses
and Grant counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Parts does it's job there.
Nice cross by Grant.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant throws a push kick but Parts slaps the foot to one side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grant misses with a double jab
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Parts is out of range.
Ted Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parts just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant misses with a right hand
and Parts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parts slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Grant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grant scores with a head kick.
Parts throws a leg kick but Grant sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Parts throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Parts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parts misses with a looping left.
Grant throws a body punch but Parts moves out of range.
Jab from Parts.
Parts is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Grant lands with a hook. Parts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parts tries a low kick but Grant avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Parts. That snapped Grant's head back.
Parts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Parts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grant goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Parts throws a low kick but Grant moves out of range easily.
Grant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Tony Parts has been cut.
Parts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parts.
Parts throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grant, as that shot connected.
Grant throws a series of punches but Parts avoids them all with ease.
Parts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Grant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant scores with a jab. Parts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parts counters with a straight right hand.
Grant lands a really nice looking cross but Parts seems unphased.
Parts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A telegraphed right hand from Grant misses the target.
Parts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parts throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Grant throws the left hand but Parts avoids the punch easily.
Grant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant misses with a body kick.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Parts's head but Parts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parts throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Grant.
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 Tony Parts's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grant throws a series of punches but Parts moves out of range.
Ted Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Parts darts in and clinches Grant up against the cage.
Parts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Parts.
Parts misses with a punch to the body.
Parts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Parts.
A left hand lands to the body for Grant.
Parts utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Grant.
Parts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grant.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
Parts misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parts throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts lands with a left to the head.
Parts takes a shot to the head.
Grant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grant tries to circle away but Parts has him pinned against the cage.
Parts misses with a body punch.
A short right from Parts.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Parts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parts works on Grant's body with a couple of short punches.
Grant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grant or not.
A short uppercut from Grant.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parts lands a body punch.
Parts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Grant.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant lands a nice hook to Parts's body. Parts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grant throws a nice looking combination but Parts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Parts does no damage.
Parts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Parts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parts misses with a straight right.
Grant throws a body punch but Parts moves out of range.
Parts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Parts.
Ted Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant lands with a nice combination. Parts backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Parts does no damage.
Parts misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands a high kick!
Grant misses with a few strikes there.
Parts throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Grant misses with a series of wild punches.
Parts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
Parts misses the shot to the body.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Parts does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Parts takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Parts defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Grant misses.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Parts finds it's way through Grant's defenses.
Grant throws out a loose jab but Parts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parts dodges the punch combination from Grant.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant scoring well with a low kick there.
Parts lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Parts moves into range and clinches up with Grant.

Grant manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tony Parts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Parts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Parts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant lands with a nice body punch.
Parts lands with a kick to the ribs.
Parts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Parts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Parts scores with a four punch combination!
Parts throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Parts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Parts dodges the punch combination from Grant.
Parts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Parts's shoulder, as Parts tries to avoid the shot.
Grant scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant misses with a double jab
and Parts counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the liver by Parts. Beautiful body shot.
Grant misses with a kick to the body.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant throws a head kick but Parts moves out of range.
Parts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parts misses with a low kick.
A big right from Grant misses.
Parts slips under a jab from Grant.
Parts throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Parts lands a jab to Grant's midsection.
Parts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
Grant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parts momentarily.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Grant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Grant takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Parts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parts throws a leg kick but Grant sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts digs a good body shot into Grant's ribs.
Parts looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Grant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parts.
Parts dodges the punch combination from Grant.
A swing and a miss from Parts.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Parts moved out of range nicely.
Grant lands a high kick!
Grant misses with a straight right.
Grant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Parts is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parts. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Parts takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Grant misses with a two punch combination.
Grant scores with a one two! Parts had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Parts, right into the meat.
Parts slips under a jab from Grant.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parts lands a glancing blow to the side of Grant's head.
Grant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Parts.
I think Parts 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Parts!
Tony Parts managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio , into his post fight interview.