PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yngwie Grimnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lao Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chang has chosen Benny Benassi & Public Enemy- Bring The Noise as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grimnir
vs
Chang

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yngwie Grimnir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lao Chang!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang walks into a left hand.
Chang throws a sloppy head kick and Grimnir moves out of range easily.
Grimnir tries to clinch up but Chang circles away and keeps his distance.
Chang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grimnir moves out of range as Chang throws a body kick.
Grimnir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chang swats away the attempt to clinch by Grimnir.
Lao Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimnir.
Grimnir throws a right hand that Chang ducks under and follows up with a left that Chang also avoids with ease.
Grimnir lands a leg kick that knocks Chang off balance momentarily.
Chang misses with an uppercut. Grimnir saw that one coming.
Grimnir misses with a hook
and Chang counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Grimnir tries to clinch there but Chang circles away.
Grimnir throws the left hand but Chang avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimnir throws a leg kick but Chang moved away.
Grimnir slips a straight right by Chang.
Grimnir wants to clinch.
Chang throws a right hand that Grimnir ducks under and follows up with a left that Grimnir also avoids with ease.
Grimnir closes the distance but Chang moves to the side
and Chang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Grimnir misses with a leg kick
and Chang counters with a series of strikes. Grimnir will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grimnir misses the shot to the body.
Grimnir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chang gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grimnir counters with a thumping low kick.
Chang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chang takes a swing at Grimnir's ribcage but misses.
Chang throws a jab when Grimnir was well out of range.
Grimnir slips under a jab from Chang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Grimnir.
Chang throws a lazy right hand but Grimnir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chang throws a nice looking combination but Grimnir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chang on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grimnir.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grimnir scores with a leg kick.
Chang swats away the attempt to clinch by Grimnir.
Grimnir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grimnir dodges the punch combination from Chang.
Grimnir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chang looks winded!
Grimnir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grimnir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grimnir wants to clinch up but Chang keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grimnir closes the distance and pushes Chang back into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grimnir.
Grimnir landing knees to the head.

It looks like Lao Chang has been cut.
Grimnir tries a knee to the head but Chang blocks it.
Grimnir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grimnir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Chang breaks the clinch.
Chang misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimnir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimnir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimnir tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yngwie Grimnir will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lao Chang's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No joy there for Grimnir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grimnir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chang.
Chang misses with a straight right.
Chang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimnir.
Chang looks to land a combination but Grimnir avoids it well.
Grimnir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grimnir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimnir tries to clinch but Chang moves out of range.
Grimnir is looking to clinch but Chang is avoiding it.
Lao Chang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chang misses with a head kick.
Grimnir scores with a head kick. Chang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grimnir is looking to clinch but Chang is avoiding it.
Chang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chang counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimnir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chang.
Jab by Grimnir.
The fighters circling - Chang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Chang.
Grimnir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grimnir tries a low kick but Chang avoids it.
Grimnir tries to close the distance and clinch but Chang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grimnir fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimnir, right into the meat.
Chang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grimnir moves in looking to clinch but Chang pushes him off.
Grimnir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grimnir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chang misses with a head kick.
Grimnir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chang delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws a one two combo.
Chang is breathing heavily.
Grimnir tries to clinch up but Chang circles away and keeps his distance.
Grimnir throws a hook but Chang blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimnir.
Grimnir misses with a body shot.
Chang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grimnir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grimnir is looking to clinch but Chang is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grimnir.
Grimnir connects with a leg kick. Chang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grimnir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lao Chang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws a right hand that Grimnir ducks under and follows up with a left that Grimnir also avoids with ease.
Grimnir throws a leg kick but Chang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chang throws a sloppy head kick and Grimnir moves out of range easily.

Grimnir rushes Chang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Chang manages to break the clinch.
Grimnir wants to land a leg kick but Chang is out of range.

Grimnir darts in and clinches Chang up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimnir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grimnir putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimnir trying to land knees to the body.
Grimnir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngwie Grimnir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lao Chang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Grimnir explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Chang.
Grimnir moves in looking to clinch but Chang pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimnir.
Chang misses with the combination.
Grimnir looks to score with a jab to the body but Chang is just out of range.
Grimnir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Grimnir.
Chang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimnir misses with a head kick.
Chang throws a sloppy head kick and Grimnir moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimnir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grimnir doesn't manage to clinch there - Chang circles away.
Grimnir bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grimnir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grimnir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grimnir takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grimnir throws out a loose jab but Chang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimnir tries to land a front kick but Chang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chang misses with an uppercut
and Grimnir counters with a right hand to the body.
Chang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chang tries to land a front kick but Grimnir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimnir lands with an overhand left.
Grimnir scoring well with a low kick there.
Grimnir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chang manages to avoid it.
Grimnir lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Chang.
Chang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grimnir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimnir. Chang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimnir misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimnir scores with a hook.
Grimnir jabs at Chang's body.
Grimnir is looking to clinch but Chang is avoiding it.

Grimnir clinches with his opponent.
Grimnir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
A knee to the head by Grimnir.

Chang is rocked!
Grimnir misses with a knee strike.
Chang is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimnir finish him?
Grimnir lands a big knee! That's hurt Chang! Oh, he's all over the place! Grimnir lands another knee that sends Chang to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yngwie Grimnir!