PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grayson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne. Skye has chosen Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Grayson
vs
Skye

171 cm
32
159 lbs
23 - 12 - 1

168 cm
33
151 lbs
29 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Legion of Pain Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damion Skye!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skye swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grayson.
Skye misses with a body shot.
Skye takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grayson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grayson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Skye is able to avoid easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Skye checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Skye swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Grayson throws a jab when Skye was well out of range.
Jab by Grayson.
Grayson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grayson thuds a left hand into Skye's body.
Skye misses with a hook.
Grayson lands a head shot.
Grayson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Skye as Grayson shoots in.
Grayson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skye throws a body punch but Grayson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye defending well as Grayson loads up on a big left hand.
Skye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grayson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skye.
Grayson swats away the attempt to clinch by Skye.
Grayson lands a nice shot to the body.
Skye tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grayson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skye misses with a low kick.
Skye lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grayson lands a nice looking body kick.
Grayson dives in and grabs Skye's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skye pushes down on Grayson's head and hops out.
Skye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
Skye avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Skye misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson misses with a straight left.
Skye checks a leg kick.
Grayson avoids the body shot from Skye.
Grayson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grayson misses with a low kick.
Grayson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skye at a distance.
Grayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skye.
Skye takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grayson connects with a body shot that sends Skye's belly button to the back.
Grayson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Skye throws a leg kick but Grayson moved away.
Grayson throws a leg kick but Skye sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skye lands a nice hook to Grayson's body. Grayson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson scores with a head kick. Skye tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Skye has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skye there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grayson lands a slapping body shot.
Grayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skye manages to avoid it.
Grayson is looking to wear down Skye with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Skye gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skye cracks Grayson with a nice body shot.
Skye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skye wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grayson has him pressed against the cage.
Skye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grayson tries to throw a body punch but Skye avoids it by throwing Grayson back against the cage.
Skye wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grayson.
Grayson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skye misses with a body punch.
Skye lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grayson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Grayson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skye is working Grayson over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Grayson.
Skye is trying to break the clinch but Grayson has him pressed against the cage.
Skye working hard to break the clinch.
Skye throws a punch but it's blocked by Grayson.
Grayson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grayson tries to work over Skye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Skye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grayson slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Skye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grayson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skye misses with an uppercut.
Grayson throws a push kick but Skye slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Grayson 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.

Grayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Skye throws a poor cross that misses
and Skye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grayson scores with a nice right hand.
Skye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayson.
Marcus Grayson is winning the standup battle so far.
Grayson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grayson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Skye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grayson lands with a good body shot.
Skye misses with a straight left.
Skye misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Grayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grayson misses with the combination.
Grayson looks to land a left hand but Skye moved out of range nicely.
Grayson tries to bum rush Skye with a series of wild strikes but Skye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Skye defends it nicely.
Skye is looking to score with low kicks.
Grayson scores with a punch to the head.
Grayson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice straight punches there by Grayson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grayson.
Grayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grayson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grayson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Skye under the eye.
Skye misses with a hook. Grayson ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grayson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Skye has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Skye and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grayson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skye throws a hook to the side of Grayson's head but Grayson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grayson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skye scores with a jab. Grayson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grayson scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Skye.
A slow jab from Skye misses its intended target.
Skye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Grayson.
Skye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Skye.
Skye throws a hook but Grayson avoids it easily.
Skye misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye feints a jab promting Grayson to slip. Skye then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grayson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Skye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Skye.
Skye clobbers Grayson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grayson tries to bum rush Skye with a series of wild strikes but Skye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grayson slips a jab from Skye.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Skye enables Grayson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Skye manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Grayson stopping the sweep attempt from Skye.
Grayson throws a big right hand that misses.
Grayson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skye works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grayson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grayson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grayson postures up in Skye's guard and throws a big left but Skye blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skye working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grayson.
Grayson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grayson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grayson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grayson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skye bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grayson's guard.
Grayson looking to control.

Grayson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Skye is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Grayson.
Skye wants to stand but Grayson has his arm trapped.
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 Marcus Grayson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Skye misses with a lunging right hand
and Grayson counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skye. Grayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grayson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grayson misses with a low kick.
Grayson misses with a two punch combination.
Skye swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Skye takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Skye bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grayson's head.
Grayson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grayson lands with an uppercut that bounces Skye off the cage and back into range.
Grayson scores with a sloppy right hand. Skye should have avoided that one.
Skye checks a low kick from Grayson.
A punch combination from Skye misses.
Grayson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grayson throws a big shot that misses.
Skye swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Skye takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Skye slips under a jab.
Skye misses with a looping right.
Grayson looks to throw the jab but Skye is out of range.
Damion Skye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grayson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Skye scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grayson misses with a looping left.
Skye swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Skye slips under a jab from Grayson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Skye misses
and Grayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grayson tries to move into range but Skye moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grayson slips a jab from Skye.
Damion Skye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skye lands with a shot to the body.
Skye connects with a body shot that sends Grayson's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grayson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Skye sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grayson tries a head kick but it misses.
Skye slips under a jab from Grayson.
Grayson scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Skye needs to keep his hands up - Grayson had a free shot at his head there.
Grayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skye manages to avoid it.
Skye bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grayson's head.
Skye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grayson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grayson misses with a hook. Skye ducked under it nicely.
Skye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grayson manages to avoid it.
Marcus Grayson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grayson jabs at Skye's body.
Skye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skye misses with a right hand
and Grayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Skye swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Grayson throws a sloppy head kick and Skye moves out of range easily.
Grayson connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye misses the shot to the body.
Skye checks a leg kick.
Skye throws the left hand but Grayson avoids the punch easily.
Grayson misses with a wild body shot.
Grayson throws a body punch but Skye moves out of range.
Skye lands a jab to the head.
Grayson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skye takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grayson connects with a crisp jab.
Grayson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson cracks Skye with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grayson lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Grayson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grayson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Grayson!
Marcus Grayson very nearly forgot to thank Empire Threads amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.