PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Grimes's choice of entrance music: THE JOKER. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Buster Grimes enters the cage!

Priest
vs
Grimes

206 cm
27
277 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

198 cm
31
285 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Priest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priest lands a glancing blow to the side of Grimes's head.
A low kick from Priest misses
enabling Grimes to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Johnny Priest has been cut.
Priest wants to clinch up but Grimes keeps it at a distance.
Grimes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Priest on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Priest is looking to score with low kicks.
Priest throws a leg kick
and Grimes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Priest misses with a straight left.
Grimes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Priest checks it well.
Grimes throws a right hand that Priest ducks under and follows up with a left that Priest also avoids with ease.
Priest tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grimes counters with a thumping low kick.
Priest avoids a punch combination nicely.
Priest fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grimes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes scores with a push kick.
Priest checks a low kick from Grimes.
Priest tried to score with a low kick but Grimes checks it.
Johnny Priest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimes, right into the meat.
Grimes swats away the attempt to clinch by Priest.
Grimes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Priest.
Grimes ducks under a wild hook from Priest.
Grimes blocks a low kick nicely.
Priest scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Priest takes the fight into the clinch.
Priest swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimes can't find room to land a body shot as Priest controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Priest lands a damaging elbow.
Grimes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Priest looking to stall.
Priest blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Priest blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Priest.
Grimes tries a knee to the head but Priest blocks it.
Grimes lands an uppercut.
Grimes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Priest swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimes lands a nice uppercut.
Priest looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Priest doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grimes.
Grimes takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grimes takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Grimes.
Priest missing with knees to the body.
Grimes lands a shoulder strike.
Priest doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Priest doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimes takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Buster Grimes has been cut.
Priest lands an elbow that stopped Grimes in his tracks for a moment.
Priest throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimes.
Priest misses with some punches.
Priest lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Priest just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grimes's brow.
Priest lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grimes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Priest is defending well for now.
Grimes blocks a body shot from Priest.
Priest tries to land knees in the clinch but Grimes avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a punch to the body.
Grimes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grimes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grimes stalling in the clinch.
Grimes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimes missing with knees to the body.
Grimes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grimes pushes off an throws an elbow but Priest leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grimes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grimes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Priest tries to work over Grimes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Priest tries a body shot but Grimes blocks it.
Priest has a couple of punches blocked by Grimes.
A head punch on the inside from Priest fails to land.
Grimes lands with a short shot to the head.
Priest misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grimes.
Priest tries to stall but Grimes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Priest lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Priest lands an uppercut.
Grimes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Priest blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grimes lands a left hand.
Grimes looking to throw knees to the head but Priest is blocking nicely.
Priest lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grimes lands a nice elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Grimes.
Priest throws a head punch that misses.
Grimes tries to land knees in the clinch but Priest avoids the damage to the body.
Priest lands a nice uppercut.
Grimes looking to throw knees to the head but Priest is blocking nicely.
Grimes takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Priest fails to land.
Grimes lands a nice shot to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grimes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Priest is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grimes is keeping busy.
Grimes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Priest has a couple of punches blocked by Grimes.
A head punch on the inside from Priest fails to land.
Priest lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Priest.
Priest lands a shoulder strike.

Grimes manages to break the clinch.
Grimes checks a low kick from Priest.
Priest tries to clinch but Grimes is having none of it.
Priest misses with a low kick.
Good work by Priest as he checks the leg kick.
Grimes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Priest thows a leg kick but Grimes checks it
and Grimes counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Priest misses with an uppercut.
Priest scores with a punch to the head.
Priest looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick there by Priest.
Priest throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grimes misses with a body kick.
Priest goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Priest.
Grimes throws a sloppy head kick and Priest moves out of range easily.
Grimes walks into a stiff left hand from Priest.
Grimes misses with an uppercut.
Grimes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Priest throws a hook to the side of Grimes's head but Grimes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Priest walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Priest throws out a loose jab but Grimes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priest connects with an inside leg kick.
Priest throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimes.
That kick from Grimes tenderised Priest's leg. Priest is trying to keep his angry face on.
Priest tries to clinch there but Grimes circles away.
Priest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes works over Priest's head and body with a nice combination.
Grimes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Priest throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Priest tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Priest is looking to score with low kicks.
Grimes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Priest finds it's way round the side to connect with Grimes's head.
Grimes looks to land a body kick but Priest moved away.
Priest throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Priest swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Grimes tenderised Priest's leg. Priest is trying to keep his angry face on.
Priest is breathing heavily.
Grimes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Priest takes a step back to recover.
Grimes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Priest's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Grimes.
Grimes connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Buster Grimes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Grimes scores with a leg kick.
Priest throws a poor cross that misses
and Grimes counters with a leg kick.
Grimes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Priest chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grimes can pounce on him.
Grimes cracks the inside of Priest's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grimes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Priest fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimes manages to avoid it.
Grimes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grimes connects with a leg kick. Priest looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grimes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grimes connects with a body shot that sends Priest's belly button to the back.
Grimes throws a head kick but Priest moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Priest thows a leg kick but Grimes checks it
and Grimes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Johnny Priest's cut is getting worse.
Priest on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grimes. Grimes obviously looking to wear him down.
Grimes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Priest's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Grimes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Priest sprawling to the canvas! Priest rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Grimes finish him?!
That kick from Grimes tenderised Priest's leg. Priest is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grimes misses with a body kick.
That kick from Priest tenderised Grimes's leg. Grimes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grimes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Priest takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Priest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Grimes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Priest has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Priest leaves his chin hanging out and Grimes seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Priest crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buster Grimes!
Buster Grimes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo, into his post fight interview.