PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gronk Groenhud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny McBraddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groenhud comes to the cage accompanied by Sometime Lonely by Kelly Chen. McBraddish has chosen Stricken as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Johnny McBraddish was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Groenhud
vs
McBraddish

225 cm
23
135 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

150 cm
23
130 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gronk Groenhud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny McBraddish!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from McBraddish misses.
McBraddish tries to bum rush Groenhud with a series of wild strikes but Groenhud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBraddish fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBraddish misses with a wild combination.
Groenhud shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McBraddish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Groenhud.
McBraddish stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Groenhud misses with a double jab.
McBraddish throws a series of punches but Groenhud avoids them all with ease.
Groenhud moves away from the strike by McBraddish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish stuffs the takedown attempt from Groenhud. Groenhud gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gronk Groenhud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groenhud throws a sloppy head kick and McBraddish moves out of range easily.
Groenhud shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McBraddish pinned against the cage. McBraddish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Groenhud tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McBraddish swivels and escapes.
McBraddish throws a shot from downtown. Groenhud moves away and avoids it.
Groenhud fails to land the takedown.
Groenhud tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McBraddish swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Groenhud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McBraddish misses with an uppercut.
Groenhud shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McBraddish but McBraddish pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McBraddish throws a series of punches but Groenhud moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McBraddish, as that shot connected.
Groenhud shoots in but no luck this time.
Groenhud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McBraddish. That did some damage!
McBraddish takes a swing at Groenhud's ribcage but misses.
Groenhud tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McBraddish swivels and escapes.
Groenhud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McBraddish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Groenhud shoots for a double leg takedown but McBraddish sprawls well. He's pushed Groenhud's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Groenhud is breathing heavily.
McBraddish throws a right and a left that both miss.
McBraddish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McBraddish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Groenhud really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Groenhud has a takedown stuffed.
Some bone on bone action there as McBraddish checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Groenhud misses with a head kick.
McBraddish throws a nice looking combination but Groenhud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Groenhud throws a head kick but McBraddish moves out of range.
McBraddish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Groenhud shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McBraddish pinned against the cage. McBraddish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny McBraddish dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Groenhud tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for McBraddish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Groenhud misses with a head kick.
McBraddish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Groenhud fails to land the takedown.
McBraddish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Groenhud throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish takes a kick to the side of the head.
Groenhud is looking to chop away at McBraddish's legs.
Nice defenses there by Groenhud.
McBraddish wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Groenhud.
Gronk Groenhud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Groenhud lands with a slapping head kick.
McBraddish tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud misses with the combination.
Groenhud looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McBraddish looks to land a combination but Groenhud avoids it well.
Groenhud tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McBraddish swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gronk Groenhud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBraddish misses with a few strikes there.
Groenhud ducks under a wild hook from McBraddish.
McBraddish avoids the head kick by Groenhud.
Groenhud throws a series of punches but McBraddish avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish misses with a hook. Groenhud ducked under it nicely.
Groenhud misses with a looping left.

McBraddish drives through and clinches with Groenhud against the cage.
Groenhud drops down looking for an ankle pick but McBraddish pulls his leg out and moves away.
Groenhud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Groenhud slips a jab and a cross from McBraddish.
Groenhud shoots in for a double leg but McBraddish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McBraddish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Groenhud counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McBraddish is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Groenhud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBraddish takes a kick to the side of the head.
Groenhud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Groenhud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Groenhud shoots in for a takedown but McBraddish shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Groenhud with that takedown attempt.
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 Gronk Groenhud will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McBraddish looks to land a combination but Groenhud avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Groenhud or perhaps it was just good defense by McBraddish which made him look bad.
Groenhud misses with a two punch combination.
Groenhud shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McBraddish pinned against the cage. McBraddish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McBraddish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Groenhud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBraddish misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenhud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBraddish.
Groenhud connects with a high kick.
Groenhud lands a high kick!
Nice defenses there by Groenhud.
McBraddish looks to score with a jab to the body but Groenhud is just out of range.
Groenhud throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McBraddish's head.
Groenhud cracks the inside of McBraddish's front leg.
Groenhud chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish throws a right and a left that Groenhud avoids nicely.
McBraddish wants to clinch
and Groenhud counters with a one-two to the body.
McBraddish throws a hook but Groenhud avoids it easily.
McBraddish is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Groenhud fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gronk Groenhud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBraddish tries to close the distance and clinch but Groenhud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McBraddish throws the left hand but Groenhud avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McBraddish but McBraddish pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Groenhud shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Groenhud scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McBraddish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McBraddish moves out of range of the leg kick from Groenhud.
Groenhud connects with a high kick.
McBraddish wants to clinch.
McBraddish closes the distance but Groenhud moves to the side
and Groenhud counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish misses with a wild body shot.
Groenhud lands a head kick!
Johnny McBraddish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McBraddish checks a low kick from Groenhud.

Groenhud gets a takedown into half guard.
McBraddish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Groenhud. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Groenhud prevents McBraddish from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gronk Groenhud clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice sprawl there from McBraddish as Groenhud shoots in.
McBraddish misses with an uppercut. Groenhud saw that one coming.
Gronk Groenhud is winning the standup battle so far.
Groenhud slips a jab from McBraddish.
McBraddish misses with a looping right.
Groenhud tries for a takedown but McBraddish sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McBraddish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Groenhud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBraddish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Groenhud shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McBraddish as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gronk Groenhud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groenhud cracks the inside of McBraddish's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Groenhud throws the left hand but McBraddish avoids the punch easily.
McBraddish thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick from Groenhud lands but McBraddish takes it in his stride.

McBraddish is rocked!

It looks like Johnny McBraddish has been cut.
McBraddish takes a swing at Groenhud's ribcage but misses.
Groenhud moves away from the strike by McBraddish.
Groenhud plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McBraddish is still on wobbly legs! Can Groenhud finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McBraddish throws a looping overhand right but Groenhud ducks down to avoid it.
McBraddish seems to have recovered his senses.
McBraddish loads up on a big right hand but Groenhud slips the punch.
McBraddish throws a hook but Groenhud blocks it.
Groenhud throws a head kick that McBraddish semi-blocks.
A head kick from Groenhud lands but McBraddish takes it in his stride.
Groenhud throws a right and a left that both miss.
McBraddish getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Groenhud throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McBraddish's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud misses with a series of wild punches.
McBraddish stuffs the takedown attempt from Groenhud. Groenhud gets slowly back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McBraddish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Groenhud counters with a head kick. That will keep McBraddish thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McBraddish throws a body punch but Groenhud moves out of range.
McBraddish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Groenhud counters with a head kick. That will keep McBraddish thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McBraddish misses with a series of wild punches.
Groenhud throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McBraddish's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud blocks a jab.
A left lands for McBraddish.
Groenhud scores with a head kick.
Groenhud swats away the attempt to clinch by McBraddish.
Groenhud shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Groenhud fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gronk Groenhud had his way with Johnny McBraddish in that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny McBraddish's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A punch combination from McBraddish misses.
Groenhud defending well as McBraddish loads up on a big left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Groenhud.
Groenhud takes one on the button.
Groenhud looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McBraddish is fending him off so far but Groenhud persists. Nope, McBraddish circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBraddish takes a swing at Groenhud's ribcage but misses.
McBraddish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBraddish thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Groenhud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McBraddish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Groenhud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McBraddish misses with a straight right.
McBraddish tries to close the distance and clinch but Groenhud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Groenhud.
Groenhud swinging wilding here.
Groenhud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnny McBraddish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Groenhud moves forwards but McBraddish connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Groenhud throws a head kick that misses.
Groenhud shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gronk Groenhud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groenhud throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McBraddish's waist but McBraddish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Groenhud off to one side.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Groenhud.
McBraddish misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Groenhud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish misses with a few strikes there.
McBraddish takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Groenhud shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McBraddish as he avoids it easily.
McBraddish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McBraddish missing with a left hand there. Groenhud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Groenhud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Groenhud lands a head kick. McBraddish smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McBraddish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Groenhud throws a head kick that half lands.
Groenhud looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McBraddish is fending him off so far but Groenhud persists. Nope, McBraddish circles away and we're back to standing.
McBraddish might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from McBraddish misses its intended target.
McBraddish swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Groenhud.
McBraddish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBraddish fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McBraddish misses with a double jab.
Groenhud slips a straight right by McBraddish.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny McBraddish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Groenhud has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gronk Groenhud!
Gronk Groenhud retains his bantamweight title!