PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Relly Grandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jameson Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Grandy
vs
Thunder

190 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

DTK Designs (Laundry)
Divinity 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Relly Grandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jameson Thunder!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandy shoots in for a double leg but Thunder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grandy walks into a stiff left hand from Thunder.
Grandy 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.
Grandy throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Grandy fails to land the takedown.

Thunder tries to keep at a distance but Grandy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thunder can't find room to land a body shot as Grandy controls the action.
Grandy lands a nice elbow.
Grandy wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Relly Grandy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grandy stalling against the cage.
Thunder wants to break free but Grandy has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grandy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Relly Grandy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grandy shoots for a takedown but Thunder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grandy misses the shot to the body.
Grandy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thunder throws a combination. Grandy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Grandy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thunder dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thunder looking to stall.
Grandy trying to control the position but instead, Thunder has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grandy into the cage.
Grandy fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grandy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grandy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grandy is breathing heavily.
Thunder misses with a body kick.
Grandy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder lands a nice hook to Grandy's body. Grandy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grandy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left and a right from Thunder both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grandy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grandy looks for a takedown but Thunder sprawls well.
Thunder misses with a wild combination.
Grandy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thunder lands with a good body shot.
Thunder lands a nice looking body shot.
Thunder lands a jab.
Thunder throws a head kick but Grandy moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thunder punishes Grandy's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thunder lands a jab to the nose.
Grandy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grandy blocks the body kick.
Thunder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thunder stalks Grandy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grandy's face. Grandy staggers backwards, shaken.
Thunder swats away the attempt to clinch by Grandy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunder cracks Grandy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jameson Thunder dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thunder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grandy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thunder lands a nice hook to Grandy's body. Grandy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thunder cracks Grandy with a good jab.
Thunder tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thunder duly obliges.

Grandy is rocked!
Grandy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thunder as he jumps to the side.
Grandy tries for a takedown but Thunder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Relly Grandy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thunder stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thunder wants it to stay on the feet.
Thunder jabs Grandy right on the nose. Grandy blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Grandy or perhaps it was just good defense by Thunder which made him look bad.
Relly Grandy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grandy drops his hands momentarily and Thunder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Grandy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thunder scores with a shot to the body.
Grandy seems to have got his legs back now.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Grandy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A jab from Thunder finds it's way through Grandy's defenses.
Thunder fails with a takedown attempt.
Thunder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good shot there by Thunder.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder digs a good hook to Grandy's body.
Thunder lands a slapping body shot.
Thunder thuds a left hand into Grandy's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thunder lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grandy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Thunder.
Thunder connects with a body shot that sends Grandy's belly button to the back.
Thunder lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Thunder. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thunder jabs Grandy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grandy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thunder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thunder looks to land a combination but Grandy avoids it well.
Thunder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grandy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thunder but Thunder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thunder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thunder throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grandy in his tracks.
Thunder works over Grandy's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grandy shoots in but no luck this time.
Jameson Thunder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thunder lands a right hook to the body.
Thunder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Thunder has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Thunder.
Thunder is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jameson Thunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Thunder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thunder scores with a nice right hand.
Grandy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thunder but Thunder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grandy.
Thunder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grandy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thunder lands a slapping body shot.
Thunder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grandy rather than just go for the knockout.
Thunder misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grandy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thunder's waist but Thunder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grandy off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Relly Grandy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandy shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense.
Thunder misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle, before Thunder throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Grandy's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Thunder lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jameson Thunder!
Jameson Thunder looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'When you're the greatest fighter in the world today, they got a name for you. They don't call you a great fighter, they call you Jameson Thunder - BEAT ME, if you can.'.