PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Grimaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Grimaldi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Grimaldi
vs
Morgan

194 cm
22
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Grimaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaun Morgan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimaldi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grimaldi lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Morgan sprawling to the canvas. Grimaldi follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Morgan hang on?

Morgan is rocked!

It looks like Shaun Morgan has been cut.

Grimaldi decides to stand and escape the position.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimaldi finish him?
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grimaldi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimaldi lands a head shot.
Grimaldi steps into range and cracks Morgan with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Morgan flops backwards and Grimaldi dives into his guard looking to finish!
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Grimaldi gets to his feet - Morgan follows without any prompting.
Grimaldi waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Morgan. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Morgan to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing Grimaldi from standing up.

Grimaldi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morgan, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimaldi lands a left and a right that sends Morgan crashing to the canvas! Grimaldi dives into mount looking to finish!

That has opened up Shaun Morgan's cut even more.

Grimaldi stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Grimaldi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grimaldi is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimaldi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grimaldi misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Grimaldi saw that one coming.
Grimaldi misses with a few strikes there.
Grimaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Shaun Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan swinging wilding here.
Grimaldi ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Grimaldi slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Grimaldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Grimaldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimaldi.
A jab from Grimaldi does it's job there.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grimaldi misses with a double jab.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Grimaldi's shoulder, as Grimaldi tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan walks into a left hand.

The cut above Shaun Morgan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grimaldi digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan throws a body punch but Grimaldi moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morgan misses with a hook. Grimaldi ducked under it nicely.
Grimaldi throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Grimaldi slips under a jab from Morgan.
Grimaldi ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Jab from Morgan.
Nice defenses there by Grimaldi.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Grimaldi throws a combination. Morgan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Grimaldi.
Grimaldi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morgan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grimaldi.
A left lands for Morgan.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Grimaldi.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Grimaldi lands a jab to Morgan's midsection.
Grimaldi dances in with a quick combination. Morgan is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Grimaldi snaps Morgan's head back. Morgan stumbles backwards against the cage. Grimaldi steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Morgan's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Morgan just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Grimaldi!