PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between K.J. Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Choi and Ben Grimm. Choi's entrance music is PSY - Gangnam Style. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Choi
vs
Grimm

202 cm
29
248 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

192 cm
29
247 lbs
25 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent
Conviction

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, K.J. Choi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi blocks a jab.
Grimm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Choi is able to avoid easily.
Grimm throws a right hand that Choi ducks under and follows up with a left that Choi also avoids with ease.
Grimm avoids a kick to the body.
Grimm throws a front kick aimed at Choi's knee but Choi avoids it well.
Grimm scoring well with a low kick there.
Choi moves out of range of the body kick.
Grimm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimm's jab looks to have found its range, popping Choi under the eye.
Choi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimm.
A head kick misses from Choi.
A bone on bone clash there as Grimm blocks the leg kick.
Grimm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Choi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grimm scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimm lets loose with a powerful body kick. Choi will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimm throws a jab when Choi was well out of range.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses
and Choi counters with a leg kick.
Grimm tests Choi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Choi misses with an uppercut.
Choi blocks the body kick.
Grimm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choi was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimm.
Grimm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ben Grimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimm walks into a stiff left hand from Choi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimm.
Choi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimm moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Grimm misses.
A low kick from Grimm misses
and Choi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimm misses the shot to the body.
Choi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grimm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grimm throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Choi misses with a head kick.
Grimm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Choi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grimm's head.
Choi blocks a jab.
Grimm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Choi is out of range.
Grimm misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grimm.
Grimm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Choi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Choi throws a hook to the side of Grimm's head but Grimm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Choi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A combination from Choi does no damage.
Choi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grimm.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Choi throws a poor cross that misses
and Grimm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choi moves out of range of the strikes.
Grimm scores with a shot to the body.
Choi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimm.
Grimm scores with a kick to the body.
Choi checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Grimm moves into the clinch.
Choi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimm working aggressively here.
Grimm misses with some punches.
Choi cracks Grimm with a nice body shot.
Grimm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Choi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grimm can't find room to land a body shot as Choi controls the action.
A body shot lands from Grimm.
Grimm has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm misses with the head strike.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Grimm dominated that round.
That's time! Choi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grimm misses with a looping left.
Choi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimm connects with a leg kick. Choi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grimm throws a solid leg kick but Choi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grimm.
A leg kick checked by Choi.
Choi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.
Choi tries to land a body kick
and Grimm counters with a body kick that stops Choi in his tracks momentarily.
Choi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grimm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Choi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grimm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grimm lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grimm lands with a right hand.

Grimm drives through and clinches with Choi against the cage.
Grimm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grimm working aggressively here.
Grimm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Grimm.
Grimm lands a hook that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Grimm fails to land.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choi.
A nice left hand lands by Grimm.
Choi tries to throw a body punch but Grimm avoids it by throwing Choi back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
Choi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimm struggles to land a body shot inside as Choi controls his hands.
Grimm digs a right hand underneath Choi's ribcage. Choi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choi.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grimm misses with a punch on the inside.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Grimm.
Grimm tries to throw a body punch but Choi avoids it by throwing Grimm back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grimm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Choi takes a shot to the head.

Choi is rocked!
Grimm working aggressively here.
Oh Choi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grimm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Grimm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi blocking some punches.
Ben Grimm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimm misses with some punches.
Grimm has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimm has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
A head punch on the inside from Grimm fails to land.
Grimm throws a head punch that misses.
Choi seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grimm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Grimm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grimm can't find room to land a body shot as Choi controls the action.
Grimm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Choi blocking some punches.
Choi tries to break the clinch but Grimm is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choi.
Grimm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choi takes a shot to the head.
Grimm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Grimm.
Grimm prevents Choi from breaking the clinch.
Grimm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choi working aggressively here.
Grimm can't find room to land a body shot as Choi controls the action.
Choi blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Grimm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grimm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimm misses with the head strike.
Grimm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Grimm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Choi defending well as Grimm loads up on a big left hand.
Choi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Choi tries to land a front kick but Grimm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Choi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grimm under the eye.
Grimm misses with a hook
and Choi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimm thows a leg kick but Choi checks it

and Choi moves into the clinch.
Grimm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choi struggles to land a body shot inside as Grimm controls his hands.
Grimm presses Choi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grimm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Grimm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grimm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grimm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimm creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Choi's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Choi drops to his knees and Grimm pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Grimm! Ben Grimm retains his heavyweight title!
Ben Grimm seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated K.J. Choi had this to say: 'I want to thank UPG and Ben Grimm for this opportunity. I tried my hardest but it wasn't enough. I will work my way back up to be more worthy in this very deep division for the title hopefully someday in the future.'.