PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Zapata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant comes to the cage accompanied by Alice in Chains - Rooster. Zapata has chosen Tres Delinquentes as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grant
vs
Zapata

192 cm
34
217 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

191 cm
30
218 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alejandro Zapata!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zapata fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grant avoids it really well and circles away.
Grant connects with a leg kick. Zapata looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zapata lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zapata fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zapata avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grant, right into the meat.
Grant throws a wild body kick that Zapata sees coming a mile off.

Zapata gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zapata tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Zapata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zapata tries to advance to mount but can't.
Zapata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grant keeps working.

Zapata is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grant is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapata remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Zapata thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Zapata working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zapata postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant can't do much from the bottom here.

Zapata working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zapata connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Grant some visible discomfort.

Zapata goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Grant rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Zapata's guard! Nice work there by Grant!
Grant wants to control from the top but Zapata keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zapata is looking for a triangle but Grant pushes his legs off easily.
Zapata being controlled here, momentarily.

Zapata is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grant is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Zapata throws his legs up looking for a submission but Grant uses it to pass to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zapata wants to control but Grant postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Zapata dominated that round.
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.

Zapata blocks a head kick by Grant.
Grant slips a jab from Zapata.
Grant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zapata has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Grant throws the left hand but Zapata avoids the punch easily.
Grant throws a leg kick but Zapata checks it.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Zapata.
Grant scores with a leg kick.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Zapata's shoulder, as Zapata tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Zapata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Zapata with that takedown attempt.
Zapata misses with a jab to the body
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Zapata moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Grant as Zapata shoots in.
Cody Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Zapata.
Grant checks a low kick from Zapata.
Grant connects with an inside leg kick.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Zapata should have avoided that one.
Zapata cracks Grant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant lands a really nice looking cross but Zapata seems unphased.
Zapata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zapata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grant can pounce on him.
Grant is looking to clinch but Zapata is avoiding it.
Grant throws a body punch but Zapata moves out of range.
Grant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Grant! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cody Grant!
Cody Grant decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.