PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukebox Timebmb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timebmb has chosen Move On Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grande
vs
Timebmb

193 cm
34
204 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

170 cm
30
191 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taco Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jukebox Timebmb!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timebmb ducks under a wild hook from Grande.

Timebmb pushes Grande up against the cage in a clinch.
Grande throws a head punch that misses.
Timebmb is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Grande is defending well.
Timebmb jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grande walks away with a smile on his face. Timebmb gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A shot to the liver by Grande. Beautiful body shot.
Timebmb misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Grande to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Jukebox Timebmb has been cut.
Taco Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukebox Timebmb.
Timebmb throws a hook to the side of Grande's head but Grande sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timebmb moves away.
Timebmb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grande counters with a straight right hand.

Grande gets tackled into the cage by Timebmb. Timebmb maintains the clinch.
I was talking to Grande's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grande lands an elbow inside.
Grande misses with a knee to the head.
Timebmb tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Timebmb blocks an elbow strike from Grande.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Timebmb has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grande after a bit of a struggle.

Grande drops Timebmb with a big knee straight up the middle! Timebmb is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Timebmb is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Timebmb pushes Grande up against the cage in a clinch.
Timebmb is still on wobbly legs! Can Grande finish him?
Grande lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Jukebox Timebmb's cut even more.
Timebmb blocks an elbow strike from Grande.
Grande throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Timebmb blocks it with crossed arms.
Timebmb seems to have recovered his senses.
Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
Grande misses with a punch on the inside.
Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Timebmb is looking for a takedown.
Grande lands a right hand.

Jukebox Timebmb's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Grande drops Timebmb onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Timebmb is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timebmb is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grande pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grande is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Grande lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jukebox Timebmb's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taco Grande!
Taco Grande thanked the fans post fight for their support.