PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Grande
vs
Musashi

193 cm
35
204 lbs
26 - 18 - 0

178 cm
32
197 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 26 - 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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Musashi takes the fight into the clinch.
Musashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grande misses with a punch on the inside.
Grande landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grande lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Musashi's defenses.
A short left from Grande.
Musashi tries for a takedown but Grande manages to get underhooks.
Grande with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
Grande has Musashi pressed against the cage.
Grande crunches a lovely knee into Musashi's ribcage.
Musashi is trying to break free.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Musashi blocks the elbow strike.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
Musashi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grande gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Musashi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grande throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grande using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Musashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grande lands an elbow that stopped Musashi in his tracks for a moment.
Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grande throws an elbow that misses.
Musashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Grande pushes off an throws an elbow but Musashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grande lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Grande fails to land.
Musashi is trying to pull guard but Grande has him pressed against the cage.
Taco Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
Grande misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Musashi is defending well for now.
Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi blocks an uppercut.

Grande breaks the clinch.
Musashi fails with a takedown attempt.

Musashi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Grande is trying to defend but Musashi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Musashi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Musashi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grande preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Musashi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grande has managed to free his arm - good work.
Musashi throwing shots but Grande is blocking nicely.
Musashi misses with a head shot. Grande uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Musashi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Musashi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Musashi won't allow Grande to get back to his feet.
Musashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Grande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Musashi won't allow Grande to sweep him here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown but Grande shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Musashi has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Musashi moves into range and clinches up with Grande.
Musashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grande throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taco Grande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Musashi shoots in and drives through. Grande sprawls well.
Grande throws a sloppy head kick
and Musashi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grande thinking.

Musashi closes the distance and clinches.
Grande gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Musashi.
Grande is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musashi can do to turn this around?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grande obliges.
Grande tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grande working aggressively here.
Musashi 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. Musashi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taco Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Grande off the cage and back into range.
Grande defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Musashi.
Grande seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Musashi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grande's waist but Grande gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Musashi off to one side.
Miyamoto Musashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grande leaves Musashi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Grande lands an impressive looking overhand right. Musashi doesn't seem phased though.
Musashi shoots for a takedown but Grande saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Musashi has closed the distance and engaged Grande in a clinch.
Musashi dodges an elbow strike from Grande.
Grande prevents the takedown attempt.
Grande throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Musashi breaks the clinch.

Musashi moves into the clinch.
Taco Grande has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Grande.
Musashi blocks an elbow strike.
Grande misses with some punches.
Musashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grande tries a knee to the head but Musashi blocks it.
Grande working aggressively here.
Grande wants to break free but Musashi has control.
Musashi 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. Musashi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Musashi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grande sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Musashi somewhat.
Musashi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grande tries to avoid it but Musashi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grande to the ground. Grande escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Grande on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Musashi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Grande wants to get up but he can't break Musashi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grande slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Musashi is working an open guard so Grande takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Musashi misses with the combination.

Musashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi tries for a takedown but Grande manages to get underhooks.
Musashi is pushing Grande up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Musashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grande lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grande throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Musashi is breathing heavily.
Come on Grande - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grande is trying to maintain a safe position but Musashi gets an underhook and turns Grande into the cage.
Grande tries a knee to the head but Musashi blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grande just misses with a elbow thrown towards Musashi's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grande.

Grande manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taco Grande dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Musashi shoots in and drives through. Grande sprawls well.
Musashi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grande's waist but Grande gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Musashi off to one side.
A big right from Musashi misses.
Grande tries to clinch but Musashi is having none of it.
Musashi misses with a takedown attempt

and Grande counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grande.
Taco Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
Musashi jumps guard but Grande turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grande.
Grande pushes off an throws an elbow but Musashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Musashi wants to take the fight to the mat but Grande manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Grande on the inside.
Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grande lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Miyamoto Musashi's cut even more.
Grande lands a nice elbow.
Musashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee calls for Grande to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande stalling in the clinch.
Musashi is trying to pull guard but Grande turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Musashi controls his hands.
Grande throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Musashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Grande throws a head punch that misses.
Grande tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grande keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Musashi's efforts to push away.
Musashi dodges an elbow strike from Grande.
Musashi wants a takedown but no success here.
Musashi tries to pull guard but Grande holds him up against the cage and eventually Musashi drops back down to his feet.
Musashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grande misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws an elbow but it misses.
Musashi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Musashi controls his hands.

Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Musashi shoots for a double leg takedown but Grande sprawls well. He's pushed Musashi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grande wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Musashi shoots and misses
and Grande counters with a straight right hand.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grande feints and then cracks Musashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Musashi down.
Musashi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grande sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Musashi shoots and misses
and Grande counters with a nice body shot.
Good shot there by Grande.

Musashi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi glances at the clock... BAM! Grande nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Musashi crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Musashi is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taco Grande!
Taco Grande decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.