PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Grecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaivo Huone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huone has chosen RMB - Spring as his entrance music. Kaivo Huone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grecko
vs
Huone

160 cm
29
140 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

167 cm
29
143 lbs
11 - 9 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Grecko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaivo Huone!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grecko throws a push kick but Huone slaps the foot to one side.
Huone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grecko shoots in for a takedown but Huone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - Huone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grecko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grecko misses with a left hand
enabling Huone to counter with a crisp jab.
Huone misses with a hook.
Huone looks to throw the jab but Grecko is out of range.
Grecko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Huone eats them both and turns towards Grecko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grecko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grecko lands with a nice body punch.
Grecko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huone missing with a left hand there. Grecko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huone misses the jab.
Grecko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grecko takes a swing at Huone's ribcage but misses.
Grecko gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Huone moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huone blocks a body shot from Grecko.
Grecko misses with a body punch.
Grecko lands an uppercut.
Huone lands with a left to the head.
Grecko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huone lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grecko misses with a punch on the inside.
Huone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greckos head.
Huone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grecko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huone backwards.
Grecko lands a body shot.
Huone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grecko tries to work over Huone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grecko tries to work over Huone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grecko lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grecko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grecko lands a shot to the body.
Grecko misses with the head strike.
Grecko struggles to land a body shot inside as Huone controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huone presses Grecko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grecko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grecko tries to work over Huone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grecko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huone backwards.
Huone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grecko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Huone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kaivo Huone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grecko moves out of range of the strikes.
Grecko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Huone finds it's way round the side to connect with Grecko's head.
Huone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grecko.
Huone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Huone lands with a nice body punch.
Kaivo Huone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huone throws a hook but Grecko avoids it easily.
Grecko moves away from the strike by Huone.
Grecko slips a straight right by Huone.
Grecko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Grecko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Huone throws a hook to the side of Grecko's head but Grecko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grecko throws a combination that misses
and Huone counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Huone instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grecko presses Huone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grecko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grecko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grecko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huone tries to throw a body punch but Grecko avoids it by throwing Huone back against the cage.
Huone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grecko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huone works on Grecko's body with a couple of short punches.
Huone struggles to land a body shot inside as Grecko controls his hands.
Grecko lands a body punch.
Grecko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Grecko.
Huone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grecko's elbow.
Huone prevents a body shot from Grecko.
Huone tries to work over Grecko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huone struggles to land a body shot inside as Grecko controls his hands.
Huone can't find room to land a body shot as Grecko controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huone struggles to land a body shot inside as Grecko controls his hands.
Grecko blocks a body shot from Huone.
Grecko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huone backwards.
Huone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huone misses with a body punch.
Huone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huone misses with a body punch.
Huone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grecko's elbow.
Grecko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grecko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grecko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Grecko.
Huone lands with a left to the head.
Huone blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grecko misses with some punches.
Grecko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Grecko scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Grecko as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kaivo Huone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big left from Huone misses.
Huone swings widly with a right hand

and Grecko counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from Grecko crashes against the mat.

Huone throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Grecko misses the shot to the body.
Grecko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grecko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grecko throws a leg kick that misses.
Grecko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huone throws a good cross that connects.
Huone misses with an uppercut. Grecko saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Grecko misses its intended target.
Huone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grecko.
Huone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grecko misses with a looping right.
Grecko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grecko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grecko moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grecko thumps Huone with a low kick.
Grecko shoots in and drives through. Huone sprawls well.
Huone misses with a straight left.
Huone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grecko is looking to chop away at Huone's legs.
Huone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grecko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huone.
Grecko scores with a nice right hand.
Huone throws an overhand right that lands on Grecko's shoulder, as Grecko tries to avoid the shot.
Grecko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Grecko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Huone throws a looping overhand right but Grecko ducks down to avoid it.
Huone takes one on the button.
Grecko walks into a jab.
Huone throws the left hand but Grecko avoids the punch easily.
Huone looks to score with a jab to the body but Grecko is just out of range.
Huone misses with a hook. Grecko ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecko lands with a straight right. Huone didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grecko.
Huone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Huone misses with a looping left.
Grecko throws a body shot but no joy.
Huone misses with a hook. Grecko ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Huone misses.
Grecko lands with an uppercut that bounces Huone off the cage and back into range.
Grecko lands with a shot to the body.
Grecko misses with a wild body shot.
Grecko throws a wild body kick that Huone sees coming a mile off.
Huone misses with an uppercut. Grecko saw that one coming.
No joy there for Grecko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grecko thumps Huone with a low kick.
Grecko slips a jab and a cross from Huone.
Grecko ducks under a wild hook from Huone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huone moves out of range of the body kick from Grecko.
An inside leg kick lands from Grecko.
Grecko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huone.
Huone throws the left hand but Grecko avoids the punch easily.
Grecko scores with a sloppy right hand. Huone should have avoided that one.
Grecko shoots in for a double leg but Huone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kaivo Huone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grecko misses the jab.
Good exchange - Huone coming out on top.
A big left from Grecko misses.
Grecko throws a leg kick
enabling Huone to counter with a crisp jab.
Huone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Huone misses with a looping right.
Grecko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huone throws out a counter right but Grecko avoids it with no problem.
Huone lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grecko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Huone misses.
Nice uppercut there from Huone.
Grecko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Huone misses with an uppercut.
Huone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grecko.
Grecko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Huone misses.
Grecko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Huone's calf.
Huone walks into a stiff left hand from Grecko.
Grecko throws a looping overhand right but Huone ducks down to avoid it.
Huone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grecko.
Grecko staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huone swings for the body but Grecko moves out of range.
Huone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grecko throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Huone misses.
Huone misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kaivo Huone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Huone tries to close the distance and clinch but Grecko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grecko misses with a wild body shot.
Huone slips a straight right by Grecko.
Huone moves out of range of the body kick from Grecko.
Huone scores with the left hand. Grecko knows he should have avoided that one.
Grecko pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Huone forces Grecko back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Grecko.
Huone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grecko misses with a punch to the body.
Grecko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grecko presses Huone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grecko is working Huone over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Grecko.
Grecko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Huone.
Huone lands with a right to the head.
Grecko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grecko's elbow.
Tony Grecko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huone tries to throw a body punch but Grecko avoids it by throwing Huone back against the cage.
Huone tries a body shot but Grecko blocks it.
Grecko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Huone.
Huone working aggressively here.
Huone misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grecko.
Grecko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huone prevents a body shot from Grecko.
Grecko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grecko lands a hook that snaps the head of Huone backwards.
Huone lands a body shot in the clinch.
Huone tries to throw a body punch but Grecko avoids it by throwing Huone back against the cage.
Grecko misses with some punches.
Grecko tries a body shot but Huone blocks it.
Huone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grecko backwards.
Grecko tries a body shot but Huone blocks it.
Huone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Grecko fails to land.
Tony Grecko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grecko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grecko digs a right hand underneath Huone's ribcage. Huone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Huone tries to throw a body punch but Grecko avoids it by throwing Huone back against the cage.
Grecko has a couple of punches blocked by Huone.
Huone struggles to land a body shot inside as Grecko controls his hands.
Huone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grecko lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Huone tries a body shot but Grecko blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Huone.
Huone stalling in the clinch but Grecko improves position.
Grecko can't find room to land a body shot as Huone controls the action.
Huone tries a body shot but Grecko blocks it.
Grecko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grecko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grecko's elbow.
Huone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grecko's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Grecko.
Huone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Huone tries a body shot but Grecko blocks it.
Grecko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grecko is trying to push Huone away but Huone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grecko tries to work over Huone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grecko tries a body shot but Huone blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huone.
Grecko is trying to force a seperation but Huone has the dominant position.
Grecko misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Huone.
Grecko lands a body shot.
Huone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Huone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huone stops a takedown attempt from Grecko.
Grecko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Grecko.
Huone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Huone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grecko.
Huone tries to throw a body punch but Grecko avoids it by throwing Huone back against the cage.
Huone can't find room to land a body shot as Grecko controls the action.
Huone looking to slow down the pace here.
Huone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaivo Huone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Huone misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Huone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grecko swings wildly with an uppercut but Huone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grecko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Grecko fails to land.
Grecko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grecko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Grecko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Huone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!