PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Harris
vs
Grundy

196 cm
25
282 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

203 cm
26
251 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brodie Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Grundy.
Grundy wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Grundy misses with a low kick.

Harris moves into the clinch.
Grundy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Grundy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.

Grundy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grundy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grundy wants to land a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grundy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Grundy takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris tries to counter with a takedown but Grundy is quick to defend against it.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Grundy pushes him off.
A combination from Harris does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grundy misses with a looping left.
Harris throws a right hand that Grundy ducks under and follows up with a left that Grundy also avoids with ease.

Harris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grundy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grundy has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
Grundy is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.
Grundy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grundy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Harris has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Grundy tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grundy escapes and gets back to his feet.
Grundy throws a lazy body kick

and Harris counters with a shoot takedown. Grundy fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Harris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brodie Grundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy cracks Harris with an open hand slap.

Grundy gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Harris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grundy smiles and moves away.
Grundy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Grundy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Grundy settles back down.

Harris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grundy to the mat! Grundy manages to get full guard.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grundy pulls Harris in close to prevent any damage.
Grundy wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Grundy is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris works over Grundy with some ground and pound from guard.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grundy keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.

Grundy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grundy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Grundy tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grundy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris tries to clinch there but Grundy circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brodie Grundy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grundy scores with a push kick.
Grundy scores with a leg kick.
Brodie Grundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris takes one to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
Grundy misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Grundy. Beautiful body shot.
Grundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Grundy.
Harris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grundy swivels and escapes.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Grundy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grundy lands with a good body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grundy cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Grundy's coach down at White Lotus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grundy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head kick misses from Grundy.
Grundy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Harris gets a clinch.

Grundy breaks from the clinch.

Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris looking for a takedown.
Grundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Grundy misses with a punch to the body.
Grundy has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris tries to pull guard but Grundy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Grundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grundy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grundy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harris is able to avoid easily.
Grundy throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grundy tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Grundy throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Harris counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Grundy kicks Harris off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grundy, pushing him back against the cage.
Grundy throws a head punch that misses.
Grundy gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris wants to break free but Grundy has control.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grundy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Grundy, which made it look bad.
Grundy connects with a solid leg kick.
Grundy scoring well with a low kick there.
Grundy lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
Grundy connects with a nice looking jab.
Grundy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Harris moves into the clinch.
Grundy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grundy throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grundy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Grundy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grundy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grundy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundy scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grundy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grundy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Grundy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grundy cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Grundy connects with a nice looking jab.
Grundy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grundy moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Grundy catches Harris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grundy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brodie Grundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Grundy misses with a body kick.
Grundy misses with a low kick.

Harris has Grundy up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Grundy misses with some punches.
Grundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Grundy misses with a punch on the inside.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Grundy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Grundy working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grundy breaks from the clinch.
Grundy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Harris wants to clinch up but Grundy keeps it at a distance.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
No luck for Harris with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunner Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grundy as he jumps to the side.
Harris 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.
A jab from Harris misses.
Grundy misses with a head kick.
Grundy lands with a nice body punch.
Harris blocks a leg kick.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grundy.
Grundy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harris throws a hook but Grundy avoids it easily.
Grundy tries a quick counter leg kick but Harris is wise to it.
Grundy throws a big shot that misses.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gunner Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brodie Grundy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grundy pinned against the cage. Grundy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grundy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grundy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Grundy moved out of range.
Harris moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGrundy.
Harris slips a straight right by Grundy.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grundy as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
Grundy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings for the body but Grundy moves out of range.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Grundy pushes him off.
Grundy misses the shot to the body.
Grundy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grundy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grundy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grundy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Harris dives in for a single leg takedown but Grundy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.

Grundy moves into the clinch successfully.
Harris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grundy to keep the fight standing.
Harris is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Grundy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Harris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grundy has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harris is trying to push Grundy away but Grundy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Harris tries to work over Grundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Grundy has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris blocks a body shot from Grundy.
Harris misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brodie Grundy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grundy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brodie Grundy!
Brodie Grundy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.