PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Northcut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvard Grieg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Northcut has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Northcut
vs
Grieg

179 cm
25
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
17
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Northcut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grieg.
Grieg throws a leg kick which misses Northcut's front leg but catches the back leg as Northcut tries to avoid it.
Grieg throws a leg kick that is checked

and Northcut decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grieg's guard.
Grieg pulls Northcut in close to prevent any damage.
Grieg wants to hit a switch here but Northcut passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Grieg there!
Northcut landing strikes from the mount and Grieg is in trouble!
Northcut lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Grieg is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Northcut pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Northcut prevents Grieg from getting the reversal.
Grieg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grieg gets back to half guard.
Grieg taking some punishment here, with Northcut in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grieg has a hand on Northcut's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Northcut takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Grieg is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northcut scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Northcut pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Northcut lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Northcut avoids the attempt from Grieg to control.
Northcut scoring with strikes but Grieg is staying in there.
Northcut with a couple of short strikes.
Grieg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Northcut. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grieg tries to hold on but Northcut pushes him away.
Grieg is looking to get to half guard.
Grieg wants to hold on but Northcut pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grieg is trying desperately to improve position.
Northcut lands a big shot there that rocks Grieg but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grieg is looking to improve his position but Northcut isn't that keen on the idea.
Grieg wants to control but Northcut is having none of it.
Grieg is looking to improve his position but Northcut isn't that keen on the idea.
Grieg regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northcut is nestled in close to Grieg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Northcut drops an elbow to the side of Grieg's head.
Grieg wants to control the action here but instead Northcut manages to pass to full mount!
Grieg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grieg taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Northcut 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.

Northcut ducks under a wild hook from Grieg.
An attempted straight right counter from Northcut misses the target.
Edvard Grieg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grieg connects with a crisp jab.
Grieg loads up on a big right hand but Northcut slips the punch.
Northcut dodges the punch combination from Grieg.
Grieg gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Northcut counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Northcut keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grieg's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Northcut has passed into side control.
Grieg tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Northcut gets to mount! Grieg was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Grieg working to try and regain half guard.
Northcut looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Northcut with a couple of short strikes.
Northcut lands a heavy elbow.
Grieg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grieg is trying to escape the mount.
Northcut pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northcut dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grieg is working to get back to half guard.
Northcut lands with some strikes.
Northcut has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grieg's face.
Grieg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Northcut prevents Grieg from getting the reversal.
Grieg keeps trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northcut looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Northcut landing punches.
Grieg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Northcut landing shots from mount.
Grieg sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Grieg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Northcut scores with a couple of nice shots.
Northcut passes into side control, despite Grieg's attempt to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grieg is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Northcut is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Northcut blocks Grieg's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Northcut is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Grieg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Northcut prevents Grieg from getting the reversal.
Northcut lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Northcut avoids the attempt from Grieg to control.
Northcut lands a couple of good shots and Grieg has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Northcut dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Grieg swings for the body but Northcut moves out of range.
Northcut changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Grieg throws out a leg kick but Northcut moves out of range and Grieg only half commits.
Northcut takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grieg scores with a leg kick.
Grieg throws a wild body kick that Northcut sees coming a mile off.
Grieg throws a head kick but Northcut moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grieg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Northcut is looking to counter punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grieg. That's going to slow Northcut down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grieg misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Northcut tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grieg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Northcut.
Grieg throws a body kick that misses

and Northcut counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Northcut will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grieg has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Northcut has passed into side control.
Grieg taking punishment in the form of punches.
Grieg taking punishment in the form of punches.
Northcut has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grieg trying to control but Northcut flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Northcut looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Northcut softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Edvard Grieg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick Northcut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Northcut is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grieg can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grieg tries to escape but Northcut has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Grieg is trapped and Northcut is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Grieg is trying to remain composed but Northcut is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Northcut has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Grieg.
Grieg tries to roll but Northcut sticks to his back.
Grieg is trying to remain composed but Northcut is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Northcut has the hooks in. Grieg is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Northcut is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northcut scores with punches to the body.
Grieg tries to roll but Northcut sticks to his back.
Grieg prevents Northcut from getting a body triangle.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Northcut. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Grieg is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
You can see the frustration on Grieg's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The referee is taking a good look at Grieg as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Northcut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northcut scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Grieg is looking for a way out.
What can Grieg do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Northcut tries to get the hooks in deep but Grieg pushed the leg off.
You can see the frustration on Grieg's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Northcut showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Northcut, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Northcut!
Rick Northcut seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.