PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Early Grayce (ranked 5298 p4p, 103 weight class) and Ruud Huisbrink (ranked 7705 p4p, 218 weight class). Ruud Huisbrink told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Grayce
vs
Huisbrink

178 cm
18
222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
277 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Early Grayce !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ruud Huisbrink!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huisbrink wants to clinch up but Grayce keeps it at a distance.
Grayce definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grayce throws a hook but Huisbrink avoids it easily.
A big left from Huisbrink misses.
Nice uppercut there from Huisbrink.
Ruud Huisbrink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayce blocks a jab.

Grayce closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Grayce is staying tight to Huisbrink's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Grayce lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Huisbrink is trying to buck Grayce off.
Grayce working the body and head with strikes.
Huisbrink tries to improve position but can't.
Grayce scoring with punches and elbows.

It looks like Ruud Huisbrink has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Huisbrink can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayce lands a decent elbow from side control.
Grayce working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Huisbrink is working to avoid the ground and pound but Grayce connects with a decent elbow.
Grayce cracks Huisbrink with a big right hand but Huisbrink just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Huisbrink can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grayce working the head with strikes.
Grayce happy to just control the position for now.
Huisbrink taking a bit of punishment here - Grayce scoring with strikes.

The cut above Ruud Huisbrink's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grayce working the ground and pound from side control.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Early Grayce !