PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby Jr (ranked 1994 p4p, 186 weight class) and Harry Grout (ranked 1850 p4p, 168 weight class). Grout comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fletch's gift for Grouty kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ricky Bobby Jr had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bobby Jr
vs
Grout

195 cm
26
263 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

192 cm
28
255 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Bobby Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Grout!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grout looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grout misses with an uppercut.
Bobby Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Harry Grout has been cut.
Bobby Jr avoids the head kick by Grout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grout moves away.
Grout keeps the fight on the outside.
Grout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bobby Jr forces Grout back against the cage and clinches.
Bobby Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grout is trying to maintain a safe position but Bobby Jr gets an underhook and turns Grout into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Grout.
Grout taking a breather.
A short right from Grout on the inside.
Bobby Jr works on Grout's body with a couple of short punches.
Grout is looking to control Bobby Jr's arms but Bobby Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grout has his back to the cage.
A short right from Grout.
Grout misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grout misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Grout controls the action.
Bobby Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bobby Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bobby Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bobby Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grout backwards.
Still in the clinch, Grout scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Grout fails to land.
Grout is stalling here.
Grout misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr has Grout pressed against the cage, preventing Grout from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grout tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grout goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bobby Jr blocks an uppercut.
Grout misses with a punch on the inside.
Bobby Jr lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grout takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grout lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bobby Jr backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobby Jr blocking some punches.
Grout misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grout.
Grout struggles to land a body shot inside as Bobby Jr controls his hands.
Bobby Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grout prevents a body shot from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr tries a body shot but Grout blocks it.
Grout throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Grout fails to land.
Grout tries to work over Bobby Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grout lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bobby Jr backwards.
Nice body punch from Bobby Jr.
Grout fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby Jr blocks an uppercut.
Grout looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bobby Jr.
Grout tries to throw a body punch but Bobby Jr avoids it by throwing Grout back against the cage.
Bobby Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bobby Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bobby Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grout misses with some punches.
Bobby Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bobby Jr pushes Grout back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bobby Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Grout throws a head punch that misses.
Bobby Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bobby Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Grout is rocked!
Grout tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grout throws a punch but it's blocked by Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bobby Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grout blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grout is still on wobbly legs! Can Bobby Jr finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr tries to throw a body punch but Grout avoids it by throwing Bobby Jr back against the cage.
Grout seems to have recovered his senses.
Grout misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grout misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bobby Jr drops Grout onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Grout is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Grout can't find room to land a body shot as Bobby Jr controls the action.
Bobby Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Grout uses good head movement to avoid it.

Grout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grout doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bobby Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grout stalks Bobby Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bobby Jr's face. Bobby Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grout scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grout misses with a wild body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Bobby Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Grout's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bobby Jr moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr blocks an uppercut.
Bobby Jr presses Grout against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bobby Jr lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Bobby Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Grout controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grout backwards.
Bobby Jr lands a right hand.
Bobby Jr cracks Grout with a nice body shot.
Grout prevents a body shot from Bobby Jr.
Grout is pressed up against the cage. Bobby Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grout down to the mat. Grout avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bobby Jr fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Grout to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Grout looks to clinch but Bobby Jr throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Grout taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ricky Bobby Jr!
Ricky Bobby Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.