PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Grant (ranked 6206 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Bono (ranked 24930 p4p, 0 weight class). Amir Bono acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Grant
vs
Bono

186 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelvin Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amir Bono!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grant gets the takedown into side control.
Grant staying calm.
Bono is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Grant has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bono tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grant landing a few strikes.
Grant works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Grant landing strikes.
Grant wants to stand but Bono has his arm trapped.
Bono takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Grant lands a few punches from side control.
Bono tries to bench press Grant off him but Grant keeps the position.
Grant landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bono is working to avoid the ground and pound but Grant connects with a decent elbow.
Grant lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Grant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bono on the ground.
Bono struggling a bit here.
Bono looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant landing strikes.
Grant landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Grant decides to stand back up.
Bono lands with a hook. Grant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bono shoots in but Grant avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Grant closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bono's guard.
Grant chips away with some ground and pound.
Grant works over Bono with some ground and pound from guard.

Bono is rocked!

Grant gets to his feet. Bono looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bono is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?

Grant drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Bono covers up, he's hurt! Grant keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Grant and the ref steps in to end the fight! Grant can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Grant!