PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grant
vs
Lard

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Lard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lard tries to land a leg kick but Grant saw it coming and moves away.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Lard fails to land with a series of punches.
Lard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lard throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Grant. No joy for Lard on that attempt.
No joy there for Lard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Grant does no damage.
Lard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grant is fending him off so far but Lard persists. Nope, Grant circles away and we're back to standing.
Lard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grant as he jumps to the side.
Paul Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Lard.
Lard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grant.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lard looks gassed!
Lard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant misses with an uppercut. Lard saw that one coming.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grant circles away.
Grant scores with a head kick.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Grant and Lard goes tumbling to the canvas! Grant follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Lard is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grant scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lard is still in real trouble! Can Grant finish him?
Grant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lard keeps working.
Lard seems to have recovered his senses.
Grant is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lard is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lard wants to get back to his feet.
Lard is staying active underneath Grant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lard missing with punches from the bottom.
Lard is refusing to be controlled, as Grant sits in half guard.

Lard looking for submissions off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body kick there by Grant.
Grant throws a right and a left that Lard avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grant lands a jab to Lard's midsection.
Nice body kick there by Grant.
Grant throws a head kick but Lard moves out of range.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grant checks a low kick from Lard.
Grant lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lard misses with a series of wild punches.
Grant throws a nice looking combination but Lard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Lard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grant to the mat! Grant manages to get full guard.
Lard stopping the sweep attempt from Grant.
Lard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Lard has gone for a leg lock! Grant slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lard's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lard swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lard doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grant preventing the sweep.
Lard throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lard wants to sweep but no luck.
Grant pushes down on Lard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lard throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grant as he avoids it easily.
Grant dodges the punch combination from Lard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lard throws a combination that misses
and Grant counters with a left and a right that stings Lard.

It looks like Harry Lard has been cut.
Grant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grant misses with a kick to the body.
Lard misses with a few strikes there.
Lard moves in looking to clinch but Grant pushes him off.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lard shoots for a double leg takedown but Grant sprawls well. He's pushed Lard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lard looks for a takedown but Grant sprawls well.
Harry Lard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lard's head.
Lard tries to clinch but Grant moves out of range.
Lard misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Lard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A combination from Lard does no damage.
Grant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grant dodges the punch combination from Lard.
Lard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant.
Lard has a takedown stuffed.
Lard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lard will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grant bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Lard's shoulder, as Lard tries to avoid the shot.
Grant thows a body kick. Lard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Lard moves out of range easily.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Grant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lard shoots in for a takedown but Grant shows good takedown defense.
Lard tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Grant finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lard shoots in looking for a takedown. Grant tries to sprawl out of it but Lard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paul Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Lard.
Lard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grant stalks Lard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lard's face. Lard staggers backwards, shaken.

Lard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grant sprawls well initially but Lard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grant works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard wants to get up but he can't break Grant's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grant working a defensive guard here.

Lard drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grant looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grant looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grant!
Lard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Lard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lard is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Grant is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lard!
Grant looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lard stops Grant from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grant is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Lard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant misses with a kick to the body.
Lard shoots in for a double leg but Grant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Lard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grant, pushing him back against the cage.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grant tries to pull guard but Lard holds him up against the cage and eventually Grant drops back down to his feet.

Lard manages to pull guard.
Lard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grant manages to get himself to full guard.

Grant looking for a guillotine here but Lard defends easily.
Lard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grant's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant is trying to keep Lard in close.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lard won't allow Grant to sweep him here.
Grant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grant working a defensive guard here.

Lard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lard.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Grant misses with a combination
and Lard counters with a left and a right that stings Grant.
Grant stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Grant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Lard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice body kick from Grant.
Lard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lard fails to land with a series of punches.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Lard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grant misses with a series of wild punches.
Grant lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Lard is posturing up here but Grant has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lard tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lard has to tap! Slick submission there by Grant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Grant!