PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Black (ranked 1896 p4p, 234 weight class) and Brian Grimes (ranked 1606 p4p, 210 weight class). Brian Grimes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Black
vs
Grimes

184 cm
28
182 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

178 cm
35
184 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grimes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Brian Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black slips a straight right by Grimes.
Black has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fresh INC in the buildup to the fight.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Grimes, which made it look bad.
Black fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grimes on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Grimes. Those never looked like landing.
Grimes blocks a jab.
Grimes wants to counter the offense by Black and move into the clinch position.
Nice uppercut lands for Black. That snapped Grimes's head back.
Black wants to clinch
enabling Grimes to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black tries to clinch but Grimes moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Grimes, which made it look bad.
Grimes swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Black was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Black connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Grimes.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grimes misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Grimes walks into a jab.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Grimes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brian Grimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grimes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grimes scores with a shot to the body.
Grimes avoids the body shot from Black.
Black tries to score with a low kick but Grimes moves his leg out of the way.
Grimes misses the jab.
Grimes lands with a shot to the body.
Black misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimes throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black sizes up Grimes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a looping right.
Grimes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Grimes gets a clinch.
Grimes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Grimes lands a body punch.
Grimes throws a head punch that misses.

Grimes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces Grimes off the cage and back into range.
Grimes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grimes throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Grimes lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimes throws a lazy body kick
and Black counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grimes doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
A leg kick checked by Black.
Grimes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vlad Black will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vlad Black'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.

Grimes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grimes pinned against the cage. Grimes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Grimes leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grimes misses with a series of wild punches.
Black connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black checks a leg kick.

Black shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grimes napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Grimes throws Black to one side and escapes!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grimes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Black there.
Black wants to clinch up but Grimes keeps it at a distance.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grimes.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brian Grimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimes takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.

Oooooh!!! Grimes has knocked Black down with a huge combo! Grimes steps away and waves a wobbly Black back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Black is rocked!
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!
Grimes sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Black's defenses. It connects perfectly with Black's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Grimes!
Brian Grimes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.