PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giggle Valentine (ranked 952 p4p, 810 weight class) and Keenwah Granes (ranked 54 p4p, 46 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Granes's choice of entrance music: 敢不敢. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Valentine
vs
Granes

167 cm
28
140
19 - 12 - 0

167 cm
26
140
15 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giggle Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenwah Granes!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granes is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Granes with the inside leg kick.
Valentine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Granes closes the distance and clinches.
Granes keeps control of Valentine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Granes has hold of one of Valentine's legs. Valentine is fighting the takedown attempt but Granes gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Valentine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Granes is stalling in the full guard.
Granes chips away with some ground and pound.
Valentine pulls Granes in close to his closed guard and prevents Granes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Granes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Granes lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine controlling Granes's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granes lands a couple of digs.
Granes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valentine's head.
Valentine working a defensive guard here.
Granes working some strikes from top position.
Valentine has his hands on Granes's head, controlling the position.
Valentine working a defensive guard but Granes passes into half guard.
Valentine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Granes on the ground.
Valentine is looking to improve his position.
Valentine is concentrating on defense, preventing Granes from advancing position.
Valentine trying to control but Granes postures up.
Valentine is concentrating on defense, preventing Granes from advancing position.
Valentine taking some punishment here, with Granes in his half guard.
Granes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to control but Granes is keeping busy.
Granes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valentine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Granes lands a nice short elbow.
Granes prevents Valentine from improving his position.
Granes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Valentine wants to control but Granes is having none of it.
Granes with the ground and pound from mount.
Valentine taking shots to the head.
Valentine wants to hold on but Granes pushes him away.
Valentine is looking to improve his position but Granes isn't that keen on the idea.
Granes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Granes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granes lands a big elbow.
Granes scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Valentine is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Valentine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Granes drops a big elbow. That's hurt Valentine! More shots from Granes and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keenwah Granes!
Keenwah Granes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.