PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yujirou The Ogre (ranked 24784 p4p, 5198 weight class) and Mohamed Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 555 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

The Ogre
vs
Grant

190 cm
26
205
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
215
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yujirou The Ogre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohamed Grant!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Ogre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Ogre pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grant back to the cage. The Ogre follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Mohamed Grant has been cut.
Grant closes the distance and clinches up with The Ogre, looking for a takedown. Grant pushes The Ogre against the cage but The Ogre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from The Ogre does no damage.
Grant throws a shot to the body.
The Ogre leaves Grant with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Ogre misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
A punch combination from The Ogre misses.
Jab, jab by The Ogre - just one landing.
Grant has a takedown stuffed.
Yujirou The Ogre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohamed Grant.
Grant moves in looking to clinch but The Ogre pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant looks for a takedown but The Ogre sprawls well.
No joy there for The Ogre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Ogre as he avoids it easily.
Grant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ogre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grant's head backwards.
The Ogre misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
Grant lands a head kick!
Grant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Ogre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Ogre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grant's head backwards.
The Ogre misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
Grant shoots in and drives through. The Ogre sprawls well.
The Ogre throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
Grant steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from The Ogre.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Ogre.
A punch combination from The Ogre misses.
The Ogre throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Grant lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant ducks under a wild hook from The Ogre.
The Ogre tries to bum rush Grant with a series of wild strikes but Grant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant shoots in and drives through. The Ogre sprawls well.
Grant tries to clinch but The Ogre moves out of range.
The Ogre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice combination there by The Ogre.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant looks winded!
The Ogre misses the jab.
The Ogre moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Ogre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Ogre throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
Grant tries to clinch there but The Ogre circles away.
The Ogre looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Ogre.
Yujirou The Ogre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Ogre as he avoids it easily.
The Ogre fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for The Ogre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grant throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grant tries to bum rush The Ogre with a series of wild strikes but The Ogre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Ogre is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The Ogre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grant shoots in for a double leg but The Ogre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grant throws a hook but The Ogre avoids it easily.
Grant ducks right into an uppercut from The Ogre.
Grant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Ogre but The Ogre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Ogre to score with a decent uppercut.
The Ogre connects with a nice looking jab.
Yujirou The Ogre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Ogre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grant's hands.
The crowd cheers as The Ogre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grant doesn't seem phased though.
Grant misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a head kick.
The Ogre changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Ogre.
The Ogre jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Ogre misses with a two punch combination.
Grant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Ogre is fending him off so far but Grant persists. Nope, The Ogre circles away and we're back to standing.
Grant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Ogre as he jumps to the side.
As Grant looks to move away, The Ogre throws a big counter combo but Grant just gets out of the way.
The Ogre misses the jab.
Grant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Ogre rather than just go for the knockout.
Danga de danga de dang - The Ogre scores with a four punch combination!
Grant walks into a left hand.

Grant is rocked!
The Ogre cracks Grant with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yujirou The Ogre!