PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gray (ranked 1813 p4p, 3607 weight class) and Autobot Three (ranked 230 p4p, 401 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.

Gray
vs
Three

186 cm
21
170
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
170
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Autobot Three!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray throws a hook to the side of Three's head but Three sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Three doesn't manage to clinch there - Gray circles away.
Three gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Three tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alex Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Three moves into the clinch.
Gray gets through Three's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Three is trying to pull guard but Gray has him pressed against the cage.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Three jumps guard but Gray stands there with Three around his waist. Three gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Three uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gray just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alex Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Autobot Three.

Three gets control of Gray's arms and successfully pulls guard. Three will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray wants to control from the top but Three keeps moving.
Gray looking to pass the guard.
Gray sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gray looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Three escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gray gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Three is retaining full guard.
Gray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Three on the ground.
Gray's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Gray got a little sloppy there for a moment and Three has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gray has managed to get both his arms back between Three's legs - danger averted.
Three is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gray looking to sit in guard and control but Three gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Three is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gray is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
Gray seems keen to control Three's posture.
Gray's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Three won't allow Gray to sweep him here.
Gray is working hard here to advance position.
Gray has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Three has passed into side control.
Three trying to control the action but Gray is working from the bottom.
Gray struggling a bit here.
Gray on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gray tries to get out of the position.
Gray is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gray wants to control but Three postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Autobot Three will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A big left from Gray misses.
Nice straight punches there by Gray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gray.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Three does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Gray.
Gray punishes Three's body with a nice straight punch.
Three keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Three is looking to clinch but Gray is avoiding it.
Three tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Three wants to counter with a clinch but Gray pushes him away.

Gray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gray to keep the fight standing.

Three manages to pull guard.
Gray sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray continues to stall.
Three is trying to keep Gray in close.
Gray wants to control from the top but Three keeps moving.

Three looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Gray got a little sloppy there for a moment and Three has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gray has managed to get both his arms back between Three's legs - danger averted.
Gray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Three can do to turn this around?

Three is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gray defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray content to stall in guard here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gray.
Gray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gray wants to control for a moment but Three uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Gray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Three does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gray is taking a breather. Three says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gray stalling away here and it's allowed Three to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Three working for a triangle but Gray defends it easily.
Gray trying to move into half guard but instead Three has managed to sweep!

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gray looking to control.
Gray wants to control but Three passes easily into half guard.
Gray is positioning himself well to prevent Three advancing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Gray will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Three.
Three wants to counter with a clinch but Gray pushes him away.
Gray misses the jab.
Three tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gray keeps the fight on the outside.
Three doesn't manage to clinch there - Gray circles away.
Three wants to clinch.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Three moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Three takes the fight into the clinch.
Gray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Three breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gray misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Three counters with a low kick, right behind Gray 's knee.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Three manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray misses with a shot to the body
and Three connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Three tries to clinch there but Gray circles away.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Three tries to close the distance and clinch but Gray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Three counters with a straight right hand.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray cracks a nice hook into Three's ribs.
Gray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Three.
Three tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Three keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Three on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three wants to clinch.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Three was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Gray swats away the attempt to clinch by Three.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray cracks Three with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Three wants to clinch up but Gray keeps it at a distance.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Three moves away.
Gray is looking to wear down Three with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Three tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gray paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Three moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gray takes a swing at Three's ribcage but misses.
Gray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Three fails with an attempt to clinch.
Three wants to clinch.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Three tries to counter with a clinch but Gray shakes him off and moves away.
A shot to the body from Gray misses

and Three moves into the clinch.
Gray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Three tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gray smiles and moves away.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Three slips under a jab from Gray.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gray has managed to clinch.
Gray managing to block the knees to the body from Three.
Gray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Three fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gray presses Three against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gray lands a hook that snaps the head of Three backwards.
Gray keeps control of Three as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Three wants to break free but Gray has control.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Three's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Three lands with a light punch inside.
Gray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gray tries a body shot but Three blocks it.
Gray pushes Three back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Three tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gray just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alex Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Autobot Three.
A body shot lands from Gray.
Three takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gray pushes Three back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Three backwards.
Alex Gray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gray lands with a right to the head.
Three's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Gray!