PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Grohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mercurious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Mercurious has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Grohl
vs
Mercurious

180 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

184 cm
19
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Win Nutritional
Win Nutritional

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Grohl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Mercurious!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grohl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercurious keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grohl misses with a two punch combination.
Grohl throws a nice looking combination but Mercurious bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mercurious tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercurious slips a jab from Grohl.
Mercurious slips under a jab from Grohl.
Mercurious is looking to clinch.

Mercurious clinches with his opponent.
Grohl has Mercurious pressed against the cage, preventing Mercurious from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grohl fails to pull guard.

Grohl jumps guard and drags Mercurious to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grohl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Grohl looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grohl working for a triangle but Mercurious defends it easily.

Grohl working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mercurious doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mercurious manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grohl keeping moving, preventing Mercurious from controlling successfully.
Mercurious looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mercurious really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grohl. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mercurious working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Grohl working for a triangle but Mercurious defends it easily.
Grohl working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mercurious.
Mercurious trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mercurious advances position into side control!
Mercurious working away.
Mercurious in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mercurious tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grohl struggling a bit here.
Mercurious controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurious tries to advance to mount but Grohl denies him.

Mercurious decides to stand back up. Mercurious steps back and let's Grohl get back to his feet.
Grohl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grohl shoots in and drives through. Mercurious sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Grohl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grohl fails to land with a series of punches.
Grohl throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercurious.
Mercurious gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grohl.
Grohl lands a with a good body shot.
Grohl misses with the combination.
Mercurious shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grohl sprawls well. Grohl wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mercurious gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grohl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercurious scores with a spinning back kick!
Grohl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercurious misses with a head kick.
Mercurious thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grohl tries for a takedown but Mercurious circles away easily
and Mercurious counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grohl thinking.
Grohl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grohl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Mercurious feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mercurious wants to control from the top but Grohl keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Mercurious will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grohl misses with a combination

and Mercurious counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grohl!
Grohl tries to reverse the position but Mercurious maintains control.
Mercurious avoids the attempt from Grohl to control.
Mercurious raining down shots from the mount!
Mercurious sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Grohl tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mercurious sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mercurious prevents Grohl from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurious sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mercurious prevents Grohl from getting the reversal.
Mercurious content just to control the position here.
Mercurious has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grohl's face.
Mercurious wants to control the pace but Grohl is squirming around nicely.
Grohl is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mercurious avoids the attempt from Grohl to control.
Mercurious trying to control but Grohl is having none of it.
Mercurious is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Grohl is trying desperately to improve position.
Grohl is squirming around, avoiding Mercurious's attempts to control the action.
Mercurious is stalling here but it's allowed Grohl to get half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mike Mercurious just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mercurious lands a nice looking body shot.
Dave Grohl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercurious misses with a takedown attempt
and Grohl counters with a right hand to the body.
Grohl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grohl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercurious shoots in and drives through. Grohl sprawls well.
Grohl scores with a nice right hand.
Mercurious showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grohl.
Grohl changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mercurious tries to avoid it but Grohl manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mercurious to the ground. Mercurious escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grohl misses with a straight right.
Grohl takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Mercurious gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grohl jumps guard but Mercurious stands there with Grohl around his waist. Grohl gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Mercurious breaks from the clinch.
Grohl drops his hands momentarily and Mercurious takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grohl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grohl with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mercurious connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Grohl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grohl throws a shot from downtown. Mercurious moves away and avoids it.

Mercurious has taken the fight to the clinch.

Mercurious breaks the clinch.
Grohl misses with a combination
and Mercurious counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grohl tries to clinch up but Mercurious circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mercurious.
Grohl fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mercurious showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Grohl waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mercurious.
Horrible takedown by Mercurious or perhaps it was just good defense by Grohl which made him look bad.
Grohl misses with a straight right.
A big right from Grohl misses.
Mercurious shoots in for a takedown but Grohl shows good takedown defense.
Grohl misses with a combination

and Mercurious counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grohl!
Mercurious putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grohl tries to reverse the position but Mercurious maintains control.
Mercurious tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grohl tries to lock up and control but Mercurious gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grohl is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurious controlling the pace for now.
Grohl is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grohl takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Grohl is trying desperately to improve position.
Mercurious lands a big shot there that rocks Grohl but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Grohl that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Grohl is bucking up trying to escape but Mercurious cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mercurious landing shots from mount.
Mercurious prevents Grohl from getting the reversal.
Mike Mercurious has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurious lands a big elbow.
Mercurious working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grohl tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercurious looking to finish Grohl with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grohl!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grohl wants to hold on but Mercurious pushes him away.
Mercurious working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grohl flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mercurious controlling from the full mount.
Mercurious with shots to the head and body - Grohl looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grohl tries to reverse the position but Mercurious maintains control.
Mercurious trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grohl can't escape the position.
BOOM! Mercurious connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mike Mercurious is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grohl is desperately trying to improve his position but Mercurious has a good base and remains in mount.
Grohl flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mercurious content just to control the position here.
Mercurious prevents Grohl from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurious tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dave Grohl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grohl is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mercurious working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Mercurious comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercurious has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Mercurious!