PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Gretzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande comes into the arena with I Drove All Night blaring out of the sound system. Gretzky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All shook up by Elvis Presley kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grande
vs
Gretzky

181 cm
22
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
199 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Gretzky!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Grande.
Grande looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grande scores with a nice strike.
Grande misses with a body shot.
Jacques Grande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grande dodges the punch combination from Gretzky.
Grande looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gretzky is fending him off so far but Grande persists. Nope, Gretzky circles away and we're back to standing.
Grande listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Wayne Gretzky has been cut.
Grande pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grande misses with a takedown attempt - Gretzky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gretzky moves out of range as Grande strikes.
Some wild striking there from Grande.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Grande.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande cracks Gretzky with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gretzky takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gretzky tries to bench press Grande off him but Grande keeps the position.

Grande wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gretzky, who protects the arm well.
Gretzky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gretzky is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gretzky takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gretzky is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grande just content to control the position.
Grande lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grande trying to control the position but Gretzky is working away.

Grande tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grande has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grande knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gretzky on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gretzky is trying to control Grande's posture but Grande avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gretzky takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gretzky tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Gretzky is letting Grande control him for a moment.
Grande seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gretzky for as long as he can get away with.
Grande'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.
Gretzky tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Grande presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

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.
Gretzky tries to reverse the position but Grande maintains control.
BOOM! Grande connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gretzky is desperately trying to improve his position but Grande has a good base and remains in mount.
Grande raining down shots from the mount!
Gretzky wants to control but Grande is having none of it.
Gretzky is trying to escape the mount.
Grande lands a big shot there that rocks Gretzky but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grande with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Grande connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Grande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wayne Gretzky's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Grande throws a leg kick but Gretzky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grande lands a head shot.

Gretzky is rocked!
Grande circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gretzky is still on wobbly legs! Can Grande finish him?

Grande lands a left and a right that sends Gretzky crashing to the canvas! Grande dives into mount looking to finish!
Gretzky tries to reverse the position but Grande maintains control.
Grande putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grande lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Grande controlling the position easily from mount.
Gretzky is looking to improve his position but Grande isn't that keen on the idea.
Gretzky seems to have recovered his senses.
Grande pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gretzky is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gretzky is squirming around, avoiding Grande's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Grande.
Grande controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gretzky taking shots to the head.

That has opened up Wayne Gretzky's cut even more.
BOOM! Grande connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Grande content just to control the position here.
Gretzky is looking to get to half guard.
Grande scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gretzky?
Grande scoring with strikes but Gretzky is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grande in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Grande tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gretzky is looking to improve his position but Grande isn't that keen on the idea.
Grande with good strikes from the mount here!

The cut above Wayne Gretzky's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Grande is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gretzky has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gretzky is squirming around, avoiding Grande's attempts to control the action.
Gretzky is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gretzky is bucking up trying to escape but Grande cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Grande cracks Gretzky with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretzky sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grande connects with a nice short shot to Gretzky's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grande lands a nice short elbow.

Gretzky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grande pulls his head out easily.
Jacques Grande overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gretzky is breathing heavily.
Grande looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Grande lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gretzky is staying active underneath Grande, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grande not doing much here.

Gretzky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grande pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grande looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gretzky with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Grande dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wayne Gretzky's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab from Grande misses.
Gretzky checks the leg kick.
Grande throws a big shot that misses.
Grande lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gretzky backs up against the cage.

Wayne Gretzky's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gretzky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grande pinned against the cage. Grande gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grande rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gretzky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Grande misses.
Grande throws a right and a left that Gretzky avoids nicely.
Grande swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretzky throws a combination that misses
and Grande counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grande rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gretzky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Grande drops Gretzky with a nice combination! Grande dives into Gretzky's guard, looking to finish!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wayne Gretzky's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jacques Grande!