PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Danes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Danger Zone. Luke Danes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gray
vs
Danes

200 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

184 cm
23
175 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Danes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danes dives in and grabs Gray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gray pushes down on Danes's head and hops out.
Danes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danes somewhat.
Danes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Billy Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
No luck for Danes with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Gray as Danes shoots in.
Nice body punch from Gray.
Danes blocks the body kick.
Danes shoots in looking for a takedown but Gray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Danes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danes looks gassed!
Gray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray lands with a shot to the body.
Gray lands with a hook. Danes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray throws a shot to the body.
Gray connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
No luck for Danes with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Billy Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
Gray is looking to wear down Danes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gray punishes Danes's body with a nice straight punch.
Danes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gray throws a shot to the body.

Gray clinches.
Gray wants to get back to striking at distance but Danes won't allow it.
Gray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Danes has him pressed against the cage.
Gray is trying to break the clinch but Danes has him pressed against the cage.
Gray tries to break the clinch but Danes is controlling the position.
Danes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gray up against the cage.
Gray is trying to break the clinch but Danes is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Gray's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gray blocks an elbow strike from Danes.
Danes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gray is defending well for now.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Danes.
Gray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Danes has him pressed against the cage.
Gray avoiding damage as Danes throws knees to the body.
Danes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gray's defenses.
Danes keeps control of Gray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray is trying to break the clinch but Danes has him pressed against the cage.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Danes.
Come on Danes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Danes is struggling to control the position.
Danes is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gray is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Danes.
Danes pushes off an throws an elbow but Gray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Danes.
Danes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Danes looking to slow down the pace here.
Danes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gray's defenses.
Gray blocks an elbow strike from Danes.
A frustrated look appears on Gray's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Danes breaks the clinch.
Gray stuffs the takedown attempt from Danes. Danes gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Gray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Danes doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Gray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Danes doesn't seem phased though.
Danes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gray scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gray throws a sloppy head kick and Danes moves out of range easily.
Gray comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray connects with a body shot.
Gray is looking to land body kicks.
Gray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gray scores with the left hand. Danes knows he should have avoided that one.

Danes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gray, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Danes.
Gray gets underhooks to prevent Danes's takedown attempt.
Danes has Gray pressed against the cage, preventing Gray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gray is trying to push Danes away but Danes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danes has Gray pressed against the cage, preventing Gray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gray takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Danes obliges.

Danes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Gray as Danes shoots in.
Gray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gray is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gray stuffs the takedown.
Gray displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danes tries for a takedown but Gray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gray as he avoids it easily.
Danes dives in and grabs Gray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gray pushes down on Danes's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray scores with a body shot.
Danes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gray lands with a cross.
Danes tries for a takedown but Gray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gray circles away.
Gray slaps away a takedown attempt from Danes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gray thuds a left hand into Danes's body.

Gray drives through and clinches with Danes against the cage.
Danes unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Danes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray closes the distance and lands a one-two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danes fails to land the takedown.
Luke Danes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray stuffs the takedown.
Danes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Gray dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gray leaves Danes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gray throws a nice looking combination but Danes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gray defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Danes.
Gray connects with a single shot there.
Gray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gray scores with a jab to the body.
Danes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No luck for Danes with that takedown attempt.
Billy Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
Danes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Danes takes one on the button.

Danes rushes Gray and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gray avoids it.
Gray blocks an elbow strike from Danes.
Gray lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Danes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gray can't break the clinch.
Danes lands a nice elbow.
Gray wants to break free but Danes has control.
Danes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Gray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Danes misses with a takedown attempt - Gray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Danes's head.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gray thuds a left hand into Danes's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Danes does a little dance to reset his feet.

Danes gets a clinch.
Danes stalling in the clinch.
Gray is trying to break the clinch but Danes has him pressed against the cage.

Danes manages to break the clinch.
Danes avoids the head kick by Gray.

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.
Danes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gray displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gray lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gray.
Gray really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Danes dives in and grabs Gray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gray pushes down on Danes's head and hops out.
Gray lands with a nice combination. Danes backs away looking to recover.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danes tries for a takedown but Gray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gray defends it nicely.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Danes fails to land the takedown.
Gray is looking to chop away at Danes's legs.
Gray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gray closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danes fails with a takedown attempt.
Gray jabs Danes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Danes shoots in looking for a takedown but Gray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Danes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gray lands a jab-cross combination.

Danes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gray, pushing him back against the cage.
Danes lands an elbow inside.
Gray working hard to break the clinch.
Gray is trying to push Danes away but Danes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gray's defenses.
Danes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gray avoids it.
Gray working hard to break the clinch.
Gray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gray is trying to force a seperation but Danes has the dominant position.
Danes blocks an uppercut.
Danes goes for a takedown attempt but Gray pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Billy Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a low kick but Danes avoids it.
Gray lands a jab to the nose.
Danes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gray fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Danes checks it well.
Gray throws a head kick but Danes moves out of range.
Danes fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danes.
Gray lands a nice shot that snaps Danes's head back.
Danes tries for a takedown but Gray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gray cracks Danes with a right hand to the side of the head.

Danes clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Gray dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gray leaves Danes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danes can do to turn this around?
Gray connects with a crisp jab.
Danes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gray looks for the body kick but Danes saw that one coming.
Billy Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Billy Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Gray displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Gray misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danes dives in and grabs Gray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gray pushes down on Danes's head and hops out.
Danes fails to land the takedown.
Danes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danes shoots in for a takedown but Gray shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray thuds a left hand into Danes's body.
Gray jabs Danes right on the nose. Danes blinks but takes it well.
Danes misses with a takedown attempt - Gray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gray leaves Danes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Gray throws a good cross that connects.
Gray tries to clinch but Danes is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Danes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Danes walks into a straight right hand from Gray.
Decent striking displayed by Gray there.
Gray's corner calls for a 1-2. Gray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Gray.
Danes shoots in looking for a takedown but Gray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Danes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luke Danes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gray stuffs the takedown.
Danes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Danes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danes shoots in but no luck this time.
Danes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gray scores with a jab. Danes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danes shoots in looking for a takedown. Gray tries to sprawl out of it but Danes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Billy Gray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gray swivels and escapes.
Gray stalks Danes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Danes's face. Danes staggers backwards, shaken.
Gray closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Gray closes the distance and clinches.
Gray dodges an elbow strike from Danes.
Danes lands a damaging elbow.
Danes looking to slow down the pace here.
Danes looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Danes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray throws a one two combo.
Gray throws a combination. Danes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gray punishes Danes's body with a nice straight punch.
Gray keeps the fight on the outside.
Danes misses with a takedown attempt - Gray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gray cracks Danes with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
Gray lands a jab-cross combination.
Danes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Danes on the side of the head.
Danes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gray works over Danes's head and body with a nice combination.
Gray wants to clinch up but Danes keeps it at a distance.
Danes swats away the attempt to clinch by Gray.
A head kick misses from Danes.
Gray cracks Danes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Danes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gray lands a slapping body shot.
Gray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gray tries a head kick but it misses.
Gray scores with a hook to the body. Danes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gray, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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