PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Grendel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Havvik Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grendel comes to the cage accompanied by Rjd2 - Ghostwriter . Brown has chosen UGK - Murder as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Grendel
vs
Brown

186 cm
28
195 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

175 cm
30
191 lbs
20 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Firebird Designs
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Grendel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Havvik Brown!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Grendel off balance momentarily.
Grendel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Grendel misses the jab.
Grendel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grendel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grendel if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grendel counters with a stiff right hand.
Grendel throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Grendel scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grendel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Grendel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grendel is breathing heavily.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Grendel counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Grendel shrugs it off though.
Grendel moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grendel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Grendel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Grendel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brown stalks Grendel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grendel's face. Grendel staggers backwards, shaken.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grendel momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Grendel should have avoided that one.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Grendel ducks straight into an uppercut from Brown and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Grendel manages to regain guard straight away.

Grendel is rocked!
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grendel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grendel keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grendel is keeping the position for now.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grendel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grendel controlling Brown's posture.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four 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.
Brown thumps Grendel with a low kick.
Grendel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grendel moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown swings for the body but Grendel moves out of range.
Grendel misses with a body punch
and Brown counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Grendel lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown misses with a body shot.
Grendel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Havvik Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Grendel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grendel throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Brown keeps Grendel at a distance using the push kick.
Grendel misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.
Havvik Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from Grendel is predictable there
and Brown finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grendel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brown. That one must have hurt.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown jabs at Grendel's body.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Grendel.
A lazy body kick from Grendel
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grendel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grendel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Grendel throws a head kick that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a combination. Grendel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Brown throws a jab when Grendel was well out of range.
Grendel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grendels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grendel misses with a combination
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grendel if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grendel back to the cage. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grendel if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown thuds his right hand into Grendel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Brown misses with the combination.
Grendel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thuds a left hand into Grendel's body.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Grendel avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown thows a body kick. Grendel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grendel.
Grendel throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a leg kick.
Brown cracks Grendel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grendel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grendel swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grendel's knee momentarily.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Grendel off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Havvik Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Grendel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grendel manages to avoid it.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Grendel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grendel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grendel.
Havvik Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grendel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George Grendel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Brown.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Grendel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Grendel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grendel.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grendel counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grendel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Grendel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown wants to slow Grendel down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grendel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Grendel loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Nice body kick from Grendel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Grendel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Grendel's head back.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grendel eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown scores with the left hand. Grendel knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grendel was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Grendel which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grendel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grendel misses with a right hand
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Grendel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brown bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grendel.
A left and a right from Brown both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
enabling Grendel to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown looks for the body kick but Grendel saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grendel thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a body kick.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grendel manages to avoid it.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Grendel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Grendel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grendel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grendel under the eye.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grendel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown works Grendel's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grendel throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown slips under a jab from Grendel.
Brown avoids the body shot from Grendel.
Grendel swings widly with a right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Grendel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Grendel is predictable there
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Grendel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Brown swings for the body but Grendel moves out of range.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grendel misses the body punch
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Grendel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grendel throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grendel counters with a good low kick that Brown was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grendel's head.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grendel.
Brown lands a high kick!
Brown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grendel rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grendel counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown tries to land a body kick
letting Grendel counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a series of punches but Grendel avoids them all with ease.
Grendel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Grendel cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
That kick from Brown tenderised Grendel's leg. Grendel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grendel tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grendel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grendel ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Grendel drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grendel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grendel connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grendel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Nice uppercut there from Grendel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown tries for a takedown but Grendel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
George Grendel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Havvik Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Grendel does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Havvik Brown dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Grendel. Those never looked like landing.
Grendel looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown lands a nice hook to Grendel's body. Grendel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grendel throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Grendel moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Brown avoids the head kick by Grendel.
Grendel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grendel throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grendel's knee momentarily.
Grendel misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Grendel was not able to check.
Brown throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grendel counters with a nice body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grendel misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Brown.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grendel slips a straight right by Brown.
Grendel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grendel misses with a looping right.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grendel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Grendel.
George Grendel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grendel checks a leg kick.
Grendel moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grendel circles away quickly and effectively.
Grendel with a jab.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Grendel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grendel avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grendel misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown with a jab.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grendel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grendel. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grendel.
Brown tries for a takedown but Grendel circles away easily
and Grendel counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grendel.
Grendel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grendel swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Grendel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Grendel throws a leg kick
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grendel.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grendel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Grendel misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Grendel shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Havvik Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 43:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 43:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Havvik Brown!