PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brisco County Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grey
vs
County Jr

180 cm
28
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

198 cm
28
275 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasha Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brisco County Jr!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey is looking to clinch.

Grey gets a clinch.

Grey manages to break the clinch.

Grey has County Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Grey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Brisco County Jr has been cut.

County Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from County Jr, right into the meat.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but County Jr pushes him off.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but County Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
County Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Grey moves out of range easily.
Sasha Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey misses with a head kick.

Grey instigates a clinch.
Grey tries to pull guard but County Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Grey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grey fails in his attempt to clinch.
County Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Grey circles away.
Grey tries to clinch but County Jr is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey tries to bum rush County Jr with a series of wild strikes but County Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grey clinches.
County Jr is looking for a takedown.
County Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grey is keeping busy.

Grey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

County Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into Grey's guard.
Grey seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

County Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Grey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grey blocks an elbow strike from County Jr.
Grey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grey.
County Jr looks winded!
Grey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but County Jr blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grey has picked County Jr up - he's going for a ride! Grey dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
County Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grey is working away from the top position though.

Grey is looking for a kimura here.
County Jr regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grey.
Grey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
County Jr wants to stand but Grey is controlling the position.
Grey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as County Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
County Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grey is one step ahead there.
County Jr has Grey pulled in close to control his posture.
County Jr working a defensive guard here.
County Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Grey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grey wants to control from the top but County Jr keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grey is looking to clinch.
Grey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grey shoots in but County Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grey tries to clinch there but County Jr circles away.
County Jr shoots in for a double leg but Grey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
County Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
County Jr looks to land a combination but Grey avoids it well.

County Jr clinches up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Grey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Grey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from County Jr.
County Jr stuns Grey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grey tries for a takedown but County Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Grey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
County Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grey tries to clinch but County Jr is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Grey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brisco County Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

County Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey.
County Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey.

Grey darts in and clinches County Jr up against the cage.

Grey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
County Jr scores with a jab. Grey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Sasha Grey has been cut.

County Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - County Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grey holds on and takes a little breather.
County Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Grey is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grey isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. County Jr stacks Grey on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by County Jr!
County Jr trying to control the action but Grey is working from the bottom.
Grey tries to buck County Jr off but County Jr is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked County Jr off and has taken his back!
County Jr tries to break free.
County Jr is trying to stand back up.
Grey missing with punches from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Grey's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Grey is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. County Jr knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften County Jr for a finish.
County Jr staying busy and making it hard for Grey to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grey is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but County Jr has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Grey is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged County Jr with him. County Jr is trying to defend but Grey has an arm under the chin now! County Jr grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sasha Grey!
Our winner, Sasha Grey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.