PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TJ Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Kosaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Grant
vs
Kosaka

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, TJ Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keiji Kosaka!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosaka misses with the combination.
Kosaka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kosaka lands a body shot.
Kosaka jabs at Grant's body.
Grant shoots in and drives through. Kosaka sprawls well.

Grant drives through with a takedown into Kosaka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kosaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kosaka doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Grant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant stands and throws Kosaka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grant 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.
Grant working the body and head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kosaka tries to buck Grant off but Grant is having none of it.
Kosaka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant working the ground and pound.
Grant working the body and head with strikes.
Grant in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kosaka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kosaka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kosaka striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Kosaka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kosaka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kosaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kosaka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kosaka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant grinds an elbow into Kosaka's temple.

Grant is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kosaka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kosaka is trying to get back to half guard.
Grant working the head and body with strikes.
Kosaka is trying to improve his position.
Kosaka looking for a sweep but Grant has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kosaka is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosaka is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Grant postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kosaka looks a forlorn figure.
Kosaka can't escape the position.
Grant scoring with strikes but Kosaka is staying in there.
Grant scoring with strikes but Kosaka is staying in there.
Kosaka throwing hammer fists to the chest of Grant. What's that going to do exactly?
Kosaka is looking to get to half guard.
Grant is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kosaka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kosaka working to try and regain half guard.
Grant lands a nice shot to the head.
Kosaka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grant dominating with strikes here.
Grant prevents Kosaka from getting the reversal.
Grant with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Grant dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grant is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kosaka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Grant closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kosaka did well to prevent Grant getting side control.
Grant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Grant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kosaka defends it well.
Kosaka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kosaka punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosaka tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kosaka is looking for a sweep. Grant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kosaka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grant working over Kosaka with some ground and pound. Kosaka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kosaka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kosaka wants to get back to full guard but Grant has mounted him!
Grant lands with some strikes.
Kosaka is working to get back to half guard.
Kosaka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kosaka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant blocks Kosaka's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kosaka is looking to improve his position but Grant isn't that keen on the idea.
Grant with shots to the head and body - Kosaka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grant breaks from Kosaka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosaka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands a nice shot to the head.
Kosaka working to try and regain half guard.
TJ Grant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grant lands a couple of good shots and Kosaka has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kosaka tries to escape the position.
Grant is punishing Kosaka with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kosaka could be in trouble here!
Kosaka tries to escape but Grant has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Grant is landing with strikes. Kosaka can't take much more of this.
Kosaka is trying to break free.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kosaka covers up after that shot from Grant.
Grant scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

Kosaka is rocked!
Grant scoring with big shots to the body. Kosaka is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Kosaka was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TJ Grant!