PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Set A Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mick Dundee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dundee
vs
Grant

186 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
28
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Grant!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dundee tries to bum rush Grant with a series of wild strikes but Grant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mick Dundee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Dundee.
Grant is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Grant wants to clinch up but Dundee keeps it at a distance.
Dundee throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Grant steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dundee.
Dundee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Combat Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Dundee looks to land a combination but Grant avoids it well.
Grant has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dundee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dundee clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Grant.
Dundee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grant has him pressed against the cage.

Dundee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dundee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grant.
Grant tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dundee throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.

Grant clinches up with Dundee and pushes him back against the cage.
Dundee has had enough of the clinch but Grant keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dundee breaks from the clinch.

Grant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dundee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Dundee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dundee blocks the elbow strike.
Dundee working hard to break the clinch.
Dundee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dundee blocks an elbow strike.
Dundee is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Dundee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant throws a counter combo.
Dundee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dundee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dundee loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Grant wants to counter with a clinch but Dundee pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dundee throws a lazy head kick

and Grant counters by clinching up.
Dundee is trying to force a seperation but Grant has the dominant position.
Dundee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dundee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dundee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grant prevents Dundee from breaking the clinch.
Dundee is trying to break the clinch but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
Dundee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Dundee breaks the clinch.
Grant blocks a head kick by Dundee.
Dundee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dundee tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dundee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dundee throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.

Grant pushes Dundee up against the cage in a clinch.
Dundee avoids a wild elbow strike from Grant.
Dundee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dundee blocks the elbow strike.
Dundee is trying to force a seperation but Grant has the dominant position.
Dundee wants to break free but Grant has control.
Grant pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dundee has had enough of the clinch but Grant keeps him there for the moment.
Dundee is looking to break free of the clinch but Grant has double underhooks.
Dundee is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dundee's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant prevents Dundee from breaking the clinch.
Dundee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grant prevents Dundee from breaking the clinch.
Dundee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dundee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dundee wants to break free but Grant has control.

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

Dundee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dundee can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grant throws an elbow but it misses.
Dundee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grant throws an elbow that misses.
Grant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Dundee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dundee misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.

Dundee moves into range and clinches up with Grant.
Dundee tries to circle away but Grant has him pinned against the cage.
Dundee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dundee is trying to break the clinch but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
Dundee blocks the elbow strike.
Dundee wants to break free but Grant has control.
Dundee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Dundee manages to break the clinch.
Dundee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dundee clinches.

Dundee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dundee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dundee misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant avoids the head kick by Dundee.
Dundee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grant tries to counter with a clinch but Dundee shakes him off and moves away.
Grant slips a jab from Dundee.
Dundee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grant is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dundee throws a low kick but Grant moves out of range easily.
Grant avoids the head kick by Dundee.

Grant has Dundee up against the cage in a clinch.
Dundee is trying to force a seperation but Grant has the dominant position.
Grant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dundee is trying to break the clinch but Grant is controlling him.
Dundee is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dundee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grant lands an elbow just above Dundee 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dundee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dundee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant wants to counter with a clinch but Dundee pushes him away.
Dundee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dundee.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dundee.
Mick Dundee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dundee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grant.
Grant steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dundee.
Dundee tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dundee. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head kick misses from Dundee.
Grant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mick Dundee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dundee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dundee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grant wants to counter with a clinch but Dundee pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
Grant wants to counter the offense by Dundee and move into the clinch position.
Grant wants to clinch up but Dundee keeps it at a distance.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Dundee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mick Dundee is winning the standup battle so far.
Dundee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dundee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Dundee pushes Grant up against the cage in a clinch.
Grant keeps control of Dundee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dundee wants to get back to striking at distance but Grant won't allow it.

Dundee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dundee pushes Grant up against the cage in a clinch.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Dundee.
Dundee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grant can do to turn this around?
Dundee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dundee's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dundee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dundee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grant throws an elbow that misses.

Dundee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dundee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Dundee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant wants to counter with a clinch but Dundee pushes him away.
Dundee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Grant clinches.
Dundee has had enough of the clinch but Grant keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Dundee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dundee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grant pushes off an throws an elbow but Dundee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Dundee dominated that second round.
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!

Dundee moves into the clinch.
Grant changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dundee fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Grant clinches up with Dundee and pushes him back against the cage.
Ted Grant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grant prevents Dundee from breaking the clinch.
Grant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dundee is trying to break free.
Grant working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dundee's efforts to push away.
Grant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dundee's efforts to push away.
Dundee wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant misses with an elbow strike.
Dundee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
Dundee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dundee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Grant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dundee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
Dundee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grant throws an elbow that misses.
Grant misses with an elbow over the top.
Dundee is looking to break free of the clinch but Grant has double underhooks.
Grant looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grant prevents Dundee from breaking the clinch.
Dundee is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grant prevents Dundee from breaking the clinch.

Dundee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dundee rushes Grant and presses him up against the cage.
Dundee wants to break free but Grant has control.

Dundee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dundee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Dundee instigates a clinch.
Dundee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dundee avoids a wild elbow strike from Grant.
Dundee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dundee is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee avoids the elbow strike from Grant, against the cage.
Grant has Dundee pressed against the cage, preventing Dundee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dundee blocks an uppercut.
Dundee tries to circle away but Grant has him pinned against the cage.

Dundee manages to break the clinch.

Grant clinches.
Grant lands an elbow that stopped Dundee in his tracks for a moment.
Dundee is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dundee tries to break free but Grant pushes him back against the cage.
Grant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dundee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dundee is trying to force a seperation but Grant has the dominant position.
Dundee working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee can't break the clinch.
Dundee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dundee wants to get back to striking at distance but Grant won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Dundee's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Dundee breaks the clinch.
Dundee lands the left hand.
Dundee throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dundee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grant.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dundee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dundee is looking for a counter combo.
Dundee misses the shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Dundee moves into the clinch successfully.

Dundee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dundee cracks a nice hook into Grant's ribs.
Ted Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mick Dundee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dundee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Dundee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dundee, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Dundee!
After the fight, Mick Dundee was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.