PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulrich Scherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant has chosen Set A Fire as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Scherer
vs
Grant

192 cm
23
212 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

188 cm
29
219 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulrich Scherer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Grant!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant keeps the fight on the outside.
Scherer throws a wild body kick that Grant sees coming a mile off.
Grant has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Scherer fails with the takedown

and Grant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Scherer fails to land.
Scherer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grant walks away with a smile on his face. Scherer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scherer misses with a leg kick.
Grant is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grant forces Scherer back against the cage and clinches.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scherer blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer working aggressively here.
Scherer tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Scherer back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Grant.
Scherer is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scherer tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grant.
Scherer working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Grant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scherer blocks an uppercut.
Grant gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Ulrich Scherer has been cut.
Scherer has a couple of punches blocked by Grant.
Scherer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scherer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grant's elbow.
Scherer working hard to break the clinch.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scherer can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.
Scherer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Grant is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulrich Scherer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scherer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grant is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Scherer has had enough of the clinch but Grant keeps him there for the moment.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scherer swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scherer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grant lands a right hand.
Scherer is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grant lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scherer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scherer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Scherer.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grant as Scherer tries to tie him up.
Scherer swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scherer trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scherer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ulrich Scherer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No luck for Scherer with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Scherer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scherer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grant.
Grant wants to counter the offense by Scherer and move into the clinch position.
Scherer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.
Scherer works the jab nicely.
Grant tries to clinch up.
Scherer misses with a body kick.
Scherer throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Scherer does no damage.

Grant closes the distance and pushes Scherer back into the cage.
Grant lands a right hand.
Scherer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scherer tries to pull guard but Grant won't allow it.
Grant lands a nice elbow.
Grant prevents a body shot from Scherer.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Scherer throws a punch but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scherer jumps guard but Grant stands there with Scherer around his waist. Scherer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulrich Scherer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scherer missing with knees to the body.
Scherer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grant gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Scherer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant scores with a shoulder strike.
Scherer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grant gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Scherer takes an elbow to the temple.
Scherer taking a breather.
Ted Grant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scherer missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grant.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grant as Scherer tries to tie him up.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Scherer.
Scherer has had enough of the clinch but Grant keeps him there for the moment.
Scherer tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Scherer trying to stall but Grant improves his position.
Scherer blocking some punches.
Scherer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grant's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scherer working aggressively here.
Grant lands an elbow inside that Scherer shrugs off.
Grant gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grant throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scherer is trying to force a seperation but Grant has the dominant position.
Grant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grant.

Ulrich Scherer's cut is getting worse.
Scherer tries to stall but Grant uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Scherer looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ulrich Scherer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Grant throws a head kick but Scherer moves out of range.
Grant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scherer.
Grant wants to counter with a clinch but Scherer pushes him away.

Grant drives through with a takedown into Scherer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Grant stays in close to Scherer's body and controls the position.
Scherer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grant is looking to work some ground and pound but Scherer has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scherer working a defensive guard here.
Grant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scherer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scherer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grant puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Scherer.

Grant closes the distance and pushes Scherer back into the cage.
Scherer trying to land knees to the body.
Scherer tries to break free but Grant pushes him back against the cage.
Grant crunches a lovely knee into Scherer's ribcage.
Scherer tries to circle away but Grant has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scherer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scherer is trying to break the clinch but Grant is controlling him.
Scherer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grant blocks a body shot from Scherer.
Scherer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Scherer trying to control the position but instead, Grant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Scherer into the cage.
Ulrich Scherer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scherer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Scherer tries to break free but Grant pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Scherer.
Scherer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grant is pressed up against the cage. Scherer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grant down to the mat. Grant avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Grant moves into the clinch.
Scherer misses with a punch to the body.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scherer's brow.
Grant gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grant throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scherer.
Scherer misses with a punch to the body.
Scherer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grant after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulrich Scherer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Scherer.
Scherer throws a head punch that misses.
Grant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ted Grant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scherer can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Grant!
Ted Grant seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.