PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Grove
vs
Luna

198 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendall Grove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Luna!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grove connects with a single shot there.
Grove avoids the body shot from Luna.
As Luna backs away, Grove returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grove cracks the inside of Luna's front leg.
Grove lands an overhand right.
Luna looks to score with a jab to the body but Grove is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Grove there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luna takes a swing at Grove's ribcage but misses.
Luna lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Luna cracks Grove with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Grove fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luna, pushing him back against the ropes.
Luna tries to land a knee to the head but Grove blocks with his arms.
Luna tries to score a body lock takedown but Grove shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grove working aggressively here.
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!
Grove misses with a punch to the body.
Grove is looking to control Luna's arms but Luna gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grove has his back to the ropes.
Luna is trying to push Grove away but Grove has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Grove is trying to force a seperation but Luna has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove throws a punch but it's blocked by Luna.
Luna fails to pull guard.
Grove scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Grove scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luna blocking some punches.
Luna wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Grove has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Grove misses with some punches.

Grove breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luna misses with a few strikes there.
Grove fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luna has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grove!
The fighters circle momentarily. Grove darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donk. Grove catches Luna right on the button with a cross.

Luna is rocked!
Luna swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grove counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grove moves in looking to clinch but Luna pushes him off.
Luna lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Luna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luna looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Luna.
Grove takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grove dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luna throws a body punch but Grove moves out of range.
Luna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Luna is still on wobbly legs! Can Grove finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Grove engages and cracks Luna with a massive lead left hook - Luna tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Grove is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kendall Grove!