PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Diehard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Diehard
vs
Grice

180 cm
28
183 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

184 cm
38
180 lbs
28 - 16 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Hellbent

Nuggetori's Nutritionals
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Diehard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diehard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diehard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grice has time to react.
Diehard throws a shot from downtown. Grice moves away and avoids it.
Diehard swats away the attempt to clinch by Grice.
Diehard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diehard doesn't seem bothered though.
Diehard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grice misses with a body shot.
Diehard jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Diehard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grice.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grice.
Grice avoids the body shot from Diehard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grice throws a hook but Diehard blocks it.
Diehard dips to his left and cracks Grice with an uppercut!
Grice scores with a hook.
Grice takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diehard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Diehard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard lands a slapping body shot.
Diehard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diehard cracks Grice with an open hand slap.
Grice throws the left hand but Diehard avoids the punch easily.
Diehard tries to land a front kick but Grice steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diehard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diehard lands a body shot.
Diehard swings for the body but Grice moves out of range.
Grice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diehard.
Diehard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grice.
Diehard misses the shot to the body.
Grice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diehard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grice needs to keep his hands up - Diehard had a free shot at his head there.
Grice misses with an uppercut. Diehard saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Grice misses the target.
Diehard missing with a left hand there. Grice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looks like Diehard has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Diehard blocks the low kick.
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!
Grice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diehard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grice.
Grice feints a counter leg kick.
Grice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grice lands a front kick.
Diehard looks to land a body kick but Grice moved away.
Diehard misses with a wild body shot.
Diehard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grice. Diehard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grice throws a poor cross that misses
and Diehard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grice defending well as Diehard loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Diehard blocks the leg kick.
Grice swings for the body but Diehard moves out of range.
Diehard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diehard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grice.
Diehard swings for the body but Grice moves out of range.
Grice tries a quick counter leg kick but Diehard is wise to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard lands with an uppercut that bounces Grice off the cage and back into range.
Nice cross by Diehard.
A swing and a miss from Diehard.
Grice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diehard.
Grice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Grice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grice. That's going to slow Diehard down.
Grice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diehard misses the shot to the body.
Grice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diehard.
Grice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grice takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Grice misses.
Grice throws a body punch but Diehard moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Grice misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diehard checks it well.
Diehard throws a hook to the side of Grice's head but Grice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Grice.
Grice takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grice avoids the body shot from Diehard.
Diehard avoids a kick to the body.
Grice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diehard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grice on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diehard tries to move into range but Grice moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diehard throws a shot from downtown. Grice moves away and avoids it.
Diehard misses with a jab to the body
and Grice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grice takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diehard lands with a shot to the body.
Diehard lands a really nice looking cross but Grice seems unphased.
Grice lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Diehard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Diehard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grice can pounce on him.
Grice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diehard.
Diehard lands with a shot to the body.
Diehard lands a right hook to the body.
Grice missing with a left hand there. Diehard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diehard moves away.
Grice looks to throw the jab but Diehard is out of range.
Diehard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grice counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diehard's knee momentarily.
Diehard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grice on the side of the head.
Diehard misses with a straight left.
Grice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard lands a really nice looking cross but Grice seems unphased.
Diehard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grice can do to turn this around?
Grice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diehard throws out the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diehard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grice - the referee stops the clock and Diehard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grice. Diehard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diehard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grice.
Grice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diehard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diehard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard scores with a nice strike.
Diehard misses with a body shot.
Grice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diehard throwing a counter right hand but Grice manages to avoid it.
Grice lands a leg kick that knocks Diehard off balance momentarily.
Diehard misses with a hook
and Grice counters with a leg kick.
Grice misses with a leg kick
and Diehard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruce Diehard is winning the standup battle so far.
Diehard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grice's corner calls for a 1-2. Grice obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diehard slips a jab from Grice.
Diehard scores with a hook.
Grice tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Diehard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grice slips a straight right by Diehard.
Grice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Diehard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grice.
A jab from Diehard misses.
A little jabbing left from Grice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Grice might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diehard has got the better of the exchanges.
Grice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diehard throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grice pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diehard is out of range and Grice settles back down.
Diehard defending well as Grice loads up on a big left hand.
Diehard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Grice misses
and Diehard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grice tries to land a leg kick but Diehard saw it coming and moves away.
Diehard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab by Diehard.
Grice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Grice.
Diehard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diehard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diehard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grice's head.
Diehard misses with a body kick.
Diehard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grice slips a straight right by Diehard.
Diehard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diehard sets himself, and Grice steps forward looking for the clinch! Diehard avoids it this time.
Grice motions for Diehard to come forward. Grice throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Grice misses.
Diehard scores with a body shot.
Diehard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grice avoids the body shot from Diehard.
Diehard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grice.
Diehard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Diehard scores with a four punch combination!
Grice tries a low kick but Diehard avoids it.
Grice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diehard. Grice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Grice misses.
And Diehard counters with a quick kick to the body but Grice blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Grice as he connects with a hook.
Grice throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diehard looks to score with a jab to the body but Grice is just out of range.
Diehard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diehard misses the shot to the body.
Grice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diehard.
Grice scoring well with a low kick there.
Grice looks to clinch
and Diehard counters with a good, hard body kick but Grice shrugs it off.
Grice misses with a leg kick
letting Diehard counter with a right hand.
Diehard throws out a loose jab but Grice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diehard throws a hook but Grice blocks it.
Diehard scores with a hook to the body. Grice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diehard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grice blocks the body kick.
Diehard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Diehard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Diehard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab from Diehard.
Grice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grice.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diehard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Grice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diehard connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice cross by Diehard.
Some bone on bone action there as Diehard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diehard is looking to counter punch.
Diehard digs a good hook to Grice's body.
Grice's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diehard under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diehard misses the shot to the body.
Grice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diehard throws a looping overhand right but Grice ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Grice coming out on top.
Grice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Diehard misses.
Diehard throws out a loose jab but Grice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grice slips under a jab from Diehard.
Diehard connects with a single shot there.
Diehard lands with a nice body punch.
Grice slips a straight right by Diehard.
Diehard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Diehard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diehard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diehard takes one on the button.
Grice clobbers Diehard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diehard.
Grice scores with a jab to the jaw.
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 Diehard. Grice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diehard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gary Grice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard swings for the body but Grice moves out of range.
Grice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diehard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grice throws a front kick aimed at Diehard's knee but Diehard avoids it well.
Grice throws a hook but Diehard avoids it easily.
Grice finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grice tries to score with a low kick but Diehard moves his leg out of the way.
Jab, jab by Grice - just one landing.
Diehard lands a really nice looking cross but Grice seems unphased.
Diehard misses the shot to the body.
Diehard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grice looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grice lands a nice hook to Diehard's body. Diehard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diehard is out of range.
Grice wants to slow Diehard down by chopping away at his legs.
Grice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diehard finds it's way round the side to connect with Grice's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice misses with a low kick.
Grice throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grice lands with a straight right. Diehard didn't see that one coming.
Diehard looks to land a left hand but Grice moved out of range nicely.
Grice is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diehard with a body shot.
Grice misses with a low kick.
Grice is looking to chop away at Diehard's legs.
Grice misses with a low kick.
Diehard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruce Diehard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grice wants to land a leg kick but Diehard is out of range.
Diehard is looking to counter punch.
Grice looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diehard slips a straight right by Grice.
It looked like Diehard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grice.
Grice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diehard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diehard lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diehard scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diehard lands with a nice body punch.
Grice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diehard misses with a body shot.
And Grice responds with a good body kick, but Diehard manages to step out the way in time.
Grice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grice shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diehard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diehard misses with a straight right.
Diehard throws a body shot but no joy.
Grice throws a poor cross that misses
and Diehard counters with a nice uppercut.
Diehard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diehard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diehard jabs Grice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A cross from Diehard lands.
Diehard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grice.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruce Diehard.
Well Diehard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Diehard!
A relieved looking Bruce Diehard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.