PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Grice

196 cm
36
220 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

184 cm
39
199 lbs
30 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Grice.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Grice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Grice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Grice throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Grice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Jones misses the jab.
Grice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Grice.
Jones misses the body punch
and Grice counters with a straight right hand.
Grice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grice blocks a jab.
Tom Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a hook
and Grice counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones swings for the body but Grice moves out of range.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones misses with a hook.
Grice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grice lands with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grice.
Jones lands with a straight right. Grice didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Grice ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a looping right.
Grice follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Grice throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grice is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Grice throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones walks into a jab.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Grice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grice manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Grice saw that one coming.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Grice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grice.
Grice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Jones.
Grice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Grice works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Grice moved out of range nicely.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Grice is out of range.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Grice coming out on top.
Jones lands a head shot.
Grice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Grice.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Grice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Grice slips under a jab.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Grice lands a right hook to the body.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Grice throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
It looked like Jones was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grice.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grice moves away.
Grice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grice throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Grice counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grice lands a jab to the nose.
Grice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Grice moved out of range.
A big right from Jones misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tom Jones will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Grice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
The crowd cheers as Grice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Grice blocks a jab.
Donk. Grice catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Jones throws a hook but Grice avoids it easily.
Grice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grice lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones lands with a straight right. Grice didn't see that one coming.
Jones throws a body punch but Grice moves out of range.
Jones backing away here, and Grice unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jones slips a jab from Grice.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones throws a hook but Grice avoids it easily.
Jones slips a straight right by Grice.
A jab lands there for Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones throws a hook but Grice avoids it easily.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones cracks Grice with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grice scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Grice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Grice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Grice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grice doesn't seem phased though.
Grice connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a hook but Grice avoids it easily.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Grice counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grice.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Grice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grice misses with a body shot.
Grice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Grice thumps Jones with a low kick.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Grice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a body punch but Grice moves out of range.
Grice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Grice counter with a right hand.
Grice attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Grice makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grice to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Grice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grice advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Grice are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Grice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grice missing with punches from the back.
Grice missing with punches from the back.
Jones is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gary Grice will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jones throws a lazy right hand but Grice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Grice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grice throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Grice looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grice.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grice! But no joy.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Grice slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grice.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Grice ducks down to avoid it.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses the body punch
enabling Grice to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Grice counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Grice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donk. Grice catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Grice misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Grice off the cage and back into range.
Jones throws a body punch but Grice moves out of range.
Grice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Grice loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Grice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grice lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grice connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Grice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grice walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones moves out of range as Grice strikes.
Grice avoids the body shot from Jones.
Grice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Grice.
Gary Grice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Grice. That snapped Jones's head back.
Grice slips a jab from Jones.
Jones staying out of range there.
A jab from Jones misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Grice.
Jones misses with a hook
and Grice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Grice manages to avoid it.
Grice misses with a straight right.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grice. Grice obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grice.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grice moves out of range as Jones strikes.
It seemed like Grice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grice lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Grice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Grice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Grice throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Grice lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grice moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grice. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with a hook. Grice ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Grice.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Grice is out of range.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Grice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grice misses with a low kick.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grice lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Grice looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grice. Grice obviously looking to wear him down.
Grice throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grice fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Grice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grice has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Grice!
During a confident post fight interview, Gary Grice thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.