PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Lee Grace (ranked 749 p4p, 95 weight class) and Ricky Bobby Jr (ranked 927 p4p, 120 weight class). Ricky Bobby Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee Grace
vs
Bobby Jr

195 cm
29
265 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

195 cm
31
263 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Lee Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Bobby Jr!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby Jr misses with a body shot.
Grace lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grace takes a swing at Bobby Jr's ribcage but misses.
Bobby Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Grace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bobby Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bobby Jr 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.
Grace throws a hook to the side of Bobby Jr's head but Bobby Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grace misses with a body kick.
Grace takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Earl Lee Grace has been cut.
Grace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bobby Jr looks to land a left hand but Grace moved out of range nicely.
Bobby Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grace backs up against the cage.
Bobby Jr throws out a loose jab but Grace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grace was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Bobby Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grace on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bobby Jr. Grace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grace is looking to counter punch.
Grace stuns Bobby Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bobby Jr lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr misses the shot to the body.

Grace instigates a clinch.
Grace misses with the head strike.
Bobby Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grace lands with a light punch inside.
Grace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Grace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobby Jr misses with a body shot.
Grace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grace lands an overhand right.
Grace throws a jab but it's blocked by Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grace fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grace slips under a jab.
Grace is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bobby Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bobby Jr misses.
Grace cracks Bobby Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bobby Jr.

Bobby Jr closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Bobby Jr.
Grace struggles to land a body shot inside as Bobby Jr controls his hands.
Grace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Grace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobby Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bobby Jr checks a leg kick.
Bobby Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grace can pounce on him.
Bobby Jr lands a nice hook to Grace's body. Grace takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grace moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bobby Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Grace throws a leg kick that misses.
Bobby Jr throws a nice looking combination but Grace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grace throws out the jab.
Bobby Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grace tried to score with a low kick but Bobby Jr checks it.
Grace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grace throws a looping overhand right but Bobby Jr ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Bobby Jr misses.
Bobby Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Grace fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bobby Jr on the side of the head.

Grace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bobby Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Bobby Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grace scores with a nice hook to the head.

Grace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grace walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bobby Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bobby Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grace looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grace ducks under a wild hook from Bobby Jr.

Bobby Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Grace.
Grace works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bobby Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Grace controls the action.
Bobby Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bobby Jr blocks an uppercut.
Grace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Grace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Grace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobby Jr.
Grace lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby Jr's elbow.
Grace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Lee Grace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Earl Lee Grace's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bobby Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Earl Lee Grace is winning the standup battle so far.
Bobby Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bobby Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Grace was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grace lands a leg kick that knocks Bobby Jr off balance momentarily.
Bobby Jr throws a jab when Grace was well out of range.
Grace blocks the body kick.
Grace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grace. That's going to slow Bobby Jr down.
Bobby Jr throws a sloppy body shot

and Grace holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bobby Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grace's elbow.
Grace has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Grace can't find room to land a body shot as Bobby Jr controls the action.
Grace avoiding damage as Bobby Jr throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grace lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bobby Jr backwards.
A short left from Grace.

Grace breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Oooooh!!! Bobby Jr has knocked Grace down with a huge combo! Bobby Jr steps away and waves a wobbly Grace back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bobby Jr throws a solid leg kick but Grace takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr ducks under a wild hook from Grace.
Grace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grace tries to work over Bobby Jr's front leg with a kick but Bobby Jr checks it.
Grace moves forwards but Bobby Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Grace is rocked!

Earl Lee Grace's cut is getting worse.
Bobby Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grace.
Oh Grace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Bobby Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grace seems to have got his legs back now.
Bobby Jr throws a right and a left that Grace avoids nicely.
Bobby Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grace moves away.
Grace misses with a low kick as Bobby Jr jumps back.
Grace tries to work over Bobby Jr's front leg with a kick but Bobby Jr checks it.
Bobby Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bobby Jr.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bobby Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Grace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bobby Jr throws out the jab.
Grace throws a head kick but Bobby Jr moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bobby Jr.

Earl Lee Grace's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice defenses there by Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bobby Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grace doesn't seem bothered though.
Bobby Jr loads up on a big right hand but Grace slips the punch.
Grace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bobby Jr throws a jab when Grace was well out of range.
Bobby Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Grace throws a hook to the side of Bobby Jr's head but Bobby Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grace scores with a sloppy right hand. Bobby Jr should have avoided that one.
Bobby Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grace loads up on a big right hand but Bobby Jr slips the punch.
Grace lands a nice hook to Bobby Jr's body. Bobby Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bobby Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grace. Grace obviously looking to wear him down.
Grace lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws an overhand right that lands on Bobby Jr's shoulder, as Bobby Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Grace misses with a low kick as Bobby Jr jumps back.
Bobby Jr misses with a two punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Bobby Jr blocks the low kick.
Good work by Bobby Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Grace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bobby Jr throws a shot to the body.
Grace throws a leg kick but Bobby Jr moved away.
Grace slips under a jab.
Bobby Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Grace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bobby Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bobby Jr.

Grace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobby Jr thows a leg kick but Grace checks it

and Grace counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Earl Lee Grace has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bobby Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Grace.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace missing with a left hand there. Bobby Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grace tries to land a front kick but Bobby Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Grace.
Bobby Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Grace.
Bobby Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grace was well out of range. Poor timing from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grace.
Grace looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bobby Jr lands a jab to the head.
Grace ducks under a wild hook from Bobby Jr.
Grace is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bobby Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bobby Jr. Grace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bobby Jr misses with a hook
and Grace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bobby Jr takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bobby Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bobby Jr checks a leg kick.
Bobby Jr cracks Grace with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bobby Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Earl Lee Grace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Earl Lee Grace's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bobby Jr blocks a jab.
Bobby Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Bobby Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grace.
Grace throws a hook but Bobby Jr blocks it.
Grace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bobby Jr can pounce on him.
Bobby Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Grace counters with a big head kick but Bobby Jr shrugs it off.
Grace connects with a crisp jab.
Bobby Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grace moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Grace misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grace.
Bobby Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grace moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace misses with a left hand
and Bobby Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobby Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Grace walks straight into a right hand from Bobby Jr - that's dropped him! Bobby Jr jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Grace from any more punishment! Grace complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ricky Bobby Jr!
Ricky Bobby Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.