Grind Time Presents: Jonny Storm vs The Saurus Pt. 1

THE MAIN EVENT from GT West's Battle of the Bay 4.

[@Sm00th89]

Dec 14 2022 I'll never forget these years of battle rap. Had such a good time watching these with my boyz

[@apierre6]

I'm still watching these old grind time videos from over a decade ago. Shit is nostalgic!

[@RandomBoxingGuy]

Even though he has lost....The Saurus has NEVER been bodied...no matter who he battles it will be close...he always puts up a fight

[@MARCUS3XTV]

Agree. Here is my suggestion. 1. 3 Qualified Judges 2. Scorecards for each of the 3 rounds. Each judge must declare a winner for each round or a draw. At the end of the round the scorecard for the round ending must be given to moderator. 3. After the 3rd round the moderator declares the winner from the scorecards or OT. The winner must be have the majority of rounds won on 2 of the 3 judges scorecards. This is the best judging system in my opinion. No more FREESTYLE judging!

[@imyournate]

straight up i like how thesaurus actually listens to the other guys raps and give them props like he just having a good time some people are so serious when they battle thesaurus is like that was dope round! not just this battle ever battle watch its like he actually likes being made fun of haha

[@Londonguy1987_]

Saurus third round double time is one of my favourite verses in the history of grindtime. Real Talk! The flow fucking shocked me the first time i watched it, plex and lush were like O_O

[@alexhyde7960]

I didn't say saurus was hot either.. he has those elementary school nursery rhyme delivery lol makes sure we can hear EVERY syllable that he put together

[@thomassambrano9987]

Saurus in 3. Fuck was they smoking sending it to OT.

[@ChronicDemTingz]

Saurus' complexity is absolutely second to none. The way he ties his schemes into one and other is impecible. but hey... it was amazing footage.

[@daniel_najar]

Classic battle 🔥

[@britanese]

I thought The Saurus's 3rd round finished him off. That was some next level shit. Impeccable timing on the delivery.

[@heavyspoilers]

i thought JS actually edged 2 rounds in this so i wud of gave this 2 him, the saurus's fantastic 4 punchlines were out of theis fuckin world tho

[@NoOne-hx9ir]

Dang, this is one of the biggest bodies I've ever seen. You're mom. If you think Thesaurus ain't got it in 3, you're wrong. The double time flow was overkill. Loved the match though yo on the real. 😋

[@19MJsPr89]

@popp1nbottlez I totally get what you're saying. Now too many GT dudes are trying to be Smack rappers, because URL get so many more views than GT/KOTD, and GT is more rewarding of street-oriented rappers and give them more chances. The problem is that rappers now put less emphasis on comedy and technique/rhyme patterns, and more emphasis on toughness. I think battling was in its prime between BOTB 4 in June 2009 and Grizzlemania 2 in September 2010, it's declined since then.

[@kakarot10000]

KOTDhas the best intro when main event battles, that intro of kid twist vs hollohan was the best I ever seen.

[@ThrasybulusBrig]

Thesaurus is ridiculous. His first verse, while written (as most Grind Time verses are) had sick flips as if Thesaurus anticipated what Storm would say before the battle even started. Sick.

[@EasyInTdot]

Siiiiick battle....i got johnny in 3.....but it was close...so i can see the need for overtime... Mad respect to The Saurus....he went FULL BEAST MODE in the 3rd. now to O.T....

[@Cinemaheals]

thesaurus battled some sick rappers in battle of the bay. in the 3rd one he battled dumb in the 2nd one he battled diz the 5th one was with illmac and storm in this one

[@Mircela23]

THESAURUS KILLED THAT THESAURUS KILLED THAT THESAURUS KILLED THAT WTF WTF WTF

[@desbrennanmusic]

ahh i miss these grindtime days

[@fourstarhotel]

breadcrums - spartan line. absolutely sick. FLA holdin it down. always been a saurus fan. sick battle

[@heavyspoilers]

yes man been waitin on this shit, didnt disappoint

[@vicetube]

Johnny got CURBSTOMPED!!! Thesaurus could have only spit one round and still have won, as this was one of his BEST PERFORMANCES! There was no "edging" anywhere! Thesaurus slaughtered this man in 3, OT should never have occured!! The judges are deaf.

[@ChronicDemTingz]

I agree man, the overall complexity of saurus' bar's alone shatt all over Storms basic, You got punched by wolverine claws (get it? cause his skin is bad) bullshit, Saurus straight clowned... 2nd robbery in GrindTime for him... shits sorry.

[@BlackPegasusRaps]

Dam that one was close. i couldnt call it either way

[@lennard]

what sort of lines are more likely to win battles, the funny lines e.g. just fold your cards line from storm, or the ones with real meaning behind them e.g. disaster didnt leave a scratch line from saurus?

[@pinkeyedtennisshoes]

"I can care less if you're spanish or if your high school gave you a letterman's jacket just for picking lettuce and cabbage" Gee Wiz

[@overdosehtxboxing-ss2sx]

best battle of grindtime

[@SpaceCadetLou]

nah illmaculate vs thesaurus is better also kruger vs illusion z is better

[@cenaz3]

Really... theyre both dope.. respect to both rappers

[@trademark310]

Damn, Saurus knew what was up, he knew he was down and had to come crazy beasty last round just to force OT. "Out of my comfort zone" for sure!

[@Acyclic12]

Jesus christ The Saurus was a beast all rounds

[@ExistynctEnt]

Saurus killed him, Storm was pretty fun tho. 3-0 TheSaurus tho.

[@209twitch]

@killjoyclown how, the style? or lines? now that i think of biting solomon, dizaster has done so a couple times.

[@coolguy0221]

well the "fun" in this is seeing the creativity that the people can come up with they are makin stuff up on the spot something that is hard to do...acknowledge that and this will be so much more entertaining for you

[@RockRocky]

that cheese in the mousetrap line was fucking hilarious.

[@JiggityJack]

The saurus cracked me up when he tried to rap fast in that third round and quickly ran out of breath

[@ne1cdat]

Anyone else notice how excited Plex gets when someone says something in Spanish? lmao

[@stylezNout]

def. a top 5 battle in GT

[@LPH69]

"we both laughed" lol, i like you thesaurus. a good play was that.

[@willyzc650]

At where can i find some of Jonnys songs and the saurus songs.... Im trying to find them but they no where

[@DEliteZz]

anybody else notice how Saurus sleekly wiped the sweat from his forehead with his left hand as he transfers the germs to Storm's back Lol 9:00

[@jkidd213]

LOL "I love Ben Grimm"

[@whytrystupid]

If you see this Thesaurus, don't feel bad, you fucking bodied him. and I'm from the same state he's from .

[@characterzzz]

These dudes song like Serious Jones FOREVER!!!

[@AsianMarck]

Gaahhh. J Storms third verse was off the charts.

[@CharroN69]

Round 1: Thesaurus Round 2: Thesaurus (close) Round 3: Storm (Murder) Thesaurus took it in 3, but storms last round definitely made ot reasonable

[@suave_d]

@illexpreshun Thesaurus is referring to Jaze Juce. Johnny Storm battled Jaze Juce back in 2008.

[@SirCharles305]

crazy battle...florida all day. props to the west tho. ot was the nail in the coffin.

[@cantstopwontstop310]

my favorite lines of the saurus were: "...you should seek a pool to clean, its not any harder than being a strawberry farmer" and "my state has legends, yours has overrated veterans"

[@2Kurupt]

that black in green behind the saurus keeps eyeing him

[@AlbertMagnoMMABJJ]

I just watched this again...wow storm is awesome and funny, but after watching a lot of these other battles then watching thesaurus again...thesaurus is SICK!

[@a7chemist]

The line about dizaster not leaving a scratch was about how controversial the out come was. It's all about style prefrence. This battle went to o.t. Stricktly because it was a good battle and nobody wanted it to end.

[@apierre6]

great battle. I'll give it to The Saurus but its REALLY close. Johnny can spit with the best of em

[@TrueDarkSavior]

i thought that Storm was going to have it taken in 3, but each time I waited for Saurus to spit and then he killed it to. I definitely have to agree with NoCanDo, his analogy of his shit is spot on, one took each of he rounds..and then the third they tied. I thought Storm might have edged the third by a bit, but I mean come on...it's a huge event, you knew if that shit was even the slightest bit close it was going to O.T. so no one gets jerked. This is a good battle. I O.T. is better.

[@ReadDoug]

dude that was nuts

[@andrewplusgarrett]

Damn that was a close battle, but I'm really surprised not a single judge went against OT, I felt like The Saurus won that in 3 pretty handily.

[@dr_redbanRL]

Everyone teases The Saurus about that doubletime, but check the crowd reaction! Lush fucking jumps up and down at one point! They are loving that shit.

[@Pointblank2k4]

This battle was dope I would've hate to have been a judge on this lol.

[@makeshift13]

That first round was thesaurus. He knows how to control the crowd. Storm got round 2. and pillows taste was excellent. as was bread crumbs. Spartan shield was great. and achilles heel after was nice. But thesaurus's third round was just ether. holy shit.

[@Kodog]

Can't be mad at the OT, but if I had to chose in 3 I'd give it to thesaurus. I like the way he switched up his flow in the 3rd round

[@dipsetcashmoney1]

when i first seen Storm vs Thesaurus i was like damn this gont be a real good one

[@sanitary103]

2nd time watching this battle again..storm had some real good punches in round 3 --thesaurus definitely got round 1 --think maybe storm edged him in round 2 --third was pretty close but i'm still going with thesaurus --the difference between storm and thesaurus is that all of storm's material is funny stuff..nothing wrong with that b/c he's very clever.but when you're battling someone like thesaurus, you gotta be funny, have good rhymes, delivery and be personal, all of which thesaurus did

[@06kmm]

Yeah, I agree also, those two lines were dope, but Saurus took the first two rounds, IMO anyways. I mean " so why the f*** is GT givin me a match with a storm when the real Dizaster didnt leave a acratch" Killed the first one. the lush impression and everything saurus said in round two was heat also. So 2-1 saurus, No OT needed. But dope battle.

[@ChilltownJr]

does anybody know what song it previews for thesaurus at the beginning when introducing him? hot lines

[@thisisallidobitch7]

I see what you mean by it not making perfect sense and even noticed it myself when i first heard it, but he still conveyed his meaning pretty well to the audience although he didn't phrase it right. In the scheme he said that he left storm dead because he wasn't born for the rap game (with a pretty sick delivery). I prefer lines that make 100% sense, ofcourse, but that scheme is incredible. There are a handful of lines that don't make perfect sense like this from the world's best battlers.

[@ChronicDemTingz]

When a real dizaster didnt leave a scratch! D-D-D-D-DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

[@realonbeef]

Dope battle

[@CoAcorruption]

this needs at least a million views lol

[@1000MileLost]

I've seen so many good battles that ones like these dont entertain me anymore

[@Angielyrica]

1.) thesaurus (js had the least of my attention) 2.) thesaurus (js did step it up but still came up short) 3.) thesaurus (js did his best) OT (FOR WHAT)

[@mistaconspiracy]

If you eliminate the OT option, then it forces you to pick someone. The judges then pay closer attention to every line, and they ultimately make better decisions. I go to every KOTD event, and the "no OT" judging system has improved the quality of judging overall.

[@tehboss09]

thesaurus' flow @ 7:58 is sick, he should do that more often

[@U9B]

@CertifiedRyders Agreed. There's no need for an OT. He won all 3.

[@THRiLLERRx1]

that stormm and dizaster didn't leave a scratch line was fuckin insaneeee holly shittt

[@HiFi5280]

ot was so well deserved. damn, that was hella close. they both had 10's for each rd in my opinion.

[@JiggityJack]

I'm a thesaurus fan, but Jonny Storm brought the fucking heat this battle

[@Mawz11]

Haha I love the reactions when The Saurus goes double time. Everyone's thinking, "HOLY S***". Great battle. Personally, I think The Saurus won, but thats just me.

[@Warren2TheG]

I think the best you could argue would be tie rounds in the 2nd and 3rd, but for me Thesaurus unboubtedly won that first round giving him the battle in three.

[@ind49errrr]

i heard johnny storm and real deal battled 2 days ago?... any news? who won?

[@detroitemsee]

dope battle...Storm was kinda funny but...Thesaurus killed it every line was on point...lyric for lyric Saurus EASY!!!

[@InnisReturns]

dude the saurus killed him!

[@HeKillzthaJezta]

Both came hard as hell... Both are ridiculous... But I'd have to give it The Saurus personally. Way too creative. Saurus is so sick with punchlines.

[@Eziokilla9595]

When Grind Time didn't suck.

[@Rjezy101]

what was the song for the intro of the video, its sick

[@berto995]

Johnny storm 🔥

[@yahoo290]

BEST BATTLE on GRIND TIME. Never heard of j-storm tho...

[@88SkyLink]

That Disaster line from TheSaurus was too much lol

[@williamcruz7976]

I was looking for the Spartan line yooooooo

[@ZOOMDOUT]

Instant Classic.. 3rd was EPIC.

[@J-Jitsu]

Great battle yo no doubt

[@RALthaDon]

"You just got off probation?/Congratulations!/But you robbed Thesaurus, GO BACK TO JAIL!/ -Sahtyre.

[@gl0bal7474]

man what a dope battle

[@9107you]

sick ass battle

[@TheBarchives]

very close battle, lets not be bias. after further review, Storm may have edged it in 3 but the crowd and the judges were correct for the OT. good decision

[@7dream7scape7]

very nice battle

[@Vitale111]

Spartan line had me rollin!

[@Wobbothe3rd]

Lush battled in florida, and theres plenty of back and forth in portalnd (Oregon is NOT the same as Cali)

[@Ronarch2671]

If you ask me, The Saurus won three of the four rounds, including the OT. The round he didn't win was the double time stuff he did in the third, and you could argue a tie on that one.

[@pattyboi552]

i fucking love the saurus' opener

[@killermikejj]

wow sick as fuck man much respect to grind time