RF 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudiu Lupu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Mainwaring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Mainwaring will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lupu
vs
Mainwaring

201 cm
25
258 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Tab Out Clothes

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claudiu Lupu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Mainwaring!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupu tries for a takedown but Mainwaring sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mainwaring tries a head kick but it misses.
Lupu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mainwaring as he avoids it easily.

Mainwaring moves into the clinch.
Mainwaring wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mainwaring tries to land knees in the clinch but Lupu avoids the damage to the body.
Mainwaring lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lupu backwards.
Mainwaring lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lupu or not.
Mainwaring keeps control of Lupu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lupu tries a knee to the head but Mainwaring blocks it.

Lupu breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Mainwaring misses.
Lupu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudiu Lupu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mainwaring throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lupu.

Mainwaring forces Lupu back against the cage and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mainwaring - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lupu has clasped his hands together around Mainwaring's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mainwaring wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lupu in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lupu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mainwaring keeps working.
Mainwaring is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lupu decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mainwaring connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lupu. Lupu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lupu fails with a takedown attempt.
Mainwaring lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupu blocks a head kick by Mainwaring.

Lupu gets tackled into the cage by Mainwaring. Mainwaring maintains the clinch.
Mainwaring has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mainwaring wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lupu has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupu has Mainwaring pressed against the cage, preventing Mainwaring from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lupu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mainwaring just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mainwaring is pressed up against the cage. Lupu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mainwaring down to the mat. Mainwaring avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mainwaring fails to land with a series of punches.
Mainwaring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mainwaring is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lupu has closed the distance and engaged Mainwaring in a clinch.

Lupu manages to break the clinch.
Mainwaring is looking to clinch but Lupu is avoiding it.
Mainwaring tries to clinch

and Lupu counters by clinching up.

Lupu has picked Mainwaring up - he's going for a ride! Lupu dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mainwaring looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lupu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mainwaring wants to get back to his feet.
Lupu controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lupu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lupu is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Mainwaring manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Liam Mainwaring will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lupu shoots in but Mainwaring avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Mainwaring moves into the clinch successfully.

Lupu works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lupu won't allow Mainwaring to get back to his feet.
Lupu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mainwaring's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mainwaring pushes Lupu off but Lupu dives into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Lupu.
Lupu wants to control but Mainwaring is keeping him busy.

Lupu is trying to get an arm triangle but Mainwaring is defending well.
Lupu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lupu wants to control but Mainwaring is keeping him busy.
Mainwaring wants to get back to his feet but Lupu drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupu sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mainwaring is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mainwaring really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lupu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mainwaring is letting Lupu control him for a moment.
Mainwaring tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mainwaring is breathing heavily.
Lupu wants to control the pace but Mainwaring is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Lupu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mainwaring is trying to stand up.
Lupu punching from mount but Mainwaring doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lupu trying to control but Mainwaring is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lupu raining down shots from the mount!
Lupu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mainwaring is looking to escape.
Lupu lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lupu looking to ground and pound but Mainwaring is blocking nicely.
Lupu tries to control but Mainwaring wriggling away.
Lupu won't let Mainwaring get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Lupu working for a guillotine from mount but Mainwaring is in no mood to give up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mainwaring is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudiu Lupu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lupu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mainwaring avoids it really well and circles away.
Lupu dives in and grabs Mainwaring's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mainwaring pushes down on Lupu's head and hops out.
Mainwaring misses with a head kick.
Mainwaring doesn't manage to clinch there - Lupu circles away.
Mainwaring pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mainwaring closes the distance but Lupu moves to the side

and Lupu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mainwaring!
Lupu works to advance to full mount. Mainwaring defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mainwaring is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Lupu has taken his back!
Lupu is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Mainwaring up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lupu is looking for a choke. Mainwaring gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Mainwaring manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Mainwaring must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lupu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mainwaring is one step ahead there.
Mainwaring tries to stand but Lupu is controlling from the bottom.
Lupu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mainwaring is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mainwaring takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lupu quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Lupu but it's paid off an Mainwaring is forced to tap! Nice work by Lupu.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Claudiu Lupu!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bahtiyar Yildiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Ivanovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yildiz
vs
Ivanovski

202 cm
25
257 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

198 cm
25
259 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Tab Out Clothes

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bahtiyar Yildiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Ivanovski!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Yildiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ivanovski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ivanovski is looking for a sweep.
Yildiz working the strikes but Ivanovski uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Yildiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yildiz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ivanovski is staying active underneath Yildiz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yildiz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ivanovski is looking to control Yildiz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ivanovski avoid being mounted?
Yildiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yildiz is just content to waste time from the top position. Ivanovski takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovski trying to keep a closed guard but Yildiz is proving a slippery customer.
Yildiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanovski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ivanovski wants to sweep but no luck.
Ivanovski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ivanovski working a defensive guard here.
Yildiz postures up in Ivanovski's guard and throws a big left but Ivanovski blocks it.
Ivanovski is trying to control the position but Yildiz postures up.
Yildiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ivanovski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yildiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Yildiz cracks Ivanovski with a solid left hand.
Yildiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Ivanovski has wrist control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yildiz postures up in Ivanovski's guard and throws a big left but Ivanovski blocks it.
Yildiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yildiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ivanovski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yildiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ivanovski's head.
Yildiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yildiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanovski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yildiz.
Yildiz working some strikes from top position.
Yildiz landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yildiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz wants to control from the top but Ivanovski keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yildiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ivanovski keeping full guard, as Yildiz tries to pass.
Yildiz slips nicely into half guard.
Yildiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ivanovski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yildiz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz is looking to take a break and control but Ivanovski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ivanovski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yildiz.
Yildiz winds up and cracks Ivanovski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ivanovski wants to improve his position but Yildiz is controlling well.
Yildiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yildiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yildiz wants to pass the guard but Ivanovski is defending well.
Ivanovski taking some punishment here, with Yildiz in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bahtiyar Yildiz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yildiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Ivanovski. Ivanovski gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivanovski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Yildiz clinches.

Yildiz has clasped his hands together around Ivanovski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ivanovski dodges the ground and pound from Yildiz.
You can see the frustration on Ivanovski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yildiz is working Ivanovski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ivanovski sneaks back into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovski works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yildiz's guard.
Yildiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ivanovski.
Yildiz keeping moving, preventing Ivanovski from controlling successfully.
Ivanovski won't allow Yildiz to get back to his feet.
Yildiz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yildiz tries to get out of the position.
Yildiz keeping full guard, as Ivanovski tries to pass.
Yildiz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ivanovski looking to sit in guard and control but Yildiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz throwing strikes but missing.
Bahtiyar Yildiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ivanovski looking to control.
Ivanovski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yildiz.
Yildiz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ivanovski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yildiz is on top in guard.
Ivanovski controls Yildiz momentarily but Yildiz frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yildiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yildiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ivanovski is keeping the position for now.
Yildiz stands up over Ivanovski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ivanovski wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yildiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yildiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yildiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ivanovski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yildiz controls the pace.
Yildiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanovski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yildiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yildiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Yildiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bahtiyar Yildiz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Yildiz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Yildiz has gone for a leg lock! Ivanovski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yildiz's guard.
Ivanovski looking to sit in guard and control but Yildiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yildiz throwing strikes from guard but Ivanovski blocks nicely.
Ivanovski wants to sweep here but Yildiz controlling him for the moment.
Ivanovski has momentary wrist control but Yildiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Yildiz throws a strike but Ivanovski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yildiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ivanovski wants to control from the top but Yildiz keeps moving.
Ivanovski lands a couple of digs.
Ivanovski postures up in Yildiz's guard and throws a big left but Yildiz blocks it.
Ivanovski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yildiz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ivanovski controls the pace.
Yildiz looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovski passes into half guard.

Ivanovski is looking for a kimura here.

Ivanovski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yildiz defends it well.
Ivanovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanovski is thwarting Yildiz's attempts to control the position.
Ivanovski prevents Yildiz from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz gets full guard.

Ivanovski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yildiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ivanovski on the ground.
Ivanovski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yildiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ivanovski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yildiz dives on top into guard.
Yildiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ivanovski's head.
Yildiz trying to control but Ivanovski is working from the bottom.
Yildiz postures up.
Yildiz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz throwing strikes from guard but Ivanovski blocks nicely.
Ivanovski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ivanovski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yildiz lands a couple of elbows.
Ivanovski keeping moving, preventing Yildiz from controlling successfully.
Henri Ivanovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanovski trying to control the position.

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 Bahtiyar Yildiz.
Well Yildiz 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bahtiyar Yildiz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Tiny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Gribov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiny's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Filth Pig. Sergey Gribov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tiny
vs
Gribov

199 cm
28
283 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

182 cm
28
180 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition
Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boo Tiny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Gribov!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gribov.
Gribov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gribov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tiny avoids it really well and circles away.
Gribov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gribov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gribov throws a right hand that Tiny ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiny also avoids with ease.
Gribov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Gribov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tiny's half guard.

Gribov seems to be working for a kimura but Tiny defends the submission attempt.
Gribov slips a nice elbow through Tiny's hands, connecting with Tiny's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiny trying to control here.
Tiny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gribov.
Gribov winds up and cracks Tiny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tiny knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gribov on the ground.
Gribov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tiny wants to get back to his feet.
Tiny on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gribov wants to pass the guard but Tiny is defending well.
Tiny is looking for a sweep. Gribov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gribov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gribov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gribov is nestled in close to Tiny, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gribov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gribov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gribov controlling from the full mount.
Gribov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gribov lands a big shot there that rocks Tiny but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gribov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gribov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gribov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gribov scoring with strikes but Tiny is staying in there.
Gribov looking to finish Tiny with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tiny!
Gribov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tiny's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gribov working the ground and pound effectively.
Gribov unloading with bombs!
Gribov controlling from the full mount.

Gribov is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Tiny is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergey Gribov!
Our winner, Sergey Gribov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.