PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Samburgerhio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Diego Samburgerhio enters the cage!

Greco
vs
Samburgerhio

160 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

Pure Strength, 142+ for 40$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Samburgerhio!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Greco gets caught flat footed, as Samburgerhio shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Samburgerhio throwing strikes but missing.
Samburgerhio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Greco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Samburgerhio manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Greco is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Samburgerhio is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Samburgerhio has escaped and now he's on top!
Samburgerhio thows a big elbow that misses.

Greco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Samburgerhio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samburgerhio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Greco managing to control the position.
Samburgerhio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greco keeping moving, preventing Samburgerhio from controlling successfully.
Samburgerhio throws and elbow that misses. Greco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samburgerhio's guard. Nice move by Greco!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Greco has gone for a leg lock! Samburgerhio slips out almost immediately though and dives into Greco's guard.
Greco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Greco has momentary wrist control but Samburgerhio slips an elbow through the middle.
Samburgerhio thows a big elbow that misses.
Greco keeping moving, preventing Samburgerhio from controlling successfully.
Samburgerhio works over Greco with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samburgerhio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Samburgerhio throws and elbow that misses. Greco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samburgerhio's guard. Nice move by Greco!
Greco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samburgerhio is keeping the position for now.

Greco drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Samburgerhio manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Greco has Samburgerhio in his guard.
Samburgerhio postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Greco has his foot on Samburgerhio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Samburgerhio works his way back into a safe position though.
Samburgerhio throwing strikes but missing.
Samburgerhio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greco's head.
Samburgerhio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samburgerhio trying to control but Greco is working from the bottom.
Greco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Samburgerhio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Samburgerhio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Greco did well to prevent Samburgerhio getting side control.
Samburgerhio trying to control from half guard but Greco is working away.
Samburgerhio trying to control from Greco's half guard. Greco has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Samburgerhio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Greco keeping moving, preventing Samburgerhio from controlling successfully.
Greco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Samburgerhio's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco preventing the sweep.
Greco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samburgerhio swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Samburgerhio looking to sit in guard and control but Greco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco keeping moving, preventing Samburgerhio from controlling successfully.
Samburgerhio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greco is adopting a defensive guard.
Samburgerhio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Samburgerhio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samburgerhio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Samburgerhio throws and elbow that misses. Greco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samburgerhio's guard. Nice move by Greco!
Greco looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Greco postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Samburgerhio is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Greco, into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samburgerhio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Samburgerhio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Greco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Greco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greg Greco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Samburgerhio shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Greco napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Samburgerhio throwing strikes but Greco manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Samburgerhio tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Greco tries for a kimura but Samburgerhio is defending well.

Greco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samburgerhio, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Greco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Samburgerhio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Samburgerhio is looking for a sweep.

Greco in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Samburgerhio is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Greg Greco!