PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Trainer II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Grand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Trainer II
vs
Grand

190 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wrestling Trainer II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Grand!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grand tries to clinch up.
Tim Grand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grand lands a right hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Grand.
Trainer II fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trainer II circles away from the clinch attempt

and Trainer II counters by clinching up.

Trainer II jumps guard and drags Grand to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Trainer II manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grand manages to get himself to full guard.
Trainer II scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trainer II thows a big elbow that misses.
Grand is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trainer II is controlling him.
Trainer II loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grand working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trainer II.
Grand can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trainer II controls the pace.
Trainer II makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Trainer II wants to control from the top but Grand keeps moving.
Trainer II with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grand wants to get back to his feet but Trainer II is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trainer II working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Trainer II distracts Grand with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trainer II showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grand wants to stand and escape but Trainer II is having none of it.
Grand can't keep his opponent in guard - Trainer II advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Trainer II not doing much here.
Trainer II wants to pass the guard but Grand is defending well.
Trainer II seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Trainer II moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grand taking punishment in the form of punches.
Trainer II has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trainer II advances nicely into full mount.
Grand squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Trainer II lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grand looks gassed!
Trainer II controlling his opponent.
Trainer II with a couple of short strikes.
Trainer II punishing his opponent with strikes.
Trainer II cracks Grand with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grand really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trainer II. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Trainer II looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Trainer II content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grand tries to buck Trainer II off but he can't manage it.
Trainer II lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grand's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Trainer II lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grand tries to buck Trainer II off but he can't manage it.

Grand bucks up and throws Trainer II to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Nice takedown defense from Grand. No joy for Trainer II on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Trainer II dominated that round.
That's time! Trainer II's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grand lands a two punch combo.

Trainer II looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Grand!
Grand's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Trainer II is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grand can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Grand is trying to stand.
Trainer II cracks Grand with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Trainer II lands a big elbow.

Grand is rocked!
Trainer II working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grand is still in real trouble! Can Trainer II finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Trainer II is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Grand is surviving well by controlling Trainer II's body position as best he can.
Trainer II dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trainer II looking for a guillotine from mount but Grand is having none of it.
Grand seems to have recovered his senses.
Grand's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Grand in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Trainer II sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Grand is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Trainer II sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trainer II lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Trainer II.
Grand is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Trainer II fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Trainer II thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Grand's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Trainer II swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Grand is now in Trainer II's guard. A big mistake from Trainer II there, giving up the dominant position!
Grand is looking to stand up but Trainer II won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trainer II is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grand is looking to stand up but Trainer II won't let him.
Trainer II wants to sweep but no luck.
Grand wants to stand but Trainer II has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Trainer II has managed to clinch.
Grand wants to get back to striking at distance but Trainer II won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grand stops a takedown attempt from Trainer II.
Grand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trainer II has him pressed against the cage.
Grand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trainer II has him pressed against the cage.
Grand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trainer II has him pressed against the cage.
Trainer II prevents Grand from breaking the clinch.

Trainer II has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Grand uses from the top position.
Trainer II thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Trainer II controlling the position.
Grand trying to stand up but can't free himself from Trainer II's guard.
Trainer II on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trainer II tries to get out of the position.

Grand avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trainer II is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Trainer II dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Trainer II takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Trainer II tries to clinch there but Grand circles away.
Trainer II circles away from the clinch attempt

and Trainer II counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Trainer II won't allow Grand to get back to his feet.
Trainer II slips nicely into half guard.
Trainer II looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grand looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grand is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainer II passes to full mount!

Trainer II jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Grand is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Grand and Trainer II has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Grand is pushing Trainer II's head away, looking to escape. Trainer II manages to hold on to the position though.
Trainer II scores with punches from side control.

Trainer II tries for a kimura but Grand is defending well.
Trainer II works to advance to full mount. Grand defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Trainer II unloading with bombs!
Trainer II raining down shots from the mount!

It looks like Tim Grand has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Grand taking shots to the head.
Trainer II sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Trainer II with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Trainer II trying to control but Grand is having none of it.
Grand squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Trainer II takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trainer II is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grand can do to turn this around?
Grand wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainer II punishing his opponent with strikes.
Grand wants to get back to his feet.
Grand takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Trainer II landing punches.
Grand is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Trainer II scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grand?
Trainer II wants to control the pace but Grand is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Grand really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Grand is squirming around, avoiding Trainer II's attempts to control the action.

Trainer II goes for an armbar but Grand turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Grand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grand is looking to stand up but Trainer II won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trainer II has his hands on Grand's head, controlling the position.

Trainer II looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wrestling Trainer II showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trainer II, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wrestling Trainer II!