PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregorio San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Grims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

San Pedro
vs
Grims

198 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

223 cm
22
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregorio San Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Berry Grims!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro thows a body shot but no joy.
San Pedro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from San Pedro.
Grims uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San Pedro.
San Pedro swinging wildly here.
San Pedro throws a body punch but Grims moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grims shoots for a takedown but San Pedro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
San Pedro misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grims shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gregorio San Pedro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Berry Grims.
Grims shoots in looking for a takedown. San Pedro tries to sprawl out of it but Grims keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. San Pedro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
San Pedro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grims moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
San Pedro misses with a body shot.
San Pedro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grims fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
San Pedro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grims shoots in and drives through. San Pedro sprawls well.
Grims is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grims.
San Pedro misses with a few strikes there.
San Pedro misses with a wild combination.
San Pedro misses with a double jab.
San Pedro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grims.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grims walks into a straight right hand from San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
San Pedro is looking to wear down Grims with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
San Pedro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grims shoots in for a takedown but San Pedro shows good takedown defense.

Grims closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Grims is looking for a kimura but San Pedro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grims to get the leverage.
San Pedro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Grims is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. San Pedro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grims.
Grims looks gassed!
San Pedro is concentrating on defense, preventing Grims from advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grims seems to be working for a kimura but San Pedro defends the submission attempt.

Grims seems to be working for a kimura but San Pedro defends the submission attempt.
San Pedro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grims on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Grims is trying to work for a kimura but San Pedro is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregorio San Pedro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

No joy there for San Pedro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
San Pedro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
San Pedro tries to bum rush Grims with a series of wild strikes but Grims uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
San Pedro leaves Grims with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Pedro connects with a single shot there.
A big right from San Pedro misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro connects with a single shot there.
San Pedro misses the shot to the body.
Gregorio San Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San Pedro throws a series of punches but Grims avoids them all with ease.
Grims slips a jab and a cross from San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grims closes this distance looking for a takedown but San Pedro circles away.
San Pedro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grims at a distance.
Gregorio San Pedro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from San Pedro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grims is defended easily by San Pedro.
Gregorio San Pedro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Berry Grims.
San Pedro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from San Pedro misses.
San Pedro slaps away a takedown attempt from Grims, before circling back to the center of the mat.
San Pedro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro tries to bum rush Grims with a series of wild strikes but Grims uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
San Pedro misses with a looping right.
San Pedro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grims circles away quickly and effectively.
San Pedro throws a right hand that Grims ducks under and follows up with a left that Grims also avoids with ease.
Grims moves out of range of the strikes.
San Pedro lands a jab-cross combination.
Grims will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
San Pedro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grims moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for San Pedro.

Grims scores a takedown into full mount!

Grims working for a guillotine from mount but San Pedro is in no mood to give up.

Grims moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, San Pedro has worked his arm free - good work by San Pedro!
San Pedro could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Grims working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregorio San Pedro dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

San Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grims moves away.
San Pedro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grims sees it coming and avoids it easily.
San Pedro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grims was well out of range. Poor timing from San Pedro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grims fails to land the takedown.
San Pedro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from San Pedro.
San Pedro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grims needs to keep his hands up - San Pedro had a free shot at his head there.
San Pedro leaves Grims with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
San Pedro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
San Pedro tries to bum rush Grims with a series of wild strikes but Grims uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grims closes this distance looking for a takedown but San Pedro circles away.
Gregorio San Pedro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Berry Grims.
San Pedro lunges at Grims with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grims's hand.
San Pedro swings for the body but Grims moves out of range.
Grims shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has San Pedro pinned against the cage. San Pedro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from San Pedro does no damage.
San Pedro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grims showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a series of punches but Grims moves out of range.
Grims uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San Pedro.
San Pedro stuffs the takedown attempt from Grims. Grims gets slowly back to his feet.
Grims shoots in but no luck this time.
San Pedro misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grims slips under a jab from San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a right hand that Grims ducks under and follows up with a left that Grims also avoids with ease.
Gregorio San Pedro is winning the standup battle so far.
Grims uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a wild body shot.
San Pedro tries to bum rush Grims with a series of wild strikes but Grims uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
San Pedro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
San Pedro stuns Grims with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
San Pedro misses the jab.
Berry Grims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregorio San Pedro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
San Pedro connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregorio San Pedro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for San Pedro, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregorio San Pedro!