PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Datu I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ride Grierson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Datu I could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ride Grierson's chin.

I
vs
Grierson

169 cm
19
147 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Datu I !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ride Grierson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

I looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
I passes Grierson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grierson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from I .
Grierson wants to get back to full guard.
Grierson wants to control but I is keeping busy.
I lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
I is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grierson is looking for a sweep. I is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grierson is refusing to be controlled, as I sits in half guard.
Grierson tries to get to full guard but I has control of the leg.
I 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.
Grierson has hold of I 's hands but I slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
I throwing shots but Grierson is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grierson regains full guard. Nicely done.
I keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grierson's head.
I postures up and lands a big shot to Grierson's brow.
Grierson looking for a sweep. Not yet Grierson, not yet.
I lands a couple of elbows.
I chips away with some ground and pound.
Grierson working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grierson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but I puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Grierson looks gassed!
Grierson wants to control but I passes into side.
Grierson is looking for a sweep.
Grierson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
I working the head and body with strikes.

Grierson is rocked!
I lands a strong strike to the head of Grierson. That's dazed him! I looking to finish here. Grierson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - I lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Datu I !