PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Grazies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Olsgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royce Grazies has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Grazies
vs
Olsgaard

186 cm
28
198 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

175 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royce Grazies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erik Olsgaard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grazies looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Grazies is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Grazies seems to be working for a kimura but Olsgaard defends the submission attempt.

Grazies wants to work for an arm triangle but Olsgaard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Grazies is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grazies seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Olsgaard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grazies seems to be working for a kimura but Olsgaard defends the submission attempt.

Grazies is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Olsgaard is staying active underneath Grazies, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Grazies is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Grazies has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Olsgaard defend it? Grazies steps over the head and cranks it - Olsgaard is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Grazies!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Royce Grazies!