PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Klum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaer Emilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Klum
vs
Emilson

194 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

186 cm
28
205 lbs
2 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grant Klum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaer Emilson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Emilson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Emilson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Emilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emilson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jaer Emilson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Emilson feints a jab promting Klum to slip. Emilson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Klum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grant Klum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Emilson wants it to stay on the feet.
Emilson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klum as he jumps to the side.
Emilson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Klum sprawls well. Klum wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emilson gets slowly back to his feet.

Emilson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Emilson prevents Klum from escaping the position.

Emilson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Klum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emilson.
Klum misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Emilson.
Grant Klum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaer Emilson.

Emilson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Klum napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klum trying to remain calm as Emilson controls from the top position.
Emilson wants to stand but Klum has his arm trapped.
Emilson with the ground and pound but Klum regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Emilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emilson wants to stand up but Klum is controlling the position.
Emilson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Emilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Emilson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emilson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Emilson tries to stand and escape but Klum is controlling the position.

Emilson escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Emilson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Klum on his heels. He'll look to pass Klum's guard now, I'm sure.
Emilson tries to stand but Klum is controlling from the bottom.
Klum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emilson throwing strikes but missing.
Emilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Klum has a closed guard, preventing Emilson from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emilson wants to control from the top but Klum keeps moving.
Emilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Klum is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaer Emilson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Klum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Klum leaves Emilson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Emilson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emilson showed some decent athleticism there.
Emilson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Klum.
Emilson winds up and cracks Klum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Emilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Emilson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Emilson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Klum does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Emilson.
Emilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Emilson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Emilson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Emilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emilson trying to control from half guard but Klum is working away.
Emilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Emilson trying to control from half guard but Klum is working away.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jaer Emilson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Emilson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Emilson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Klum on his heels. He'll look to pass Klum's guard now, I'm sure.
Emilson wants to stand and escape but instead Klum has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Emilson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Klum doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Klum manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jaer Emilson has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Emilson controls Klum momentarily but Klum frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Emilson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Klum is aware though and is defending well.
Emilson is breathing heavily.

Emilson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Klum uses it to pass to side control.
Klum gets to mount! Emilson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Emilson is looking to get to half guard.
Emilson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Klum stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Klum throws a shot to the body.
Klum scores with a head kick.

It looks like Jaer Emilson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emilson closes the distance and clinches up with Klum, looking for a takedown. Emilson pushes Klum against the cage but Klum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emilson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Klum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emilson. That did some damage!
Klum fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Klum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emilson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Klum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klum fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Klum.
Emilson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Klum circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jaer Emilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jaer Emilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Klum tests Emilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klum throws a series of punches but Emilson moves out of range.
Emilson avoids the head kick by Klum.
Emilson feints a jab promting Klum to slip. Emilson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Klum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Emilson shoots in for a takedown but Klum shows good takedown defense.
Klum tries to bum rush Emilson with a series of wild strikes but Emilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Klum.
Emilson tries to bench press Klum off him but Klum keeps the position.
Emilson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Klum asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Emilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emilson is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Klum decides to stand up.
Klum throws a head kick but Emilson moves out of range.
Grant Klum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Emilson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Klum to the mat! Klum manages to get full guard.
Emilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Klum uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Emilson misses with a takedown attempt - Klum sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Klum misses with a wild combination.
Grant Klum is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klum can pounce on him.
Klum throws a head kick that half lands.
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!

Emilson shoots in and gets a takedown into Klum's guard.
Emilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Klum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Klum is working an open guard so Emilson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Klum shoots in for a double leg but Emilson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Emilson avoids the head kick by Klum.

Emilson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Emilson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emilson has hold of Klum's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Klum tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Emilson cranks the arm and Klum screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Klum, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jaer Emilson!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaer Emilson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.