PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bone Grim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lane Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grim
vs
Brooks

170 cm
20
154 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bone Grim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lane Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Grim is avoiding it.

Grim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brooks on his heels. He'll look to pass Brooks's guard now, I'm sure.
Grim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brooks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brooks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brooks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grim looking to pass the guard.
Grim forces his way into half guard.

Grim is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grim is working for a submission of some sort.
Brooks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Grim is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grim is keen to just control but Brooks is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grim is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brooks sees it coming and defends easily.
Brooks tries to get to full guard but Grim has control of the leg.
Grim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Grim is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brooks sees it coming and defends easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bone Grim!
After winning the bout, Bone Grim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.