PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Rowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorgar Grimnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rowan comes to the cage accompanied by Anthrax - I Am The Law. Lorgar Grimnar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rowan
vs
Grimnar

178 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

180 cm
24
160 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Rowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorgar Grimnar!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rowan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rowan takes a swing at Grimnar's ribcage but misses.
Grimnar wants to clinch but Rowan slips to the side
and Rowan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grimnar's knee momentarily.
Grimnar lands a nice shot that snaps Rowan's head back.

Grimnar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rowan is trying to escape the position but Grimnar is controlling the position.
Rowan struggling a bit here.
Who's going to make the next move?
Rowan tries to improve position but can't.
Rowan is working hard here to advance position.
A lull in the action here as Grimnar stalls from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rowan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Rowan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grimnar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rowan.
Rowan throwing shots but Grimnar is blocking nicely.
Rowan trying to control from half guard but Grimnar is working away.
Rowan 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.
Rowan stalling.

Rowan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grimnar felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rowan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rowan connects with a nice short shot to Grimnar's temple.
Grimnar pushes Rowan off looking to stand but Rowan dives back in and keeps control.
Grimnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rowan.
Grimnar missing with punches from the bottom.

Grimnar is defending against the submission attempts here by Rowan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rowan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Rowan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rowan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grimnar is trying to maintain the position but Rowan is very close to passing his half guard.
Rowan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Rowan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Grimnar is just riding it out for now. Rowan eventually gives up the hold.

Rowan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grimnar defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rowan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Rowan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grimnar tries to clinch up but Rowan circles away and keeps his distance.
Grimnar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grimnar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rowan.

Grimnar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grimnar showed some decent athleticism there.
Samuel Rowan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rowan is trying to get back to full guard.

Rowan actively working from the bottom here.
Grimnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rowan defending well though.
Grimnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rowan keeps working.
Rowan taking some punishment here, with Grimnar in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan is looking for a sweep. Grimnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grimnar trying to mount his opponent but Rowan defends it.

Rowan is defending against the submission attempts here by Grimnar.
Grimnar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rowan gets full guard.
Grimnar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grimnar trying to control but Rowan is working from the bottom.
Rowan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rowan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grimnar defending well though.
Grimnar trying to hold on to Rowan's head to control him but Rowan postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowan trying to control the action but Grimnar is working from the bottom.
Grimnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rowan.
Grimnar tries to get to full guard but Rowan has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rowan stops Grimnar from getting back to his feet.
Rowan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimnar keeps working.
Ground and pound from Rowan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rowan wants to work for an arm triangle but Grimnar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rowan throwing shots but Grimnar is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rowan is looking for a kimura here.
Rowan prevents Grimnar from improving his position.
Grimnar wants to get back to his feet.
Rowan uses his free foot to push down on Grimnar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Grimnar.
Rowan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rowan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Grimnar is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimnar is trying desperately to improve position.
Grimnar is still in real trouble! Can Rowan finish him?
Rowan trying to control but Grimnar is having none of it.
Rowan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimnar taking shots to the head.

Rowan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Grimnar has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rowan looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Grimnar covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Rowan!
Samuel Rowan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.