PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimm comes to the cage accompanied by David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grimm
vs
Gushiken

170 cm
25
156 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

170 cm
32
135 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
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Namunamu Clothing
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Auguste Grimm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
Gushiken throws a right hand that Grimm ducks under and follows up with a left that Grimm also avoids with ease.
Gushiken throws an overhand right that lands on Grimm's shoulder, as Grimm tries to avoid the shot.
Gushiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
Gushiken defending well as Grimm loads up on a big left hand.
Grimm throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Gushiken closes the distance and clinches.
Grimm lands with a short shot to the head.
Grimm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grimm tries a knee to the head but Gushiken blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimm throws an elbow but misses.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the head but Gushiken blocks with his arms.
Grimm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grimm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grimm misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gushiken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gushiken lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gushiken.
Grimm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grimm misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
Gushiken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gushiken lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grimm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gushiken blocks it with crossed arms.
Grimm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gushiken backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm misses with the head strike.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimm letting Gushiken take a breather here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm struggles to land a body shot inside as Gushiken controls his hands.
Gushiken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Gushiken - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grimm lands a nice uppercut.
Gushiken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the head but Gushiken blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Grimm.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grimm.
Gushiken tries a body shot but Grimm blocks it.
Grimm working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken is struggling to control the position.
Gushiken tries to stall but Grimm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grimm lands an elbow just above Gushiken 's eye.
Gushiken tries to stall but Grimm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gushiken just leaning against Grimm, taking a breather.
Gushiken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gushiken misses with some punches.
Gushiken blocking some punches.
Grimm digs a right hand into Gushiken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gushiken's gas tank.
Gushiken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grimm misses with some punches.
Gushiken misses with a body punch.
A short right from Gushiken.
A short right from Gushiken on the inside.
Gushiken lands with a short shot to the head.
Gushiken blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken misses with some punches.
Grimm unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gushiken throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Gushiken.
Gushiken tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimm tries to land knees in the clinch but Gushiken avoids the damage to the body.
Gushiken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimm blocks an uppercut.
Gushiken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Gushiken on the inside.
Grimm is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm misses with the head strike.
Grimm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gushiken backwards.
Grimm misses with a knee to the head.
Gushiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Auguste Grimm will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gushiken scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Grimm throws a hook but Gushiken blocks it.
Gushiken lands a jab to the nose.
Grimm tries to clinch up.
Grimm fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimm avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.

Grimm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gushiken blocking some punches.
Gushiken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grimm backwards.
Gushiken has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grimm seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gushiken can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gushiken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grimm.
Grimm stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Gushiken fails to land.
Grimm blocks an uppercut.
Gushiken lands a shoulder strike.
Grimm trying to land knees to the body.
Grimm lands an elbow that stopped Gushiken in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Gushiken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grimm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimm misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gushiken.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by Gushiken.
Grimm misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm missing with knees to the body.
Gushiken gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grimm.
Gushiken misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken can't find room to land a body shot as Grimm controls the action.
Grimm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gushiken backwards.
Gushiken swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gushiken.
Grimm is working for takedown but Gushiken is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grimm cracks Gushiken with a nice body shot.
Gushiken stalling in the clinch but Grimm improves position.
Gushiken throws a head punch that misses.
Gushiken scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gushiken working aggressively here.
Gushiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gushiken.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
Gushiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gushiken lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grimm tries to land knees in the clinch but Gushiken avoids the damage to the body.
Auguste Grimm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gushiken blocks an uppercut.
Gushiken is looking to control Grimm's arms but Grimm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gushiken has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gushiken.
Grimm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gushiken stalling.
Grimm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gushiken has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gushiken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gushiken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gushiken lands a right hand.
Gushiken dodges an elbow strike from Grimm.
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grimm missing with knees to the body.
Gushiken working aggressively here.
Grimm drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gushiken gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auguste Grimm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gushiken avoids it.
A short right from Gushiken.
Gushiken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grimm misses with the head strike.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gushiken lands with a left to the head.
Grimm tries to land knees in the clinch but Gushiken avoids the damage to the body.
Gushiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoko Gushiken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Gushiken misses.
Grimm misses with a leg kick.
Grimm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gushiken throws the left hand but Grimm avoids the punch easily.

Gushiken closes the distance and clinches.
Gushiken looking to stall.
Grimm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gushiken.
Gushiken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gushiken backwards.
Gushiken working aggressively here.
Grimm throws an elbow but it misses.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grimm landing knees to the body.
Grimm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gushiken.
Gushiken tries to stall but Grimm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gushiken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grimm wants a takedown but no success here.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grimm throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm has a couple of punches blocked by Gushiken.
Grimm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gushiken.
Gushiken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grimm looking for a takedown.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gushiken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grimm backwards.
Grimm lands an elbow that stopped Gushiken in his tracks for a moment.
Gushiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimm's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken pushes Grimm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gushiken has a couple of punches blocked by Grimm.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gushiken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gushiken has Grimm pressed against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gushiken. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gushiken avoids it.
Gushiken is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grimm is keeping busy.
Gushiken slows down the pace here.
Gushiken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gushiken trying to control the position but instead, Grimm has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gushiken into the cage.
Gushiken blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gushiken scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grimm putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gushiken in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grimm avoiding damage.
Gushiken blocks an elbow strike.
Gushiken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimm tries to score a body lock takedown but Gushiken shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auguste Grimm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grimm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gushiken has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grimm tries to throw a body punch but Gushiken avoids it by throwing Grimm back against the cage.
Gushiken prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken scores with a hook to the body.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gushiken swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Gushiken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gushiken tries a body shot but Grimm blocks it.
A short uppercut from Gushiken.
Gushiken is looking to control Grimm's arms but Grimm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gushiken has his back to the cage.
Gushiken is pushing Grimm up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm misses with some punches.
Grimm tries to pull guard but Gushiken won't allow it.
Grimm lands an uppercut.
Grimm misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Yoko Gushiken just about did enough to take it.
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.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimm, right into the meat.
Gushiken jabs Grimm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Gushiken circles away.
Grimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Gushiken circles away.
Auguste Grimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimm cracks Gushiken with an open hand slap.
Gushiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grimm counters with a straight right hand.
Gushiken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimm.
Grimm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Grimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimm lands a leg kick that knocks Gushiken off balance momentarily.
Gushiken misses the jab.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
Gushiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grimm tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Gushiken to counter with a crisp jab.
Grimm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gushiken was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimm.
Gushiken slips a straight right by Grimm.
A cross from Gushiken lands.
Grimm tries a low kick but Gushiken avoids it.
Grimm throws a head kick that half lands.
Grimm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grimm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Grimm as he connects with a hook.
Gushiken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimm throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grimm counters with a nice uppercut.
Grimm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm wants to clinch
and Gushiken counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gushiken lands with a good body shot.
Gushiken lands a slapping body shot.
Grimm slips under a jab.
Grimm slips a jab and a cross from Gushiken.
Grimm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gushiken.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grimm misses with a hook
and Gushiken counters with a straight right hand.
Gushiken scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm needs to keep his hands up - Gushiken had a free shot at his head there.
Gushiken pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grimm back to the cage. Gushiken follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Grimm slips a jab from Gushiken.
Good standup being displayed there by Grimm as he connects with a hook.
Gushiken scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Grimm is rocked!
Gushiken throws an overhand right that drops Grimm like a sack of potatoes! Gushiken dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoko Gushiken!
Yoko Gushiken is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Yoko Gushiken thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.