PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tamao Serizawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pilchard Grir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grir has chosen DEATHSTARS - Synthetic Generation as his entrance music. Pilchard Grir has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tamao Serizawa's chin.

Serizawa
vs
Grir

184 cm
28
200 lbs
11 - 19 - 0

182 cm
24
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamao Serizawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pilchard Grir!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grir moves into the clinch.
Grir's coach down at The Pit was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grir's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Grir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Grir closes the distance and clinches.

Grir turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Grir decides to stand back up. Grir steps back and let's Serizawa get back to his feet.

Grir rushes Serizawa and presses him up against the cage.
Grir is trying to maintain a safe position but Serizawa gets an underhook and turns Grir into the cage.

Serizawa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Grir regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Serizawa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Serizawa tries to keep at a distance but Grir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Serizawa managing to block the knees to the body from Grir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grir tries to work over Serizawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grir lands a nice knee to the body.
Serizawa fails to pull guard.
Grir lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Grir breaks the clinch.

Serizawa tries to keep at a distance but Grir has taken the fight into the clinch.

Grir breaks the clinch.

Grir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serizawa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grir gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Serizawa is looking to control Grir's arms but Grir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Serizawa has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grir lands a left hand.

Grir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grir.

Grir forces Serizawa back against the cage and clinches.
Serizawa tries to pull guard but Grir forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tamao Serizawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grir tries to land knees in the clinch but Serizawa avoids the damage to the body.

Serizawa jumps guard and drags Grir to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Grir gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Grir drives through and clinches with Serizawa against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grir looking to throw knees to the head but Serizawa is blocking nicely.

Grir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Grir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Grir pulls guard.
Serizawa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Grir wants to get back to his feet but Serizawa passes into half guard.
Grir wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Serizawa is going to stand back up.
Grir tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Serizawa manages to move to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serizawa controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pilchard Grir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tamao Serizawa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grir lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Serizawa backs up against the cage.

Grir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grir just leaning against Serizawa, taking a breather.

Grir breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grir scores with a shot to the side of Serizawa's head.
Grir pushes off an throws an elbow but Serizawa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Serizawa managing to block the knees to the body from Grir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serizawa blocks a body shot from Grir.

Grir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Grir takes the fight into the clinch.
Serizawa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Grir trying to stall but Serizawa improves his position.
Grir tries to land a knee to the head but Serizawa blocks with his arms.
Serizawa fails to pull guard.

Grir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Grir forces Serizawa back against the cage and clinches.

Serizawa pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Serizawa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grir stands up from Serizawa's guard - Grir perhaps looking for a knockout.
Grir swinging wildly here.

Grir takes the fight into the clinch.
Serizawa wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grir tries to stall but Serizawa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Serizawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grir scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grir has Serizawa pushed against the cage.
Serizawa tries to pull guard but Grir holds him up against the cage and eventually Serizawa drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tamao Serizawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Grir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Grir clinches up with Serizawa and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Grir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grir stalling in the clinch.

Grir breaks the clinch.

Grir shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Serizawa napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Grir decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Serizawa is looking to clinch but Grir is avoiding it.

Grir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Serizawa, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grir.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Grir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Grir closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pilchard Grir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tamao Serizawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Grir clinches up with Serizawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Serizawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Serizawa being controlled against the cage.

Grir breaks the clinch.
Serizawa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Grir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Serizawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grir stops a takedown attempt from Serizawa.
Serizawa tries for a takedown but Grir manages to get underhooks.
Serizawa tries to work over Grir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Serizawa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grir walks away with a smile on his face. Serizawa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tamao Serizawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Grir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Grir drives through and clinches with Serizawa against the cage.

Grir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pilchard Grir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Serizawa clinches up against the cage.
Grir looking to slow down the pace here.

Grir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Grir darts in and clinches Serizawa up against the cage.
Serizawa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Grir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Grir clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Serizawa jumps guard and drags Grir to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Grir decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Serizawa, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grir gets a clinch.
Serizawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grir trying to land knees to the body.
Serizawa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grir scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Serizawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grir digs a right hand underneath Serizawa's ribcage. Serizawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pilchard Grir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Serizawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grir avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grir stalling in the clinch but Serizawa improves position.
Grir prevents the takedown attempt.
Serizawa is looking for a takedown.
Grir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Serizawa tries to pull guard but Grir forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Grir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamao Serizawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serizawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grir manages to avoid it.
Grir moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pilchard Grir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grir has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pilchard Grir!
Pilchard Grir really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bad Man Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.