PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klyde Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bashor
vs
Grimm

207 cm
25
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
32
255 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Klyde Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Riley Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grimm shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Grimm was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grimm working the strikes but Bashor uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bashor is trying to maintain the position but Grimm is very close to passing his half guard.
Bashor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grimm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bashor defending well though.
Bashor pushes Grimm off looking to stand but Grimm dives back in and keeps control.
Grimm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grimm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grimm lands a nice short elbow.
Bashor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grimm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grimm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bashor taking some punishment here, with Grimm in his half guard.
Bashor tries to roll over but Grimm keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Grimm there.
Bashor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grimm.
Bashor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grimm.
Bashor is trying to maintain the position but Grimm is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Grimm there.
Grimm throws a strike but Bashor avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bashor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bashor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grimm is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm throws an elbow that misses. Bashor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grimm's guard. Nice move by Bashor!
Bashor won't allow Grimm to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grimm is on top in guard.
Grimm is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor wants to get back to his feet but Grimm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bashor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bashor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Grimm throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bashor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grimm keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bashor's head.
Grimm is in close to Bashor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grimm lands a couple of elbows.
Grimm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grimm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bashor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bashor is trying to control the position but Grimm postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bashor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grimm throws a big right hand that misses.
Grimm makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grimm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grimm preventing the sweep.
Grimm postures up in Bashor's guard and throws a big left but Bashor blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grimm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grimm landing with the ground and pound.
Grimm postures up in Bashor's guard and throws a big left but Bashor blocks it.
Bashor controlling the position.
Grimm landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bashor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grimm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grimm throwing strikes from guard but Bashor blocks nicely.
Grimm throws a big right hand that misses.
Bashor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grimm!
Bashor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grimm can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bashor throws some wild stikes that Grimm manages to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm tries to hold on but Bashor postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Bashor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Grimm wants to hold on but Bashor pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Grimm dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bashor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bashor lands in his opponent's guard.
Grimm is trying to control the position but Bashor postures up.
Bashor with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bashor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bashor wants to control from the top but Grimm keeps moving.
Grimm wants to sweep here but Bashor controlling him for the moment.
Bashor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grimm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bashor stopping the sweep attempt from Grimm.
Grimm is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grimm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor won't allow Grimm to sweep him here.

Bashor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bashor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bashor tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimm is retaining full guard.
Grimm wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bashor trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bashor tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimm is retaining full guard.
Grimm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grimm punching from mount but Bashor doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grimm with shots to the head and body - Bashor looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Grimm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Grimm tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Grimm looking to ground and pound but Bashor is blocking nicely.
Grimm unloading with bombs!
Grimm misses with a head shot.
Riley Grimm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grimm throwing strikes here but Bashor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bashor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grimm working the ground and pound effectively.

Bashor is rocked!
Grimm lands a big shot to the head and Bashor winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Riley Grimm!
Riley Grimm managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Blood Bank ($10), into his post fight interview.