PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timir Almaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Grylls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grylls is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Man vs Wild Soundtrack Full Theme Song . Timir Almaev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bear Grylls's chin.

Almaev
vs
Grylls

175 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timir Almaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Bear Grylls!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grylls gets a clinch.
Grylls lands a hook to the side of the head.
Almaev tries to pull guard but Grylls holds him up against the ropes and eventually Almaev drops back down to his feet.

Almaev decides to pull guard.

Almaev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grylls passes into half guard.
Grylls wants to pass to mount but Almaev is defending the position.
Grylls is thwarting Almaev's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Almaev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grylls is thwarting Almaev's attempts to control the position.
Grylls takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Almaev moves into full guard.
Almaev is trying to control the position but Grylls postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Almaev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grylls controls from within his opponent's guard.
Almaev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Grylls clinches up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almaev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Almaev is trying to pull guard but Grylls has him pressed against the ropes.
Grylls pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Almaev is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Grylls gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timir Almaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grylls lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grylls is pressed up against the ropes. Almaev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grylls down to the mat. Grylls avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Grylls takes the fight into the clinch.
Almaev is trying to pull guard but Grylls turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Almaev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grylls avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grylls doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grylls keeps control of Almaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grylls can't find room to land a body shot as Almaev controls the action.
Grylls tries to work over Almaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Almaev tries to pull guard but Grylls forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Almaev tries to pull guard but Grylls won't allow it.
Grylls makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grylls throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grylls scores with a shoulder strike.
Grylls misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grylls slowing the pace effectively.
Grylls tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Almaev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grylls lands a hook that snaps the head of Almaev backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Grylls dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Grylls throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grylls is looking to clinch.
Grylls is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Almaev.

Almaev moves into the clinch.
Almaev being controlled against the ropes.
Grylls has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grylls lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Almaev wants to break free but Grylls has control.
Grylls misses with a body punch.
Almaev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grylls just stands there and leans against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grylls misses with some punches.
Almaev is looking to control Grylls's arms but Grylls gets an underhook and turns him. Now Almaev has his back to the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grylls.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grylls - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grylls misses with the head strike.
Grylls fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grylls lands a right hand.
Almaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grylls misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grylls misses with the head strike.
Almaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grylls smiles and moves away.
Grylls fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grylls tries to clinch
and Almaev finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Almaev gets tackled into the ropes by Grylls. Grylls maintains the clinch.
Grylls lands a shoulder strike.
Grylls lands a right hand.
Almaev tries to pull guard but Grylls holds him up against the ropes and eventually Almaev drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timir Almaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grylls scores with a nice hook to the head.

Almaev is rocked!
Grylls gets through Almaev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Almaev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grylls lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bear Grylls seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grylls unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Almaev! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Grylls is unloading with more strikes now! Almaev drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bear Grylls!
Bear Grylls was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.