PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez's entrance music is Vamos. A fine choice. Grimm comes into a darkened arena with his song building. David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lopez
vs
Grimm

181 cm
38
162 lbs
39 - 12 - 1

170 cm
30
156 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Auguste Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Grimm.
Grimm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez blocks a low kick nicely.
Lopez throws out a powerful jab.
Grimm misses with an uppercut.
Lopez throwing a counter right hand but Grimm manages to avoid it.
Lopez throws a head kick but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm throws a low kick, looking for Lopez's leg but Lopez calmly moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimm.
It looked like Lopez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grimm.

Grimm pushes Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Grimm's head but Grimm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grimm counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lopez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grimm staying out of range there.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Grimm moves away and avoids it.
Grimm cracks Lopez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Grimm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez moves out of range of the leg kick from Grimm.
Grimm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Grimm moves out of range easily.
Grimm tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grimm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez connects with a right hand. Grimm shakes it off.
Lopez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Grimm throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Grimm slips under a jab from Lopez.
Grimm tries to clinch up.

Grimm has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to break free.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Grimm is controlling him.
Lopez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Lopez breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Grimm.
Lopez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Grimm lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimm throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grimm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grimm cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grimm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez tries to bum rush Grimm with a series of wild strikes but Grimm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimm looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grimm was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Grimm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Grimm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lopez - that will leave a mark!
Lopez moves away from the strike by Grimm.
Lopez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grimm throws a lazy head kick
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Grimm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grimm slips under a jab from Lopez.
Grimm unleashes a big counter combination but Lopez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws the left hand but Grimm avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grimm on the side of the head.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grimm wants to counter with a clinch but Lopez pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez connects with a body shot.
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grimm. Grimm obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Lopez as he checks the leg kick.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Grimm knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Grimm is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Auguste Grimm will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grimm throws a shot to the body.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimm misses with a jab to the body
and Lopez counters with a two punch combo.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miguel Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Grimm scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimm misses the target.
Grimm misses the jab.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grimm tries to counter by closing the distance.
Grimm looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez swings for the body but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lopez scores with a punch to the head.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Grimm saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Lopez blocks the low kick.
Miguel Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Lopez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grimm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lopez rather than just go for the knockout.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Grimm.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grimm.
Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Grimm throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throwing a counter right hand but Grimm manages to avoid it.
Grimm moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
Lopez slips a straight right by Grimm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Grimm defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lopez!
Lopez looks for the body kick but Grimm saw that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Grimm.
Grimm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Lopez throws a body punch but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grimm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Grimm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grimm tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Lopez cracks the inside of Grimm's front leg.
Grimm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Grimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lopez 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.
Grimm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm tries to counter with a clinch but Lopez shakes him off and moves away.
Lopez throws a head kick that half lands.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Grimm is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lopez. Beautiful body shot.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grimm crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lopez - the referee stops the clock and Grimm gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lopez. Grimm manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grimm misses with the combination.
Lopez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grimm is looking to land body kicks.
Grimm darts in trying to clinch
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grimm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm throws a body kick that misses.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Lopez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Grimm misses with a kick to the body.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez walks into a stiff left hand from Grimm.
Grimm throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
As Grimm looks to move away, Lopez throws a big counter combo bu Grimm just gets out of the way.
Lopez throws a body punch but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Grimm misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Grimm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grimm moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimm throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Lopez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Grimm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grimm misses with a wild combination.
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Grimm throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a right hand to the body.
Grimm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
Grimm only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grimm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopez scores with a head kick. Grimm tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Grimm clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grimm throws a head punch that misses.
Grimm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lopez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grimm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grimm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Grimm managing to block the knees to the body from Lopez.

Grimm decides to pull guard.
Grimm being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grimm is keeping the position for now.
Lopez wants to get up but he can't break Grimm's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grimm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
Grimm has a closed guard, preventing Lopez from standing up.
Lopez postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Grimm is working an open guard so Lopez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lopez throws a jab when Grimm was well out of range.
Grimm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Grimm misses.
Lopez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Grimm.
Grimm throws a good cross that connects.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimm was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez throws a counter high kick but Grimm was just alert enough to avoid it.
Grimm misses with a right hand
and Grimm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimm fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Auguste Grimm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grimm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Auguste Grimm!
Auguste Grimm 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.
In defeat, Miguel Lopez stepped up to the mic, saying 'this is not the last you will se from me!'.