PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otto Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Rubio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Rubio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Otto Grimm's chin.

Grimm
vs
Rubio

188 cm
25
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
186 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Rubio!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grimm misses with the combination.
Grimm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Rubio pushes Grimm up against the cage in a clinch.
Rubio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grimm leaning his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grimm breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Rubio.
Grimm with a nice cross.
Rubio moves in looking to clinch but Grimm pushes him off.
Grimm feinted with a counter takedown.
Grimm connects with a right hand. Rubio shakes it off.
Rubio moves in looking to clinch but Grimm pushes him off.
Grimm tries to counter by clinching up but Rubio breaks away and moves out of range.
Otto Grimm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grimm feinted with a counter takedown.
Rubio ducks under a wild hook from Grimm.
Grimm bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rubio's head.
Grimm lands a jab to Rubio's midsection.
Grimm is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grimm scores with a jab. Rubio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grimm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rubio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grimm scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Diego Rubio has been cut.
Grimm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice cross by Grimm.

Rubio moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimm's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rubio is trying to break the clinch but Grimm has him pressed against the cage.
Grimm stalling.
Grimm pushes Rubio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grimm manages to break the clinch.

Rubio instigates a clinch.
Grimm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grimm just leaning against Rubio, taking a breather.
Grimm lands with a light punch inside.
Grimm misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Grimm.
Rubio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Grimm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grimm misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch but Grimm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grimm changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Grimm ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rubio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Grimm as Rubio shoots in.
Grimm is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grimm keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot lands for Grimm.
Rubio is looking to clinch.
Grimm scores with a nice right hand.
Grimm swats away the attempt to clinch by Rubio.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grimm, as that shot connected.
Grimm swats away the attempt to clinch by Rubio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubio throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimm.
Rubio slips a straight right by Grimm.
Rubio tries to clinch but Grimm moves out of range.
Rubio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rubio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm stuffs the takedown attempt from Rubio. Rubio gets slowly back to his feet.
Rubio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Rubio takes the fight into the clinch.
Grimm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rubio backwards.
Grimm lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grimm.
Grimm scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Grimm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rubio's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grimm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rubio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grimm tries to avoid it but Rubio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grimm to the ground. Grimm escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grimm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grimm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grimm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rubio can do to turn this around?
Grimm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rubio wants to clinch up but Grimm keeps it at a distance.
A cross from Grimm lands.
Diego Rubio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubio slips under a jab from Grimm.
Grimm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Grimm coming out on top.

Rubio gets a clinch.
Rubio has Grimm pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grimm manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rubio fails to pull guard.
Otto Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Rubio.

Grimm breaks from the clinch.
Rubio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubio tries to clinch but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm scores with a hook.
Grimm misses with a double jab.
Otto Grimm is winning the standup battle so far.
Grimm slips a straight right by Rubio.
Grimm cracks Rubio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grimm scores with a one two! Rubio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Rubio clinches up against the cage.
Rubio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rubio is trying to break free.

Grimm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grimm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grimm throws a nice looking combination but Rubio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grimm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grimm swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rubio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grimm works over Rubio's head and body with a nice combination.
Rubio slips under a jab.
Grimm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rubio slips a jab and a cross from Grimm.
Diego Rubio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rubio tries to clinch up but Grimm circles away and keeps his distance.
Rubio throws a body punch but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm attempts a counter takedown but Rubio avoids it well and moves away.
Grimm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rubio fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rubio has closed the distance and engaged Grimm in a clinch.
Rubio blocks a punch to the side of the head.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grimm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grimm throws the left hand but Rubio avoids the punch easily.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grimm swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubio shoots in looking for a takedown. Grimm tries to sprawl out of it but Rubio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grimm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rubio shoots in for a takedown but Grimm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rubio is breathing heavily.
Grimm dips to his left and cracks Rubio with an uppercut!
A big left from Grimm misses.
A slow jab from Grimm misses its intended target.
Rubio throws a push kick but Grimm slaps the foot to one side.
Grimm throws a shot from downtown. Rubio moves away and avoids it.
Rubio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grimm misses with a body shot.
Rubio scores with a jab to the body.
Grimm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grimm throws a hook to the side of Rubio's head but Rubio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rubio tries to clinch but Grimm moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm keeps the fight on the outside.
Grimm misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Grimm misses.
Rubio dives in for a single leg takedown but Grimm sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Grimm blocks a head kick by Rubio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubio wants to clinch up but Grimm keeps it at a distance.
Grimm feinted with a counter takedown.
Grimm shoots in but no luck this time.
Grimm misses with a lunging right hand
and Rubio counters with a left and a right that stings Grimm.
Rubio tries to clinch up but Grimm circles away and keeps his distance.
Grimm tries to counter with a takedown but Rubio is quick to defend against it.
Rubio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grimm swats away the attempt to clinch by Rubio.
Rubio slips a straight right by Grimm.
Rubio fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Grimm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rubio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rubio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grimm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimm keeps the fight on the outside.
Grimm misses with a two punch combination.
Rubio misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grimm cracks Rubio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rubio shoots in for a double leg but Grimm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grimm tries to keep at a distance but Rubio has taken the fight into the clinch.

Grimm breaks from the clinch.
Rubio tries to clinch there but Grimm circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grimm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch but Grimm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grimm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grimm missing with a left hand there. Rubio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rubio is trying desperately to land a takedown but Grimm is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rubio.
Grimm lands with an overhand left.
Rubio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rubio wants to clinch but Grimm slips to the side
letting Grimm counter with a right hand.
Rubio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rubio tries to clinch there but Grimm circles away.
Rubio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grimm drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rubio sprawls and moves away.
Rubio looks to clinch
and Grimm counters with a left and a right that stings Rubio.
Grimm throws a big shot that misses.

Rubio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Rubio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grimm walks away with a smile on his face. Rubio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grimm appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubio doesn't manage to clinch there - Grimm circles away.
Rubio wants to clinch up but Grimm keeps it at a distance.
Rubio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grimm circles away.
Otto Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Rubio.
Rubio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rubio tries to clinch but Grimm is having none of it.
Grimm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rubio.
Grimm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubio tries to clinch there but Grimm circles away.
Rubio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Rubio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grimm.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grimm takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grimm breaks the clinch.
Rubio is looking to clinch but Grimm is avoiding it.
Grimm attempts a counter takedown but Rubio avoids it well and moves away.
Rubio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grimm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grimm wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimm misses the target.
Grimm connects with a looping right hand.
Grimm thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Grimm misses.
Grimm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rubio tries to clinch there but Grimm circles away.
Grimm darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grimm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grimm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grimm misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grimm keeps the fight on the outside.
Grimm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grimm throws a right hand that Rubio ducks under and follows up with a left that Rubio also avoids with ease.
Grimm throws a combination. Rubio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rubio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimm.
Rubio was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Grimm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rubio tries to clinch up but Grimm circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Grimm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Grimm misses.
Grimm blocks a head kick by Rubio.
Grimm seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Grimm throws a big shot that misses.
Rubio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diego Rubio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Otto Grimm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Grimm.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Grimm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grimm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Grimm!