PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ngabdi Mulyadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulysses Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulysses Grant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mulyadi
vs
Grant

173 cm
23
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ngabdi Mulyadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ulysses Grant!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulyadi misses with a kick to the body

and Grant counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Grant wants to pass the guard but Mulyadi is defending well.
Grant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mulyadi's head.
Mulyadi trying to control from the bottom.
Grant not doing much here.

Grant seems to be working for a kimura but Mulyadi defends the submission attempt.
Grant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant wants to control but Mulyadi is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant trying to mount his opponent but Mulyadi defends it.
Grant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grant is trying to work for a kimura but Mulyadi is defending well.
Grant trying to control from Mulyadi's half guard. Mulyadi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mulyadi being controlled here, momentarily.
Grant won't allow Mulyadi to sweep him here.
Grant trying to control but Mulyadi is working from the bottom.
Grant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mulyadi wants to control but Grant postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to score with some ground and pound. Mulyadi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mulyadi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Grant.

Grant tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Mulyadi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Grant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grant is looking to take a break and control but Mulyadi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mulyadi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grant on the ground.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sloppy strikes there by Grant.
Grant creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mulyadi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Grant in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Grant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Grant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mulyadi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mulyadi tries to get out of the position.

Grant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulyadi dodges the ground and pound from Grant.
Mulyadi parries the strikes from Grant easily there. Grant is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mulyadi to escape.
Grant working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Grant is looking to take a break and control but Mulyadi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grant fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grant in side control, throwing shots but Mulyadi defends.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mulyadi tries to improve position but can't.
Mulyadi is breathing heavily.
Grant trying to control the position but Mulyadi is working away.
A lull in the action here as Grant stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulysses Grant dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mulyadi throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Mulyadi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant blocks a head kick by Mulyadi.
Grant avoids the head kick by Mulyadi.
A head kick misses from Mulyadi.
Grant raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mulyadi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Mulyadi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grant checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mulyadi is fending him off so far but Grant persists. Nope, Mulyadi circles away and we're back to standing.
Ngabdi Mulyadi 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.

Mulyadi moves into the clinch.
Grant tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mulyadi blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulyadi is working for takedown but Grant is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grant stalls.
Grant slowing the pace effectively.
Grant looking to stall.
Mulyadi blocks an elbow strike from Grant.
Mulyadi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mulyadi is pressed up against the cage. Grant has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mulyadi down to the mat. Mulyadi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ngabdi Mulyadi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ulysses Grant.
Mulyadi keeps Grant at a distance using the push kick.
Mulyadi misses with a kick to the body.
Grant displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mulyadi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mulyadi is defended easily by Grant.
Mulyadi thuds his shin into the meat of Grant's side.
Grant attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mulyadi throws a sloppy head kick

and Grant counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mulyadi!

Grant is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mulyadi looks calm but he's in trouble here. Grant gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mulyadi is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Grant lets go of the hold and Mulyadi can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ulysses Grant!