PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiefer Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnar Nielson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nielson
vs
Grimes

170 cm
19
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Nielson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kiefer Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes swings for the body but Nielson moves out of range.
Nielson throwing a counter right hand but Grimes manages to avoid it.
Nielson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grimes misses with a lunging right hand
and Nielson counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Nielson.
Grimes misses with a leg kick

and Nielson counters with a shoot takedown. Grimes fights it but they end up in guard.
Nielson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grimes is keeping the position for now.
Nielson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nielson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nielson is pushing down on Grimes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grimes is fighting to maintain full guard but Nielson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nielson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Grimes won't allow Nielson to pass to mount.
Nielson lands with a punch from half guard.
Nielson stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grimes is defending against the submission attempts here by Nielson.
Grimes is in trouble now - Nielson has advanced to mount!

Nielson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Grimes has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nielson landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielson landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimes tries to hold on but Nielson pushes him away.

Nielson looking for a guillotine from mount but Grimes is having none of it.
Nielson scoring with strikes but Grimes is staying in there.

Nielson has control of Grimes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Grimes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Grimes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nielson controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielson moves to the back.

Nielson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Grimes has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Grimes preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nielson.

Nielson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Grimes defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Grimes takes a big shot to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nielson is persistently looking for the submission but Grimes is defending it well.

Nielson looking for the choke from the back.

Nielson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Grimes defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Nielson punishes Grimes with strikes from the back mount.
Nielson is riding his opponent, not letting Grimes buck him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimes is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Nielson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nielson misses with a body kick.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Nielson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good exchange - Nielson coming out on top.
Kiefer Grimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nielson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nielson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grimes can do to turn this around?
Grimes looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
Nielson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nielson thuds his shin into the meat of Grimes's side.
Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Nielson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Grimes avoids it.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Nielson moves out of range.
Nielson throws out a powerful jab.
Grimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Nielson counters with a thumping low kick.
Grimes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grimes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimes.
Grimes misses with a hook to the body

and Nielson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nielson stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grimes is defending well for now.
A short left from Nielson.
Nielson lands with a right to the head.
Nielson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nielson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grimes avoids it.
Grimes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nielson trying to land knees to the body.
Nielson missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Nielson.
Nielson works on Grimes's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nielson has hold of one of Grimes's legs. Grimes is fighting the takedown attempt but Nielson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Grimes looking for a sweep. Not yet Grimes, not yet.
Nielson is stalling in the full guard.
Nielson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimes can't keep his opponent in guard - Nielson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nielson stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nielson lands a nice short elbow.
Nielson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nielson lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nielson in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gunnar Nielson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grimes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nielson scores with a couple of nice shots.

Nielson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grimes tries to kick Nielson off but Nielson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Nielson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nielson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes throws a poor cross that misses

and Nielson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Nielson is working for a kimura but Grimes is defending it quite comfortably.

Nielson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grimes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nielson is looking to advance position but Grimes won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Nielson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nielson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nice strikes from Nielson there.
Grimes is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Nielson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nielson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Nielson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nielson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nielson passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielson looking to finish Grimes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grimes!
Gunnar Nielson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nielson content just to control the position here.

Nielson wants to finish this one by submission but Grimes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nielson.
Grimes tries to hold on but Nielson postures up.
Nielson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grimes is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Nielson has taken his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nielson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Nielson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kiefer Grimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Grimes is looking to escape but he's done so without protecting himself and Nielson manages to counter with a nice rear naked choke! Grimes is in trouble and he's forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gunnar Nielson!