PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lino Gregorio (ranked 4550 p4p, 400 weight class) and Hurricane Irma (ranked 7379 p4p, 517 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gregorio
vs
Irma

175 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lino Gregorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hurricane Irma!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorio takes one to the side of the head.
A cross from Irma lands.
Irma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Irma lands a really nice looking cross but Gregorio seems unphased.
Irma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Irma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Irma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gregorio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gregorio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gregorio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Irma as he avoids it easily.
Gregorio shoots for a double leg takedown but Irma sprawls well. He's pushed Gregorio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Irma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregorio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gregorio dives in and grabs Irma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Irma pushes down on Gregorio's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lino Gregorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregorio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Irma circles away.
Irma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good exchange - Irma coming out on top.
Irma looks for the body kick but Gregorio saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irma scores with a sloppy right hand. Gregorio should have avoided that one.
Irma misses with a low kick.
Gregorio drops down looking for a counter takedown but Irma sprawls and moves away.
Gregorio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Irma connects with the punch.
Gregorio shoots for a takedown but Irma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Irma lands a right hook to the body.
Gregorio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gregorio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Irma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gregorio.
Irma lands a nice hook to Gregorio's body. Gregorio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irma lands a nice hook to Gregorio's body. Gregorio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gregorio takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gregorio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Irma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irma connects with a right hand. Gregorio shakes it off.
Irma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gregorio on the side of the head.
Irma misses with a body kick.
Gregorio dives in for a single leg takedown but Irma sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Irma lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Irma with a hook.
A cross from Irma lands.
Irma lands a right hook to the body.
Irma connects with a body shot.
Gregorio dives in for a single leg takedown but Irma sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Irma throws out a counter right but Gregorio avoids it with no problem.
Gregorio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Irma defends well and Gregorio ends up having to push Irma into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Irma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Irma lands a jab.
Irma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gregorio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Irma cracks Gregorio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gregorio has a takedown stuffed.
Gregorio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Irma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gregorio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gregorio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gregorio looks for the body kick but Irma saw that one coming.
Irma lands with a hook. Gregorio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Decent striking displayed by Irma there.
Irma scores with a hook.
Gregorio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Irma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irma catches Gregorio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Irma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gregorio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Irma lands an overhand right.
A cross from Irma lands.
A jab from Irma finds it's way through Gregorio's defenses.
Gregorio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gregorio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gregorio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Irma sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gregorio somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Irma! But no joy.
Gregorio dives in for a single leg takedown but Irma sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Irma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gregorio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Irma moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Irma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gregorio under the eye.
Irma lands with a straight right. Gregorio didn't see that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gregorio might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Irma works Gregorio's body with a nice hook.
Irma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gregorio moves forwards but Irma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lino Gregorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irma scores with a nice head shot.
Gregorio shoots in but Irma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gregorio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gregorio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregorio is looking to take a break and control but Irma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gregorio is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Irma will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Irma can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorio trying to control the position but Irma is working away.
Irma tries to bench press Gregorio off him but Gregorio keeps the position.
Irma is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Irma struggling a bit here.
Gregorio scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Irma to see if he's OK.
Irma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Irma wants to control but Gregorio postures up.
Irma tries to improve position but can't.
Gregorio cracks Irma with a big elbow.
We've been hearing good reports from Gregorio's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Irma taking a bit of punishment here - Gregorio scoring with strikes.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Gregorio in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregorio content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Irma is not content to let Gregorio control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregorio controls the position from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irma can't do much from the bottom here.
Gregorio wants to control but Irma is keeping him busy.
Irma taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gregorio looks up at the clock and then as Irma takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gregorio smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gregorio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You can see the frustration on Irma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Irma is not content to let Gregorio control the position.
Lino Gregorio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Irma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irma is trying to work for a sweep but Gregorio has mounted him!
Irma keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Irma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gregorio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gregorio tries to control but Irma wriggling away.
Gregorio working the ground and pound effectively.
Gregorio lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gregorio landing shots from mount.
Irma felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gregorio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped 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!

Gregorio has hold of Irma's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Irma manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Irma tries to hold on but Gregorio pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lino Gregorio 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!

Gregorio walks into a straight right hand from Irma.
Jab, jab by Irma - just one landing.
Irma lands a nice hook to Gregorio's body. Gregorio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irma connects with a nice looking jab.
Irma with a jab.
Gregorio has a takedown stuffed.
Hurricane Irma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Irma does it's job there.
Irma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gregorio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Irma as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Gregorio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gregorio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Irma is able to avoid easily.
Gregorio shoots in for a double leg but Irma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Irma finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irma throws out a powerful jab.
Gregorio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Irma gets caught napping as Gregorio dives in and scores a takedown. Irma manages to retain guard.
Irma wants to sweep but no luck.
Gregorio connects with a couple of short punches.
Gregorio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Irma trying to control the position here.
Gregorio passes Irma's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gregorio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irma keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gregorio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Irma sees it coming and defends easily.
Irma is trying to stand back up but Gregorio is controlling him
Irma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gregorio trying to control the action but Irma is working from the bottom.
Irma is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gregorio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gregorio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gregorio is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregorio trying to control but Irma is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irma taking shots to the head.
Gregorio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Irma is looking to escape.
Irma regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gregorio connects with a nice short shot to Irma's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gregorio lands a nice short elbow.
Irma is looking to escape.
Gregorio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Irma is looking for a sweep. Gregorio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gregorio wants to work for an arm triangle but Irma is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Gregorio is looking for a kimura but Irma is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gregorio to get the leverage.
Gregorio passes the guard and advances to mount!
Irma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gregorio tries to control but Irma wriggling away.
Irma wants to hold on but Gregorio pushes him away.
Gregorio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Gregorio cracks Irma with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lino Gregorio!