PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Carroll (ranked 8228 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Granns (ranked 5691 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Carroll
vs
Granns

188 cm
24
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvatore Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Granns!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granns scores with a push kick.
Granns with a poor takedown
and Carroll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Granns leaves Carroll with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Granns has closed the distance and engaged Carroll in a clinch.
Granns leaning against his opponent.
Granns presses Carroll against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Granns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Granns misses with a body kick.
Granns tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carroll sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Granns somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carroll looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Granns is fending him off so far but Carroll persists. Nope, Granns circles away and we're back to standing.
Granns misses with a straight left.
Granns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granns throws a head kick that misses.

Granns has closed the distance and engaged Carroll in a clinch.
Granns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carroll drops down looking for an ankle pick but Granns pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Carroll. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Carroll tries to keep at a distance but Granns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Granns pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carroll is trying to break the clinch but Granns is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Granns.
Granns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carroll's efforts to push away.
Granns has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carroll is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Granns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Granns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carroll or not.
Carroll tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carroll really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Granns prevents Carroll from breaking the clinch.

Granns breaks from the clinch.
Granns lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Salvatore Carroll has been cut.
Carroll has his takedown stuffed
and Granns counters with a left right combination that sends Carroll crashing to the mat - Granns wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Carroll out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Granns!