PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 158 p4p, 4 weight class) and Eliitti Paavo (ranked 359 p4p, 9 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grande might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dead By Dawn by Deicide . Paavo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Brother Firetribe - Winner Takes It All kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jesus Chico Grande is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Chico Grande
vs
Paavo

165 cm
32
145 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

155 cm
33
137 lbs
24 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliitti Paavo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande slips under a jab.

Paavo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Paavo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grande throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grande throws a big shot that misses.
Paavo looks to throw the jab but Grande is out of range.
Paavo tests Grande's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grande moves out of range as Paavo strikes.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paavo was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Paavo scores with a nice strike.
Grande throws a leg kick but Paavo moved away.
Paavo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paavo. That's going to slow Grande down.
Grande fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paavo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paavo throws a jab when Grande was well out of range.
Grande quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Paavo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Grande scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande throws a looping overhand right but Paavo ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Paavo misses its intended target.
Grande wants to clinch up but Paavo keeps it at a distance.
Paavo thinks about the counter body kick.
Paavo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grande moves out of range of the leg kick from Paavo.
Paavo misses with a body kick.
Grande getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grande. Paavo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paavo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Paavo throws a low kick, looking for Grande's leg but Grande calmly moves out of range.
Grande misses with a straight left.
Paavo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grande throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Grande misses the target.
Grande tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paavo counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paavo tries to clinch but Grande moves out of range.
Grande slips under a jab from Paavo.
Grande is looking to counter punch.
Grande avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grande was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grande misses with a head kick.
Paavo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paavo just misses with a punch to the body.
Paavo takes one to the side of the head.
Grande takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grande connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paavo's hands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grande.
Paavo looks to land a combination but Grande avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Grande. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grande.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paavo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grande's sensitive parts.
Paavo misses with a double jab.
Paavo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grande finds it's way round the side to connect with Paavo's head.
Paavo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grande is out of range.
Grande misses with a looping left.
Grande stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grande tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paavo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grande.
Paavo checks a leg kick.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paavo looks to land a right hand but Grande moved out of range.
Grande uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paavo.

Paavo moves into the clinch.

Paavo pulls guard effortlessly.

Paavo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Grande has his hands clasped together but Paavo extends and breaks Grande's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Paavo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eliitti Paavo!
Eliitti Paavo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Jesus Chico Grande was interviewed post fight and said 'Why are you laughing at me!?! Stop laughing at me!!! I don't look like Goofy!'.