PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emilbek Uulu Mambetaly (ranked 4835 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Grey (ranked 3854 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilbek Uulu Mambetaly had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Uulu Mambetaly
vs
Grey

168 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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, Emilbek Uulu Mambetaly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Grey!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mambetaly darts in looking for a takedown but Grey gets double underhooks and turns Mambetaly into the cage.
Grey with the counter takedown but Mambetaly avoids it easily.
Mambetaly staying out of range there.
Grey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grey misses with the combination.
Mambetaly doesn't manage to clinch there - Grey circles away.
Grey throws a hook to the side of Mambetaly's head but Mambetaly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mambetaly circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mambetaly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grey swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Grey gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mambetaly forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey pushes Mambetaly off looking to stand but Mambetaly dives back in and keeps control.
Mambetaly with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mambetaly lands a nice short elbow.
Grey wants to get back to his feet.
Grey is looking to control Mambetaly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grey avoid being mounted?
Grey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grey taking some punishment here, with Mambetaly in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Mambetaly seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mambetaly stands up out of the half guard.
Grey lunges at Mambetaly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mambetaly's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey cracks Mambetaly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mambetaly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mambetaly somewhat.
Mambetaly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grey.
Mambetaly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grey scores with a hook.
Grey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mambetaly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mambetaly moves away.
Mambetaly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grey avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilbek Uulu Mambetaly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mambetaly shoots in for a takedown but Grey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mambetaly dives in and grabs Grey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grey pushes down on Mambetaly's head and hops out.
No luck for Mambetaly with that takedown attempt.
Grey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mambetaly in his tracks.
Nice takedown defense from Grey. No joy for Mambetaly on that attempt.
Mambetaly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grey throws a hook but Mambetaly blocks it.
Mambetaly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grey to score with a decent uppercut.
Mambetaly misses with a hook.
Mambetaly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mambetaly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grey feints the counter takedown.
Grey misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot by Grey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey scores with a nice strike.
Mambetaly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Grey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Grey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grey with a nice cross.
Grey throws a big shot that misses.
Mambetaly takes one on the button.
Mambetaly fails with a takedown attempt.
Emilbek Uulu Mambetaly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mambetaly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mambetaly back to the cage. Grey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mambetaly wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mambetaly manages to avoid it.
Grey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mambetaly darts in looking for a takedown but Grey gets double underhooks and turns Mambetaly into the cage.
A jab from Grey misses.
Grey with a jab.
Mambetaly moves in looking to clinch but Grey pushes him off.
Grey scores with a decent looking hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mambetaly.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilbek Uulu Mambetaly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mambetaly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mambetaly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mambetaly or perhaps it was just good defense by Grey, which made it look bad.
Mambetaly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice shot lands for Grey.
Grey looks to score with a jab to the body but Mambetaly is just out of range.
Mambetaly tries for a takedown but Grey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grey lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mambetaly ducks right into an uppercut from Grey.
Mambetaly fails in his attempt to clinch.

Mambetaly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grey on his heels. He'll look to pass Grey's guard now, I'm sure.
Mambetaly connects with a couple of short punches.
Mambetaly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grey's head.
Grey is looking to stand up but Mambetaly isn't so interested in that idea.
Mambetaly controlling from the top position.
Grey trying to strike off his back.

Mambetaly gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab by Grey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambetaly wants to clinch.
Grey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grey blocks a head kick by Mambetaly.
Grey throws a right and a left that Mambetaly avoids nicely.
Grey swats away the attempt to clinch by Mambetaly.
Sloppy strikes from Grey. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mambetaly throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.
Grey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mambetaly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Grey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mambetaly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grey pinned against the cage. Grey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mambetaly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mambetaly takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Mambetaly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grey napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Grey tries to escape but Mambetaly is in control.
Mambetaly is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mambetaly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grey has escaped the position, nice work there.
Grey looks to move to half guard but instead Mambetaly has passed into mount! Damn!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Grey is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mambetaly controlling the position easily from mount.
Mambetaly raining down shots from the mount!
Grey is desperately trying to improve his position but Mambetaly has a good base and remains in mount.
Mambetaly controlling from mount.
Grey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mambetaly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mambetaly punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mambetaly takes Grey's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey is trying to stand back up.
Mambetaly is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Grey trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Grey is trying to stand back up.

Grey is trying to escape but he's just digging himself into more trouble. Mambetaly manages to sink in the hooks and gets a rear naked choke to end the fight in impressive fashion.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Emilbek Uulu Mambetaly!