PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olavi Neumann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustine Grimli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Neumann might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pantera - Cowboys From Hell. Olavi Neumann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Neumann
vs
Grimli

191 cm
19
224 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
250 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olavi Neumann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Augustine Grimli!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neumann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grimli.

Grimli gets a takedown into half guard.
Grimli is taking a breather. Neumann says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Neumann is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Grimli's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Grimli's back!
Grimli can't escape the position.
Grimli trying to control the action but Neumann just sinks the hooks in.
Neumann wants to control but Grimli is keeping busy.
Neumann loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Grimli hold on?
Grimli controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Neumann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grimli on the ground.
Neumann trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimli just trying to survive but Neumann is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Grimli looks gassed!
Neumann lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Grimli staying busy and making it hard for Neumann to control.
Neumann doesn't have the hooks in and Grimli manages to turn into his guard.

Grimli drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grimli jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Neumann wants to stand up but Grimli is controlling him.
Grimli trying to control but Neumann is working from the bottom.
Grimli prevents Neumann from getting back to his feet.

Neumann scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Neumann rushes Grimli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimli tries to stall but Neumann uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Neumann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grimli's defenses.
Neumann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Neumann tries a knee to the head but Grimli blocks it.
Neumann tries to land a knee to the head but Grimli blocks with his arms.
Grimli avoiding damage as Neumann throws knees to the body.
Grimli blocks an elbow strike from Neumann.
Neumann connects with a knee to the head.
Neumann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Neumann obliges.
Neumann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Neumann with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Neumann misses with a knee to the head.
Neumann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neumann stalling in the clinch but Grimli improves position.
Grimli trying to control the position but instead, Neumann has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grimli into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neumann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grimli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neumann.
Neumann lands an elbow inside that Grimli shrugs off.
Neumann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Neumann.
Neumann with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grimli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grimli is trying to maintain a safe position but Neumann gets an underhook and turns Grimli into the cage.

Neumann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grimli wants to clinch
and Neumann counters with a good low kick that Grimli was not able to check.
Neumann darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Neumann misses with a double jab.
Neumann misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grimli tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Neumann counters with a slapping leg kick.

Grimli rushes Neumann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neumann tries to land knees in the clinch but Grimli avoids the damage to the body.
Grimli looking to stall.
Neumann tries a knee to the head but Grimli blocks it.
Grimli working hard to break the clinch.
Neumann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neumann tries a knee to the head but Grimli blocks it.
Grimli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grimli avoiding damage as Neumann throws knees to the body.
Neumann pressing his opponent against the cage.
Grimli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Neumann smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olavi Neumann dominated that round.
That's time! Neumann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Neumann throws a series of punches but Grimli moves out of range.
Grimli avoids a punch combination nicely.

Neumann moves into the clinch successfully.
Neumann prevents a body shot from Grimli.
Grimli looking to stall.
Grimli wants a takedown but no success here.
Grimli takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Neumann scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Neumann breaks the clinch.
Neumann lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grimli backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grimli shoots in for a takedown but Neumann shows good takedown defense.
Neumann lands a head shot.
Grimli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Neumann forces Grimli back against the cage and clinches.
Neumann tries to land a knee to the head but Grimli blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neumann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olavi Neumann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimli fails with the takedown
and Neumann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Olavi Neumann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augustine Grimli.
Neumann lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grimli at a distance.
Grimli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neumann moves out of range as Grimli strikes.
Neumann throws a nice looking combination but Grimli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimli tries to clinch but Neumann moves away
enabling Neumann to counter with a crisp jab.
Grimli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neumann.
Grimli misses with a body shot.
Grimli throws a leg kick but Neumann moved away.
Donk. Neumann catches Grimli right on the button with a cross.
Grimli doesn't manage to clinch there - Neumann circles away.
Grimli tries to clinch but Neumann is having none of it.
Neumann tests Grimli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Neumann tests Grimli's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimli tries to clinch but Neumann moves out of range.
Neumann circles away from the clinch attempt

and Neumann counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like Neumann is going to stand back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grimli manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimli pulls Neumann in close to prevent any damage.
Grimli lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Neumann!
Grimli tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Grimli has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Neumann wants to get back to his feet.

Grimli has hold of Neumann's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Neumann manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Grimli with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimli prevents Neumann from getting the reversal.
Grimli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Neumann tries to hold on but Grimli pushes him away.
Grimli looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neumann really wants to buck Grimli off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olavi Neumann dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Grimli tries a head kick but it misses.
Neumann throws a series of strikes that have Grimli backpedaling.
Neumann cracks the inside of Grimli's front leg.
Neumann works over Grimli's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Neumann gets a clinch.
Neumann looking to throw knees to the head but Grimli is blocking nicely.

Neumann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neumann scores with a leg kick.
Neumann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimli clinches but Neumann breaks the clinch
and Neumann counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Neumann closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Olavi Neumann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grimli slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Neumann wants to stand but Grimli has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Grimli managing to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimli looking to control.
Neumann is looking to stand up but Grimli won't let him.
Neumann postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neumann tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimli is retaining full guard.
Neumann tries to stand but Grimli is controlling from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grimli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Grimli rushes Neumann and presses him up against the cage.
Neumann lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neumann looking to throw knees to the head but Grimli is blocking nicely.
Grimli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grimli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grimli blocks the elbow strike.
Neumann scores with a hook to the body.

Grimli works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Grimli drops back, looking for a kneebar! Neumann looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Neumann looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Neumann!
Neumann wants to stand but Grimli has his arm trapped.
Grimli is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimli is looking to control Neumann's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grimli avoid being mounted?

Grimli actively working from the bottom here.

Grimli looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grimli is trying to maintain the position but Neumann is very close to passing his half guard.
Neumann tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Grimli.
Grimli moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Grimli pulls Neumann in close to his closed guard and prevents Neumann from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neumann has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grimli is proving hard to escape from.
Grimli pulls Neumann in close to his closed guard and prevents Neumann from doing any damage or advancing position.
Olavi Neumann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grimli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Augustine Grimli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Grimli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Grimli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olavi Neumann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Neumann has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olavi Neumann!