PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between rocky bullwinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Grappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rocky bullwinkle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pablo Grappa's chin.

bullwinkle
vs
Grappa

185 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

172 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, rocky bullwinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Grappa!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grappa lands a right hook to the body.
bullwinkle throws a lazy right hand but Grappa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grappa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
bullwinkle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grappa's waist but Grappa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing bullwinkle off to one side.
Grappa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grappa.
Grappa fails to land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Grappa coming out on top.
Grappa throws a head kick that misses.
bullwinkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
bullwinkle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grappa as he avoids it easily.
Grappa sizes up bullwinkle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grappa misses with a jab, cross combination.
bullwinkle shoots in but Grappa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky bullwinkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bullwinkle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grappa is fending him off so far but bullwinkle persists. Nope, Grappa circles away and we're back to standing.
A right-left combo lands from Grappa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grappa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grappa misses with a two punch combination.
Grappa misses with a two punch combination.
Grappa throws a right hand that bullwinkle ducks under and follows up with a left that bullwinkle also avoids with ease.
Grappa lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappa lands a jab-cross combination.
bullwinkle is breathing heavily.
Grappa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
bullwinkle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grappa looks to land a combination. bullwinkle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pablo Grappa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grappa misses with a wild combination.
Grappa misses with a jab, cross combination.
bullwinkle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grappa as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Grappa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grappa throws a right hand that bullwinkle ducks under and follows up with a left that bullwinkle also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Grappa.
Grappa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pablo Grappa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grappa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
bullwinkle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grappa checks it well.
Nice jab there from Grappa.

bullwinkle feints and as Grappa raises his hands in defense, bullwinkle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bullwinkle stops Grappa from standing up.

Grappa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
bullwinkle wants to control from the top but Grappa keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grappa controls bullwinkle momentarily but bullwinkle frees himself.
bullwinkle stops Grappa from standing up.

bullwinkle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and bullwinkle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Grappa pushes bullwinkle off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

bullwinkle gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
bullwinkle keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappa wants to get back to his feet.

bullwinkle is looking for a kimura but Grappa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for bullwinkle to get the leverage.

bullwinkle seems to be working for a kimura but Grappa defends the submission attempt.

bullwinkle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Grappa manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four 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.
bullwinkle shoots in for a double leg but Grappa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
bullwinkle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grappa jabs bullwinkle right on the nose. bullwinkle blinks but takes it well.
Grappa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
bullwinkle misses with a wild body shot.
bullwinkle avoids a punch combination nicely.
bullwinkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grappa throws a right and a left that bullwinkle avoids nicely.

bullwinkle gets the takedown into side control.

Grappa explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Grappa is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from bullwinkle.
bullwinkle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grappa as he avoids it easily.
Grappa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grappa duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Grappa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

bullwinkle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grappa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grappa misses with a series of wild punches.

bullwinkle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Grappa!
bullwinkle prevents Grappa from getting the reversal.
bullwinkle misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
bullwinkle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grappa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
bullwinkle misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Grappa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

bullwinkle is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Grappa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Grappa!
Grappa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grappa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Grappa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on bullwinkle, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Grappa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

bullwinkle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Grappa is looking to get back to is feet but bullwinkle passes into side control.

bullwinkle tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Grappa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, bullwinkle asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Grappa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
bullwinkle flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
bullwinkle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
bullwinkle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of bullwinkle is proving hard to escape from.

Grappa stands up from bullwinkle's guard - Grappa perhaps looking for a knockout.
Grappa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by bullwinkle.
Grappa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
bullwinkle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grappa.
bullwinkle misses with a series of wild punches.
Grappa throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Grappa misses.
bullwinkle tries for a takedown but Grappa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grappa throws a left and a right that both miss
and bullwinkle counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bullwinkle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grappa.
bullwinkle avoids a punch combination nicely.
bullwinkle dodges the punch combination from Grappa.
Grappa feints and then cracks bullwinkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow bullwinkle down.
Grappa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
bullwinkle needs to keep his hands up - Grappa had a free shot at his head there.
bullwinkle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky bullwinkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

bullwinkle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Grappa wants to get back to his feet.
rocky bullwinkle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
bullwinkle passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Grappa!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

bullwinkle looking to isolate an arm here. Grappa doesn't see it coming and as bullwinkle extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by bullwinkle!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). rocky bullwinkle!