PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Korto Grepplund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pancho Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa has chosen Low Rider as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Grepplund
vs
Villa

179 cm
20
182 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

170 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Conviction

Balco Boys - Hilo
Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Korto Grepplund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pancho Villa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa shoots in and drives through. Grepplund sprawls well.
Grepplund stuffs the takedown attempt from Villa. Villa gets slowly back to his feet.

Grepplund drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Grepplund is looking to work some ground and pound but Villa has wrist control.
Grepplund stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Villa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grepplund throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Villa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Villa wants to stand up but Grepplund is controlling him.
Grepplund trying to control but Villa is working from the bottom.
Villa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grepplund passes into half guard.
Villa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grepplund.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Grepplund drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Grepplund is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Villa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Grepplund is looking to take a break and control but Villa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Villa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Grepplund wants to control but Villa is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund working away.
Grepplund works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Grepplund swings around for an armbar but Villa sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Grepplund's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grepplund controls Villa momentarily but Villa frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grepplund is on top in guard.
Grepplund slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grepplund passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa sneaks back into half guard.
Grepplund wants to lay and pray for a moment but Villa keeps working.
Grepplund trying to control the pace.
Villa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grepplund controlling the action here.

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.
Grepplund lands with a punch from half guard.
Grepplund passes the guard and advances to mount!
Grepplund throwing strikes here but Villa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Villa is squirming around, avoiding Grepplund's attempts to control the action.
Grepplund putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Villa is squirming around, avoiding Grepplund's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grepplund lands a glancing blow to the side of Villa's head.
Jab, jab by Grepplund - just one landing.
Grepplund just misses with a punch to the body.
Grepplund moves out of range of the body kick.
Grepplund staying out of range there.
Villa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grepplund with a jab.
Villa misses with a few strikes there.
Grepplund misses with an uppercut.
Villa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grepplund fails with the takedown

and Villa counters with a shoot takedown. Grepplund fights it but they end up in guard.
Villa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grepplund has momentary wrist control but Villa slips an elbow through the middle.

Grepplund is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Villa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Villa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grepplund is looking to sinch up a triangle. Villa throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Grepplund's body to avoid the submission. Grepplund has instead reached around Villa's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Grepplund arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Korto Grepplund!