PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Korto Grepplund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Safo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Safo has chosen Holla If Ya Hear Me! as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Grepplund
vs
Safo

179 cm
24
182 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

186 cm
24
179 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Korto Grepplund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Safo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grepplund misses with a wild body shot.
Safo tries to clinch up but Grepplund circles away and keeps his distance.
Safo misses with a hook. Grepplund ducked under it nicely.
Safo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grepplund at a distance.
A slow jab from Safo misses its intended target.
Safo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Safo misses with a hook. Grepplund ducked under it nicely.
Safo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grepplund takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Safo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grepplund takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grepplund counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grepplund misses the jab.
Grepplund moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Safo throws a shot to the body.
Grepplund will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grepplund misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Grepplund.
Grepplund moves out of range of the strikes.
Safo slips a straight right by Grepplund.
Safo scores with the left hand. Grepplund knows he should have avoided that one.
Grepplund looks to land a right hand but Safo moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safo scores with a decent looking hook.
Safo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Safo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grepplund throws a jab when Safo was well out of range.
Safo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grepplund ducks right into an uppercut from Safo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Safo throws a right and a left that Grepplund avoids nicely.
Grepplund misses with a left hand
and Safo counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Grepplund lands.

Grepplund gets tackled into the cage by Safo. Safo maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safo tries to throw a body punch but Grepplund avoids it by throwing Safo back against the cage.
Grepplund is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Safo pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Grepplund breaks from the clinch.
Safo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grepplund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Safo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Safo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Safo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Safo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grepplund.
Safo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grepplund is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grepplund ducks right into an uppercut from Safo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safo misses with a series of wild punches.
Safo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grepplund. Grepplund obviously looking to wear him down.
Grepplund throws a lazy right hand but Safo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grepplund avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Grepplund misses the target.
Grepplund gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Safo.
Grepplund closes this distance looking for a takedown but Safo circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korto Grepplund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Safo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grepplund.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Safo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Safo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Grepplund jabs Safo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Safo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grepplund throws an overhand right that lands on Safo's shoulder, as Safo tries to avoid the shot.
Safo moves away from the strike by Grepplund.
Safo throws a right hand that Grepplund ducks under and follows up with a left that Grepplund also avoids with ease.
Grepplund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Safo moves away.
Grepplund shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Safo as he avoids it easily.
Safo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grepplund.
Grepplund shoots for a takedown but Safo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grepplund tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Safo was well out of range. Poor timing from Grepplund.
Safo scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepplund connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Grepplund.
Safo misses with a hook.
Grepplund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Safo moves away.
A lazy left from Safo finds it's target.
Grepplund misses with a looping right.
Grepplund avoids the body shot from Safo.
Safo misses with a shot to the body
and Grepplund counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Safo misses the jab.
Safo misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safo throws a right and a left that both miss.

Grepplund throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Safo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Grepplund is in Safo's guard.
Grepplund preventing the sweep.
Grepplund trying to control the position from guard on top but Safo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Grepplund thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grepplund postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Safo keeping moving, preventing Grepplund from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund wants to pass the guard but Safo is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Korto Grepplund just wasn't active enough.
Nice shot lands for Safo.
Safo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grepplund.
Safo jabs Grepplund to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safo looks to throw the jab but Grepplund is out of range.
A big left from Safo misses.
Safo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Safo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grepplund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Safo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grepplund.
Safo connects with a body shot that sends Grepplund's belly button to the back.
Safo cracks Grepplund with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Safo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grepplund moves away.
No joy there for Safo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Derek Safo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Grepplund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Grepplund misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Grepplund misses the target.
Safo misses the jab.
Safo jabs Grepplund right on the nose. Grepplund blinks but takes it well.
Grepplund throws a body punch but Safo moves out of range.
Grepplund gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Safo.
Safo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Safo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grepplund's head backwards.
Safo misses with a looping left.
Safo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grepplund lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Safo at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepplund fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Safo finds it's target.
Safo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grepplund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Derek Safo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grepplund looks for a takedown but Safo sprawls well.
Safo misses the jab.
Safo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Grepplund is rocked!
Grepplund lands a right hook to the body.
Safo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grepplund.
Derek Safo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Grepplund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Safo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grepplund, right into the meat.
Safo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grepplund moves away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grepplund takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Safo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Grepplund tries to keep at a distance but Safo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grepplund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund blocks a body shot from Safo.
Grepplund lands with a right to the head.
Safo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Safo misses with a body punch.
Safo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Safo wants to stall.
Grepplund is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Safo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Safo fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Safo.
Safo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Grepplund is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grepplund blocks a body shot from Safo.
Grepplund seems to have got his legs back now.
Safo prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Safo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Safo.
Derek Safo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grepplund is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Safo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korto Grepplund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Safo struggles to land a body shot inside as Grepplund controls his hands.
Safo struggles to land a body shot inside as Grepplund controls his hands.
Korto Grepplund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Safo.

Safo drops Grepplund onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Grepplund is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Safo dips a shoulder and cracks Grepplund with a mighty uppercut! Grepplund falls back against the cage and Safo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Grepplund is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Safo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Safo!