|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Klum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riccardo De La Fiore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
|
185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grant Klum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riccardo De La Fiore!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by De La Fiore or perhaps it was just good defense by Klum which made him look bad.
Klum gets a takedown into half guard.
De La Fiore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De La Fiore looking for submissions off his back.
Klum is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
De La Fiore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De La Fiore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Klum pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Fiore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De La Fiore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Klum moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from De La Fiore.
De La Fiore throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
De La Fiore tries to improve position but can't.
Klum has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
De La Fiore shoots in for a takedown but Klum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De La Fiore shoots in but Klum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grant Klum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riccardo De La Fiore.
De La Fiore looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klum bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
De La Fiore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Klum decides to stand back up. Klum steps back and let's De La Fiore get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klum shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Klum showed some decent athleticism there.
Klum escapes and gets back to his feet.
Klum throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De La Fiore tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Klum is in De La Fiore's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Klum is looking to stand up but De La Fiore won't let him.
De La Fiore working for submissions but it's allowed Klum to get to half guard.
Klum decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klum has a takedown stuffed.
De La Fiore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Klum but Klum pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Klum throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De La Fiore tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Klum is in De La Fiore's guard.
Klum gets to his feet. De La Fiore looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck for Klum with that takedown attempt.
De La Fiore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De La Fiore slaps away a takedown attempt from Klum, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De La Fiore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Klum swivels and escapes.
Klum scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klum decides to stand up.
Klum closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Fiore is looking to improve his position.
De La Fiore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Klum decides to stand and escape the position.
De La Fiore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Klum looking to score a takedown here. De La Fiore is defending well but Klum drives through and ends up in De La Fiore's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De La Fiore looking for subs off his back but Klum has passed one foot through into half guard.
De La Fiore is looking for a sweep. Klum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Klum dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Klum gets a double leg takedown into De La Fiore's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De La Fiore can do anything to dispel that myth.
De La Fiore looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Klum passes into side control.
De La Fiore looking for a sweep but Klum has passed into full mount! Oh no!
De La Fiore is in all sorts of trouble here.
Klum is standing up, even though he is in mount.
De La Fiore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Klum sprawls well. Klum wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De La Fiore gets slowly back to his feet.
Klum stuffs the takedown.
De La Fiore is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klum shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De La Fiore is trying to defend but Klum finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
De La Fiore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Klum pulls his head out easily.
Klum moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from De La Fiore.
Klum has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Klum closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De La Fiore did well to prevent Klum getting side control.
Klum decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klum looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for De La Fiore!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Fiore is wriggling around trying to escape.
De La Fiore is squirming around, avoiding Klum's attempts to control the action.
Klum get's back to his feet.
Klum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De La Fiore's waist but De La Fiore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Klum off to one side.
Klum shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De La Fiore is trying to defend but Klum finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Fiore looking for submissions off his back.
Klum tries to stand but can't do so whilst De La Fiore controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Fiore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Klum stands up from half guard.
Klum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De La Fiore's waist but De La Fiore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Klum off to one side.
Grant Klum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for De La Fiore with that takedown attempt.
Grant Klum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riccardo De La Fiore.
Klum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
De La Fiore flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
De La Fiore is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klum wants to control the pace but De La Fiore is squirming around nicely.
Klum get's back to his feet.
Klum fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Fiore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klum closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De La Fiore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De La Fiore actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Klum dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De La Fiore has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for De La Fiore with that takedown attempt.
Klum shoots for a takedown but De La Fiore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De La Fiore fails with the takedown.
Grant Klum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riccardo De La Fiore.
Klum closes this distance looking for a takedown but De La Fiore circles away.
Klum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De La Fiore avoids it really well and circles away.
Klum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De La Fiore's waist but De La Fiore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Klum off to one side.
De La Fiore stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De La Fiore wants it to stay on the feet.
De La Fiore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Klum drives through with a takedown into De La Fiore's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
De La Fiore is striking off his back. Klum thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Grant Klum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Klum wants to stand but De La Fiore has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Fiore tries to get to full guard but Klum has control of the leg.
De La Fiore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De La Fiore actively working from the bottom here.
De La Fiore wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klum seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Klum decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
De La Fiore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De La Fiore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Klum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Klum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De La Fiore pinned against the cage. De La Fiore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De La Fiore.
Klum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De La Fiore as he jumps to the side.
De La Fiore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Klum swivels and escapes.
Klum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Klum wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klum shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De La Fiore's guard.
Klum avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De La Fiore looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De La Fiore is looking for a triangle but Klum pushes his legs off easily.
Klum stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Klum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De La Fiore is fending him off so far but Klum persists. Nope, De La Fiore circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Klum.
De La Fiore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Klum with that takedown attempt.
Klum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De La Fiore but De La Fiore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De La Fiore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grant Klum is winning the standup battle so far.
Klum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De La Fiore's waist but De La Fiore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Klum off to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klum tries for a takedown but De La Fiore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De La Fiore misses with a takedown attempt - Klum sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Klum tries to score a power double leg takedown but De La Fiore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Klum somewhat.
De La Fiore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Klum circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klum shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De La Fiore manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Klum gets to his feet. De La Fiore looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Klum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klum 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Klum!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
83% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
