PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Grim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Mora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mora has chosen Journey - Separate Ways as his entrance music. Steve Grim is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Grim
vs
Mora

190 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
22
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Grim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Mora!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grim misses with a head kick.
Grim looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Grim stuffs the takedown attempt from Mora. Mora gets slowly back to his feet.

Mora drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mora controlling the position.
Mora's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sakari Mora just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mora decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grim's guard.
Mora forces his way into half guard.
Mora content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grim is trying to get back to full guard.
Mora controlling the action here.
Mora tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grim knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mora performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mora wants to pass to mount but Grim is defending the position.
Mora is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Mora is working for a submission of some sort.
Mora content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grim won't allow Mora to pass to mount.
Mora is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grim is refusing to be controlled, as Mora sits in half guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sakari Mora just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Grim gets a takedown into half guard.
Mora is trying is best to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mora manages to get to full guard.
Grim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mora controlling Grim's posture.

Mora looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mora lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grim!
Mora content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sakari Mora dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mora scores with a takedown into Grim's guard.

Mora gets to his feet. Grim looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Mora bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mora is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grim knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Mora tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mora has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grim striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grim is looking for a sweep.
Mora staying calm.

Mora looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mora remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two 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.
Grim is looking for a sweep.
Sakari Mora has got the better of the ground game so far.

Mora has hold of Grim's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Grim seems comfortable defending it but Mora has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Grim is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Grim is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Mora couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sakari Mora!