PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kierron Molet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kendall Grove has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Grove
vs
Molet

198 cm
25
192 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kendall Grove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kierron Molet!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Molet closes the distance and clinches.

Molet breaks from the clinch.
Molet stuffs the takedown attempt from Grove. Grove gets slowly back to his feet.
Grove throws a head kick that misses
and Molet counters with a nice kick to the body.
Grove fails with a takedown attempt.

Molet has Grove up against the cage in a clinch.

Grove jumps guard.
Grove has momentary wrist control but Molet slips an elbow through the middle.
Molet looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Grove looking for a guillotine here but Molet defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grove throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grove is keeping the position for now.

Grove throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Molet pushing down on Grove's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Molet is looking to pass to full mount but he's left his head exposed in the process. Grove has locked up a guillotine and regained full guard. He's really cranking on it - this could be the end! Is it? Is it? No... YES! YES! He's tapped! I didn't think he was going to get it there for a minute but he did! Well done Grove! He waited for his chance and took it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kendall Grove!