PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egil Grim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Robotica. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Santos
vs
Grim

187 cm
20
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Egil Grim!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looks to land a body kick but Grim moved away.
Grim moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Santos.
Grim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
Santos is looking to clinch but Grim is avoiding it.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grim tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grim to the ground. Grim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Grim.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grim.

Santos clinches up with Grim and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grim is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Grim throws a head punch that misses.
Santos stops a takedown attempt from Grim.
Grim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santos prevents it.
Grim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grim swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Santos jumps guard.
Grim throwing strikes but missing.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grim stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Grim advances position into side control!
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos tries to bench press Grim off him but Grim keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grim in side control, throwing shots but Santos defends.
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Santos defending against the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santos counters with a body kick.
Antonio Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egil Grim.

Grim changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grim's best efforts.
Grim working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Santos's thigh. Santos counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Grim looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grim preventing the sweep.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grim.
Grim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grim shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Grim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grim lands a body shot.
Santos is looking to clinch but Grim is avoiding it.
Grim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grim misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grim lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grim.
Grim scores with a one two! Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Santos avoids the head kick by Grim.
Jab, jab by Grim - just one landing.
Grim shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grim throws a low kick, looking for Santos's leg but Santos calmly moves out of range.
Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grim to score with a decent uppercut.
Grim lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Santos looks for a takedown but Grim sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Grim.
Grim tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Grim.
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Grim scores with a three punch combo!
Nice uppercut lands for Grim. That snapped Santos's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks.
Grim throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Grim.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grim clobbers Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grim closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Grim pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grim looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Egil Grim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grim lands the left hand.
Santos wants to clinch up but Grim keeps it at a distance.
Grim blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grim misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Grim circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A jab from Grim finds it's way through Santos's defenses.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Grim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
Grim looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grim tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Grim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Antonio Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egil Grim.
Grim scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Egil Grim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Grim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grim's guard.
Grim throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Grim looking to control.
Grim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.
Santos controls Grim momentarily but Grim frees himself.
Grim preventing the sweep.
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grim.
Grim trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Grim thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Grim regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grim keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Grim striking off his back but it's not causing Santos any problems.
Grim striking off his back but it's not causing Santos any problems.
Grim is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grim trying to strike off his back.
Grim thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Santos trying to control but Grim is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grim shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Grim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grim.
Grim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grim connects with a single shot there.
Grim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Grim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grim looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santos clinches but Grim breaks the clinch
and Grim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grim misses with a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Grim.
Santos avoids the head kick by Grim.
Grim punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Antonio Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Egil Grim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grim tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Egil Grim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grim winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Egil Grim!