PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bear Grylls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimmo Kiiruna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Grylls
vs
Kiiruna

185 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bear Grylls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimmo Kiiruna!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grylls closes the distance and clinches up with Kiiruna, looking for a takedown. Grylls pushes Kiiruna against the cage but Kiiruna circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kiiruna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grylls tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kiiruna defends well and Grylls ends up having to push Kiiruna into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kiiruna shoots for a double leg takedown but Grylls sprawls well. He's pushed Kiiruna's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kiiruna misses with a head kick.
Kiiruna goes for a double leg but Grylls avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Grylls continues to drive forward.

Grylls gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grylls tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kiiruna is looking to reverse the position.

Grylls is trying to get an arm triangle but Kiiruna is defending well.

Grylls is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kiiruna is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grylls is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kiiruna is trying to escape and Grylls transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kiiruna is forced to tap! Nice work there by Grylls! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bear Grylls!