PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between peter tremain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cyril grenfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tremain has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. peter tremain looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

tremain
vs
grenfield

167 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, peter tremain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, cyril grenfield!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tremain tries to clinch up but grenfield circles away and keeps his distance.

tremain gets a clinch.
tremain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. grenfield smiles and moves away.

grenfield feints and as tremain raises his hands in defense, grenfield changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
tremain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
grenfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. tremain is keeping the position for now.
tremain is breathing heavily.
grenfield slips nicely into half guard.
tremain taking some punishment here, with grenfield in his half guard.
grenfield trying to control from half guard but tremain is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tremain controlling the position well.

grenfield stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows tremain to get to his feet.
tremain doesn't manage to clinch there - grenfield circles away.
grenfield shoots in for a takedown but tremain shows good takedown defense.
grenfield lands a high kick!
grenfield shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has tremain pinned against the cage. tremain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
tremain pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tremain doesn't manage to clinch there - grenfield circles away.
tremain swats away the attempt to clinch by grenfield.

grenfield closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
grenfield is looking to take a break and control but tremain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
grenfield lands some shots froms side control.
grenfield working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

grenfield stands up and beckons tremain to his feet.
A head kick misses from grenfield.
grenfield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around tremain's waist but tremain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing grenfield off to one side.
peter tremain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cyril grenfield.

tremain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
tremain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
tremain is pressed up against the cage. grenfield has hold of a leg and is looking to drag tremain down to the mat. tremain avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
tremain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but grenfield manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from tremain. grenfield does a little dance to reset his feet.

grenfield forces tremain back against the cage and clinches.

grenfield breaks the clinch.
tremain tries to clinch up but grenfield circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from grenfield.
tremain blocks a head kick by grenfield.
tremain tries to clinch up but grenfield circles away and keeps his distance.
tremain wants to clinch.

tremain looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for grenfield!
tremain misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
grenfield tries to control the position but tremain now has his back.
You can see the frustration on grenfield's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

cyril grenfield dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

tremain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
tremain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from grenfield.

grenfield clinches.
grenfield is working tremain over against the cage.

grenfield has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but tremain regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
tremain looking to hit a scissor sweep but grenfield is one step ahead there.
tremain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
grenfield stands and throws tremain's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

grenfield stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
grenfield shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and tremain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
grenfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite tremain's efforts to push away.
grenfield tries to pull guard but tremain won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from tremain.
tremain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

grenfield breaks the clinch.
grenfield shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as tremain sprawls well. tremain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. grenfield gets slowly back to his feet.
peter tremain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cyril grenfield.
tremain throws a leg kick but grenfield moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
grenfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses tremain's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from tremain.
tremain misses with a takedown
and grenfield makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

grenfield shoots in and bounces tremain off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
grenfield preventing the sweep.
tremain pulls grenfield in close to prevent any damage.
grenfield wants to control from the top but tremain keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tremain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
grenfield trying to control the position from guard on top but tremain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
grenfield is stalling in the full guard.
grenfield looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

tremain has his foot on grenfield's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. grenfield works his way back into a safe position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

grenfield scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
tremain trying to control from the bottom.
tremain is refusing to be controlled, as grenfield sits in half guard.
tremain punching from the bottom.
tremain is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

cyril grenfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

tremain slaps away a takedown attempt from grenfield, before circling back to the center of the mat.

tremain darts in and clinches grenfield up against the cage.
grenfield is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

tremain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
tremain is looking to clinch but grenfield is avoiding it.
peter tremain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

tremain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
grenfield is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, tremain asserts his dominance and retains side control.

tremain decides to take the fight back to the feet.
grenfield closes the distance and clinches up with tremain, looking for a takedown. grenfield pushes tremain against the cage but tremain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
peter tremain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cyril grenfield.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

tremain clinches up against the cage.

grenfield successfully pulls guard.
cyril grenfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
grenfield is trying to hold tremain in close to prevent damage but tremain has managed to pass into half guard.
tremain is trying to control. grenfield wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
tremain controlling the action here.
grenfield trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
tremain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
grenfield is refusing to be controlled, as tremain sits in half guard.
grenfield wants to get back to his feet.
tremain blocks the strikes from grenfield.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tremain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

tremain gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
tremain is trying to control the position but grenfield postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

tremain pushes grenfield off and gets back to his feet.
grenfield misses with a takedown

and tremain counters by clinching up.
tremain is trying to force a seperation but grenfield has the dominant position.

grenfield gets control of tremain's arms and successfully pulls guard. grenfield will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

grenfield is looking for a triangle but tremain pushes his legs off easily.
tremain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. grenfield is keeping the position for now.

tremain is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tremain throws a strike but grenfield rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
grenfield preventing the sweep.
tremain keeping moving, preventing grenfield from controlling successfully.
grenfield is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
peter tremain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think grenfield has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... cyril grenfield!