PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordi Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmond Grange (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.

Warner
vs
Grange

191 cm
21
238 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
228 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Wellness Policy Muscle
Lightning Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordi Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Grange!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grange fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Warner, pushing him back against the cage.
Grange looking for a takedown.
Grange wants to break the clinch but can't.

Grange decides to pull guard.
Grange not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Warner gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Warner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Warner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Grange looking to control.
Grange manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grange misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grange prevents Warner from getting the reversal.
Grange looking to control and managing it successfully.
Warner is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grange looking to control and managing it successfully.

Grange looking for a guillotine from mount but Warner is having none of it.
Warner can't escape the position.

Grange jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Warner manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Grange looks gassed!
Warner tries to bench press Grange off him but Grange keeps the position.
Warner manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Warner is trying to stand back up but Grange is controlling him
Warner trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Grange manages to pass to mount!
Warner is looking to improve his position but Grange isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grange can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Warner is looking to escape.
Warner wants to hold on but Grange pushes him away.
Warner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Grange with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Warner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Grange working for a guillotine from mount but Warner is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grange looking to control but Warner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grange controlling his opponent.
Warner is working to get back to half guard.
Warner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Grange passes the guard and advances to mount!
Grange scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Warner?

Grange looking for a guillotine from mount but Warner is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grange breaks from Warner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Grange tries to control but Warner wriggling away.
Grange with good strikes from the mount here!
Warner tries to lock up and control but Grange gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Grange looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Grange is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Warner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Grange trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grange controlling the position easily from mount.

Grange is working for a guillotine from mount but Warner frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmond Grange dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Warner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Grange manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grange trying to control but Warner is having none of it.
Grange controlling from mount.
Warner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grange content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grange can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Warner is looking to escape.
Warner is working to get back to half guard.
Grange takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Grange punishing his opponent with strikes.
Warner is looking to get to half guard.
Grange has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Warner's face.
Grange looking to control and managing it successfully.
Warner can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grange has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Warner's face.
Grange putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grange cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Grange controlling the position easily from mount.
Grange putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grange trying to control but Warner is having none of it.
Grange has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Despite being in the dominant position, Edmond Grange just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grange tries to bum rush Warner with a series of wild strikes but Warner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Grange gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Grange seems to be working for a kimura but Warner defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grange trying to pass the guard but Warner defending well.
Grange tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Warner is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Grange pulls his head out easily.
Grange not doing much here.
Grange is thwarting Warner's attempts to control the position.
Warner is looking to improve his position.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grange gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Warner counters with a shoot takedown. Grange fights it but they end up in guard.
Warner trying to control but Grange is working from the bottom.
Grange keeping full guard, as Warner tries to pass.
Grange can't keep his opponent in guard - Warner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grange moves into full guard.

Warner drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Grange dives on top into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grange preventing the sweep.
Warner is looking to sweep but instead, Grange has passed into half guard.
Grange throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmond Grange showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Warner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Grange counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grange.
Grange gets underhooks to prevent Warner's takedown attempt.

Grange pulls guard.
Warner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grange on the ground.

Grange manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Grange clinches with his opponent.
Warner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordi Warner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Grange jumps into guard, dragging Warner to the mat.
Grange is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grange content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grange passes to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Grange tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grange trying to control but Warner is having none of it.
Warner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grange controlling the position easily from mount.
Grange tries to control but Warner wriggling away.
Grange scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Warner?
Grange content just to control the position here.
Grange tries to control but Warner wriggling away.
Grange lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grange is standing up, even though he is in mount.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grange.
Jordi Warner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Grange fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Warner sprawls well initially but Grange persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grange stops Warner from getting back to his feet.
Warner trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Warner is looking to improve his position.
Warner controlling the position well.
Grange throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Warner is trying to control but Grange passes into side control!
Grange throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Warner is pushing Grange's head away, looking to escape. Grange manages to hold on to the position though.
Edmond Grange has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grange lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grange scores with a leg kick.
Warner is looking to clinch.
Jordi Warner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warner tries for a takedown but Grange circles away easily

and Grange counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grange looking for a takedown.
Warner misses with a punch to the body.
Warner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grange gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Grange decides to pull guard.

Warner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Warner gets to his feet. Grange looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Grange avoids the head kick by Warner.
Warner tries to clinch but Grange moves out of range.
Warner has his takedown stuffed

and Grange moves into the clinch.

Warner has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Grange uses from the top position.

Warner isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Grange stacks Warner on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Grange!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grange is working to tighten is grip on Warner's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Warner has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Grange is really squeezing tight and eventually Warner passes out! Grange breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Edmond Grange!