PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bosse Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liha Piirakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liha Piirakka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Grepp
vs
Piirakka

174 cm
27
155 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

225 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bosse Grepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liha Piirakka!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grepp gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Piirakka tests Grepp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grepp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piirakka.
Piirakka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab from Piirakka misses.

Grepp fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Piirakka sprawls well initially but Grepp persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Piirakka looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Grepp seems content to control.
Piirakka is looking to improve his position.
Grepp takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Piirakka tries to get to full guard but Grepp has control of the leg.
Grepp takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Piirakka is defending against the submission attempts here by Grepp.
Grepp is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Grepp.
Grepp with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grepp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grepp wants to pass to mount but Piirakka is defending the position.
Piirakka is looking to improve his position.
Grepp controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Grepp there.

Piirakka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grepp pulls his head out easily.

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.
Grepp tries to pass the half guard into mount. Piirakka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Grepp content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grepp works his way into full mount!
Grepp lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grepp can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Piirakka is looking to escape.
Grepp scoring with strikes but Piirakka is staying in there.
Grepp controlling from the full mount.
Piirakka sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp is thwarting Piirakka's attempts to control the position.
Grepp wants to control but Piirakka is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grepp in particular looking to stall.
Piirakka wants to control but Grepp is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Grepp seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Piirakka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grepp is working away from the top position though.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Liha Piirakka hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Piirakka misses with a double jab.
Liha Piirakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piirakka throws a body punch but Grepp moves out of range.

Grepp shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Piirakka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Piirakka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grepp wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grepp tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grepp has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Piirakka tries to control but Grepp manages to take his back.
Grepp is landing with strikes. Piirakka can't take much more of this.
Piirakka trying to control the action but Grepp just sinks the hooks in.
Grepp has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Piirakka is covering up but some of the strikes from Grepp are getting through and doing damage.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Grepp doesn't have the hooks in and Piirakka manages to turn into his guard.

Grepp throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Piirakka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grepp is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bosse Grepp dominated that round.
That's time! Grepp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grepp slips a jab from Piirakka.
Piirakka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grepp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piirakka fails to land with a series of punches.

Grepp shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Piirakka is trying to defend but Grepp finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Grepp moves into full mount! Piirakka won't be happy about that!
Piirakka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grepp breaks from Piirakka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Grepp prevents Piirakka from getting the reversal.
Grepp looking to finish Piirakka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Piirakka!
The referee warns Piirakka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Grepp is landing with some decent strikes but Piirakka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Piirakka is rocked!
Grepp is landing with some decent strikes but Piirakka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Piirakka is still in real trouble! Can Grepp finish him?
Bosse Grepp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grepp controlling his opponent.
Piirakka seems to have recovered his senses.

Grepp looking to secure an arm triangle but Piirakka defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piirakka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grepp lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Piirakka is in a horrible position here. Grepp smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Grepp content just to control the position here.

Grepp jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Piirakka is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Piirakka and Grepp has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Piirakka tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piirakka is letting Grepp control him for a moment.
Grepp passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Piirakka!
Grepp in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Piirakka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grepp unloading with bombs!

Grepp working for a submission but Piirakka is keeping him at bay.
Grepp content just to control the position here.
Grepp wants to control the pace but Piirakka is squirming around nicely.
Grepp lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Piirakka hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Piirakka is looking to escape.
Piirakka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grepp unloading with bombs!
Grepp sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Grepp.

Grepp jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Piirakka manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Grepp trying to control the action but Piirakka is working from the bottom.
Piirakka is looking to regain half guard here but Grepp keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piirakka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grepp remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Piirakka can't do much from the bottom here.
Piirakka is not content to let Grepp control the position.
Grepp is working Piirakka over with some ground and pound from side control.

Grepp thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grepp controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bosse Grepp dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Grepp shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Piirakka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Grepp remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Piirakka is trying to control Grepp's posture but Grepp avoids it.

Grepp is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Piirakka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Piirakka is trying to get back to half guard.
Grepp throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Piirakka is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp scores with a couple of short elbows.
Grepp remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Grepp wants to lay and pray for a moment but Piirakka keeps working.

Grepp tries for a kimura but Piirakka is defending well.
Piirakka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grepp content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bosse Grepp!