PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarno Ahma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gronk Groenhud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groenhud has chosen Sometime Lonely by Kelly Chen as his entrance music. Gronk Groenhud will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ahma
vs
Groenhud

170 cm
18
140 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarno Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gronk Groenhud!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ahma drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ahma trying to control but Groenhud is working from the bottom.
Groenhud manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ahma manages to get himself to full guard.
Ahma controls Groenhud momentarily but Groenhud frees himself.
Groenhud lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Groenhud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahma is keeping the position for now.

Groenhud stands up and waves to Ahma to follow him.

Ahma shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Groenhud's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenhud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ahma is controlling him.
Ahma trying to control but Groenhud is working from the bottom.
Groenhud is trying to control the position but Ahma postures up.
Groenhud keeping moving, preventing Ahma from controlling successfully.
Groenhud is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ahma is stalling in the full guard.
Ahma trying to control but Groenhud is working from the bottom.
Groenhud lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ahma!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ahma holds on, trying desperately to control.
Ahma slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Groenhud is trying to work for a kimura but Ahma is defending well.
Ahma wants to get back to full guard.
Groenhud working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Groenhud is working for a submission of some sort.
Groenhud wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ahma with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ahma is looking to control Groenhud's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ahma avoid being mounted?
Ahma tries to roll over but Groenhud keeps him under control.
Ahma is breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ahma moves out of range of the body kick.
Groenhud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gronk Groenhud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahma misses with a takedown attempt - Groenhud sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gronk Groenhud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahma fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Groenhud lands a right hook to the body.
Ahma shoots for a takedown but Groenhud saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarno Ahma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groenhud lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Groenhud looks to land a combination but Ahma avoids it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Groenhud.
Ahma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Groenhud counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ahma shoots in but Groenhud avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gronk Groenhud dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ahma fails to land with a series of punches.
Groenhud's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Groenhud duly obliges.
Groenhud clobbers Ahma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Groenhud looks to land a combination. Ahma sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A solid leg kick lands there for Groenhud.
Ahma misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Groenhud to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Groenhud as he avoids it easily.
Groenhud uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ahma has time to react.

Ahma closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Groenhud to the mat! Groenhud manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma trying to control but Groenhud is working from the bottom.
Groenhud can't keep his opponent in guard - Ahma advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ahma content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Groenhud tries to get to full guard but Ahma has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Ahma seems content to control.
Groenhud is staying active underneath Ahma, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ahma is really struggling to control Groenhud but he's trying to hold on to the position.

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.
Ahma with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ahma wants to control but Groenhud is keeping him busy.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jarno Ahma just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Groenhud looks to land a combination but Ahma avoids it well.
Ahma shoots and misses
and Groenhud counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarno Ahma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Groenhud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ahma doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Groenhud counters with a nice body shot.
Groenhud lands with a straight right. Ahma didn't see that one coming.
Groenhud is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud fails to land with a series of punches.
Groenhud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahma.
Groenhud lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ahma's sensitive parts.
Groenhud lands a jab to the nose.
Groenhud connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Groenhud misses with a double jab

and Ahma counters with a nice double leg into side control. Groenhud won't be happy with that.
Groenhud tries to bench press Ahma off him but Ahma keeps the position.
Ahma trying to control the action but Groenhud is working from the bottom.
Groenhud gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud tries to get to full guard but Ahma has control of the leg.
Ahma is tying to control. Groenhud wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Ahma seems content to control.
Groenhud is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ahma's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ahma's back!
Ahma avoids the strikes from Groenhud.
Groenhud is trying to stick to Ahma's back but Ahma is turning into Groenhud. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Groenhud's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ahma.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahma slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ahma trying to control but Groenhud is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gronk Groenhud 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Groenhud fails to land with a series of punches.

Ahma drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Groenhud working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ahma doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ahma manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Groenhud wants to sweep but no luck.

Groenhud uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Groenhud misses with a low kick as Ahma jumps back.

Ahma closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ahma lands in his opponent's guard.
Groenhud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ahma trying to control but Groenhud is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ahma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Groenhud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ahma trying to control but Groenhud is working from the bottom.
Groenhud looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahma looking to pass the guard.
Groenhud is trying to control the position but Ahma postures up.
Ahma might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Groenhud keeping moving, preventing Ahma from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Groenhud falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ahma counters with a single leg into guard. Groenhud didn't expect that.

Groenhud is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Groenhud is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ahma is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Groenhud scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Groenhud throws a combination that misses

and Ahma counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jarno Ahma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Groenhud looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Groenhud is trying is best to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Groenhud manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ahma wants to control from the top but Groenhud keeps moving.
Groenhud wants to stand but Ahma is controlling the position.

Groenhud is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ahma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ahma controlling from the top position.
Ahma wants to control from the top but Groenhud keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Groenhud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jarno Ahma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ahma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Groenhud tries to roll over but Ahma keeps him under control.
Ahma is tying to control. Groenhud wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Ahma seems to be looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jarno Ahma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Groenhud 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gronk Groenhud!