PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Leo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Grims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Leo
vs
Grims

210 cm
25
278 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

223 cm
23
278 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Leo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Berry Grims!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grims uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leo.
Grims with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leo counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Leo misses.
A combination from Leo does no damage.
The fighters circling - Leo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leo tries to clinch but Grims is having none of it.
Leo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grims paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bobby Leo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grims takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grims gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo tries to clinch up but Grims circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Leo.

Leo rushes Grims and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grims managing to block the knees to the body from Leo.
Grims tries to score a body lock takedown but Leo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bobby Leo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Berry Grims.
Grims drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leo controlling the action here for a moment.

Leo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo throws a series of punches but Grims avoids them all with ease.
Leo wants to clinch up but Grims keeps it at a distance.
Leo misses with a two punch combination.
Leo tries to clinch up.
Leo wants to clinch.
Grims avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo looks to land a combination but Grims avoids it well.
Grims circles away from the clinch attempt

and Grims counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Grims is working for a kimura but Leo is defending it quite comfortably.
Leo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grims is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grims trying to pass the guard but Leo defending well.

Grims seems to be working for a kimura but Leo defends the submission attempt.

Grims is working for a submission of some sort.

Leo is defending against the submission attempts here by Grims.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Leo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Grims looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grims wants to pass the guard but Leo is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grims pushes down on Leo's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grims is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Grims is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leo is just riding it out for now. Grims eventually gives up the hold.

Grims is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Grims is working for a kimura but Leo is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grims is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leo sees it coming and defends easily.

Grims is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Grims looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grims is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Leo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grims is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Leo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Leo shrugs it off.

Grims is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Leo is surviving well by controlling Grims's body position as best he can.

Grims is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Leo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Leo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grims on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Grims.
Leo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Grims jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Leo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Leo and Grims has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Leo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Grims has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berry Grims showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Leo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leo is looking to clinch but Grims is avoiding it.
Leo swinging wildly here.
Leo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grims blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leo misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grims avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grims circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leo wants to clinch.
Grims has his takedown stuffed
and Leo counters with a series of strikes. Grims will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Leo doesn't manage to clinch there - Grims circles away.
Grims with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leo counters with a stiff right hand.
Leo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grims circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Grims 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leo lands a jab-cross combination.
Leo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grims tries for a takedown but Leo circles away easily
and Leo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bobby Leo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Berry Grims.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grims fails with the takedown
and Leo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leo tries to close the distance and clinch but Grims swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grims with a poor takedown
and Leo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leo fails to land with a series of punches.
Leo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grims doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Leo misses.
Leo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Leo closes the distance and pushes Grims back into the cage.
Leo stops a takedown attempt from Grims.
Leo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grims backwards.

Leo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leo scores with the left hand. Grims knows he should have avoided that one.
Leo throws a series of punches but Grims moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Leo clearly takes that round.
That's time! Leo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grims shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grims fails with the takedown
and Leo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leo lands a jab to the nose.
Grims avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grims takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grims tries for a takedown but Leo circles away easily
and Leo counters with a series of strikes. Grims will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bobby Leo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Berry Grims.
Leo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grims swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bobby Leo is winning the standup battle so far.
Leo throws a shot from downtown. Grims moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo misses with a two punch combination.
Grims shoots and misses
and Leo counters with a stiff right hand.
Leo looks to land a combination but Grims avoids it well.
Leo doesn't manage to clinch there - Grims circles away.
Leo is looking to clinch but Grims is avoiding it.
Leo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grims.
Grims takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo throws a right hand that Grims ducks under and follows up with a left that Grims also avoids with ease.
Leo doesn't manage to clinch there - Grims circles away.
Some wild striking there from Leo.
Grims walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Leo.
Leo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grims misses with a takedown
and Leo counters with a series of strikes. Grims will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grims shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leo counters with a two punch combo.
Jab from Leo.
Grims has his takedown stuffed
and Grims takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Leo had his way with Berry Grims in that round.
That's time! Leo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Grims tries for a takedown but Leo circles away easily
and Leo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grims fails with the takedown
and Leo counters with a nice uppercut.
Leo misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A telegraphed right hand from Leo misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grims fails with the takedown
and Leo counters with a left and a right that stings Grims.
Bobby Leo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Berry Grims.
Leo throws a series of punches but Grims avoids them all with ease.
Leo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grims manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leo misses with a few strikes there.
Leo throws a series of punches but Grims moves out of range.

Grims shoots in and bounces Leo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grims drops back looking for a leg! Leo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leo manages to kick Grims off! Grims jumps back into Leo's guard.
Leo wants to get back to his feet but Grims is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grims advances position into side control!

Grims looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grims is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Grims tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leo wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grims tries for a kimura but Leo is defending well.

Grims wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Leo, who protects the arm well.
Leo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Berry Grims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Leo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Grims tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Berry Grims comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Leo!
Bobby Leo retains his heavyweight title!