PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otto Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Kanye West - Stronger as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Grimm
vs
White

182 cm
27
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
155 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Legal High's [CBK]
[CBK] Smashwear Clothing

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otto Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary White!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grimm.
White throws a leg kick
and Grimm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White tries to clinch but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grimm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grimm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a nice head kick!
White missing with a left hand there. Grimm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grimm at a distance.
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White scores with a three punch combo!
White misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from White.
Grimm tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm swings for the body but White moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grimm's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A right-left combo lands from White.
Grimm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a kick to the temple. Grimm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grimm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.

That's six 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.
Grimm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimm.
Grimm throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Grimm is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grimm fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Grimm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grimm gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otto Grimm. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grimm with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Grimm off balance momentarily.

Grimm gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary White 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.

Grimm 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.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grimm wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Grimm tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm passes easily into side control. Nice work.
White taking punishment in the form of punches.
White tries to bench press Grimm off him but Grimm keeps the position.
Grimm is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grimm has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for White!
White holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Grimm tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
BOOM! Grimm connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grimm swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and White is now in Grimm's guard. A big mistake from Grimm there, giving up the dominant position!
Grimm is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
White won't allow Grimm to sweep him here.
Grimm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm has a closed guard, preventing White from standing up.
Grimm looking to control.

Grimm isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. White stacks Grimm 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 White!
Grimm is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grimm manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

White decides to return to a standing position.
Grimm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with an outside leg kick.
Grimm throws out a leg kick but White moves out of range and Grimm only half commits.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grimm blocks a jab.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.
White tries to clinch there but Grimm circles away.
Grimm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's six 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.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Grimm circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
Grimm blocks a leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook. Grimm ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grimm thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's eight 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.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grimm throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grimm throws a head kick that half lands.
Grimm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grimm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Otto Grimm will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Grimm swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a good low kick that Grimm was not able to check.
Nice sprawl there from White as Grimm shoots in.
Grimm moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm misses with a left hand
and White counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to clinch up but Grimm keeps it at a distance.
White throws a leg kick but Grimm moved away.
Grimm throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Grimm 's knee.
White feints and then cracks Grimm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grimm down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
White is looking to slow Grimm down with leg kicks.
White misses with a head kick.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grimm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White moves in looking to clinch but Grimm pushes him off.
Grimm misses with a jab to the body

and White counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grimm drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Grimm.
Grimm misses with a punch on the inside.
White is leaning against Grimm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Grimm.
A right hand to the body from White.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimm struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Grimm tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Grimm back against the cage.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimm displaying some good clinch control by pressing White up against the cage.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Grimm jumps into guard, dragging White to the mat.
Grimm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
White is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
White is working to get back to half guard.
Grimm won't let White get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
White wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Grimm.
Grimm looking to control and managing it successfully.
White blocking the ground and pound.

That's six 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.
White is looking to improve his position but Grimm isn't that keen on the idea.
White blocking the ground and pound.

Grimm working for a guillotine from mount but White is in no mood to give up.
Grimm trying to control but White is having none of it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grimm working White over with strikes here.
White is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
White in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grimm lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
White tries to hold on but Grimm postures up.
White is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Grimm working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Grimm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as White is looking to escape.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grimm unloads with some shots from mount but White bucks and avoids them well.
Grimm with the ground and pound from mount.
White is looking to get to half guard.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grimm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grimm controlling from mount.

Grimm goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now White is on top in guard.
Grimm working a defensive guard here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

White stands up from Grimm's guard - White perhaps looking for a knockout.
Grimm throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Otto Grimm.
I think Grimm 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Gary White!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Gary White!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Gary White!

Gary White wins by unanimous decision!