PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray has chosen Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hungus
vs
Gray

197 cm
28
272 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

193 cm
27
272 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Hungus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Gray!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hungus shoots and misses

so Gray counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hungus is keeping the position for now.
Hungus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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

Hungus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hungus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gray wants to control from the top but Hungus keeps moving.
Gray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hungus working a defensive guard here.
Gray throws a big right hand that misses.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Hungus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hungus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Hungus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray with a nice head shot there.
Hungus keeping moving, preventing Gray from controlling successfully.
Gray postures up.
Gray throwing strikes but missing.
Gray forces his way into half guard.
Gray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gray trying to control from half guard but Hungus is working away.
Gray thows a huge punch but Hungus dodges it nicely.

Hungus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gray lands with a punch from half guard.
Hungus works his way to full guard. Good work.

Hungus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hungus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gray passes into half guard.
Gray tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hungus controls his leg.
Gray lands strikes from half guard.
It looks like Gray is going to stand back up.

Gray in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hungus tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gray!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brett Gray!
Brett Gray is the new heavyweight champion!