PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimm comes to the cage accompanied by David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kid Funkyama enters the cage!

Grimm
vs
Funkyama

170 cm
23
156 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

165 cm
26
140 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear
Meet the Future

Meet the Future

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Auguste Grimm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funkyama.
A swing and a miss from Funkyama.
The fighters circling - Grimm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimm throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grimm.
Funkyama wants to clinch.
Funkyama tests Grimm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grimm misses with a looping right.
Funkyama moves in looking to clinch but Grimm pushes him off.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Funkyama cracks Grimm with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama with a hook.
Funkyama throws the left hand but Grimm avoids the punch easily.
Funkyama moves out of range of the body kick from Grimm.
Funkyama lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Funkyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimm.
Grimm throws a sloppy body shot
and Funkyama counters with a nice uppercut.
Grimm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Funkyama thuds his right hand into Grimm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grimm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Funkyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Funkyama blocks a leg kick.
Funkyama feints and then cracks Grimm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grimm down.
Grimm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, jab by Grimm - just one landing.
Funkyama connects with an inside leg kick.
Grimm takes one on the button.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Funkyama looks to land a left hand but Grimm moved out of range nicely.
Funkyama scores with a punch to the head.
Funkyama throws a leg kick but Grimm sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama lands a nice looking body shot.
Funkyama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funkyama tries to clinch but Grimm moves out of range.
Funkyama defending well as Grimm loads up on a big left hand.
Grimm punishes Funkyama's body with a nice straight punch.
Funkyama thumps Grimm with a low kick.
Grimm misses with a body shot.
Grimm throws a sloppy body shot
and Funkyama counters with a nice uppercut.
Grimm tries to clinch up.
Grimm just misses with a punch to the body.
Funkyama throws an overhand right that lands on Grimm's shoulder, as Grimm tries to avoid the shot.
Funkyama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Grimm.
Funkyama wants to clinch.
Grimm throws a leg kick
and Funkyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funkyama misses with a hook.
Grimm blocks a jab.
Jab from Grimm.
Funkyama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grimm misses with a right hand
and Funkyama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Funkyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grimm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Funkyama slips a jab from Grimm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Funkyama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Funkyama. Grimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimm scores with a leg kick.
Funkyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimm connects with a single shot there.
Funkyama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Funkyama thuds his right hand into Grimm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grimm lands with a kick to the temple. Funkyama shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Funkyama is rocked!

Funkyama forces Grimm back against the cage and clinches.
Grimm blocking some punches.
Funkyama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funkyama tries a body shot but Grimm blocks it.
Funkyama prevents Grimm from breaking the clinch.
Funkyama misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grimm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Funkyama throws a big shot that misses.
Grimm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funkyama throws out the jab.

Grimm throws a left that rocks Funkyama and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Grimm dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Funkyama regain composure!
Funkyama is still in real trouble! Can Grimm finish him?

It looks like Kid Funkyama has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grimm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Funkyama keeps working.
Funkyama is being controlled here.
Funkyama seems to have recovered his senses.

Grimm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Funkyama has escaped the position, nice work there.
Funkyama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grimm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Funkyama has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
The strikes coming from Grimm are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four 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 staying calm.
Grimm throwing shots but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Auguste Grimm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kid Funkyama's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Funkyama misses the jab.
Funkyama throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimm counters with a series of strikes. Funkyama will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice body kick from Grimm.
Grimm looks for the body kick but Funkyama saw that one coming.
Funkyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grimm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grimm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Funkyama throws a wild body kick that Grimm sees coming a mile off.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Grimm throws an off balance right hand
and Funkyama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Funkyama checks a leg kick.
A big right from Grimm misses.
Funkyama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grimm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm throws a big shot that misses.
Grimm works Funkyama's body with a nice hook.
Funkyama throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Funkyama misses its intended target.
Grimm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funkyama.
Funkyama missing with a left hand there. Grimm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Funkyama slips a jab from Grimm.
A shot to the liver by Funkyama. Beautiful body shot.
Funkyama scores with a leg kick.
Grimm throws a right hand that misses
and Funkyama counters with a straight right hand.
Funkyama takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Funkyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Funkyama has managed to clinch.
Funkyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Grimm controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funkyama.
Funkyama digs a right hand underneath Grimm's ribcage. Grimm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Funkyama looking to slow down the pace here.
Grimm lands a good knee to the midsection. Funkyama won't want to take too many of those.
Grimm is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Funkyama is defending well.
Funkyama stalling in the clinch but Grimm improves position.

Grimm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grimm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grimm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Funkyama.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm walks into a stiff left hand from Funkyama.
Funkyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
Funkyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Funkyama crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grimm - the referee stops the clock and Funkyama gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grimm. Funkyama manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Funkyama clinches with his opponent.
Grimm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Funkyama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
Grimm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Funkyama can't find room to land a body shot as Grimm controls the action.
Funkyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Funkyama misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama throws an elbow that misses.

Grimm breaks from the clinch.
Grimm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Funkyama is out of range and Grimm settles back down.
Grimm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Funkyama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funkyama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Funkyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grimm scores with a jab. Funkyama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Auguste Grimm is winning the standup battle so far.
Grimm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Funkyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimm. Funkyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Funkyama.
Funkyama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Auguste Grimm did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kid Funkyama's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Funkyama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grimm counters with a one-two to the body.
Funkyama throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Funkyama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Funkyama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Funkyama misses with a two punch combination.
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.
Grimm takes a swing at Funkyama's ribcage but misses.
Grimm wants to clinch but Funkyama slips to the side
and Funkyama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Funkyama throws a body punch but Grimm moves out of range.
Funkyama scores with a jab. Grimm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Grimm does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm throws a jab but it's blocked by Funkyama.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Funkyama moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Funkyama throws a lazy right hand but Grimm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grimm tries a head kick but it misses.
Funkyama wants to clinch up but Grimm keeps it at a distance.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grimm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Funkyama counters with a head kick. That will keep Grimm thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Funkyama ducks under a wild hook from Grimm.
Grimm throws a looping overhand right but Funkyama ducks down to avoid it.
Funkyama scores with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Grimm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws a low kick, looking for Funkyama's leg but Funkyama calmly moves out of range.
Funkyama looks to land a combination but Grimm avoids it well.
Grimm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Funkyama misses the jab.
Funkyama moves in looking to clinch but Grimm pushes him off.
Grimm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funkyama moves away.
Funkyama throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimm.
Grimm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grimm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Funkyama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grimm misses the shot to the body.
Funkyama throws a big shot that misses.
Grimm connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Grimm coming out on top.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grimm 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 Funkyama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Funkyama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Funkyama throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimm misses with a hook
and Funkyama counters with a stiff right hand.
Grimm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grimm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Funkyama misses with a looping right.
Funkyama works the jab nicely.
Funkyama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimm looks to land a right hand but Funkyama moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama throws out a loose jab but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grimm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grimm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimm stuns Funkyama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grimm tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Funkyama.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm looks to throw the jab but Funkyama is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Funkyama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grimm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Grimm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Auguste Grimm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kid Funkyama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Funkyama scores with a decent looking hook.
Funkyama throws a shot from downtown. Grimm moves away and avoids it.
Grimm misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Funkyama.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Grimm connects with the punch.
Funkyama moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grimm cracks Funkyama with a good jab.
Funkyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funkyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Grimm circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm scores with a jab. Funkyama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Funkyama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Funkyama.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimm. Funkyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funkyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grimm moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Funkyama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut
and Grimm counters with a two punch combo.
Funkyama misses the shot to the body.
Grimm misses with a low kick as Funkyama jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama checks the leg kick.
Grimm throws a poor cross that misses
and Funkyama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Funkyama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Funkyama throws a right and a left that Grimm avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimm blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grimm 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 Funkyama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Funkyama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Funkyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grimm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grimm throws a body punch but Funkyama moves out of range.
Funkyama blocks a jab.
Funkyama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Funkyama clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
Grimm is trying to break the clinch but Funkyama has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Grimm.
Funkyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funkyama tries to stall but Grimm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Grimm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimm throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Grimm.
Funkyama has a couple of punches blocked by Grimm.
Kid Funkyama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grimm misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Grimm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grimm lands a knee to the body.
Funkyama lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funkyama misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
Grimm prevents a body shot from Funkyama.
Funkyama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grimm backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama lands a shoulder strike.

Grimm breaks the clinch.
Grimm lands a nice looking body shot.
Funkyama lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Funkyama throws a leg kick that misses.
Kid Funkyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Funkyama lands a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Funkyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Auguste Grimm!
Auguste Grimm retains his featherweight title!
Auguste Grimm decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.