PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damion Holman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Walking Dead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rick Grimes has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Holman
vs
Grimes

180 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damion Holman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grimes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grimes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holman is trying to control the position but Grimes postures up.
Holman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Holman keeping full guard, as Grimes tries to pass.

Grimes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grimes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grimes wants to pass the guard but Holman is keeping the position.
Holman looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holman thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Holman trying to keep a closed guard but Grimes is proving a slippery customer.
Grimes looking to pass the guard.
Grimes won't allow Holman to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Holman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Holman gets caught flat footed, as Grimes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Grimes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Holman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Holman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Holman!

Grimes is trying to improve his position.
Holman wants to control but Grimes is keeping him busy.
Grimes is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Grimes is looking for a kimura but Holman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grimes to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes trying to pass the guard but Holman defending well.
Holman is refusing to be controlled, as Grimes sits in half guard.

Grimes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Holman sees it coming and defends easily.
Grimes trying to control the action but Holman is working from the bottom.
Holman is trying to stand up here but Grimes is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grimes is looking for a kimura here.

Grimes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holman defends it well.
Grimes tries to pass to full mount but Holman defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grimes in particular looking to stall.

Grimes is trying to work for a kimura but Holman is defending well.

Grimes wants to work for an arm triangle but Holman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Holman trying to hold on to Grimes's head to control him but Grimes postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holman is looking for a sweep. Grimes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Grimes seems to be working for a kimura but Holman defends the submission attempt.

Grimes is trying to work for a kimura but Holman is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Grimes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Holman tries to clinch up.
Grimes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Holman with a body shot.

Holman clinches up with Grimes and pushes him back against the cage.
Holman stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Holman.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Holman for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

Holman breaks the clinch.

Grimes drives through with a takedown into Holman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Holman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grimes working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grimes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Holman, who protects the arm well.
Holman is looking for a sweep.
Rick Grimes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grimes trying to control the action but Holman is working from the bottom.

Grimes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Grimes has hold of Holman's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Holman tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Grimes cranks the arm and Holman screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Holman, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rick Grimes!
Rick Grimes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.