PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gio Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Granger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Granger's choice of entrance music: This Fire Burns. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Avila
vs
Granger

179 cm
26
149 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

162 cm
29
154 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gio Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Granger!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Avila throws a lazy head kick

and Granger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Avila looking for submissions off his back.

Granger is working for a kimura but Avila is defending it quite comfortably.

Granger seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Avila is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Granger!
James Granger gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).