PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Grape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miro Baresic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grape
vs
Baresic

187 cm
23
228 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
233 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbert Grape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miro Baresic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baresic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grape avoids the head kick by Baresic.

Grape clinches with his opponent.
Grape is looking to break free of the clinch but Baresic has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grape as Baresic tries to tie him up.
Grape wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grape has had enough of the clinch but Baresic keeps him there for the moment.
Grape fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Baresic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grape misses with the combination.

Grape scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Grape sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baresic defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grape seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grape slows the pace down in half guard.
Grape has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baresic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baresic trying desperately to get to his feet.
Baresic is bucking up trying to escape but Grape cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Grape looking to control but Baresic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grape lands a big elbow.
Grape has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Baresic's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grape cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Baresic looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grape cracks Baresic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Baresic is rocked!
Grape lands a big shot to the head and Baresic winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gilbert Grape!