PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otto Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Grimm
vs
Wright

182 cm
28
147 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

170 cm
21
142 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otto Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Wright!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.

Wright gets a takedown into half guard.
Grimm gets back to full guard.
Grimm looking for a sweep. Not yet Grimm, not yet.
Wright tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimm is retaining full guard.
Wright's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grimm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grimm swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grimm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grimm controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Grimm is looking to stand back up but Wright counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Grimm.
Grimm is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grimm is looking to control Wright's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grimm avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm wants to get back to full guard but Wright has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to control the position but Grimm is working away.
Grimm managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wright.
Wright misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimm keeps working.
Grimm is letting Wright control him for a moment.
Wright wants to control but Grimm is keeping him busy.
Grimm manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm has hold of Wright's hands but Wright slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grimm moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wright must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wright wants to control from the top but Grimm keeps moving.
Grimm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grimm lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wright!
Grimm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wright is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wright is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wright can't escape the position.
Wright tries to lock up and control but Grimm gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wright is looking to improve his position but Grimm isn't that keen on the idea.
Grimm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Wright that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grimm looking to finish Wright with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wright!
Grimm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wright gets back to half guard.
Wright slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wright controls Grimm momentarily but Grimm frees himself.
Grimm trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Grimm slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Grimm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Grimm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wright is looking to regain half guard here but Grimm keeps moving and retains side control.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grimm tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wright's legs.
Grimm working away.
Grimm is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright manages to get back to half guard.
Wright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grimm is working away from the top position though.
Grimm trying to control from half guard but Wright is working away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Grimm stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Grimm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright has a takedown stuffed.
Grimm is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimm moves away.
Grimm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wright sprawls well. Wright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grimm gets slowly back to his feet.
Grimm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grimm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wright sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wright wants to clinch up but Grimm keeps it at a distance.
Wright has a takedown stuffed.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to clinch but Grimm is having none of it.
Grimm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grimm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wright counters with a nice body shot.
Grimm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grimm is breathing heavily.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright shoots for a double leg takedown but Grimm sprawls well. He's pushed Wright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Otto Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Wright.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright tries to clinch but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm avoids a kick to the body.
Grimm throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright closes the distance and clinches up with Grimm, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes Grimm against the cage but Grimm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Wright as Grimm shoots in.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grimm.
Wright throws a body punch but Grimm moves out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grimm as he jumps to the side.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grimm sprawls well. Grimm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Wright scores with a jab to the body.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Grimm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grimm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright punishes Grimm's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grimm.
Grimm clobbers Wright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grimm uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anthony Wright will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
Grimm lands a right hook to the body.
Grimm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grimm. Wright shrugs it off though.
Wright cracks Grimm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab from Grimm.
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimm throws out the jab.
Wright thows a body shot but no joy.
Wright takes a swing at Grimm's ribcage but misses.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grimm thumps Wright with a low kick.
Wright jabs Grimm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright digs a good hook to Grimm's body.
Grimm is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grimm scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grimm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wright working to try and regain half guard.
Grimm trying to control but Wright is having none of it.
Grimm in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wright wants to hold on but Grimm pushes him away.

Grimm with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Grimm tries to control but Wright wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wright is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grimm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wright is looking to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright wants to control but Grimm is having none of it.
Wright can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm unloading with bombs!
Grimm trying to control but Wright is having none of it.
Wright wants to hold on but Grimm pushes him away.
Grimm tries to control but Wright wriggling away.
Wright tries to reverse the position but Grimm maintains control.
Wright is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wright is squirming around, avoiding Grimm's attempts to control the action.
Wright tries to lock up and control but Grimm gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wright manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Grimm tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wright knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grimm trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright gets back to full guard.
Wright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright can't keep his opponent in guard - Grimm advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm is keen to just control but Wright is a slippery customer.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wright holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Grimm wants to free his trapped foot but Wright is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grimm wants to control but Wright is keeping him busy.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
Grimm is pressing down on Wright's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wright is holding on for now.
Grimm sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Grimm moves nicely into side control.
Wright seems a little lost for a moment, as Grimm dominates the positioning.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grimm working the body and head with strikes.
Wright manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Grimm wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.
Grimm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grimm.

Grimm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wright gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grimm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright postures up in Grimm's guard and throws a big left but Grimm blocks it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wright passes Grimm's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wright lands a nice short elbow.
Otto Grimm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wright is stalling here. Grimm is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wright seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Grimm has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Grimm tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wright manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Grimm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wright has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wright manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wright seems keen to control Grimm's posture.
Grimm trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Grimm looking to pass the guard.
Grimm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grimm landing some decent shots from guard.
Grimm trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright wants to sweep here but Grimm controlling him for the moment.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grimm passes into half guard.
Grimm is thwarting Wright's attempts to control the position.

Grimm seems to be looking for submissions.
Grimm is looking to advance position but Wright won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Wright controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Grimm dominated that second round.
That's time! Grimm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Grimm blocks a leg kick.
Wright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grimm avoids it really well and circles away.
Wright is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grimm rather than just go for the knockout.
Grimm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimm was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Grimm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright throws a body punch but Grimm moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Grimm.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wright wants to clinch.
Grimm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grimm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm misses with a wild combination.
Wright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wright closes the distance and clinches up with Grimm, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes Grimm against the cage but Grimm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Otto Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Wright.
Wright lands a jab to Grimm's midsection.

Wright is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grimm's half guard.
Wright is trying to control the action in half guard but Grimm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grimm wants to improve his position but Wright is controlling well.
Wright slows the pace down in half guard.
Grimm is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wright postures up in Grimm's guard and throws a big left but Grimm blocks it.
Wright is working Grimm over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Grimm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grimm looking for a sweep. Not yet Grimm, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grimm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wright preventing the sweep.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright wants to control from the top but Grimm keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Grimm tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Anthony Wright has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.

Wright shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grimm's guard.
Wright trying to control but Grimm is working from the bottom.
Wright won't allow Grimm to sweep him here.
Grimm trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
Wright trying to control but Grimm is working from the bottom.
Wright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grimm is trying to keep Wright in close.
Wright scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Grimm.
Wright showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grimm trying to control the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grimm controlling Wright's posture.

We're going to have a standup here because Otto Grimm wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright tries to land a body kick
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Wright closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Grimm quickly recovers to half guard.
Wright lands with a punch from half guard.
Wright is nestled in close to Grimm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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!
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimm keeps working.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Wright looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grimm gets back to full guard.
Grimm seems keen to control Wright's posture.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to control from the top but Grimm keeps moving.
Grimm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
Grimm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grimm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Grimm jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wright manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Grimm lands an elbow.
Grimm tries to move to mount but Wright blocks the move with his legs.
Wright tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimm happy to just control the position for now.
Grimm wants to take a breather but Wright manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Grimm.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Anthony Wright!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Anthony Wright!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Anthony Wright!

Anthony Wright wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Anthony Wright thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.