PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bear Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franck Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franck Mia has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Grey
vs
Mia

168 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

160 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bear Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franck Mia!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grey leaning his opponent against the cage.

Grey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grey connects with a high kick.
Mia tries for a takedown but Grey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mia throws a sloppy head kick
and Grey counters with a left and a right that stings Mia.
Mia throws a sloppy body shot

and Grey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grey.
Mia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grey prevents it.

Mia is fighting off a takedown attempt but Grey is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mia to the mat. Mia regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Grey preventing the sweep.

Mia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grey passes into side control.

Grey stands up and beckons Mia to his feet.
Mia slips under a jab.
Grey fakes the leg kick and cracks Mia in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grey tries to clinch up but Mia circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey tries to clinch but Mia moves out of range.

Grey darts in and clinches Mia up against the cage.
Grey tries to land knees in the clinch but Mia avoids the damage to the body.

Grey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Grey has Mia up against the cage in a clinch.
Grey gets underhooks to prevent Mia's takedown attempt.
Bear Grey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franck Mia.

Grey jumps guard.
Grey keeping moving, preventing Mia from controlling successfully.
Mia stopping the sweep attempt from Grey.
Mia postures up.
Mia trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Grey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Grey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grey is breathing heavily.

Mia has his foot on Grey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grey works his way back into a safe position though.
Mia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grey!

Mia get's back to his feet.
Grey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mia wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grey doesn't manage to clinch there - Mia circles away.

Grey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Grey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mia throws a hook but Grey blocks it.
Mia misses with a double jab

and Grey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mia wants to stall.
Grey looking to throw knees to the head but Mia is blocking nicely.
Mia is looking to break free of the clinch but Grey has double underhooks.
Grey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Grey breaks the clinch.

Mia tries to keep at a distance but Grey has taken the fight into the clinch.

Grey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mia swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mia misses with a few strikes there.

Mia tries to keep at a distance but Grey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mia goes for a takedown attempt but Grey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mia tries to clinch up

and Grey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mia's guard.
Grey stopping the sweep attempt from Mia.
Mia trying to control the position.

Mia pushes Grey off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the body from Mia misses
and Grey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grey tries to clinch there but Mia circles away.
Mia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grey stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Grey dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mia cracks Grey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grey misses with a combination

so Mia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mia trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
Mia wanted to stand there but Grey had control of the position.
Grey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mia is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mia thows a big elbow that misses.
Mia tries to stand but Grey is controlling from the bottom.
Mia is breathing heavily.
Mia won't allow Grey to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Grey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Grey breaks from the clinch.

Grey rushes Mia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Grey manages to break the clinch.
Mia misses with a two punch combination.

Grey instigates a clinch.
Mia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Grey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mia.

Grey moves into the clinch.
Mia is looking to control Grey's arms but Grey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mia has his back to the cage.

Grey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franck Mia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mia.

Grey forces Mia back against the cage and clinches.
Mia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grey missing with knees to the body.

Grey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grey tries to bum rush Mia with a series of wild strikes but Mia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mia shoots in and drives through. Grey sprawls well.

Grey moves into range and clinches up with Mia.

Grey gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mia gets back to full guard.
Grey preventing the sweep.

Mia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mia is tightening it up a little... Grey has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Grey reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Grey taps out! nice BJJ there by Mia!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Franck Mia!