PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Grainger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben UK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Grainger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grainger
vs
UK

200 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

KAISER

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh Grainger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben UK!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

UK bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Grainger looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
UK wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grainger keeps working.
UK might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Grainger haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
UK in the domination position with Grainger hanging on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

UK tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no UK has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grainger really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
UK tries to stand but Grainger is controlling his head.

UK tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no UK has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grainger regains half guard, as UK was trying to land strikes.

UK is working for a kimura but Grainger is defending it quite comfortably.
Grainger has his hands clasped together around UK's back. He's all about the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grainger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
UK trying to control from half guard but Grainger is working away.
UK wants to pass to mount but Grainger is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
UK is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Grainger regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from UK.

UK sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Grainger doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! UK paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Grainger - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hugh Grainger!