PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 1839 p4p, 223 weight class) and Razmig Grigorian (ranked 1947 p4p, 236 weight class). Grigorian has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Immanuel
vs
Grigorian

181 cm
31
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
33
193 lbs
20 - 2 - 1

Great wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Razmig Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grigorian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grigorian lands an overhand right.
Immanuel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Immanuel's corner calls for a 1-2. Immanuel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grigorian throws a body kick that misses.
Grigorian throws a body shot but no joy.
Grigorian moves out of range as Immanuel throws a body kick.
Grigorian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Immanuel. Immanuel obviously looking to wear him down.
Grigorian misses with a hook.
Grigorian takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grigorian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grigorian throws a hook to the side of Immanuel's head but Immanuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Immanuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grigorian thumps Immanuel with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Grigorian moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Immanuel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Grigorian on the inside.

Immanuel breaks the clinch.
Grigorian throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick by Immanuel misses
and Grigorian counters with a nice body shot.
Grigorian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigorian.
Immanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Grigorian counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel blocks a low kick nicely.
Immanuel throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grigorian. Immanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Immanuel throws a body shot but no joy.
Immanuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grigorian misses with an uppercut.
Grigorian misses with a wild body shot.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Immanuel tries to bum rush Grigorian with a series of wild strikes but Grigorian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Immanuel wants to slow Grigorian down by chopping away at his legs.
Grigorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grigorian misses with a double jab.
Immanuel moves away from the strike by Grigorian.
Immanuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grigorian.
As Grigorian looks to move away, Immanuel throws a big counter combo but Grigorian just gets out of the way.
A big right from Immanuel misses.
Immanuel tries a low kick but Grigorian avoids it.
Immanuel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grigorian on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigorian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Immanuel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grigorian at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Immanuel.
Immanuel misses with a combination
and Grigorian counters with a body kick that stops Immanuel in his tracks momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grigorian lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Immanuel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Immanuel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grigorian misses the jab.
Immanuel throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Grigorian counter with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Immanuel, right into the meat.
Immanuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grigorian.
A bone on bone clash there as Grigorian blocks the leg kick.
Immanuel misses with a low kick as Grigorian jumps back.
A punch combination from Grigorian misses.
Grigorian slips a jab and a cross from Immanuel.
Immanuel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Immanuel throws a low kick but Grigorian avoids it.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Immanuel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grigorian checks it well.
Grigorian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Immanuel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grigorian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigorian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Immanuel cracks a nice hook into Grigorian's ribs.
Immanuel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Immanuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grigorian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grigorian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Immanuel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grigorian lands a really nice looking cross but Immanuel seems unphased.
Immanuel jabs Grigorian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grigorian ducks under a wild hook from Immanuel.
A telegraphed right hand from Grigorian misses the target.
Grigorian throws a series of strikes that have Immanuel backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Immanuel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grigorian's hands.
Immanuel throws a leg kick
and Immanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grigorian throws a leg kick that misses.
Immanuel takes one on the button.
Immanuel misses with a body shot.
Grigorian takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Grigorian lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel throws a nice looking combination but Grigorian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grigorian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grigorian throws a body kick that misses.
Immanuel throws a sloppy head kick and Grigorian moves out of range easily.
Grigorian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grigorian is looking to score with low kicks.
Grigorian scores with a kick to the midsection.
Immanuel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Immanuel is breathing heavily.
Grigorian throws a body punch but Immanuel moves out of range.
Immanuel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Immanuel avoids the body shot from Grigorian.
Immanuel throws a body punch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Grigorian lands a leg kick that knocks Immanuel off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Immanuel misses the target.
Grigorian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Immanuel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grigorian.
Grigorian blocks a low kick nicely.
Immanuel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razmig Grigorian dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Immanuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grigorian.
Immanuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grigorian misses with a looping right.
Immanuel is looking to counter the offense by Grigorian and move into the clinch.
Immanuel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grigorian.
Grigorian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Immanuel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Immanuel misses with a hook to the body
and Grigorian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigorian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Immanuel scores with a decent looking hook.
Immanuel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Immanuel throws a combination that misses
and Grigorian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grigorian throws a leg kick but Immanuel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Immanuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grigorian was well out of range. Poor timing from Immanuel.
Immanuel throws a jab when Grigorian was well out of range.
Grigorian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Immanuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigorian just misses with a punch to the body.
Immanuel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Immanuel ducks under a wild hook from Grigorian.
Grigorian looks to score with a jab to the body but Immanuel is just out of range.
Grigorian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Immanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Grigorian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel throws a front kick that sends Grigorian stumbling back into the ropes.
Grigorian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Immanuel.
Immanuel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Immanuel misses.
Good work by Grigorian as he checks the leg kick.
Grigorian moves out of range of the strikes.
Immanuel thows a leg kick but Grigorian checks it
and Grigorian counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grigorian moves away from the strike by Immanuel.
Immanuel throws a poor cross that misses
and Grigorian counters with a stiff right hand.
Grigorian cracks the inside of Immanuel's front leg.
Immanuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grigorian.
Immanuel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grigorian lands with a good body shot.
Razmig Grigorian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Grigorian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Immanuel takes one to the side of the head.

Immanuel is rocked!
Grigorian sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Immanuel's defenses. It connects perfectly with Immanuel's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Razmig Grigorian!
An out of breath Razmig Grigorian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Yeshua Immanuel was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks to my coaches, sorry I came up short. Great game plan by my opponent. It was his night tonight. '.