PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Mataitai (ranked 725 p4p, 796 weight class) and Misak Grigorian (ranked 113 p4p, 123 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mataitai
vs
Grigorian

195 cm
30
215
18 - 8 - 1

193 cm
28
216
11 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Willy Mataitai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Misak Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Mataitai clinches.
Mataitai misses with a punch to the body.
Grigorian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grigorian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grigorian misses with some punches.
Grigorian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Grigorian has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mataitai stalls.
Mataitai lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Misak Grigorian has been cut.
Grigorian lands with a short shot to the head.
Grigorian lands with a light punch inside.
Grigorian takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grigorian misses with a punch on the inside.
Grigorian scores with a shoulder strike.
Mataitai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grigorian misses with an elbow over the top.
Grigorian looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian misses with some punches.
Grigorian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mataitai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grigorian dodges an elbow strike from Mataitai.
Mataitai lands with a short shot to the head.
Grigorian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grigorian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Mataitai has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Grigorian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Mataitai.
Mataitai misses with a body punch.
Mataitai blocks a body shot from Grigorian.
Grigorian lands with a left to the head.
Mataitai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Mataitai - that landed with a thud.
Mataitai lands with a left to the head.
Mataitai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mataitai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mataitai misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mataitai lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai avoids a wild elbow strike from Grigorian.
Grigorian takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grigorian.
Mataitai misses with an elbow over the top.
Grigorian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mataitai or not.
Mataitai struggles to land a body shot inside as Grigorian controls his hands.
Mataitai lands a damaging elbow.
Mataitai misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Mataitai.
Grigorian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mataitai avoiding damage.
Mataitai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mataitai misses with an elbow strike.
Mataitai pushes Grigorian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grigorian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mataitai's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mataitai.
Grigorian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mataitai blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mataitai - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grigorians head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mataitai.
Mataitai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grigorian backwards.

Grigorian is rocked!
Mataitai lands a shoulder strike.
Grigorian is still on wobbly legs! Can Mataitai finish him?
Mataitai creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Grigorian with a big uppercut! Grigorian tries to clinch up but Mataitai pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Grigorian to the mat! Grigorian covers up and Mataitai unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Willy Mataitai!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Willy Mataitai made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.