PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flash Grodon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Jarlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarlson has chosen ich will as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Max Jarlson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Grodon
vs
Jarlson

182 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flash Grodon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Jarlson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarlson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grodon pinned against the cage. Grodon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grodon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grodon wants to clinch.

Jarlson darts in and clinches Grodon up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Grodon.
Grodon looking to throw knees to the head but Jarlson is blocking nicely.
Grodon misses with an elbow strike.
Grodon misses with a knee to the head.
Grodon keeps control of Jarlson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grodon with a knee to the head.

It looks like Max Jarlson has been cut.
Grodon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jarlson tries for a takedown but Grodon manages to get underhooks.
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Grodon.
Grodon has a couple of punches blocked by Jarlson.
Jarlson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grodon misses with a knee to the head.
Grodon looking to slow down the pace here.
Grodon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grodon tries to stall but Jarlson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarlson tries to score a body lock takedown but Grodon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Flash Grodon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Jarlson.
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but Jarlson blocks with his arms.
Grodon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grodon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grodon is trying to maintain a safe position but Jarlson gets an underhook and turns Grodon into the cage.
A short uppercut from Grodon.

Jarlson is rocked!
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but Jarlson blocks with his arms.
Jarlson is still on wobbly legs! Can Grodon finish him?
Grodon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grodon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Grodon fails to land.
Grodon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grodon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grodon tries a knee to the head but Jarlson blocks it.
Grodon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jarlson blocks it with crossed arms.
Grodon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grodon misses with a knee to the head.
Grodon is breathing heavily.
Grodon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grodon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jarlson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grodon throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grodon.
Grodon misses with an elbow over the top.
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jarlson blocking some punches.
Grodon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jarlson avoids the elbow strike from Grodon, against the cage.
Grodon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grodon looking to throw knees to the head but Jarlson is blocking nicely.
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but Jarlson blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grodon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jarlson's brow.
Grodon looking to throw knees to the head but Jarlson is blocking nicely.
Grodon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jarlson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grodon misses with an elbow over the top.
Grodon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grodon tries a knee to the head but Jarlson blocks it.
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but Jarlson blocks with his arms.
Grodon looking to throw knees to the head but Jarlson is blocking nicely.
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but Jarlson blocks with his arms.
Grodon looking to throw knees to the head but Jarlson is blocking nicely.
Jarlson blocks the elbow strike.
Grodon is stalling here.
Grodon looking to throw knees to the head but Jarlson is blocking nicely.
Grodon misses with an elbow over the top.
Jarlson avoids the elbow strike from Grodon, against the cage.
Grodon misses with a punch on the inside.
Grodon misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grodon throws an elbow but misses.
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but Jarlson blocks with his arms.
Grodon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jarlson blocks an elbow strike from Grodon.
Grodon tries a knee to the head but Jarlson blocks it.
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grodon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jarlson's brow.
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but Jarlson blocks with his arms.
Grodon tries a knee to the head but Jarlson blocks it.
Grodon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grodon misses with an elbow over the top.
Grodon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jarlson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jarlson blocks the elbow strike.
Grodon misses with an elbow strike.
Grodon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grodon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grodon misses with a knee to the head.
Grodon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grodon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grodon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grodon looking to throw knees to the head but Jarlson is blocking nicely.
Grodon misses with a knee strike.
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but Jarlson blocks with his arms.
Grodon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grodon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grodon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jarlson avoids the elbow strike from Grodon, against the cage.
Grodon misses with a knee strike.
Grodon has Jarlson pushed against the cage.
Grodon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grodon prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but Jarlson blocks with his arms.
Grodon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grodon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jarlson blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grodon throws an elbow but misses.
Grodon misses with a knee to the head.
Jarlson blocking some punches.
Grodon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jarlson blocks it with crossed arms.
Grodon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jarlson blocks it with crossed arms.
Grodon looking to throw knees to the head but Jarlson is blocking nicely.
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but Jarlson blocks with his arms.
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grodon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grodon misses with the head strike.
Grodon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grodon misses with an elbow over the top.
Grodon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jarlson seems to have recovered his senses.

Jarlson pulls guard successfully.
Jarlson tries to strike from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jarlson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grodon's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarlson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grodon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Flash Grodon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Jarlson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick misses from Grodon.
Jarlson lands a head kick. Grodon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Flash Grodon has been cut.
Grodon looks to clinch

and Jarlson counters by moving into the clinch.
Grodon looking to throw knees to the head but Jarlson is blocking nicely.

Jarlson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grodon looks to clinch

and Jarlson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grodon has Jarlson pushed against the cage.
Grodon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Jarlson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grodon looks to clinch

so Jarlson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jarlson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jarlson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grodon is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grodon keeping moving, preventing Jarlson from controlling successfully.
Jarlson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jarlson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Let's hope that Jarlson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jarlson trying to control but Grodon is working from the bottom.

Despite being in the dominant position, Max Jarlson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grodon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grodon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jarlson.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Grodon! Jarlson is out on his feet! Grodon rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jarlson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jarlson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flash Grodon!