PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Floro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ponury grabaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floro comes to the cage accompanied by Bang - Gorky Park. The key to victory for Bruno Floro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Floro
vs
grabaz

193 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Floro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, ponury grabaz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floro cracks the inside of grabaz's front leg.
Floro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

grabaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. grabaz showed some decent athleticism there.
grabaz is keen to just control but Floro is a slippery customer.

grabaz is looking for a kimura but Floro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for grabaz to get the leverage.

grabaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Floro is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

grabaz stands up and beckons Floro to join him on the feet.
Floro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as grabaz sprawls well. grabaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Floro gets slowly back to his feet.

grabaz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
grabaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
grabaz won't allow Floro to get back to his feet.
grabaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Floro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Floro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for grabaz on the ground.
Floro keeping full guard, as grabaz tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floro wants to get back to his feet but grabaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
grabaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

grabaz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Floro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now grabaz has Floro in his guard.
grabaz looks gassed!

Floro stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Floro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. grabaz was covering up waiting for the punch and Floro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Floro postures up in grabaz's guard and throws a big left but grabaz blocks it.
Floro throws and elbow that misses. grabaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Floro's guard. Nice move by grabaz!
grabaz advances position into side control!
grabaz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
grabaz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Floro parries the strikes from grabaz easily there. grabaz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Floro to escape.

grabaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Floro, who protects the arm well.

Floro explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Floro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
grabaz walks into a stiff left hand from Floro.
Floro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Floro lands with a nice combination. grabaz backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
grabaz lands a right hand.
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 Bruno Floro will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Floro scores with a one two! grabaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
grabaz has his takedown stuffed
and Floro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Floro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
grabaz shoots in for a takedown but Floro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
grabaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruno Floro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Floro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Floro with a poor takedown

so grabaz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Floro keeping moving, preventing grabaz from controlling successfully.
Floro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from grabaz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

grabaz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Floro dives on top into guard.
Floro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
ponury grabaz has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
grabaz wants to sweep here but Floro controlling him for the moment.

Floro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

grabaz has his foot on Floro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Floro works his way back into a safe position though.

Floro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Floro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

grabaz uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Floro's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Floro duly obliges.
grabaz avoids the head kick by Floro.

grabaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Floro is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
grabaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Floro's head.
grabaz wants to control but Floro is keeping him busy.
grabaz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Floro is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

grabaz is looking for a kimura but Floro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for grabaz to get the leverage.

Floro is defending against the submission attempts here by grabaz.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Floro closes the distance but grabaz moves to the side

and grabaz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Floro!

grabaz is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Floro has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Floro!
Floro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Floro throws a big right hand that misses.
grabaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Floro stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floro tries to clinch but grabaz is having none of it.

grabaz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
grabaz wants to pass the guard but Floro is keeping the position.
Floro wants to stand up but grabaz is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Floro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ponury grabaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Floro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Floro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and grabaz counters with a single leg into guard. Floro didn't expect that.
grabaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Floro is retaining full guard.

grabaz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Floro dives on top into guard.
Floro throws and elbow that misses. grabaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Floro's guard. Nice move by grabaz!

That's one minute gone in the round.

grabaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Floro defends it easily.
Floro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Floro wanted to stand there but grabaz had control of the position.
Floro trying to control the position from guard on top but grabaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Floro distracts grabaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Floro throws a big right hand that misses.

grabaz pushes Floro off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Floro lands a two punch combo.
Floro looks to land a body kick but grabaz moved away.
grabaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Floro counters with a three punch combo that has grabaz backing up. grabaz nods at Floro to acknowledge the strikes.
Floro stuffs the takedown.
Bruno Floro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ponury grabaz.
grabaz fails with the takedown.
Floro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by grabaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floro throws a head kick but grabaz moves out of range.
grabaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
grabaz closes the distance and clinches up with Floro, looking for a takedown. grabaz pushes Floro against the cage but Floro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Floro throws a half hearted mid kick.
grabaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Floro sprawls well. He's pushed grabaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Floro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bruno Floro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Floro tries to clinch up

and grabaz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Floro!
Floro really wants to buck grabaz off and get back to his feet.
grabaz throws some wild stikes that Floro manages to avoid easily.
grabaz tries to control but Floro wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floro is in a horrible position here. grabaz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

grabaz swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Floro is now in grabaz's guard. A big mistake from grabaz there, giving up the dominant position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Floro tries to free his leg and advance position but grabaz is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Floro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Floro throws and elbow that misses. grabaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Floro's guard. Nice move by grabaz!

And that's the end of the fight!
ponury grabaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think grabaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ponury grabaz!