PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Grecosaurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pound
vs
Grecosaurus

209 cm
19
230 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
225 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pentti Grecosaurus!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound misses with an attempted mid kick.

Pound shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grecosaurus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pound is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Grecosaurus's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pound trying to control the position but Grecosaurus is working away.
Pound controls the position.
Pound sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grecosaurus is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Grecosaurus trying to remain calm as Pound controls from the top position.

Grecosaurus bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Grecosaurus misses with a takedown
and Pound counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grecosaurus fails with the takedown
and Pound makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grecosaurus tries to clinch there but Pound circles away.

Pound shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pound trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pound controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grecosaurus is looking to escape.
Grecosaurus is looking to get to half guard.
Pound looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound trying to control but he's not successful this time.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pound is looking to land body kicks.

Grecosaurus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grecosaurus showed some decent athleticism there.
Grecosaurus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pound is looking to improve his position.
Pound slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pound on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pound tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecosaurus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pound is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pound knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grecosaurus on the ground.
Pound looking for a sweep. Not yet Pound, not yet.
Grecosaurus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grecosaurus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pound works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Grecosaurus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pound swats away the attempt to clinch by Grecosaurus.
Grecosaurus shoots and misses

and Pound counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ground Pound dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pound throws a right hand that Grecosaurus ducks under and follows up with a left that Grecosaurus also avoids with ease.
Grecosaurus with a poor takedown

and Pound counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Grecosaurus is looking to stand up but Pound isn't so interested in that idea.
Grecosaurus keeping moving, preventing Pound from controlling successfully.
Pound looking to sit in guard and control but Grecosaurus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grecosaurus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grecosaurus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecosaurus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pound is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pound looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pound thows a huge punch but Grecosaurus dodges it nicely.

Grecosaurus makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pound misses with a takedown attempt

and Grecosaurus counters with a single leg into guard. Pound didn't expect that.
Grecosaurus stands and throws Pound's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecosaurus working the ground and pound.
Pound is looking to regain half guard here but Grecosaurus keeps moving and retains side control.
Grecosaurus working the ground and pound but Pound is defending the strikes.
Grecosaurus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grecosaurus lands a few punches from side control.
Pound tries to improve position but can't.
Pound sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pound keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grecosaurus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grecosaurus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grecosaurus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pound is in trouble now - Grecosaurus has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecosaurus raining down shots from the mount!
Grecosaurus is breathing heavily.
Pound avoids a series of strikes thrown by Grecosaurus.
Pound is looking to improve his position but Grecosaurus isn't that keen on the idea.
Grecosaurus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Grecosaurus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grecosaurus looking to finish Pound with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grecosaurus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pound is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grecosaurus throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Grecosaurus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pound tries to hold on but Grecosaurus postures up.
Grecosaurus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pound hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound is trying desperately to improve position.
Grecosaurus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pound because Grecosaurus loaded up on that one.
Grecosaurus avoids the attempt from Pound to control.
Grecosaurus cracks Pound with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grecosaurus throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pound wants to hold on but Grecosaurus pushes him away.
Grecosaurus with shots to the head and body - Pound looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pound tries to lock up and control but Grecosaurus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grecosaurus lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grecosaurus looking to finish with strikes here!
Grecosaurus avoids the attempt from Pound to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pentti Grecosaurus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Grecosaurus shoots and misses
and Pound counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pound just misses with a punch to the body.
Grecosaurus with a poor takedown

and Pound counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pound is taking a breather. Grecosaurus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pound is looking to take a break and control but Grecosaurus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grecosaurus wants to control but Pound is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound controlling the pace.
Grecosaurus is refusing to be controlled, as Pound sits in half guard.
Pound is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grecosaurus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Grecosaurus regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pound.
Grecosaurus keeping moving, preventing Pound from controlling successfully.
Pound stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grecosaurus swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pound thows a body shot but no joy.

Pound gets caught flat footed, as Grecosaurus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grecosaurus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grecosaurus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grecosaurus landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grecosaurus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grecosaurus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecosaurus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pound is keeping the position for now.
Grecosaurus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pound has momentary wrist control but Grecosaurus slips an elbow through the middle.
Grecosaurus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grecosaurus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grecosaurus throwing strikes from guard but Pound blocks nicely.
Pound looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Pound shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Grecosaurus is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound prevents Grecosaurus from improving his position.
Grecosaurus is staying active underneath Pound, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pound with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pound wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grecosaurus keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ground Pound showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pound has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ground Pound!