PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melchior Grzmot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Chis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Grzmot
vs
Chis

193 cm
24
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
238 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Legal High's - 158+ Recovery $40 [CBK]

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melchior Grzmot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Chis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chis scores with a three punch combo!

Chis closes the distance and clinches.
Grzmot looking to throw knees to the head but Chis is blocking nicely.
Chis is trying to drag Grzmot to the mat but Grzmot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chis wants a takedown but no success here.
Grzmot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Big Chis has been cut.
Grzmot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Grzmot.
Grzmot missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Grzmot.
Chis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Melchior Grzmot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Chis.
Grzmot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chis's efforts to push away.
Chis wants a takedown.
Chis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grzmot tries to pull guard but Chis holds him up against the cage and eventually Grzmot drops back down to his feet.
Chis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grzmot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grzmot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grzmot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chis can't get the takedown.

Grzmot jumps into guard, dragging Chis to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chis is looking to work some ground and pound but Grzmot has wrist control.
Chis stopping the sweep attempt from Grzmot.
Chis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chis stands and steps away. Grzmot gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Grzmot throws a right and a left that both miss.

Grzmot drops Chis with a left right combo! Grzmot follows him down to the ground into side control.
Grzmot throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chis looks gassed!
The strikes coming from Grzmot are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chis can do anything to dispel that myth.

Chis throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Chis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grzmot defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chis tries to clinch there but Grzmot circles away.
Chis throws a head kick that misses.
Grzmot tries to clinch but Chis moves away

so Chis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chis with a nice head shot there.
Chis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzmot is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chis throws a big right hand that misses.
Grzmot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chis postures up.
Chis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grzmot is proving hard to escape from.

That's four 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grzmot throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Grzmot does no damage.
Grzmot tries a head kick but it misses.
Chis circles away from the clinch attempt.

Chis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grzmot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Chis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Grzmot dives on top into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grzmot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grzmot throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Big Chis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Big Chis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Chis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Chis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Grzmot to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Grzmot shrugs it off.
Grzmot avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chis.
Chis scoring with strikes but Grzmot is staying in there.
Grzmot's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Grzmot is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chis trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Chis goes for an armbar but Grzmot turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Grzmot.
Chis is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzmot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grzmot looking to pass the guard.

Chis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grzmot tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grzmot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grzmot lands with a right to the head.
Grzmot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chis's efforts to push away.
Grzmot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chis blocks it with crossed arms.
Grzmot has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chis is working for takedown but Grzmot is calmly controlling the position for now.
Melchior Grzmot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Chis.
Grzmot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chis tries to break the clinch but Grzmot is controlling the position.
Grzmot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chis is trying to break free.
Grzmot lands with a short shot to the head.

Grzmot successfully pulls guard.
Big Chis has got the better of the ground game so far.

Chis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Grzmot is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Grzmot has escaped and now he's on top!
Grzmot thows a big elbow that misses.
Grzmot trying to control the position from guard on top but Chis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grzmot thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzmot wants to control from the top but Chis keeps moving.
Grzmot stops Chis from standing up.

Chis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Grzmot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Chis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chis throwing shots but Grzmot is blocking nicely.
Grzmot wants to control but Chis is keeping busy.
Chis is trying to control. Grzmot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzmot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chis is working away from the top position though.
Chis is looking to advance position but Grzmot won't allow it.
Grzmot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chis.
Chis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grzmot's head.
Chis wants to free his trapped foot but Grzmot is holding on for dear life with his legs.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grzmot sprawls well. Grzmot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chis gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Chis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Big Chis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Chis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grzmot as he avoids it easily.
Grzmot throws a sloppy head kick and Chis moves out of range easily.
Grzmot tries to clinch there but Chis circles away.
Grzmot misses with a body shot.
Chis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grzmot pinned against the cage. Grzmot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Grzmot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chis, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grzmot looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Grzmot.
Grzmot is stalling here.

Chis breaks from the clinch.
Chis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzmot misses with a wild combination.
Chis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grzmot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grzmot throws a right hand that Chis ducks under and follows up with a left that Chis also avoids with ease.
Chis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grzmot is fending him off so far but Chis persists. Nope, Grzmot circles away and we're back to standing.
Melchior Grzmot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Chis.

Grzmot gets caught flat footed, as Chis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grzmot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chis on the ground.
Chis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grzmot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grzmot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grzmot wants to improve his position but instead Chis has moved into half guard.
Chis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grzmot can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chis working Grzmot over with strikes here.
Chis throwing strikes here but Grzmot is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grzmot is looking to escape.
Chis working the ground and pound effectively.
Chis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Melchior Grzmot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzmot suckers Chis into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Grzmot is now in Chis's guard!

Chis pushes Grzmot off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Chis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grzmot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chis misses with a takedown attempt - Grzmot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grzmot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Chis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Chis!