PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannes Gratscheff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smasher Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gratscheff kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Steamline. Money has chosen Gives You Hell as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gratscheff
vs
Money

195 cm
18
246 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
235 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hannes Gratscheff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Smasher Money !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gratscheff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Money as he jumps to the side.

Money clinches.
Money is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gratscheff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Money .

Gratscheff drags the fight down to the ground.
Money tries to free his leg and advance position but Gratscheff is retaining full guard.
Money stopping the sweep attempt from Gratscheff.

Gratscheff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Money wants to control from the top but Gratscheff keeps moving.

Gratscheff working for a triangle but Money defends it easily.
Money stopping the sweep attempt from Gratscheff.

Money stands up from Gratscheff's guard - Money perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gratscheff shoots in and drives through. Money sprawls well.
Gratscheff is breathing heavily.
Money lands a left and a right that sends Gratscheff crashing to the canvas! Money dives into mount looking to finish!

Gratscheff is rocked!

It looks like Hannes Gratscheff has been cut.
Gratscheff is in a horrible position here. Money smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Gratscheff is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Money looking to control but Gratscheff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Money throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gratscheff because Money loaded up on that one.
Money tries to control but Gratscheff wriggling away.
Gratscheff holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Money tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Money trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Money has control of Gratscheff's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gratscheff regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money unloads with some shots from mount but Gratscheff bucks and avoids them well.
Gratscheff blocking the ground and pound.
Money can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gratscheff is looking to escape.
Money unloads with some shots from mount but Gratscheff bucks and avoids them well.
Gratscheff seems to have got his legs back now.
Money with good strikes from the mount here!
Gratscheff is working to get back to half guard.
Money lands a big elbow.
Gratscheff is trying to escape the mount.

Money is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gratscheff has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gratscheff is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gratscheff is working hard here to advance position.
Gratscheff manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gratscheff gets full guard.

Gratscheff looking for a guillotine here but Money defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gratscheff is on top in guard.
Money really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gratscheff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Money is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gratscheff works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Money manages to get to full guard.
Money is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Money looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Money has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gratscheff off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Gratscheff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Money is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gratscheff's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Money flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smasher Money dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannes Gratscheff'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.

Money closes the distance and clinches.
Money tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Money .

Money breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gratscheff looks to clinch

so Money counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Money won't allow Gratscheff to sweep him here.

Money has gone for a leg lock! Gratscheff slips out almost immediately though and dives into Money 's guard.
Gratscheff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Money swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Money holds on and takes a little breather.
Gratscheff pushing down on Money 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gratscheff trying to mount his opponent but Money defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Money manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gratscheff drops back looking for a leg! Money is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Money manages to kick Gratscheff off! Gratscheff jumps back into Money 's guard.
Money keeping full guard, as Gratscheff tries to pass.
Gratscheff pushes down on Money 's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Gratscheff is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Money regains full guard. Nicely done.

Money looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gratscheff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Money working a defensive guard here.
Money wants to sweep but no luck.
Gratscheff advances position into side control!

Gratscheff tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gratscheff has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Money gets back to half guard.

Gratscheff is working for a kimura but Money is defending it quite comfortably.
Gratscheff scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gratscheff has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Gratscheff is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Money can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gratscheff with the ground and pound from mount.
Gratscheff throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Gratscheff swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Money is now in Gratscheff's guard. A big mistake from Gratscheff there, giving up the dominant position!

Gratscheff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Money trying to control but Gratscheff is working from the bottom.

Gratscheff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hannes Gratscheff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gratscheff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Money is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gratscheff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Money stopping the sweep attempt from Gratscheff.
Gratscheff wants to improve his position but instead Money has moved into half guard.

Gratscheff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Money stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gratscheff kicks off Money and gets to his feet.
Gratscheff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Money .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannes Gratscheff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hannes Gratscheff's cut.
That's time! Gratscheff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gratscheff gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Money counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Gratscheff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Money trying to control but Gratscheff is working from the bottom.

Gratscheff has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Money is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gratscheff.
Gratscheff is looking to regain half guard here but Money keeps moving and retains side control.
Money works to advance to full mount. Gratscheff defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Money content just to control the position here.
Gratscheff manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gratscheff is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gratscheff gets back to full guard.
Gratscheff with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Money can't handle though.
Money is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Money trying to control the position from guard on top but Gratscheff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gratscheff throws his legs up looking for a submission but Money uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Money stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Money moves into the clinch successfully.
Gratscheff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Smasher Money has been cut.
A short right from Money on the inside.
Gratscheff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Money .

Money breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gratscheff with a poor takedown
and Money counters with a one-two to the body.
Smasher Money is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Money darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gratscheff regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gratscheff lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Money !
Gratscheff with a couple of short strikes.

Gratscheff swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hannes Gratscheff!