PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Re Christensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman has chosen Apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur... as his entrance music. Les Grossman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Christensen
vs
Grossman

175 cm
28
221 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

190 cm
22
217 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Re Christensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Les Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christensen missing with a left hand there. Grossman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christensen throws the left hand but Grossman avoids the punch easily.

Christensen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grossman stopping the sweep attempt from Christensen.
Grossman prevents Christensen from getting back to his feet.
Grossman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Christensen managing to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grossman defending well as Christensen loads up on a big left hand.
Christensen swings for the body but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman punishes Christensen's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman staying out of range there.

Grossman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Christensen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Christensen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grossman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grossman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christensen is keeping the position for now.
Christensen controls Grossman momentarily but Grossman frees himself.

Christensen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Christensen working a defensive guard here.
Grossman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Christensen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christensen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grossman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grossman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grossman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Christensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grossman looking to pass the guard.
Christensen keeping moving, preventing Grossman from controlling successfully.
Grossman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Grossman wants to pass the guard but Christensen is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Christensen wants to improve his position but Grossman is controlling well.
Grossman wants to advance to full mount but Christensen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Grossman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grossman working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christensen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Grossman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grossman is trying to control. Christensen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grossman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grossman prevents Christensen from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Grossman there.
Grossman wants to take a breather but Christensen is having none of it.
Grossman prevents Christensen from improving his position.
Christensen is not content to let Grossman control the position.
Christensen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Christensen won't allow Grossman to pass to mount.

Christensen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grossman lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Les Grossman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab from Christensen misses.
Christensen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christensen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Christensen misses with an uppercut. Grossman saw that one coming.
Grossman catches Christensen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Christensen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Grossman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Christensen was covering up waiting for the punch and Grossman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Grossman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christensen is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grossman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Christensen is trying to control the position but Grossman postures up.
Christensen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grossman!
Grossman is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christensen wants to control the action but instead Grossman gets a body lock and reverses into Christensen's guard! Nice work!
Christensen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grossman is controlling him.
Grossman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grossman wants to pass the guard but Christensen is keeping the position.
Christensen is trying to keep Grossman in close.
Grossman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grossman lands some shots froms side control.
Grossman is looking to take a break and control but Christensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grossman controls the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Grossman.
Christensen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Christensen is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Grossman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Christensen is looking to reverse the position.
Christensen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Christensen regains half guard there - taking advantage of Grossman's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grossman connects with a nice short shot to Christensen's temple.
Christensen is looking to improve his position.
Christensen trying to control from the bottom.
Grossman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grossman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grossman throwing shots but Christensen is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman trying to pass the guard but Christensen defending well.
Grossman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grossman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Christensen is staying active underneath Grossman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grossman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Christensen keeping hold of Grossman's head, controlling as best he can.
Grossman wants to control but Christensen is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Les Grossman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Christensen enables Grossman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Christensen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Christensen working a defensive guard but Grossman manages to pass into side control anyway.
Christensen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Grossman.
Check out the look on Grossman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Christensen wants to get back to his feet.
Grossman lands a few punches from side control.
Christensen is trying to control Grossman's posture but Grossman avoids it.
Grossman is looking to take a break and control but Christensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christensen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Grossman connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Christensen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Christensen is looking for a sweep.
Christensen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Grossman working away.
Check out the look on Grossman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Grossman cracks Christensen with a big right hand but Christensen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Grossman working away.
Grossman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Christensen is rocked!
Grossman 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 Christensen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Oh Christensen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grossman is putting a hurting on Christensen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Grossman happy to just control the position for now.
Christensen taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is looking to take a break and control but Christensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christensen seems to have got his legs back now.
Christensen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Christensen trying to control here.
Grossman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grossman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Christensen defending well though.
Christensen pushes Grossman off looking to stand but Grossman dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christensen moves into full guard.
Grossman postures up in Christensen's guard and throws a big left but Christensen blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman tries to free his leg and advance position but Christensen is retaining full guard.

Christensen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grossman wants to control from the top but Christensen keeps moving.
Christensen trying to keep a closed guard but Grossman is proving a slippery customer.
Grossman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Christensen is trying to keep Grossman in close.
Grossman content to stall in guard here.
Grossman throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grossman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grossman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grossman pushing down on Christensen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grossman works his foot free and advances to mount.
Re Christensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grossman dominating with strikes here.
Christensen tries to lock up and control but Grossman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Christensen is trying desperately to improve position.
Grossman working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Les Grossman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grossman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Les Grossman!