PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rinalds dzirvinskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgars Grundmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

dzirvinskis
vs
Grundmanis

180 cm
24
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, rinalds dzirvinskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edgars Grundmanis!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dzirvinskis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

dzirvinskis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

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

dzirvinskis drops back looking for a leg! Grundmanis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grundmanis manages to kick dzirvinskis off! dzirvinskis jumps back into Grundmanis's guard.
Grundmanis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grundmanis can do anything to dispel that myth.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

dzirvinskis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and dzirvinskis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grundmanis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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

dzirvinskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

dzirvinskis drops back looking for a leg! Grundmanis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grundmanis manages to kick dzirvinskis off! dzirvinskis jumps back into Grundmanis's guard.
Grundmanis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with dzirvinskis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
dzirvinskis drops back looking for a leg! Grundmanis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grundmanis manages to kick dzirvinskis off! dzirvinskis jumps back into Grundmanis's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grundmanis trying to control the position.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grundmanis managing to control the position.

dzirvinskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rinalds dzirvinskis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grundmanis misses with a takedown

so dzirvinskis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Grundmanis is trying to keep dzirvinskis in close.

dzirvinskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundmanis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst dzirvinskis is controlling him.

dzirvinskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

dzirvinskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grundmanis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

dzirvinskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grundmanis striking off his back but it's not causing dzirvinskis any problems.

dzirvinskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

dzirvinskis drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. dzirvinskis seems to have locked his on tight now - Grundmanis screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for dzirvinskis, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). rinalds dzirvinskis!