PBP Commentary

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

Hellscream
vs
Grundmanis

175 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grom Hellscream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edgars Grundmanis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundmanis with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hellscream counters with a shoot takedown. Grundmanis fights it but they end up in guard.
Hellscream working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grundmanis wants to stand and escape but Hellscream is having none of it.
Hellscream working some strikes from top position.
Grundmanis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hellscream has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hellscream working some strikes from top position.
Hellscream missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hellscream won't allow Grundmanis to sweep him here.
Grundmanis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hellscream postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hellscream throwing strikes from guard but Grundmanis blocks nicely.
Hellscream prevents Grundmanis from getting back to his feet.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscream throwing strikes from guard but Grundmanis blocks nicely.
Hellscream throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hellscream is in close to Grundmanis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hellscream might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hellscream postures up in Grundmanis's guard and throws a big left but Grundmanis blocks it.
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.
Hellscream throwing strikes from guard but Grundmanis blocks nicely.
Hellscream content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grundmanis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hellscream throws a strike but Grundmanis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundmanis cracks Hellscream with a solid left hand.
Grundmanis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grundmanis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grundmanis trying to control but Hellscream is working from the bottom.
Hellscream wants to stand and escape but Grundmanis is having none of it.
Grundmanis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grundmanis wants to control from the top but Hellscream keeps moving.
Grundmanis throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grundmanis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grundmanis chips away with some ground and pound.
Hellscream is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundmanis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grundmanis wants to control from the top but Hellscream keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grundmanis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hellscream is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grundmanis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grundmanis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hellscream works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hellscream utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grundmanis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hellscream is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hellscream wants to stand but Grundmanis is controlling the position.

That's four 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.
Hellscream avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hellscream utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Grundmanis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Grundmanis shoots and misses

and Hellscream counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hellscream is breathing heavily.
Hellscream chips away with some ground and pound.

Hellscream is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Grundmanis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Grundmanis has escaped and now he's on top!
Hellscream wants to stand up but Grundmanis is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hellscream scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grom Hellscream 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 shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hellscream counters with a single leg into guard. Grundmanis didn't expect that.
Hellscream trying to control but Grundmanis is working from the bottom.
Hellscream is looking to work some ground and pound but Grundmanis has wrist control.
Grundmanis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grundmanis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grundmanis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grundmanis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grundmanis tries to stand and escape but Hellscream actually recovers to full guard.

Hellscream pushes Grundmanis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundmanis tries for a takedown but Hellscream circles away easily

and Hellscream counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Hellscream is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hellscream missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grundmanis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Hellscream is working for a submission of some sort.
Grundmanis trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream winds up and cracks Grundmanis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hellscream missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hellscream scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grundmanis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hellscream is working away from the top position though.
Hellscream seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grundmanis wants to control but Hellscream is keeping busy.
Hellscream scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hellscream thows a huge punch but Grundmanis dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundmanis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hellscream throwing shots but Grundmanis is blocking nicely.
Hellscream not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hellscream thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hellscream sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grundmanis defending well though.
Grundmanis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hellscream's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hellscream's back!
Grundmanis is not going to allow Hellscream to sit and survive in this position.
Grundmanis controlling from the back.
Hellscream trying to control but not successfully.

Hellscream is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grundmanis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hellscream parries the strikes from Grundmanis easily there. Grundmanis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hellscream to escape.
Hellscream is looking for a sweep.
Hellscream is trying to buck Grundmanis off.
Grundmanis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grundmanis lands an elbow.
Grundmanis grinds an elbow into Hellscream's temple.
Hellscream takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Grundmanis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grom Hellscream dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Grundmanis shoots and misses

and Hellscream counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hellscream lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hellscream with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grundmanis trying to keep a closed guard but Hellscream is proving a slippery customer.
Hellscream with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grom Hellscream overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hellscream is looking to work some ground and pound but Grundmanis has wrist control.
Grundmanis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grundmanis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hellscream in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grundmanis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hellscream.

Hellscream postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Grundmanis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hellscream, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundmanis is working Hellscream over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hellscream avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grundmanis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hellscream works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grundmanis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grundmanis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hellscream is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grundmanis is controlling him.
Grundmanis lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grundmanis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hellscream is proving hard to escape from.
Grundmanis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hellscream pushes Grundmanis off and gets back to his feet.
Grundmanis misses with a takedown

and Hellscream counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grundmanis!
Hellscream prevents Grundmanis from getting the reversal.
Hellscream with shots to the head and body - Grundmanis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hellscream in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Grundmanis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hellscream punching from mount but Grundmanis doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundmanis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Hellscream looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Grundmanis gets back to half guard.

Hellscream is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hellscream not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grundmanis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hellscream.
Edgars Grundmanis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream is in close to Grundmanis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grundmanis is pulling down on Hellscream's head to control his posture.
Hellscream won't allow Grundmanis to sweep him here.
Hellscream works over Grundmanis with some ground and pound from guard.
Grundmanis striking off his back but it's not causing Hellscream any problems.
Grom Hellscream is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hellscream working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grundmanis's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grom Hellscream showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hellscream has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grom Hellscream!