PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gaines
vs
Austin

194 cm
20
228 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Nice elbows
Very confident

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Austin.
Austin clobbers Gaines with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Gaines clinches up against the cage.

Gaines drags the fight down to the ground.
Austin controlling from the top position.

Gaines is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Austin is looking to stand up but Gaines won't let him.
Gaines controls Austin momentarily but Austin frees himself.
Gaines is pulling down on Austin's head. It's preventing any offense from Austin, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin wanted to stand there but Gaines had control of the position.

Gaines working for a triangle but Austin defends it easily.
Austin 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.
Gaines trying to control the position.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Austin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Austin duly obliges.
Austin lands with a nice combination. Gaines backs away looking to recover.
Austin throws a good cross that connects.
Gaines shoots in but no luck this time.
Austin misses with a low kick as Gaines jumps back.
Gaines closes the distance and clinches up with Austin, looking for a takedown. Gaines pushes Austin against the cage but Austin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gaines has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Gaines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaines is breathing heavily.
Austin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Austin throws a series of punches but Gaines moves out of range.
Austin misses with a double jab.
Gaines misses with a takedown attempt - Austin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Austin throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Gaines bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steve Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Austin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Austin swinging wilding here.
A left and a right from Austin both land. Nice combination.
Austin thows a body shot but no joy.
Gaines misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gaines fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gaines shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Austin but Austin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gaines feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Austin's calf.
Gaines shoots in and drives through. Austin sprawls well.
Gaines tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Austin swivels and escapes.
Austin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaines.

Austin tries to keep at a distance but Gaines has taken the fight into the clinch.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines can't get the takedown.
Austin stops a takedown attempt from Gaines.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Gaines successfully pulls guard.

Gaines looking for a guillotine here but Austin defends easily.
Gaines is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gaines working a defensive guard but Austin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Austin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gaines. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Austin happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Some wild striking there from Austin.
Gaines moves in looking to clinch but Austin pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gaines.
Gaines shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Austin pinned against the cage. Austin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Austin.
Austin cracks Gaines with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gaines takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaines moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaines is looking to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Austin scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Austin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Austin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Austin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Austin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin misses with a double jab.
Gaines fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Gaines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gaines backs up against the cage.
Austin tries to bum rush Gaines with a series of wild strikes but Gaines uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Austin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Austin tries to bum rush Gaines with a series of wild strikes but Gaines uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gaines shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Austin as he avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Austin scores with a four punch combination!
Gaines takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Austin throws a series of punches but Gaines moves out of range.

Gaines clinches up with Austin and pushes him back against the cage.
Gaines fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Gaines lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Austin has one foot on Gaines's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gaines misses with a takedown attempt - Austin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gaines tries for a takedown but Austin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gaines looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steve Austin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Austin misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Austin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Austin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Austin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Austin.
Austin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
A combination from Austin does no damage.

Gaines rushes Austin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gaines tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gaines tries to score a body lock takedown but Austin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Austin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Austin is trying to break free.
Austin is pressed up against the cage. Gaines has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Austin down to the mat. Austin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gaines tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Austin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gaines shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Austin as he avoids it easily.
Austin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Austin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gaines shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Austin as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a right and a left that both miss.

Gaines shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gaines showed some decent athleticism there.
Austin is staying active underneath Gaines, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gaines tries to pass the half guard into mount. Austin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gaines is trying to control the action in half guard but Austin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gaines is looking to stall here but Austin recovers full guard.
Gaines tries to stand but Austin is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines prevents Austin from getting back to his feet.
Gaines trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gaines has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gaines there as he acknowledges the shot.
Austin throws a wild body kick that Gaines sees coming a mile off.
Austin scores with a three punch combo!

Gaines shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Austin trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaines controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gaines feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gaines wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Gaines trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gaines would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Austin kicks Gaines off and gets to his feet.

Gaines clinches up against the cage.
Austin wants to get back to striking at distance but Gaines won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Austin can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines has Austin pressed against the cage.
Austin tries to break the clinch but Gaines is controlling the position.
Gaines wants to stall.

Gaines drags the fight down to the ground.
Austin wants to stand but Gaines is controlling his posture from full guard.

Gaines working for submissions but it's allowed Austin to get to half guard.
Austin wants to stand up but Gaines is controlling the position.

That's two 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.
Gaines is controlling Austin's trapped leg to prevent Austin from advancing to side control.
Gaines tries to get to full guard but Austin has control of the leg.
Gaines gets back to full guard.
Austin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Austin is posturing up here but Gaines has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Austin tries to roll out but it's too tight and Austin has to tap! Slick submission there by Gaines!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grant Gaines!