PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Zaharov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Grimsrud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Igor Zaharov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Zaharov
vs
Grimsrud

188 cm
28
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

169 cm
27
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Zaharov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Grimsrud!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimsrud throws a right and a left that Zaharov avoids nicely.

Grimsrud gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Grimsrud lands some shots froms side control.
Grimsrud throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Grimsrud landing a few strikes.
Grimsrud working the head and body with strikes.
Grimsrud moves into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaharov is in all sorts of trouble here.

Grimsrud jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Zaharov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Zaharov and Grimsrud has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Zaharov defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimsrud working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Grimsrud landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zaharov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grimsrud on the ground.
Grimsrud passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zaharov!
Zaharov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zaharov tries to get out of the position.
Grimsrud avoids the attempt from Zaharov to control.
Grimsrud putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grimsrud looking to control but Zaharov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zaharov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Grimsrud lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grimsrud avoids the attempt from Zaharov to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grimsrud cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaharov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zaharov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zaharov is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zaharov wants to hold on but Grimsrud pushes him away.
Grimsrud working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grimsrud scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zaharov?
Grimsrud landing shots from mount.
Grimsrud lands a big shot there that rocks Zaharov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grimsrud putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Zaharov is rocked!
Grimsrud postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Zaharov badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Grimsrud around the waist but Grimsrud pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Grimsrud is the winner by TKO! Grimsrud jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Grimsrud!
Christian Grimsrud seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.