PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximillian Grazym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Pain No Gain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Grazym
vs
Pain No Gain

225 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Hilo Nutrition (video proof)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maximillian Grazym!
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, No Pain No Gain!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

No Gain forces Grazym back against the ropes and clinches.
Grazym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grazym lands a knee to the body.
Grazym blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from No Gain fails to land.
Grazym landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grazym prevents a body shot from No Gain.
Grazym lands a knee to the body.
No Gain looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grazym comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like No Pain No Gain has been cut.
Knees to the body from Grazym.
Grazym lands a knee to the head.
Grazym crunches a lovely knee into No Gain's ribcage.
Grazym lands a nice elbow.
Grazym crunches a lovely knee into No Gain's ribcage.
Grazym lands a nice knee to the body.
No Gain blocks an uppercut.
No Gain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grazym lands a nice knee to the body.
Grazym lands a knee to the head.
Grazym using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grazym.
Grazym scores a nice knee to the body.
Grazym lands a knee to the body.
Grazym lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grazym lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up No Pain No Gain's cut even more.
Grazym is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grazym crunches a lovely knee into No Gain's ribcage.
Grazym using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
No Gain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
No Gain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grazym landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grazym working No Gain over with knees to the body.
Grazym scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grazym creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through No Gain's defenses.
No Gain swings wildly with an uppercut but Grazym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grazym lands a good knee to the midsection. No Gain won't want to take too many of those.
No Gain swings wildly with an uppercut but Grazym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grazym really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No Gain has Grazym pushed against the ropes.
Grazym landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section. No Gain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section.
No Gain tries to work over Grazym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grazym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grazym scores a nice knee to the body.
Grazym lands a nice knee to the body.
No Gain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grazym comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grazym lands a good knee to the midsection. No Gain won't want to take too many of those.
No Gain misses with the head strike.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grazym blocks an uppercut.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section. No Gain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
No Gain takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grazym.
Grazym blocks the elbow strike.
No Gain tries a body shot but Grazym blocks it.
No Gain misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Gain can't find room to land a body shot as Grazym controls the action.
No Gain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grazym putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has No Gain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grazym utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grazym blocking some punches.
Grazym landing knees to the body.
Grazym lands an elbow inside.
Grazym scores a nice knee to the body.
No Gain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
No Gain throws a head punch that misses.
Grazym comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
No Gain misses with a body punch.
Grazym is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. No Gain is defending well for now.
No Gain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grazym lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
No Gain swings wildly with an uppercut but Grazym uses good head movement to avoid it.
No Gain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Gain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
No Gain trying to land knees to the body.
No Gain throws an elbow that misses.
No Gain misses with some punches.
No Gain misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No Gain misses with a punch on the inside.
No Gain tries to work over Grazym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grazym landing knees to the head.
No Gain tries a body shot but Grazym blocks it.
Grazym lands a knee to the head.
No Gain swings wildly with an uppercut but Grazym uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grazym.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No Gain avoiding damage as Grazym throws knees to the body.
No Gain tries to work over Grazym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
No Gain struggles to land a body shot inside as Grazym controls his hands.
Grazym blocks a body shot from No Gain.
Grazym tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and No Gain avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximillian Grazym dominated that round.
The cut man is working on No Pain No Gain's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

No Gain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Grazym gets a clinch.
Grazym working No Gain over with knees to the body.
Grazym lands a knee to the body.
No Gain misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Grazym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grazym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
No Gain throws a punch but it's blocked by Grazym.
No Gain takes a knee to the side of the body.
No Gain takes an elbow to the temple.
Grazym lands an elbow that stopped No Gain in his tracks for a moment.
Grazym blocks a body shot from No Gain.
Grazym using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grazym.
No Gain misses with a body punch.
Grazym lands a good knee to the midsection. No Gain won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Grazym.
Grazym landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Grazym.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section. No Gain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Grazym.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grazym obliges.
Grazym lands a good knee to the midsection. No Gain won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grazym.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for No Gain.
No Gain managing to block the knees to the body from Grazym.
Grazym misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from No Gain.
No Gain throws a punch but it's blocked by Grazym.
Grazym avoids the elbow strike from No Gain, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grazym as No Gain tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for No Gain.
Grazym landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
No Gain misses with a punch on the inside.
No Gain tries to throw a body punch but Grazym avoids it by throwing No Gain back against the ropes.
Grazym lands a nice elbow.
Grazym landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
No Gain throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grazym blocking some punches.
No Gain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grazym crunches a lovely knee into No Gain's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grazym.
Grazym misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from No Gain.
No Gain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
No Gain misses with the head strike.
Grazym trying to land knees to the body.
Grazym missing with knees to the body.
No Gain struggles to land a body shot inside as Grazym controls his hands.
No Gain tries to stall but Grazym uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grazym lands a damaging elbow.
No Gain throws a punch but it's blocked by Grazym.
Grazym lands a knee to the head.
No Gain misses with a body punch.
No Gain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grazym's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grazym missing with knees to the body.
No Gain tries a body shot but Grazym blocks it.
No Gain misses with a short punch on the inside.
No Gain can't find room to land a body shot as Grazym controls the action.
Maximillian Grazym has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grazym blocking some punches.
No Gain takes a knee to the side of the body.
No Gain managing to block the knees to the body from Grazym.
No Gain tries to work over Grazym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from No Gain in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
No Gain misses with a body punch.
No Gain tries a body shot but Grazym blocks it.
Grazym throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but No Gain blocks it with crossed arms.
Grazym missing with knees to the body.
No Gain lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Maximillian Grazym has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Grazym blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Gain has a couple of punches blocked by Grazym.
No Gain is trying to maintain a safe position but Grazym gets an underhook and turns No Gain into the ropes.
Grazym is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grazym is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that No Gain can do to turn this around?
No Gain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
No Gain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grazym's elbow.
No Gain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grazym gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No Gain avoiding damage as Grazym throws knees to the body.
Grazym prevents a body shot from No Gain.
No Gain avoiding damage as Grazym throws knees to the body.
Grazym blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from No Gain as the two fighters clinch.
No Gain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
No Gain misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grazym blocks a body shot from No Gain.
No Gain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grazym's elbow.
No Gain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grazym has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grazym landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximillian Grazym dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Grazym throws a sloppy head kick and No Gain moves out of range easily.
No Gain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grazym throws a head kick that half lands.

The cut above No Pain No Gain's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

No Gain has Grazym up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grazym blocks a punch to the side of the head.
No Gain swings wildly with an uppercut but Grazym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grazym blocks a body shot from No Gain.
No Gain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No Gain tries to work over Grazym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
No Gain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
No Gain misses with a body punch.
Grazym utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
No Gain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grazym missing with knees to the body.
No Gain can't find room to land a body shot as Grazym controls the action.
No Gain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grazym landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No Gain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
No Gain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
No Gain avoiding damage as Grazym throws knees to the body.
Grazym is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. No Gain is defending well for now.
No Gain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Grazym.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grazym.
No Gain working aggressively here.
Grazym landing knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grazym as No Gain tries to tie him up.
Grazym prevents a body shot from No Gain.
Grazym using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
No Gain taking a breather.
No Gain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
No Gain has a couple of punches blocked by Grazym.
No Gain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grazym working No Gain over with knees to the body.
No Gain throws a head punch that misses.
No Gain trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grazym crunches a lovely knee into No Gain's ribcage.
No Gain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grazym blocking some punches.
No Gain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
No Gain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grazym scores a nice knee to the body.
Grazym missing with knees to the body.
No Gain can't find room to land a body shot as Grazym controls the action.
Grazym blocks an uppercut.
Grazym landing knees to the body.
No Gain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
No Gain misses with a hook from the clinch.
No Gain tries to throw a body punch but Grazym avoids it by throwing No Gain back against the ropes.
Grazym blocks a body shot from No Gain.
No Gain has a couple of punches blocked by Grazym.
No Gain misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grazym lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grazym tries to land knees in the clinch but No Gain avoids the damage to the body.
No Gain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
No Gain misses with a punch to the body.
Grazym missing with knees to the body.
Grazym blocks a body shot from No Gain.
No Gain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
No Gain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from No Gain fails to land.
No Gain tries a body shot but Grazym blocks it.
Grazym using the Thai plumb to throw knees but No Gain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
No Gain is trying to stall.
No Gain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
No Gain swings wildly with an uppercut but Grazym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grazym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Gain has a couple of punches blocked by Grazym.
Grazym blocks a body shot from No Gain.
Grazym blocking some punches.
No Gain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
No Gain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grazym's elbow.
No Gain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grazym misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from No Gain.
No Gain is looking to control Grazym's arms but Grazym gets an underhook and turns him. Now No Gain has his back to the ropes.
No Gain misses with a punch to the body.
No Gain working aggressively here.
No Gain swings wildly with an uppercut but Grazym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
No Gain can't find room to land a body shot as Grazym controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No Gain throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No Gain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
No Gain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grazym avoids it.
Grazym missing with knees to the body.
No Pain No Gain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No Gain misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maximillian Grazym.
Well Grazym 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Maximillian Grazym!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Maximillian Grazym!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Maximillian Grazym!

Maximillian Grazym wins by unanimous decision!