PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximillian Grazym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colton Bice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grazym
vs
Bice

225 cm
26
275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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 3 - 3 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Colton Bice!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grazym tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bice clinches up with Grazym and pushes him back against the cage.
Bice has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grazym is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Grazym lands a good knee to the midsection. Bice won't want to take too many of those.
Grazym lands an elbow just above Bice 's eye.

It looks like Colton Bice has been cut.
Grazym lands a knee to the head.
Bice looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grazym is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Grazym.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grazym is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grazym putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grazym using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grazym.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Grazym.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grazym.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grazym.
Grazym connects with a knee to the head.
Grazym gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grazym lands a nice knee to the body.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Grazym.
Grazym connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bice's face.
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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grazym obliges.
Knees to the body from Grazym.
Grazym putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grazym using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bice drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice elbow from Grazym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grazym is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grazym landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grazym scores a nice knee to the body.
Grazym using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grazym lands a nice elbow.
Grazym lands a good knee to the midsection. Bice won't want to take too many of those.
Grazym crunches a lovely knee into Bice's ribcage.
Bice misses with a body punch.
Bice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grazym.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grazym is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bice managing to block the knees to the body from Grazym.
Grazym utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bice jumps guard but Grazym turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maximillian Grazym has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Bice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grazym lands a good knee to the midsection. Bice won't want to take too many of those.
Bice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grazym is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bice has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grazym is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Grazym lands an elbow that stopped Bice in his tracks for a moment.
Grazym is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grazym lands a good knee to the midsection. Bice won't want to take too many of those.
Bice can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Grazym.
Grazym putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bice tries to work over Grazym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grazym working Bice over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bice displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grazym up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grazym obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grazym.
Bice wants to stall.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grazym lands a nice knee to the body.
Bice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grazym is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grazym connects with a knee to the head.
Grazym scores a nice knee to the body.
Grazym working Bice over with knees to the body.
Bice is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grazym to keep the fight standing.
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 Colton Bice's cut.
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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grazym landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grazym landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grazym using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grazym crunches a lovely knee into Bice's ribcage.
Grazym utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Grazym.
Grazym with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grazym.
Grazym lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bice is trying to drag Grazym to the mat but Grazym just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grazym scores a nice knee to the body.
Grazym working Bice over with knees to the body.
Bice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grazym trying to land knees to the body.

Bice decides to pull guard.
Grazym trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bice's guard.
Bice controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maximillian Grazym has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Grazym instigates a clinch.
Maximillian Grazym has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grazym comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grazym crunches a lovely knee into Bice's ribcage.
Grazym lands a good knee to the midsection. Bice won't want to take too many of those.
Bice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grazym working Bice over with knees to the body.
Grazym with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grazym tries to land knees in the clinch but Bice avoids the damage to the body.
Grazym lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bice pulls guard successfully.
Bice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bice holds on and takes a little breather.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Maximillian Grazym wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Grazym rushes Bice and presses him up against the cage.
Grazym landing knees to the body.
Grazym landing knees to the body.
Grazym is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bice can do to turn this around?
Bice drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grazym pulls his leg out and moves away.

Grazym clinches with his opponent.
Grazym lands a nice knee to the body.
Grazym with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grazym landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grazym landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bice has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grazym avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Maximillian Grazym has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Bice.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grazym just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grazym landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grazym lands a nice knee to the body.
Grazym connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bice's face.
Grazym lands a good knee to the midsection. Bice won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grazym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grazym is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grazym with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grazym putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bice tries to pull guard but Grazym forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximillian Grazym dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colton Bice's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Grazym has managed to clinch.
Grazym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Grazym.
Grazym scores with a knee to the head.
Bice has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grazym after a bit of a struggle.
Bice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grazym is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grazym landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grazym is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grazym scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grazym obliges.
Bice is trying to push Grazym away but Grazym has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grazym landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grazym has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Grazym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grazym lands an elbow just above Bice 's eye.
Bice is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Grazym is defending well.
Grazym utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Grazym.
Grazym working Bice over with knees to the body.
Bice is looking for a takedown.
Maximillian Grazym has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Bice.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grazym lands a good knee to the midsection. Bice won't want to take too many of those.
Grazym missing with knees to the body.
Bice managing to block the knees to the body from Grazym.
Grazym tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bice avoids it.
Bice throws an elbow but it misses.
Bice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grazym is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grazym obliges.
Grazym scores a nice knee to the body.
Grazym landing knees to the body.
Grazym misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bice.
Bice has had enough of the clinch but Grazym keeps him there for the moment.
Grazym lands a nice knee to the body.
Grazym tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bice avoids it.
Bice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grazym smiles and moves away.

Bice tries to keep at a distance but Grazym has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grazym landing knees to the head.
Bice tries to pull guard but Grazym forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grazym lands a nice knee to the body.
Grazym crunches a lovely knee into Bice's ribcage.
Grazym crunches a lovely knee into Bice's ribcage.
Bice tries to circle away but Grazym has him pinned against the cage.
Grazym using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grazym connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bice's face.
Bice tries to throw a body punch but Grazym avoids it by throwing Bice back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Grazym.
Bice is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grazym to keep the fight standing.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grazym connects with a knee to the head.
Bice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grazym lands an elbow that stopped Bice in his tracks for a moment.
Grazym lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bice is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grazym pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grazym unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grazym missing with knees to the body.
Grazym lands an elbow inside that Bice shrugs off.
Bice managing to block the knees to the body from Grazym.

Bice pulls Grazym into guard.
Bice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grazym would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Colton Bice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Maximillian Grazym wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bice throws a sloppy head kick and Grazym moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximillian Grazym showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grazym, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximillian Grazym!