PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Grif (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mbiufo Spazzolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mbiufo Spazzolini was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Grif
vs
Spazzolini

178 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dexter Grif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mbiufo Spazzolini!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grif is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Spazzolini's half guard.
Spazzolini wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grif lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grif controlling the action here.
Grif prevents Spazzolini from standing back up.
Well, if Grif is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Grif looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spazzolini with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grif thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grif seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grif postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Spazzolini to stand up.
Spazzolini throws a right hand that Grif ducks under and follows up with a left that Grif also avoids with ease.
Spazzolini looks gassed!
Spazzolini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Grif closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Spazzolini's guard.
Grif missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grif is pushing down on Spazzolini's leg trying to pass to half guard. Spazzolini is fighting to maintain full guard but Grif has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grif in particular looking to stall.
Ground and pound from Grif.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grif has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Grif is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Spazzolini has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Grif landing strikes from the mount and Spazzolini is in trouble!
Grif scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spazzolini?
Grif cracks Spazzolini with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grif raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Grif.
Grif scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Spazzolini is in a horrible position here. Grif smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Grif takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Grif connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Grif putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spazzolini in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grif with the ground and pound from mount.
Grif scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grif controlling his opponent.
Grif with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grif landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Grif dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grif closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Grif is nestled in close to Spazzolini, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grif sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Grif trying to pass the guard but Spazzolini defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Grif stands up from half guard.
Spazzolini is breathing heavily.
Grif fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Grif darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spazzolini is trying to stand.
Grif content to control rather than advance.
Grif takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grif winds up and cracks Spazzolini with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grif takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spazzolini taking some punishment here, with Grif in his half guard.
Grif is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Grif is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Spazzolini defends it well.
Grif seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grif content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grif lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grif sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Grif lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grif winds up and cracks Spazzolini with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grif perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Grif is pressing down on Spazzolini's thigh, looking to free his foot. Spazzolini is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grif seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Grif dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Grif throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Spazzolini was covering up waiting for the punch and Grif finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Spazzolini wants to stand up but Grif is controlling him.
Grif throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spazzolini works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grif controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dexter Grif.

Grif shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Spazzolini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grif is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Spazzolini doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grif.
Dexter Grif overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grif slows the pace down in half guard.

Grif is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grif throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grif thows a huge punch but Spazzolini dodges it nicely.
Grif is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grif trying to mount his opponent but Spazzolini defends it.
Grif trying to control the pace.

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

Grif closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Grif uses his free foot to push down on Spazzolini's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Spazzolini.
Grif controlling from mount.
Grif lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spazzolini hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grif tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grif unloading with bombs!
Grif in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grif scoring with strikes but Spazzolini is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grif lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spazzolini hang on?
Grif controlling from mount.
Mbiufo Spazzolini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dexter Grif is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Grif showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grif 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Grif!