PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace has chosen Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Saukko
vs
Grace

192 cm
33
272 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

182 cm
34
275 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Saukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Grace!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace swings for the body but Saukko moves out of range.
Grace misses with a left hand
and Saukko counters with a three punch combo that has Grace backing up. Grace nods at Saukko to acknowledge the strikes.
Saukko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Saukko duly obliges.
Saukko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saukko misses with a wild body shot.
Saukko scores with a jab. Grace acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grace tries to bum rush Saukko with a series of wild strikes but Saukko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Grace drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saukko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Grace off and has taken his back!

Saukko is looking for the choke from the back position but Grace is controlling his hands well.
Grace trying to control but not successfully.
Saukko connects with a big shot to the side of Grace's head.
Saukko trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Grace doesn't escape.
Grace controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grace is looking to improve his position.
Grace really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saukko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grace holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Saukko trying to pass the guard but Grace defending well.
Saukko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grace pushes Saukko off looking to stand but Saukko dives back in and keeps control.
Saukko working Grace over with strikes.
Grace tries to roll over but Saukko keeps him under control.
Saukko thows a huge punch but Grace dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko not doing much here.
Grace is controlling Saukko's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Saukko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Grace pushes Saukko off and gets back to his feet.
Grace slips under a jab.
Grace takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saukko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grace thows a body shot but no joy.
Saukko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grace under the eye.
Saukko misses with a few strikes there.
Saukko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grace.
Saukko misses with the combination.
Saukko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grace counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Saukko - just one landing.
Saukko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saukko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saukko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grace back to the cage. Saukko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Grace moves away from the strike by Saukko.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saukko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grace has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grace and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saukko just misses with a punch to the body.
Grace lands with a shot to the body.

Grace scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Saukko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grace drops an elbow to the side of Saukko's head.
Saukko trying to hold on to Grace's head to control him but Grace postures up.
Saukko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grace.

Saukko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grace pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grace lands a nice short elbow.
Grace is stalling here. Saukko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Grace seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Saukko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Grace has one of Saukko's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Saukko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Grace down.
Grace is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Saukko off and has taken his back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grace is not going to allow Saukko to sit and survive in this position.

Grace goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Saukko escapes and is now in half guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Per Saukko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slow jab from Saukko misses its intended target.
A nice combination there by Saukko.
Saukko throws a series of punches but Grace moves out of range.

Grace looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Saukko!
Saukko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saukko is working hard here to advance position.
Saukko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grace scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saukko?
Saukko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grace lands a big shot there that rocks Saukko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko is looking to get to half guard.
Max Grace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grace landing punches.
Saukko tries to reverse the position but Grace maintains control.
Saukko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grace trying to control but Saukko is having none of it.
Saukko is trying to escape the mount.
Grace is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Saukko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Grace is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Saukko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saukko throwing hammer fists to the chest of Grace. What's that going to do exactly?
Saukko taking shots to the head.

Grace goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Saukko turns into him and now he's in Grace's guard.
Grace is adopting a defensive guard.
Saukko is looking to advance position but Grace has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Saukko is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Saukko is working to get back to half guard.
Saukko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Saukko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grace.

Saukko actively working from the bottom here.

Grace is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Saukko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grace.
Saukko is trying to maintain the position but Grace is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace trying to control the action but Saukko is working from the bottom.
Saukko wants to control but Grace is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Saukko wants to improve his position but Grace is controlling well.
Grace trying to control the action but Saukko is working from the bottom.
Saukko tries to get to full guard but Grace has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Grace looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Grace wants to take a breather but Saukko is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Grace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Saukko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grace slips a jab and a cross from Saukko.
Saukko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grace.

Saukko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grace tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Saukko is in Grace's guard.
Grace wants to get back to his feet but Saukko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grace keeping moving, preventing Saukko from controlling successfully.

Grace uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Saukko misses with a body shot
and Grace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grace takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grace connects with a body shot that sends Saukko's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saukko shoots for a double leg takedown but Grace sprawls well. He's pushed Saukko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Per Saukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Grace.
Grace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saukko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Saukko misses.
Grace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saukko.
Grace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grace wants it to stay on the feet.
Saukko connects with a solid leg kick.
Grace connects with a body shot that sends Saukko's belly button to the back.
Per Saukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grace dips to his left and cracks Saukko with an uppercut!
Saukko throws a solid leg kick but Grace takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saukko.
Grace lands a nice shot to the body.
Saukko throws a right hand that Grace ducks under and follows up with a left that Grace also avoids with ease.
Grace is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saukko rather than just go for the knockout.
Grace misses with a wild body shot.
Grace scores with a hook to the body. Saukko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grace staying out of range there.
Saukko swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saukko.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Grace drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grace taking a breather here.
Grace wants to control but Saukko is keeping him busy.
Saukko is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Saukko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grace tries to move to mount but Saukko blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko tries to buck Grace off but Grace is having none of it.
Grace misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Grace working the ground and pound.
Saukko wants to control but Grace postures up.
Grace wants to control but Saukko is keeping him busy.
Grace cracks Saukko with a big elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Grace.
Saukko is trying to get back to half guard.
Grace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saukko keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace controls the position.
Saukko tries to buck Grace off but Grace is having none of it.
Saukko is trying to control Grace's posture but Grace avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grace working the head with strikes.
Saukko struggling a bit here.
Grace working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grace wants to control but Saukko is keeping him busy.
Saukko sneaks back into half guard.
Saukko wants to improve his position but Grace is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Grace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grace has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Grace!
Max Grace seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.