PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alastair Gridlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gridlock comes to the cage accompanied by Robbie Williams - Come Undone. Ross comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pain - Shut your mouth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alastair Gridlock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gridlock
vs
Ross

190 cm
26
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alastair Gridlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Ross!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gridlock clinches.
Gridlock blocks an uppercut.
Gridlock tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gridlock presses Ross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gridlock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ross working aggressively here.
Gridlock struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
Gridlock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Gridlock fails to land.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Gridlock.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gridlock.
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!
Ross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gridlock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gridlock lands a nice shot to the body.
Ross blocks a body shot from Gridlock.
Gridlock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ross's elbow.
Gridlock scores with a shot to the side of Ross's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gridlock prevents a body shot from Ross.
Gridlock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Gridlock.
Gridlock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Gridlock.
Gridlock misses with a body punch.
Ross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gridlock swings wildly with an uppercut but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross lands a shoulder strike.
Gridlock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
A right hand to the body from Gridlock.
Ross tries a knee to the head but Gridlock blocks it.
Gridlock tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gridlock managing to block the knees to the body from Ross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gridlock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Gridlock back against the cage.
Ross blocks a body shot from Gridlock.
Gridlock struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
Ross blocks a body shot from Gridlock.
Gridlock tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Gridlock back against the cage.
Ross blocks a body shot from Gridlock.
Gridlock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gridlock tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gridlock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Gridlock.
Gridlock misses with a punch to the body.
Gridlock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but Gridlock blocks with his arms.
Gridlock lands a right hand.
Gridlock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.
Ross takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Gridlock.
Gridlock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gridlock misses with a body punch.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gridlocks head.
Gridlock tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gridlock misses with some punches.
Gridlock digs a right hand into Ross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ross's gas tank.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Gridlock can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Gridlock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Gridlock - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Ross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ross misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gridlock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ross tries to work over Gridlock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ross lands a shot to the body.
Ross misses with a knee to the head.
Ross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gridlock struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
Gridlock misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Ross.
Gridlock misses with a punch to the body.
Gridlock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gridlock can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Ross lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but Gridlock is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gridlock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gridlock scores with a shoulder strike.
Ross misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alastair Gridlock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gridlock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gridlock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gridlock throws a lazy head kick
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gridlock.
Ross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gridlock.
Gridlock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ross's head.
Alastair Gridlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gridlock moves into the clinch.
Gridlock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross prevents a body shot from Gridlock.
A hook to the body from Gridlock.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gridlock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gridlock struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gridlock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gridlock blocks a body shot from Ross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gridlock tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Gridlock back against the cage.
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gridlock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gridlock working aggressively here.
Gridlock blocks an uppercut.
Gridlock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gridlock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gridlock is defending well for now.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Gridlock lands a nice shot to the body.
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but Gridlock is blocking nicely.
Gridlock lands a nice uppercut.
Gridlock can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Gridlock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards.

Ross is rocked!
Ross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Gridlock finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gridlock lands a big right hand that drops Ross! The killer instinct kicks in and Gridlock finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gridlock!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alastair Gridlock!
Alastair Gridlock gave a mention to Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).