PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Groove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vlad Fresh is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Groove
vs
Fresh

195 cm
33
205 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

185 cm
30
215 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Groove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Fresh!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Groove.
Vlad Fresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fresh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Groove was well out of range. Poor timing from Fresh.
Fresh wants to land a leg kick but Groove is out of range.
Groove moves out of range as Fresh strikes.
Fresh looks to land a right hand but Groove moved out of range.
Groove shoots in but Fresh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fresh misses with a few strikes there.
Fresh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Groove counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fresh misses with a left hand
and Groove counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Groove shoots in and bounces Fresh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fresh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Groove with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fresh being controlled here, momentarily.
Groove postures up in Fresh's guard and throws a big left but Fresh blocks it.
Fresh looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Groove puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Groove is looking to take a break and control but Fresh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groove not doing much here.
Fresh is trying to maintain the position but Groove is very close to passing his half guard.

Groove is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fresh is just riding it out for now. Groove eventually gives up the hold.
Groove passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groove punching from mount but Fresh doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Groove sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fresh is looking to get to half guard.
Groove trying to control but Fresh is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groove cracks Fresh with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Groove stands up from mount. Strange move.

Groove gets a double leg takedown into Fresh's guard.
Fresh controls Groove momentarily but Groove frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Groove missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Groove dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jab, jab by Fresh - just one landing.
Groove goes for a double leg but Fresh avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fresh continues to drive forward.
Groove goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fresh prevents it.
A short right from Fresh on the inside.
Groove is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Groove is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Groove is trying to break the clinch but Fresh has him pressed against the cage.
Groove on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fresh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Groove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Groove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fresh.
Fresh misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Fresh fails to land.
Groove blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Groove trying to land knees to the body.
Fresh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fresh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fresh misses with some punches.
Fresh cracks Groove with a nice body shot.
Groove can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Groove. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Fresh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fresh lands with a light punch inside.
Fresh lands with a short shot to the head.
Fresh working aggressively here.
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!
Fresh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fresh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fresh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Fresh.

Groove is rocked!
Fresh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Groove is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fresh gets through Groove's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fresh lands with a light punch inside.
Fresh unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Groove! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fresh is unloading with more strikes now! Groove drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Fresh!
Vlad Fresh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.