PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Aguirre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeriy Grushevky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grushevky has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aguirre
vs
Grushevky

156 cm
24
280 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

193 cm
25
276 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Aguirre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeriy Grushevky!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Grushevky blocks the leg kick.
Grushevky looks winded!
Aguirre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aguirre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grushevky as he jumps to the side.

Aguirre drives through with a takedown into Grushevky's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Aguirre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aguirre passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grushevky tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Aguirre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Aguirre tries a head kick but it misses.
Grushevky shoots and misses
and Aguirre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grushevky should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguirre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aguirre misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aguirre moves into the clinch.
Aguirre stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grushevky tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aguirre just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aguirre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aguirre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grushevky pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Aguirre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Aguirre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grushevky on his heels. He'll look to pass Grushevky's guard now, I'm sure.

Grushevky has an active guard here but Aguirre has managed to pass into half guard.
Aguirre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grushevky won't allow Aguirre to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Grushevky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aguirre controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grushevky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aguirre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aguirre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grushevky's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre thows a huge punch but Grushevky dodges it nicely.

Grushevky is defending against the submission attempts here by Aguirre.
Aguirre throwing shots but Grushevky is blocking nicely.
Aguirre is taking a breather. Grushevky says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Grushevky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aguirre stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aguirre decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Valeriy Grushevky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grushevky misses with a takedown

and Aguirre counters by moving into the clinch.
Aguirre scores with a nice hook to the head.

Aguirre has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Grushevky uses from the top position.
Aguirre is adopting a defensive guard.
Aguirre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Grushevky wants to pass the guard but Aguirre is keeping the position.

Grushevky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aguirre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grushevky has managed to get both his arms back between Aguirre's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grushevky fails with the takedown

and Aguirre counters by moving into the clinch.
Grushevky fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Aguirre manages to break the clinch.
Aguirre darts in looking for a takedown but Grushevky gets double underhooks and turns Aguirre into the cage.

Aguirre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Aguirre gets a takedown into half guard.

Aguirre postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Grushevky to stand up.

Aguirre gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aguirre content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aguirre winds up and cracks Grushevky with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguirre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Grushevky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguirre trying to mount his opponent but Grushevky defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Aguirre in particular looking to stall.

Grushevky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aguirre not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grushevky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aguirre is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grushevky looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Aguirre pushes past his half guard into mount!
Grushevky is working to get back to half guard.
Jon Aguirre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre looking to finish with strikes here!
Aguirre fails to advance to Grushevky's back.
Aguirre looking to ground and pound but Grushevky is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Aguirre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Aguirre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aguirre misses with a head shot.
Grushevky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grushevky holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Aguirre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Aguirre controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre unloads with some shots from mount but Grushevky bucks and avoids them well.
Aguirre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aguirre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grushevky on the ground.
Grushevky is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aguirre controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Aguirre dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grushevky.
Grushevky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Valeriy Grushevky has been cut.

Aguirre rushes Grushevky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Aguirre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Aguirre fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Grushevky to the ground. Aguirre is now in Grushevky's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguirre advances to half guard.
Aguirre wants to pass the guard but Grushevky is defending well.

Grushevky has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Aguirre escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Aguirre!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grushevky is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguirre takes a little break here. Grushevky wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Aguirre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grushevky for as long as he can get away with.

Aguirre is trying to get an arm triangle but Grushevky is defending well.
Aguirre misses with the ground and pound.
Aguirre takes a little break here. Grushevky wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aguirre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Grushevky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grushevky is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Aguirre off and has taken his back!

Grushevky is looking for the choke from the back position but Aguirre is controlling his hands well.

Aguirre fending off the submission attempt from Grushevky.

Grushevky is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aguirre defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Grushevky's arms.
Aguirre trying to control the action but Grushevky just sinks the hooks in.
Aguirre turns into Grushevky and is now in his guard.

Grushevky looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aguirre passes into side control.
Grushevky managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aguirre.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grushevky dodges the ground and pound from Aguirre.
Grushevky defending against the ground and pound.
Grushevky parries the strikes from Aguirre easily there. Aguirre is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Grushevky to escape.
Grushevky tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aguirre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aguirre is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Grushevky will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Grushevky is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grushevky is trying to work for a sweep but Aguirre has mounted him!
Valeriy Grushevky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Aguirre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aguirre controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Aguirre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aguirre 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Aguirre!