PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grozni's entrance music is Миша Маваши - &. A fine choice. Miles has chosen Assasins creed 3 trailer. as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Grozni
vs
Miles

186 cm
28
212 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

185 cm
29
213 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Grozni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Desmond Miles!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles misses with a left hand

and Grozni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Miles is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Grozni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grozni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grozni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Desmond Miles has been cut.
Miles misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Grozni misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Miles coming out on top.
Miles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grozni circles away quickly and effectively.
Miles is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grozni.
We've been informed that Miles has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grozni scores with a decent looking hook.
Grozni swinging wildly here.
Miles slips under a jab from Grozni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozni throws a right hand that Miles ducks under and follows up with a left that Miles also avoids with ease.
Miles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grozni throws out the jab.
Grozni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grozni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miles.
Miles throws a hook but Grozni blocks it.
Miles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grozni.
A left and a right from Miles both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Ivan Grozni has been cut.
Miles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grozni.
Miles misses with a straight left.
Desmond Miles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Miles misses.
Grozni scores with a jab. Miles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miles misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozni works the jab nicely.

That has opened up Desmond Miles's cut even more.
Grozni tries to move into range but Miles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grozni throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Miles's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Grozni dives in looking to finish as Miles flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Grozni's strikes! Grozni is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Miles's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Miles was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Grozni!