PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grant might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alice in Chains - Rooster. Uzannavabizch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Brandon Loveladdy's band WE ARE THE CHOSEN : BREAKING THE KARMIC CYCLE. Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Grant
vs
Uzannavabizch

192 cm
36
220 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

189 cm
33
208 lbs
28 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Backyard Fighting

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 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzannavabizch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grant circles away quickly and effectively.
Uzannavabizch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grant takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big left from Grant misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uzannavabizch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Uzannavabizch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grant connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uzannavabizch looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uzannavabizch throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Uzannavabizch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uzannavabizch scores with a hook.

Grant pushes Uzannavabizch up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uzannavabizch lands with a good body shot.
Grant tries to clinch up.
Grant has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grant wants to clinch up but Uzannavabizch keeps it at a distance.
Grant takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Uzannavabizch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Uzannavabizch working the body and head with strikes.
Uzannavabizch misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Uzannavabizch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grant avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Uzannavabizch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzannavabizch tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Uzannavabizch trying to control the action but Grant is working from the bottom.
Uzannavabizch scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant regains half guard, as Uzannavabizch was trying to land strikes.
Uzannavabizch is just content to waste time from the top position. Grant takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Uzannavabizch looking to sit in guard and control but Grant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Uzannavabizch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Uzannavabizch keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Grant throws an elbow that misses. Uzannavabizch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grant's guard. Nice move by Uzannavabizch!
Grant keeping moving, preventing Uzannavabizch from controlling successfully.
Uzannavabizch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch looking to sit in guard and control but Grant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Uzannavabizch wants to sweep here but Grant controlling him for the moment.
Grant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uzannavabizch wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Uzannavabizch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzannavabizch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grant dives in and grabs Uzannavabizch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Uzannavabizch pushes down on Grant's head and hops out.
Uzannavabizch fails with a takedown attempt.
Grant misses with a looping right.
Uzannavabizch fails with the takedown.
Grant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uzannavabizch throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Grant misses.

Uzannavabizch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Grant has his feet on Uzannavabizch's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Grant takes a swing at Uzannavabizch's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uzannavabizch on the side of the head.
Uzannavabizch throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grant throws a good cross that connects.
Cody Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Uzannavabizch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Grant defends well and Uzannavabizch ends up having to push Grant into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cody Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch misses with a short punch on the inside.

Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Grant clinches.
Grant misses with a punch on the inside.
Grant working aggressively here.
Grant landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Uzannavabizch is breathing heavily.
Uzannavabizch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Uzannavabizch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grant.
Uzannavabizch struggles to land a body shot inside as Grant controls his hands.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Uzannavabizch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands an elbow just above Uzannavabizch 's eye.
Grant lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uzannavabizch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grant can pounce on him.

Grant moves into the clinch.
Uzannavabizch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uzannavabizch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Uzannavabizch throws a punch but it's blocked by Grant.

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

Uzannavabizch tries to keep at a distance but Grant has taken the fight into the clinch.
Uzannavabizch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Grant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uzannavabizch digs a right hand underneath Grant's ribcage. Grant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uzannavabizch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Uzannavabizch uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uzannavabizch's face.
Grant is trying to force a seperation but Uzannavabizch has the dominant position.

Uzannavabizch breaks from the clinch.
Grant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Grant moves into the clinch successfully.
Uzannavabizch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grant up against the cage.
Uzannavabizch misses with some punches.
Uzannavabizch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Uzannavabizch prevents a body shot from Grant.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
Grant tries a knee to the head but Uzannavabizch blocks it.
Uzannavabizch jumps guard but Grant stands there with Uzannavabizch around his waist. Uzannavabizch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uzannavabizch avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.

Uzannavabizch pulls guard.
Uzannavabizch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grant postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Grant got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uzannavabizch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grant has managed to get both his arms back between Uzannavabizch's legs - danger averted.
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!
Grant is looking to work some ground and pound but Uzannavabizch has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Grant dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Uzannavabizch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uzannavabizch keeps the fight on the outside.
Grant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uzannavabizch tries to avoid it but Grant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uzannavabizch to the ground. Uzannavabizch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Uzannavabizch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grant moves out of range as Uzannavabizch strikes.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Uzannavabizch works over Grant's head and body with a nice combination.
Grant moves away from the strike by Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch connects with a nice looking jab.
Uzannavabizch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant misses with a hook.
Uzannavabizch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Uzannavabizch gets tackled into the cage by Grant. Grant maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzannavabizch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Grant manages to break the clinch.
Grant feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Uzannavabizch's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant jabs Uzannavabizch right on the nose. Uzannavabizch blinks but takes it well.
Uzannavabizch throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.

Grant rushes Uzannavabizch and presses him up against the cage.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uzannavabizch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uzannavabizch backwards.
Uzannavabizch avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.

Uzannavabizch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uzannavabizch misses with a low kick.
Uzannavabizch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grant tries to clinch up
and Uzannavabizch counters with a straight right hand.
Uzannavabizch swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
Uzannavabizch slips a straight right by Grant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant tried to score with a low kick but Uzannavabizch checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grant there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uzannavabizch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Uzannavabizch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grant wants to clinch.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Uzannavabizch throws a leg kick that misses.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch lands a right hook to the body.
Grant connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Uzannavabizch! He's out on his feet! Grant rushes in and drops Uzannavabizch with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cody Grant!
After the fight, Cody Grant was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.