PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jules Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remigiusz Grochowina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Larsen
vs
Grochowina

180 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jules Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Remigiusz Grochowina!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grochowina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grochowina doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Larsen counters with a left and a right that stings Grochowina.

Larsen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Larsen is trying to force a seperation but Grochowina has the dominant position.
Larsen takes a knee to the side of the body.

Grochowina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grochowina.

Grochowina rushes Larsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Larsen is trying to pull guard but Grochowina turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Grochowina tries to pull guard but Larsen holds him up against the cage and eventually Grochowina drops back down to his feet.
Jules Larsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remigiusz Grochowina.
Grochowina is looking to take this one to the mat.
Larsen trying to land knees to the body.
Grochowina is looking for a takedown.
Grochowina jumps guard but Larsen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Larsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Larsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grochowina tries to land knees in the clinch but Larsen avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grochowina digs a right hand underneath Larsen's ribcage. Larsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grochowina is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Larsen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grochowina is looking to take this one to the mat.
Grochowina looks winded!
A body shot lands from Grochowina.
Larsen jumps guard but Grochowina turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Grochowina escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grochowina with a poor takedown

and Larsen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short uppercut from Larsen.
Larsen wants to break free but Grochowina has control.
Grochowina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larsen is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Larsen pulls guard successfully.
Grochowina wants to stand but Larsen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Grochowina won't allow Larsen to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Larsen is working an open guard so Grochowina takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Grochowina fails with a takedown attempt.
Larsen tries to clinch but Grochowina is having none of it.
Grochowina doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Larsen counters with a two punch combo.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grochowina swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Larsen drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grochowina is looking to stand up but Larsen isn't so interested in that idea.
Larsen lands a couple of elbows.
Grochowina wants to stand but Larsen is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grochowina wants to get back to his feet but Larsen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Grochowina kicks Larsen off and gets to his feet.
Grochowina will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Larsen clinches up against the cage.
Larsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grochowina's elbow.
Larsen jumps guard but Grochowina turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Larsen prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larsen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grochowina to keep the fight standing.

Larsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grochowina has his takedown stuffed

and Larsen counters by clinching up.
Larsen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grochowina walks away with a smile on his face. Larsen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grochowina throws a nice head kick!

Larsen darts in and clinches Grochowina up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsen is trying to break the clinch but Grochowina is controlling him.
Larsen misses with a punch on the inside.

Grochowina manages to break the clinch.
Larsen leaves Grochowina with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Larsen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grochowina!
Grochowina wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grochowina fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Larsen feints and as Grochowina raises his hands in defense, Larsen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grochowina wants to get back to his feet but Larsen passes into half guard.
Grochowina is trying to stand back up but Larsen is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grochowina scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Larsen manages to mount him!
Larsen lands a big shot there that rocks Grochowina but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grochowina is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grochowina taking shots to the head.
Grochowina is squirming around, avoiding Larsen's attempts to control the action.
Grochowina squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Larsen controlling from the full mount.
Jules Larsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grochowina wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Larsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grochowina can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Larsen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grochowina wants to get back to his feet.
Larsen raining down hammerfists from mount.

Grochowina bucks up and throws Larsen to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Grochowina looks for a takedown but Larsen sprawls well.

Grochowina has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grochowina manages to break the clinch.

Larsen moves into the clinch.
Larsen is trying to pull guard but Grochowina has him pressed against the cage.

Grochowina escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Larsen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grochowina tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Larsen is in Grochowina's guard.
Larsen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grochowina works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larsen distracts Grochowina with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Larsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grochowina wants to get back to his feet but Larsen passes into half guard.

Larsen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Larsen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grochowina has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grochowina makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Grochowina shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Larsen pinned against the cage. Larsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jules Larsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remigiusz Grochowina.

Larsen clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grochowina drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Larsen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Larsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jules Larsen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Grochowina tries to sprawl but Larsen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Larsen wants to control but Grochowina is keeping him busy.
Grochowina is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grochowina keeps working.
Grochowina is looking to escape.

Grochowina kicks off Larsen and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grochowina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grochowina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Larsen tries to avoid it but Grochowina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Larsen to the ground. Larsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Larsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Grochowina circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grochowina tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grochowina somewhat.
Larsen wants to clinch.
Remigiusz Grochowina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grochowina keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grochowina.
Jules Larsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remigiusz Grochowina.
Larsen fails with an attempt to clinch.

Larsen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grochowina's guard.
Larsen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Larsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Grochowina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grochowina wants to get back to his feet but Larsen passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larsen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Larsen connects with a nice short shot to Grochowina's temple.
Grochowina tries to kick Larsen off but Larsen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Larsen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Larsen prevents Grochowina from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grochowina tries to kick Larsen off in order to stand up. Larsen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Grochowina is trying to buck Larsen off.
Grochowina tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
You get the feeling that Grochowina really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Larsen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grochowina is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Grochowina tries to buck Larsen off but Larsen takes his back!
Grochowina trying to get back to his feet but Larsen is in full control for now.

Grochowina fending off the submission attempt from Larsen.
Grochowina trying to get back to his feet but Larsen is in full control for now.
Remigiusz Grochowina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jules Larsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Larsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Larsen 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Larsen!