PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Grub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jansen Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey has chosen not alone as his entrance music. Boris Grub has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Grub
vs
Grey

220 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
26
268 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boris Grub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jansen Grey!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grub rushes Grey and presses him up against the cage.
Grey looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grub.
Grub lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grub effectively controlling the action here.

Grey jumps guard.
Grub will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grub controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grub pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grey is keeping the position for now.
Grub wants to stand but Grey is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grub scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grub has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grub postures up in Grey's guard and throws a big left but Grey blocks it.
Grub sitting in guard here, content to control.
Grub is looking to stand up but Grey won't let him.
Grey controls Grub momentarily but Grub frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Grey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grey has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Grub is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Grub clinches.
Grub is trying to break the clinch but Grey is controlling him.
Grub is trying to break free.

Grey breaks the clinch.
Grub lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grey at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grub, as that shot connected.

Grub moves into the clinch.
Grub is trying to force a seperation but Grey has the dominant position.
Grub wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grey has him pressed against the cage.
Grey managing to block the knees to the body from Grub.
Grub throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grub tries to land knees in the clinch but Grey avoids the damage to the body.
Grub tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grey avoids it.
Grey fails to pull guard.
Grub stalling in the clinch.
Grey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grub's efforts to push away.
Grub's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grub tries to land knees in the clinch but Grey avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grub walks away with a smile on his face. Grey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boris Grub is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Grub clinches up against the cage.
Grub stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grey avoids the elbow strike from Grub, against the cage.
Grub has had enough of the clinch but Grey keeps him there for the moment.

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

Grub closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grub with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grub is trying to break the clinch but Grey is controlling him.
Grey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grub's efforts to push away.
Grey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grub gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boris Grub has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jansen Grey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Grub.
Grey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grub wants to get back to striking at distance but Grey won't allow it.
Grey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grub stalling in the clinch.
Grub is trying to break free.
Grub is trying to break the clinch but Grey is controlling him.
Grey prevents Grub from breaking the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Grub.
Grub looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grub wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grey has him pressed against the cage.
Grub manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Grub dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grub cracks a nice hook into Grey's ribs.
Grub tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grey paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Grub fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grey, pushing him back against the cage.

Grey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grey 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.
Grub lands with a cross.
Grub fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grey circles away from the clinch attempt.

Grub moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grub can't break the clinch.
Grub is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grey can do to turn this around?
Grub is trying to break the clinch but Grey has him pressed against the cage.
Grey is breathing heavily.

Grub breaks from the clinch.

Grub closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grub wants to get back to striking at distance but Grey won't allow it.
Grub has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grub is trying to push Grey away but Grey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grub tries to break free but Grey pushes him back against the cage.

Grey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Grub. Those never looked like landing.
Grub fails with an attempt to clinch.

Grub moves into the clinch.
Grey avoiding damage as Grub throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Grub's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grub has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grub wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grub.
Grey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grub pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grub tries to circle away but Grey has him pinned against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grub - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Grub pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grub fails in his attempt to clinch.

Grub drives through and clinches with Grey against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grub clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Grub on the inside.
Grub is trying to break the clinch but Grey is controlling him.
Grey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grub avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boris Grub has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jansen Grey.

Grub manages to break the clinch.
Grub lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Grub, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grub tries to clinch but Grey moves away
and Grey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Grub darts in and clinches Grey up against the cage.
Grub can't break the clinch.
Grub is trying to push Grey away but Grey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grub misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grey breaks from the clinch.

Grub gets a clinch.
Grub with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grub trying to land knees to the body.
Grub is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Grub lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grey prevents Grub from breaking the clinch.
Grub wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grub working hard to break the clinch.

Grey manages to break the clinch.
Grub is looking to clinch but Grey is avoiding it.

Grey gets tackled into the cage by Grub. Grub maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Grub dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Grey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grub fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grub tries to clinch but Grey moves out of range.
Grub tries to clinch there but Grey circles away.
Boris Grub is winning the standup battle so far.

Grub instigates a clinch.
Grub is trying to break the clinch but Grey is controlling him.

Grub breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Grub.
Grub working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grub wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grub lands with a right to the head.
Boris Grub has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grub cracks Grey with a nice body shot.
Grub looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A bit of stalling here from Grub.
A frustrated look appears on Grub's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grub is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Grey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grub is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grub tries to clinch but Grey moves out of range.
As Grub backs off Grey throws a huge counter combo but Grub manages to avoid it all.
Grey swats away the attempt to clinch by Grub.
Boris Grub seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grub misses with a series of wild punches.

Grub drops Grey with a beautiful combination! Grey stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Grub is looking for the KO!

Grey is rocked!
Grub tries to clinch up.
Grey is still on wobbly legs! Can Grub finish him?

Grub moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grub.

Grey gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Grub is trying is best to control the position here.
Grub misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Grub is staying active underneath Grey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grey controlling the pace.
Grey seems to have recovered his senses.
Grey wants to take a breather but Grub is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey trying to control the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grub tries to clinch there but Grey circles away.
Grey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Grub.

Grub closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grub.
Grey lands a left hand.
Grub wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grey has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey takes an elbow to the temple.
Grub tries a body shot but Grey blocks it.
Grub makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Grey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grub tries to clinch but Grey moves away
letting Grey counter with a right hand.
Grub is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grey fails with an attempt to clinch.

Grub fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grey, pushing him back against the cage.
Grey blocks an elbow strike from Grub.
Grub wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grub lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jansen Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boris Grub is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grub is trying to break the clinch but Grey is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Grub showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grub, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Grub!
In his post fight interview, Boris Grub started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.