PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Grimwald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Show me how to live. Grimwald is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by NoMeansNo - Mr. In Between. On his way into the cage it seems that Rick Ross has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rick Ross seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ross
vs
Grimwald

179 cm
38
168 lbs
28 - 19 - 1

173 cm
26
163 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Hellbent

SP Ultimate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Grimwald!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimwald tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ross throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grimwald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ross throws a leg kick but Grimwald sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ross is looking to slow Grimwald down with leg kicks.
Ross throws a lazy head kick
and Ross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimwald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Grimwald misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimwald tries to land a leg kick but Ross saw it coming and moves away.
Grimwald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ross.
Ross takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Ross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throws a combination. Grimwald tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ross lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grimwald has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grimwald and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grimwald checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grimwald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grimwald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grimwald avoids the head kick by Ross.
An inside leg kick from Ross misses.
Ross feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grimwald's calf.
Grimwald avoids the head kick by Ross.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Grimwald has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ross misses with a leg kick
and Grimwald counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ross staying out of range there.
Ross tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick
and Ross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ross swinging wildly here.
Grimwald throws a leg kick
and Grimwald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ross.
Ross throws a combination. Grimwald tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grimwald connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grimwald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ross.
Grimwald misses with an uppercut. Ross saw that one coming.
Grimwald throws a low kick but Ross moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ross is looking to chop away at Grimwald's legs.
Grimwald appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grimwald lands with a good body shot.
Ross connects with a solid leg kick.
Ross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grimwald misses with an uppercut.
Ross looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Grimwald on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grimwald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
Ross throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimwald throws a poor cross that misses
and Ross counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross connects with a solid leg kick.
Grimwald cracks Ross with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grimwald counters with a series of strikes. Ross will be more careful next time no doubt.
Decent striking displayed by Ross there.
Grimwald takes a swing at Ross's ribcage but misses.
Ross fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grimwald just manages to avoid it.
Grimwald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ross misses with a straight right.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimwald is just out of range.
Grimwald follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Grimwald digs a good body shot into Ross's ribs.
Ross misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grimwald misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rick Ross will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ross connects with a solid leg kick.
Grimwald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Grimwald moves out of range easily.
Ross checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rick Ross is winning the standup battle so far.
Ross fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grimwald is out of range.
A low kick from Ross misses
and Ross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimwald's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ross lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grimwald at a distance.
Grimwald misses with an uppercut
and Ross counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Grimwald counter with a right hand.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ross with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross misses with a body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Grimwald in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An inside leg kick lands from Grimwald.
A low kick from Ross misses
and Grimwald counters with a good low kick that Ross was not able to check.
Ross misses with a wild body shot.
Ross throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grimwald's head.
Grimwald scores with a three punch combo!
Ross swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grimwald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ross misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a leg kick
and Grimwald counters with a nice uppercut.
Ross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimwald feints and then cracks Ross's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ross down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimwald checks a leg kick.
Grimwald misses with a kick to the body.
Ross is looking to chop away at Grimwald's legs.
Grimwald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grimwald checks a leg kick.
Ross throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ross.
Ross thows a leg kick but Grimwald checks it
and Grimwald counters with a body kick.
Ross throws a lazy head kick
and Ross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald thows a leg kick but Ross checks it
and Ross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grimwald thinking.
Grimwald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ross throws out the jab.
Ross throws a lazy head kick
and Grimwald counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Ross is predictable there
and Grimwald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimwald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimwald connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grimwald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ross stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grimwald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ross. That did some damage!
Grimwald lands a leg kick that knocks Ross off balance momentarily.
Rick Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross takes a swing at Grimwald's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grimwald! But no joy.
Grimwald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grimwald counters with a nice uppercut.
Grimwald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ross moves out of range of the strikes.
Ross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grimwald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimwald takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice cross by Ross.
Grimwald cracks a nice hook into Ross's ribs.
Grimwald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ross's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Grimwald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Grimwald.
Grimwald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ross throws a head kick but Grimwald moves out of range.
Grimwald lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Grimwald.
Grimwald takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimwald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ross checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ross slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grimwald misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throws a leg kick
and Grimwald counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grimwald misses with a straight left.
Ross slips under a jab.
It looked like Ross wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Ross. That snapped Grimwald's head back.
Grimwald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grimwald blocks a leg kick.
Grimwald doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Grimwald slips under a jab from Ross.
Grimwald looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grimwald throws a good cross that connects.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Grimwald feints and then cracks Ross's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ross down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a solid leg kick but Grimwald takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ross.
Grimwald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grimwald misses with a hook
and Ross counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ross throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grimwald.
Ross cracks a nice hook into Grimwald's ribs.
Ross tries to land a leg kick but Grimwald saw it coming and moves away.
Grimwald is looking to score with low kicks.
Ross throws a jab when Grimwald was well out of range.
Grimwald throws a fast counter high kick but Ross manages to duck under it in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a low kick but Grimwald avoids it.
Ross slips a straight right by Grimwald.
Ross half committed to a counter leg kick.
Grimwald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ross throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ross throws a chopping leg kick but Grimwald manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grimwald throws a counter combo.
Ross closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grimwald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Grimwald misses.
Ross fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grimwald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ross lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimwald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ross throws a leg kick
and Grimwald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ross.
A good leg kick by Ross.
Ross looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ross throws a head kick but Grimwald moves out of range.
Ross misses with a looping right.
Grimwald blocks a head kick by Ross.
Grimwald unleashes a big counter combination but Ross bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grimwald misses with a hook.
Ross takes a swing at Grimwald's ribcage but misses.
Ross throws a body punch but Grimwald moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rick Ross.
I think Ross has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Ross!
After winning the bout, Rick Ross thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.