PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clark Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Shebanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griswold comes to the cage accompanied by NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION. Shebanov has chosen Don't worry, be happy as his entrance music. 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.

Griswold
vs
Shebanov

190 cm
32
285 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

186 cm
34
280 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clark Griswold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Shebanov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shebanov throws a shot from downtown. Griswold moves away and avoids it.
Shebanov cracks Griswold with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Clark Griswold has been cut.
Griswold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shebanov lands a jab to the head.
Shebanov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Griswold is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shebanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griswold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shebanov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griswold throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Roman Shebanov has been cut.
Good shot there by Shebanov.
Shebanov misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Shebanov misses its intended target.
Shebanov tried to score with a low kick but Griswold checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shebanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Shebanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Griswold listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Griswold misses.
Griswold seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shebanov throws a leg kick but Griswold checks it.
Griswold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shebanov lands a jab to Griswold's midsection.
A slow jab from Griswold misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Shebanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griswold doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut there from Shebanov.
Shebanov lands a lovely overhand right.
Griswold walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Clark Griswold's cut is getting worse.
Shebanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shebanov misses with a left hand
and Griswold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griswold walks into a left hand.
Shebanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice jab there from Shebanov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griswold wants to clinch.
Griswold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griswold moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shebanov connects with a jab.
Shebanov looks to throw the jab but Griswold is out of range.
Shebanov misses with a left hand
and Griswold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shebanov misses with an uppercut. Griswold saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Shebanov.
Griswold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shebanov.
Shebanov misses with a wild body shot.
Shebanov jabs Griswold right on the nose. Griswold blinks but takes it well.
Griswold moves out of range as Shebanov strikes.

Griswold pushes Shebanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Shebanov gets through Griswold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Shebanov.
Griswold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shebanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Shebanov.

Clark Griswold's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Griswold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griswold takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Griswold misses its target.
Griswold slips under a jab from Shebanov.
Griswold tries to clinch there but Shebanov circles away.
Roman Shebanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griswold moves out of range of the strikes.
Shebanov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shebanov throws a hook but Griswold avoids it easily.
Shebanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griswold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shebanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griswold was well out of range. Poor timing from Shebanov.
Shebanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griswold throws out the jab.
Griswold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shebanov.
Griswold lands a really nice looking cross but Shebanov seems unphased.
Shebanov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Griswold had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Griswold looks to throw the jab but Shebanov is out of range.
Griswold looks to land a combination but Shebanov avoids it well.
Shebanov dips to his left and cracks Griswold with an uppercut!
Shebanov misses with a straight left.
Griswold is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griswold on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Jeez, Clark Griswold's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That has opened up Roman Shebanov's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Shebanov.
Shebanov throws the left hand but Griswold avoids the punch easily.
Shebanov misses the shot to the body.
Shebanov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shebanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griswold. Griswold obviously looking to wear him down.
Griswold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Shebanov. Those never looked like landing.
Shebanov throws the left hand but Griswold avoids the punch easily.
Shebanov takes a swing at Griswold's ribcage but misses.
Griswold wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griswold lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Shebanov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shebanov throws the left hand but Griswold avoids the punch easily.
Shebanov jabs Griswold right on the nose. Griswold blinks but takes it well.
Griswold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Griswold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shebanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shebanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shebanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Griswold's corner calls for a 1-2. Griswold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roman Shebanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griswold scoring well with a low kick there.
Griswold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shebanov.
A big right from Shebanov misses.
Griswold cracks a nice hook into Shebanov's ribs.
Jab from Griswold.
Griswold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shebanov. That did some damage!
Griswold's corner calls for a 1-2. Griswold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Shebanov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Shebanov.
Shebanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Griswold finish him?
Griswold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shebanov.
Shebanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Shebanov stuns Griswold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shebanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griswold manages to avoid it.
Shebanov lands with a good body shot.
Shebanov connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shebanov cracks Griswold with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Griswold moves out of range of the strikes.
Shebanov misses with a wild body shot.
Griswold takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shebanov misses the jab.
Shebanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shebanov cracks Griswold with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Shebanov misses the target.
Shebanov misses with a hook.
Shebanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griswold moves away.
Shebanov scores with a hook to the body. Griswold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Shebanov.
Shebanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Griswold looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Griswold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Griswold. That snapped Shebanov's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shebanov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Griswold checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Griswold thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov throws a combination that misses
and Griswold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

The cut above Roman Shebanov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Griswold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shebanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griswold.
Shebanov fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Shebanov misses.
Shebanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shebanov cracks Griswold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shebanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griswold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griswold thuds his shin into the meat of Shebanov's side.
Griswold lands a jab to the nose.
Griswold is looking to clinch but Shebanov is avoiding it.
Shebanov throws out a counter right but Griswold avoids it with no problem.

Griswold forces Shebanov back against the cage and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shebanov as Griswold tries to tie him up.
Shebanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Griswold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shebanov breaks from the clinch.
Griswold takes a swing at Shebanov's ribcage but misses.
Griswold dips to his left and cracks Shebanov with an uppercut!
Shebanov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clark Griswold's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roman Shebanov!
Clark Griswold was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck this - now will I go home and fuck my thaiwife.'.