PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weston Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hujkeid Gnojei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weston Grant is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Grant
vs
Gnojei

160 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

195 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Weston Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hujkeid Gnojei!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gnojei looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grant is controlling Gnojei's posture.
Gnojei looking to pass the guard.
Gnojei postures up.
Gnojei not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Grant has Gnojei pulled in close to control his posture.
Grant throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Gnojei from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Grant pulls Gnojei in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Gnojei closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant wants to control but Gnojei is keeping busy.
Grant lands with a few short shots to the body.
Grant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grant trying to hold on to Gnojei's head to control him but Gnojei postures up.
Grant really is a fat lump.
Gnojei trying to control from half guard but Grant is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gnojei is taking a breather. Grant says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Grant is controlling Gnojei's trapped leg to prevent Gnojei from advancing to side control.
Grant tries to roll over but Gnojei keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gnojei is thwarting Grant's attempts to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Grant gets full guard.
Gnojei wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Grant has Gnojei pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Gnojei looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grant!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grant struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Grant struggling a bit here.
Gnojei controlling the position from side mount.
Grant is not content to let Gnojei control the position.
Gnojei in side control, throwing shots but Grant defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grant holding on.
Gnojei throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gnojei throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Grant can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hujkeid Gnojei dominated that 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.

Grant tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gnojei sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grant somewhat.

Grant shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gnojei is trying to defend but Grant finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gnojei wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gnojei is looking to get back to full guard here but Grant has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnojei looks to move to half guard but instead Grant has passed into mount! Damn!
Gnojei tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grant controlling the pace for now.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gnojei. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Grant is landing with some decent strikes but Gnojei is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gnojei really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Grant connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Grant avoids the attempt from Gnojei to control.
Gnojei is trying to escape the mount.
Gnojei is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant trying to control but Gnojei is having none of it.
Grant controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gnojei tries to lock up and control but Grant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Grant connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gnojei is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grant lands a big shot there that rocks Gnojei but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weston Grant 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. This is the final round!

Gnojei manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grant on his heels. He'll look to pass Grant's guard now, I'm sure.
Grant is pulling down on Gnojei's head. It's preventing any offense from Gnojei, at least for the moment.
Gnojei tries to free his leg and advance position but Grant is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grant holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gnojei wants to pass the guard but Grant is keeping the position.
Grant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grant seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant is trying to keep Gnojei in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Grant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gnojei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grant.

Gnojei darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gnojei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Gnojei is working for an americana but Grant has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Gnojei was thinking about the submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnojei wants to pass the guard but Grant is keeping the position.
Gnojei trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gnojei must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grant pulls Gnojei in close to his closed guard and prevents Gnojei from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant keeping full guard, as Gnojei tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Gnojei looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grant!
Gnojei postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gnojei wants to stand but Grant has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Grant managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Grant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hujkeid Gnojei has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grant is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gnojei is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gnojei wants to pass the guard but Grant is keeping the position.
Grant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hujkeid Gnojei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gnojei has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hujkeid Gnojei!