PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Grimwald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Janus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimwald kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is NoMeansNo - Mr. In Between. Gustav Grimwald has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Grimwald
vs
Janus

173 cm
29
163 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

162 cm
30
156 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Arcticus University: London

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Grimwald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Janus!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Janus moves into the clinch.
Grimwald lands a shot to the body.
Grimwald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janus blocks a body shot from Grimwald.
Grimwald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Janus lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Janus.
Grimwald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Janus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grimwald.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janus.
Grimwald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Janus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grimwald.
Grimwald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimwald misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimwald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grimwald tries to throw a body punch but Janus avoids it by throwing Grimwald back against the cage.
Grimwald throws a punch but it's blocked by Janus.
Janus prevents a body shot from Grimwald.
Grimwald looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimwald lands a nice uppercut.
Janus looking to throw knees to the head but Grimwald is blocking nicely.
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Janus takes a shot to the head.
Grimwald throws a head punch that misses.
Janus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grimwald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grimwald cracks Janus with a nice body shot.
Janus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grimwald avoids it.
Grimwald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimwald avoiding damage.
Grimwald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've been hearing reports that Grimwald has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Janus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grimwald misses with some punches.
Grimwald tries to score a body lock takedown but Janus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grimwald tries to work over Janus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Janus lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald swings wildly with an uppercut but Janus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Janus misses with an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimwald misses with the head strike.
Janus landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janus.
Janus lands a nice elbow.
Grimwald gets through Janus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grimwald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Grimwald fails to land.
Janus tries to land knees in the clinch but Grimwald avoids the damage to the body.
Janus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grimwald tries a body shot but Janus blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janus obliges.
Grimwald blocks an elbow strike from Janus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald misses with a body punch.
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Janus connects with a knee to the head.
Grimwald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimwald scores with a shoulder strike.
Janus crunches a lovely knee into Grimwald's ribcage.
Janus wants to stall.
Janus trying to land knees to the body.
Grimwald takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grimwald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grimwald has a couple of punches blocked by Janus.
Grimwald misses with a body punch.
Janus prevents a body shot from Grimwald.
Grimwald throws a head punch that misses.
Grimwald digs a right hand into Janus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Janus's gas tank.
Grimwald throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald misses with the head strike.
Janus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grimwald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grimwald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janus blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Grimwald.
Grimwald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimwald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grimwald misses with the head strike.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grimwald misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Grimwald.
Grimwald lands a body shot.
Grimwald goes for a takedown in the clinch but Janus prevents it.
Grimwald tries a body shot but Janus blocks it.
Grimwald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimwald misses with a body punch.
Grimwald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 Gustav Grimwald will probably get the nod.
That's time! Grimwald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grimwald tries to score with a low kick but Janus moves his leg out of the way.
Janus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janus tries to clinch up.
Grimwald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Janus tries to clinch but Grimwald is having none of it.
Janus wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Grimwald on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grimwald cracks Janus with an open hand slap.
Janus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grimwald. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grimwald counters with an outside leg kick.
Grimwald blocks a head kick by Janus.
Janus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Janus slips a straight right by Grimwald.
Janus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grimwald.
Janus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Janus moves into the clinch.
Grimwald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Januss head.
Janus blocks an uppercut.
Grimwald lands a shot to the body.
Grimwald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janus's elbow.
Grimwald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grimwald can't get the takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grimwald's brow.
Janus prevents a body shot from Grimwald.
Janus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Janus trying to land knees to the body.
Janus missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Grimwald.
A head punch on the inside from Grimwald fails to land.
Grimwald misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grimwald goes for a takedown attempt but Janus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Janus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grimwald blocks an elbow strike.
Grimwald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janus tries a knee to the head but Grimwald blocks it.
Grimwald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janus's elbow.
Grimwald pushes Janus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Janus looking to throw knees to the head but Grimwald is blocking nicely.
Grimwald gets through Janus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grimwald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Janus or not.
Gustav Grimwald has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grimwald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Grimwald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grimwald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grimwald feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Janus's calf.
Grimwald dips to his left and cracks Janus with an uppercut!
A left lands for Grimwald.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald avoids the head kick by Janus.
Good standup being displayed there by Grimwald as he connects with a hook.
Janus blocks a low kick nicely.
Janus steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Grimwald.
Grimwald lands a head kick. Janus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Janus tries a knee to the head but Grimwald blocks it.
Grimwald swings wildly with an uppercut but Janus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimwald misses with a body punch.
Janus looking to throw knees to the head but Grimwald is blocking nicely.
Grimwald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimwald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimwald tries for a takedown but Janus manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Grimwald. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Grimwald works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Janus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald advances to half guard.
Grimwald trying to control the action but Janus is working from the bottom.
Janus is trying to stand.
Grimwald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Janus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grimwald lands with a punch from half guard.
Janus is trying to stand back up but Grimwald is controlling him

Janus pushes Grimwald off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimwald lands a nice looking kick to the body. Janus takes a step back to recover.
Grimwald thuds his shin into the meat of Janus's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Grimwald dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Janus staying out of range there.
Grimwald takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grimwald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Janus moves away.
Grimwald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Janus can do to turn this around?
Janus tries to clinch up.
Grimwald misses with a straight left.
Grimwald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Janus throws a head kick that misses.
Janus wants to clinch.
Janus doesn't manage to clinch there - Grimwald circles away.
Grimwald blocks a head kick by Janus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimwald shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Janus eats them both and turns towards Grimwald to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grimwald lands a lovely overhand right.
Janus wants to clinch but Grimwald slips to the side

and Grimwald counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimwald seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Janus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grimwald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Janus's head.
Janus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grimwald. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Janus is trying to stand up here but Grimwald is controlling him well.
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. Grimwald connects with a nice short shot to Janus's temple.
Grimwald not doing much here.
Grimwald lands strikes from half guard.
Grimwald takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Grimwald is keen to just control but Janus is a slippery customer.
Janus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grimwald.
Janus is trying to stand back up but Grimwald is controlling him
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grimwald lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grimwald working the head and body with strikes.
Grimwald lands with a punch from half guard.
Grimwald trying to control the action but Janus is working from the bottom.
Janus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grimwald.
Janus is trying to stand.
Grimwald passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Janus!
Grimwald controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Grimwald.

Janus is rocked!
Grimwald unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Janus wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Grimwald celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Grimwald!
A relieved looking Gustav Grimwald thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.