PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruzinsky has chosen Россия as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Gruzinsky

185 cm
30
220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

188 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Achilles Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Gruzinsky!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gruzinsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gruzinsky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Gruzinsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Gruzinsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Jones lands but Gruzinsky takes it in his stride.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones is looking to clinch but Gruzinsky is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzinsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Gruzinsky saw it coming and moves away.
Gruzinsky doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gruzinsky's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Gruzinsky misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones forces Gruzinsky back against the cage and clinches.

Gruzinsky breaks the clinch.

Jones rushes Gruzinsky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gruzinsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Gruzinsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with some punches.
Gruzinsky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Gruzinsky prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones tries to stall but Gruzinsky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gruzinsky taking a breather.
Jones tries a body shot but Gruzinsky blocks it.
Gruzinsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gruzinsky lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Achilles Jones has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruzinsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gruzinsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gruzinsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
A short left from Gruzinsky.
Jones prevents a body shot from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jones seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gruzinsky can turn it around.
Gruzinsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gruzinsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones is leaning against Gruzinsky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Gruzinsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gruzinsky connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Gruzinsky moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Gruzinsky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gruzinsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Gruzinsky's head.
Gruzinsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Gruzinsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a counter high kick but Gruzinsky was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones takes a swing at Gruzinsky's ribcage but misses.
Gruzinsky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gruzinsky throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid leg kick lands there for Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gruzinsky's sensitive parts.
Jones tries to clinch but Gruzinsky moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Gruzinsky.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gruzinsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones motions for Gruzinsky to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gruzinsky misses with a kick to the body.
Gruzinsky throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Gruzinsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruzinsky.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roman Gruzinsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Achilles Jones's cut.
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.

A head kick misses from Jones.
Gruzinsky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones tries to clinch up
enabling Gruzinsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gruzinsky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzinsky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gruzinsky. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Gruzinsky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gruzinsky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruzinsky.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gruzinsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gruzinsky tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Gruzinsky looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Gruzinsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Gruzinsky breaks away and moves out of range.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gruzinsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Gruzinsky thows a left - swing and a miss!

Jones closes the distance and pushes Gruzinsky back into the cage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Gruzinsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gruzinsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gruzinsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones pushes Gruzinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gruzinsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gruzinsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Gruzinsky avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Gruzinsky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Gruzinsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gruzinsky blocks an uppercut.
Gruzinsky leaning against his opponent.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Gruzinsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gruzinsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Gruzinsky manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gruzinsky under the eye.
Gruzinsky scores with a jab.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Gruzinsky moves out of range easily.
Jones moves forwards but Gruzinsky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Achilles Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruzinsky moves out of range of the body kick.
Gruzinsky feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones wants to clinch but Gruzinsky slips to the side
and Gruzinsky counters with a leg kick.
Gruzinsky throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Gruzinsky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roman Gruzinsky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Achilles Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gruzinsky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gruzinsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones backing away here, and Gruzinsky unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Gruzinsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gruzinsky.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gruzinsky checks it well.
Gruzinsky looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Gruzinsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gruzinsky.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Gruzinsky releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzinsky stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gruzinsky misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Gruzinsky throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Gruzinsky checks a leg kick.
Gruzinsky is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gruzinsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance but Gruzinsky moves to the side
and Gruzinsky counters with a nice body shot.
Gruzinsky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Gruzinsky circles away.
Roman Gruzinsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gruzinsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruzinsky throws out the jab.
Gruzinsky avoids the head kick by Jones.
Gruzinsky scores with a punch to the head.
Gruzinsky takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gruzinsky can pounce on him.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones looks for the body kick but Gruzinsky saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gruzinsky. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gruzinsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones feints and then cracks Gruzinsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gruzinsky down.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gruzinsky counters with a nice body kick.
Gruzinsky avoids the body shot from Jones.
Gruzinsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gruzinsky scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gruzinsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roman Gruzinsky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones slips under a jab from Gruzinsky.
A head kick misses from Gruzinsky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Gruzinsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones 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 Gruzinsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gruzinsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gruzinsky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gruzinsky lands with a shot to the body.
Jones wants to clinch up but Gruzinsky keeps it at a distance.
Gruzinsky throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Gruzinsky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gruzinsky can pounce on him.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Gruzinsky moves out of range easily.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Gruzinsky circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gruzinsky blocks a body shot from Jones.
Achilles Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky prevents a body shot from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruzinsky lands a body shot.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Gruzinsky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Gruzinsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gruzinsky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Gruzinsky!
Roman Gruzinsky bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.