PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Panther Theme. Grice has chosen GZA - Shadowboxin' 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.

Gregorovitsj
vs
Grice

175 cm
35
181 lbs
34 - 22 - 2

184 cm
33
184 lbs
18 - 8 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Gregorovitsj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice tests Gregorovitsj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gregorovitsj connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gregorovitsj lands with a nice body punch.
Gregorovitsj takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grice.
Grice throws a sloppy body shot
and Gregorovitsj counters with a right hand to the body.
Gregorovitsj walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grice checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gregorovitsj fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grice on the side of the head.
Grice misses with a body shot.
Grice throws a sloppy head kick and Gregorovitsj moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gregorovitsj cracks Grice with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gregorovitsj has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Grice to stand back up!

Grice is rocked!
Gregorovitsj throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grice is still on wobbly legs! Can Gregorovitsj finish him?
Gregorovitsj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Gregorovitsj checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gregorovitsj slips under a jab.
Gregorovitsj wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grice seems to have recovered his senses.
Grice throws a lazy right hand but Gregorovitsj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grice misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook. Grice ducked under it nicely.

Gregorovitsj rushes Grice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grice tries to throw a body punch but Gregorovitsj avoids it by throwing Grice back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gregorovitsj fails to land.
Grice stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gregorovitsj.
A short body shot lands from Gregorovitsj as the two fighters clinch.
Gregorovitsj blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Grice misses with the head strike.
Grice working aggressively here.
Gregorovitsj unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gregorovitsj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gregorovitsj lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice blocks a body shot from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj lands a damaging elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Gregorovitsj.
Grice manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gregorovitsj can't find room to land a body shot as Grice controls the action.
Gregorovitsj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grice struggles to land a body shot inside as Gregorovitsj controls his hands.
Gregorovitsj pushes off an throws an elbow but Grice leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grice lands a body shot.
Gregorovitsj blocks an uppercut.
Gregorovitsj scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Grice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grice throws a jab but it's blocked by Gregorovitsj.
The crowd cheers as Gregorovitsj lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grice doesn't seem phased though.
Grice lands a high kick!

It looks like Boris Gregorovitsj has been cut.
Grice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gregorovitsj chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gregorovitsj looks to clinch
and Grice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gregorovitsj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grice throws a leg kick

and Gregorovitsj counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gregorovitsj.
Grice avoids a wild elbow strike from Gregorovitsj.
Grice swings wildly with an uppercut but Gregorovitsj uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grice.
Grice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gregorovitsj.
A shot in the inside from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grice avoiding damage.
Gregorovitsj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grice backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grice breaks the clinch.
Grice looks to land a body kick but Gregorovitsj moved away.
Grice throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gregorovitsj's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregorovitsj jabs at Grice's body.
Gregorovitsj misses the jab.
Gregorovitsj throws a body shot but no joy.
Grice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grice thows a leg kick but Gregorovitsj checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grice lands a nice shot that snaps Gregorovitsj's head back.
Gregorovitsj fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gregorovitsj keeps the fight on the outside.

Grice moves into the clinch.
Gregorovitsj scores with a shot to the side of Grice's head.
Gregorovitsj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grice or not.
Grice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gregorovitsj lands an elbow inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grice misses with a punch on the inside.
Grice avoids the elbow strike from Gregorovitsj, against the cage.

Gregorovitsj's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gregorovitsj moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gregorovitsj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grice manages to avoid it.
Grice misses with a series of wild punches.
Grice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gregorovitsj throws a shot from downtown. Grice moves away and avoids it.
Gregorovitsj takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Gregorovitsj gets tackled into the cage by Grice. Grice maintains the clinch.
Gregorovitsj lands an elbow just above Grice 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj is working Grice over against the cage.
Grice looks winded!
Grice prevents a body shot from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregorovitsj lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grice misses with a body punch.
Gregorovitsj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grice looking to stall.
Gregorovitsj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grice pushes Gregorovitsj back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gregorovitsj struggles to land a body shot inside as Grice controls his hands.

Grice breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gregorovitsj.
Some bone on bone action there as Grice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That kick from Gregorovitsj tenderised Grice's leg. Grice is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grice misses with a jab to the body
and Gregorovitsj cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grice lands a nice shot to the body.
Grice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gregorovitsj.
Grice misses with a low kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grice throws a wild body kick that Gregorovitsj sees coming a mile off.
Grice feints and then cracks Gregorovitsj's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gregorovitsj down.
Gregorovitsj looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Gregorovitsj as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Grice.
Grice throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grice checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grice tries a head kick but it misses.
Gregorovitsj scores with a body shot.
Gregorovitsj moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gregorovitsj shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grice wants to counter with a clinch but Gregorovitsj pushes him away.
Nice defenses there by Grice.
Grice wants to counter with a clinch but Gregorovitsj pushes him away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gregorovitsj tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grice manages to circle out of the way.
Gary Grice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregorovitsj moves out of range of the leg kick from Grice.
Gregorovitsj seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gregorovitsj is looking to slow Grice down with leg kicks.
Gregorovitsj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grice.
Gregorovitsj moves out of range as Grice throws a body kick.
It looked like Gregorovitsj wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gregorovitsj throws a quick inside leg kick.

Grice rushes Gregorovitsj and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice uppercut.
Grice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grice throws a punch but it's blocked by Gregorovitsj.
Grice is struggling to control the position.
Grice misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Gregorovitsj.
Grice avoiding damage as Gregorovitsj throws knees to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grice avoids a wild elbow strike from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj working aggressively here.

Grice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grice.
Gregorovitsj is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook.
Grice misses with an uppercut. Gregorovitsj saw that one coming.
Gregorovitsj circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Grice to the canvas! Grice doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gregorovitsj keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Gregorovitsj!
A pretty intense looking Boris Gregorovitsj took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
Gary Grice was interviewed post fight and said 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.