PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Panther Theme. Flay has chosen Outerspace- Revolution as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gregorovitsj
vs
Flay

175 cm
35
181 lbs
37 - 23 - 2

185 cm
40
183 lbs
29 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 23 - 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 29 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tantalus Flay!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flay swings for the body but Gregorovitsj moves out of range.
Gregorovitsj on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gregorovitsj seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gregorovitsj blocks a jab.
Gregorovitsj wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Flay throws a leg kick but Gregorovitsj moved away.
Gregorovitsj throwing a counter right hand but Flay manages to avoid it.
Tantalus Flay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Flay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Flay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Boris Gregorovitsj has been cut.
Flay thuds his right hand into Gregorovitsj's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab lands there for Gregorovitsj.
Flay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gregorovitsj moves out of range as Flay strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flay throws a hook but Gregorovitsj blocks it.
Flay misses with a jab to the body
and Gregorovitsj counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Flay thinking.
Flay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gregorovitsj throws a jab but it's blocked by Flay.
Flay throws a lazy uppercut

and Gregorovitsj moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gregorovitsj's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gregorovitsj misses the jab.
Flay swings widly with a right hand
and Gregorovitsj makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick but Flay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Flay misses with an uppercut. Gregorovitsj saw that one coming.
Flay moves out of range of the body kick.
Boris Gregorovitsj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flay misses with a head kick.
Flay looks to land a left hand but Gregorovitsj moved out of range nicely.
Flay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gregorovitsj.
Flay throws a leg kick but Gregorovitsj checks it.
Flay throws the left hand but Gregorovitsj avoids the punch easily.
Gregorovitsj was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gregorovitsj looks for the body kick but Flay saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Gregorovitsj.
Flay throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gregorovitsj counters with a nice low kick that buckles Flay's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flay. Gregorovitsj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gregorovitsj quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Flay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gregorovitsj needs to keep his hands up - Flay had a free shot at his head there.
Flay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flay throws a right hand that misses
and Gregorovitsj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gregorovitsj getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Flay tries to score with a low kick but Gregorovitsj moves his leg out of the way.
As Flay tries to get set, Gregorovitsj tries to push him back and clinch up but Flay manages to avoid the attempt.
Gregorovitsj blocks a jab.
Flay throws a hook to the side of Gregorovitsj's head but Gregorovitsj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gregorovitsj throws a right and a left that Flay avoids nicely.
Flay walks into a left hand.

Gregorovitsj gets caught flat footed, as Flay shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Flay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gregorovitsj bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flay's guard.

Flay is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Flay wants to sweep but no luck.
Gregorovitsj is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gregorovitsj has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Flay looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gregorovitsj is stalling in the full guard.
Flay pulls Gregorovitsj in close to prevent any damage.
Flay wants to sweep but no luck.
Gregorovitsj not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flay moves out of range as Gregorovitsj throws a body kick.
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 Boris Gregorovitsj will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boris Gregorovitsj's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Flay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Flay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gregorovitsj doesn't seem phased though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flay.
Flay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Flay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flay throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gregorovitsj counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Flay thinking.
Gregorovitsj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flay.
Flay throws a low kick, looking for Gregorovitsj's leg but Gregorovitsj calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flay misses with a looping left.
Gregorovitsj throws a shot from downtown. Flay moves away and avoids it.
Flay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gregorovitsj is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Flay swings widly with a right hand
and Gregorovitsj counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gregorovitsj counters with a nice uppercut.
Flay throws a hook to the side of Gregorovitsj's head but Gregorovitsj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gregorovitsj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tantalus Flay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flay misses with a hook
and Gregorovitsj counters with a thumping low kick.
Flay misses with a body shot.
Gregorovitsj is looking to counter punch.
Flay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gregorovitsj throws out a powerful jab.
A good leg kick by Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj walks into a jab.
Flay shoots in but no luck this time.
Flay throws a jab when Gregorovitsj was well out of range.
Nice body kick from Gregorovitsj.
Flay is breathing heavily.
Flay misses with an uppercut. Gregorovitsj saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flay's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregorovitsj chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gregorovitsj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Gregorovitsj counters by moving into the clinch.

Flay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flay throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gregorovitsj to counter with a crisp jab.

Flay is rocked!
Flay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gregorovitsj counters with a body kick.
Flay is still on wobbly legs! Can Gregorovitsj finish him?
Gregorovitsj scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flay seems to have recovered his senses.
Gregorovitsj drops Flay with a naaaaasty hook - Flay is in real trouble here! Gregorovitsj dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, 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.