PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Kalevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Grigorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jorma Kalevi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jorma Kalevi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kalevi
vs
Grigorian

175 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
17
194 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorma Kalevi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grigorian - that will leave a mark!
Jorma Kalevi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigorian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grigorian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kalevi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grigorian throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grigorian 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 Kalevi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kalevi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grigorian tries to land a leg kick but Kalevi saw it coming and moves away.
Grigorian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grigorian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grigorian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kalevi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grigorian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grigorian misses with a leg kick.
Kalevi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've been told by Kalevi's head coaches at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorian misses with a head kick.
Kalevi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grigorian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalevi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grigorian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kalevi is out of range.
Grigorian circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been informed that Grigorian has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kalevi is looking to clinch.
Grigorian tries a quick counter leg kick but Kalevi is wise to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalevi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grigorian throws a head kick but Kalevi moves out of range.

Kalevi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kalevi tries to land a knee to the head but Grigorian blocks with his arms.
Grigorian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grigorian blocks an elbow strike.
Kalevi misses with a punch on the inside.
Grigorian stalling in the clinch but Kalevi improves position.
The referee calls for Grigorian to work.
Kalevi tries to stall but Grigorian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalevi tries a knee to the head but Grigorian blocks it.
Grigorian trying to control the position but instead, Kalevi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grigorian into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalevi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigorian blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Kalevi.

It looks like Adam Grigorian has been cut.
Grigorian blocks the elbow strike.
Grigorian wants to stall.
Kalevi lands an elbow inside that Grigorian shrugs off.
Kalevi trying to land knees to the body.
Grigorian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalevi trying to land knees to the body.
Kalevi misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalevi throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kalevi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grigorian's brow.
Grigorian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grigorian dodges an elbow strike from Kalevi.
Kalevi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kalevi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kalevi throws an elbow but it misses.
Kalevi tries a knee to the head but Grigorian blocks it.
Kalevi stalling in the clinch but Grigorian improves position.
Grigorian stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kalevi missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian dodges an elbow strike from Kalevi.
Grigorian trying to stall but Kalevi improves his position.
Kalevi throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigorian.
Kalevi trying to land knees to the body.
Grigorian just leaning against Kalevi, taking a breather.
Kalevi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grigorian stalling in the clinch but Kalevi improves position.
Kalevi misses with an elbow over the top.
Kalevi throws a head punch that misses.
Grigorian stalls.
Kalevi misses with an elbow over the top.
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 Jorma Kalevi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Grigorian's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grigorian throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Grigorian.
Kalevi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grigorian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grigorian raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kalevi wants to clinch up but Grigorian keeps it at a distance.
Grigorian shapes to counter with a head kick.
Grigorian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalevi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grigorian. Kalevi shrugs it off though.
Grigorian thumps Kalevi with a low kick.
Grigorian lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kalevi throws a hook but Grigorian blocks it.
Grigorian tries a head kick but it misses.
Grigorian misses with a leg kick.
Grigorian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalevi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalevi moves in looking to clinch but Grigorian pushes him off.
Jorma Kalevi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grigorian lands a nice looking body kick.
Kalevi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kalevi throws an overhand right that lands on Grigorian's shoulder, as Grigorian tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalevi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grigorian looks for the body kick but Kalevi saw that one coming.
Kalevi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crunch! Grigorian slams his shin into Kalevi's torso.
Grigorian misses with a body kick.
Grigorian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalevi manages to avoid it.
Kalevi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalevi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGrigorian.
Grigorian connects with a solid leg kick.
Kalevi tries to close the distance and clinch but Grigorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalevi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kalevi tries to clinch but Grigorian is having none of it.
Grigorian tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalevi throws a poor cross that misses
and Grigorian counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kalevi moves out of range of the leg kick from Grigorian.
Grigorian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalevi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kalevi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Grigorian looks for the body kick but Kalevi saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalevi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grigorian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grigorian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grigorian connects with a leg kick. Kalevi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grigorian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kalevi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grigorian throws a head kick but Kalevi moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalevi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalevi is looking to clinch but Grigorian is avoiding it.
Grigorian misses with a low kick.
A big right from Kalevi misses.
Adam Grigorian seems to be getting the better of the standup.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kalevi has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalevi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kalevi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kalevi missing with knees to the body.
Kalevi lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalevi is looking to control Grigorian's arms but Grigorian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kalevi has his back to the cage.
Kalevi throws an elbow that misses.
Grigorian looking to stall.
Kalevi lands a right hand.
Kalevi pushes off an throws an elbow but Grigorian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grigorian blocks an elbow strike from Kalevi.
Grigorian looking to slow down the pace here.
Grigorian blocks the elbow strike.
Grigorian trying to control the position but instead, Kalevi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grigorian into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kalevi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalevi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grigorian avoids the elbow strike from Kalevi, against the cage.
Kalevi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kalevi is trying to stall.
Kalevi has a couple of punches blocked by Grigorian.
Kalevi throws an elbow that misses.
Kalevi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grigorian's defenses.
Grigorian avoiding damage as Kalevi throws knees to the body.
Grigorian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kalevi is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Grigorian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Grigorian'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. This is the final round!

Grigorian scores with a hook.
Kalevi tries to clinch up but Grigorian circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalevi wants to clinch.
Grigorian misses with a low kick.
Kalevi tries to clinch but Grigorian is having none of it.
Grigorian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalevi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grigorian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grigorian throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalevi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalevi doesn't manage to clinch there - Grigorian circles away.
Grigorian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kalevi checks it well.
Kalevi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grigorian can pounce on him.
Kalevi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalevi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grigorian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grigorian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kalevi is out of range.
Grigorian misses with a series of wild punches.
Kalevi tried to score with a low kick but Grigorian checks it.
Kalevi wants to clinch.
Kalevi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grigorian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grigorian misses with a low kick as Kalevi jumps back.
Kalevi checks a low kick from Grigorian.
Kalevi doesn't manage to clinch there - Grigorian circles away.
Kalevi wants to clinch but Grigorian slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kalevi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grigorian delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kalevi. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Grigorian.
Grigorian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grigorian swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalevi.
Grigorian scores with a head kick. Kalevi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kalevi tries to clinch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Kalevi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grigorian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalevi tries to clinch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Kalevi throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalevi moves in looking to clinch but Grigorian pushes him off.
Grigorian swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalevi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grigorian 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 Kalevi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kalevi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grigorian wants to slow Kalevi down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kalevi drives through and clinches with Grigorian against the cage.
Kalevi tries a body shot but Grigorian blocks it.
Grigorian taking a breather.
Kalevi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kalevi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grigorian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kalevi trying to control the position but instead, Grigorian has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kalevi into the cage.
Grigorian is looking to control Kalevi's arms but Kalevi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grigorian has his back to the cage.
Grigorian is looking to control Kalevi's arms but Kalevi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grigorian has his back to the cage.
Grigorian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalevi lands a damaging elbow.
Kalevi is trying to stall.
Kalevi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Grigorian's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grigorian managing to block the knees to the body from Kalevi.
Stalling in the clinch from Grigorian.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kalevi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grigorian stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kalevi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalevi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grigorian trying to control the position but instead, Kalevi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grigorian into the cage.
Kalevi misses with an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Grigorian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grigorian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Grigorian!
During a confident post fight interview, Adam Grigorian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.