PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grover Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Ivanisovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kirby
vs
Ivanisovic

184 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Grover Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregor Ivanisovic!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby wants to clinch up but Ivanisovic keeps it at a distance.

Kirby takes the fight into the clinch.
Kirby leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kirby is trying to break free.
Kirby trying to stall but Ivanisovic improves his position.
Kirby could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Kirby has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanisovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanisovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee calls for Ivanisovic to work.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Ivanisovic has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivanisovic turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ivanisovic manages to end up in side control.

Kirby throws Ivanisovic to one side and escapes!
Kirby tries to clinch up but Ivanisovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Ivanisovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Kirby pushes Ivanisovic off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ivanisovic looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kirby drives through and clinches with Ivanisovic against the cage.
Kirby tries to circle away but Ivanisovic has him pinned against the cage.
Ivanisovic keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Ivanisovic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kirby lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby prevents Ivanisovic from getting back to his feet.
Kirby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ivanisovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kirby working some strikes from top position.
Kirby throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirby has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ivanisovic is proving hard to escape from.
Kirby throws a big elbow that misses.
Ivanisovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ivanisovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ivanisovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kirby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ivanisovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kirby lands a body shot.

Ivanisovic instigates a clinch.
Kirby avoiding damage.
Kirby is struggling to control the position.
Kirby stalling in the clinch but Ivanisovic improves position.

Ivanisovic tightens his grip and picks Kirby up, before dumping him to the ground. Kirby manages to land in guard.

Kirby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ivanisovic is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby working a defensive guard here.
Ivanisovic passes Kirby's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kirby slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kirby wants to stand and escape but Ivanisovic is having none of it.
Kirby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ivanisovic's guard.

Kirby throwing strikes from guard but Ivanisovic blocks nicely.

Ivanisovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Kirby dominated that round.
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.

Kirby closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Ivanisovic manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kirby keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Kirby looking to slow down the pace here.
Kirby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ivanisovic can do to turn this around?
Ivanisovic stalling in the clinch.
Kirby is trying to force a seperation but Ivanisovic has the dominant position.

Ivanisovic breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ivanisovic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kirby manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kirby pushes Ivanisovic off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ivanisovic is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kirby lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ivanisovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grover Kirby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanisovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirby attempts a counter takedown but Ivanisovic avoids it well and moves away.
Kirby throws a nice head kick!
Kirby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ivanisovic tries to land a front kick but Kirby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Kirby rushes Ivanisovic and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby trying to control the position but instead, Ivanisovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kirby into the cage.

Ivanisovic manages to pull guard.
Ivanisovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kirby.
Kirby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kirby landing with the ground and pound.
Ivanisovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kirby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ivanisovic is trying to control the position but Kirby postures up.
Kirby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kirby lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanisovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ivanisovic controls Kirby momentarily but Kirby frees himself.
Kirby landing with the ground and pound.
Kirby cracks Ivanisovic with a solid left hand.
Kirby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ivanisovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kirby.
Kirby is in close to Ivanisovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.

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.
Kirby throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ivanisovic wants to get back to his feet but Kirby is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kirby lands a high kick!

Ivanisovic gets a double leg takedown into Kirby's guard.

Kirby uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kirby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ivanisovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ivanisovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Kirby dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ivanisovic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kirby manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Kirby is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ivanisovic prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.
Kirby stalling.

Ivanisovic has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kirby clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Kirby's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kirby wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Ivanisovic looking to control but Kirby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby gets back to half guard.

Kirby manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kirby moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kirby.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kirby!
Kirby lands with a slapping head kick.
Kirby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ivanisovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ivanisovic shoots in and gets a takedown into Kirby's guard.
Grover Kirby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ivanisovic stands up from Kirby's guard - Ivanisovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ivanisovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Ivanisovic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kirby's half guard.

Ivanisovic postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kirby to stand up.

Ivanisovic has closed the distance and engaged Kirby in a clinch.

Kirby breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Kirby finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gregor Ivanisovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ivanisovic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ivanisovic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kirby regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kirby pulls Ivanisovic in close to prevent any damage.
Ivanisovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ivanisovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Kirby has wrist control.

Kirby has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ivanisovic has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Ivanisovic turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Kirby bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ivanisovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Kirby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kirby has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Kirby!