PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Grigorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaedo Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Neal's choice of entrance music: New Level by Future. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Grigorian
vs
Neal

184 cm
18
194 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
194 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Grigorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaedo Neal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian lands with a slapping head kick.
Grigorian connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grigorian.
Neal looks to land a left hand but Grigorian moved out of range nicely.
As Neal backs away, Grigorian returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grigorian bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Neal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grigorian finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Neal throws a sloppy body shot
and Grigorian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Neal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grigorian defends it nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grigorian - that will leave a mark!
Neal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neal misses with a body shot.
Grigorian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body kick there by Grigorian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigorian lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Grigorian.
Grigorian lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Kaedo Neal has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grigorian.
Grigorian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grigorian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neal. Grigorian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neal swings for the body but Grigorian moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grigorian, right into the meat.
Neal shoots in looking for a takedown but Grigorian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adam Grigorian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.
Grigorian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Neal.

Grigorian lands a big head kick that sends Neal tumbling to the mat! Grigorian takes a step backwards and waves Neal back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Neal is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Grigorian finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Neal looks winded!
Neal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Neal is still on wobbly legs! Can Grigorian finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Grigorian.
Neal seems to have recovered his senses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grigorian.
Grigorian delivers a nice body kick.
Neal misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grigorian. Grigorian obviously looking to wear him down.
Grigorian fakes the leg kick and cracks Neal in the body.
Neal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grigorian moves away.
Grigorian fires out a quick counter leg kick but Neal just manages to avoid it.
Neal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Neal throws a hook but Grigorian avoids it easily.
Grigorian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grigorian lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grigorian.
Grigorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neal throws a shot from downtown. Grigorian moves away and avoids it.
Neal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grigorian lands a head kick. Neal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Grigorian.
Neal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grigorian lands a head kick!
Grigorian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kaedo Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigorian moves away from the strike by Neal.
Adam Grigorian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grigorian connects with a leg kick. Neal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Neal has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grigorian.
Grigorian throws a head kick that half lands.
Neal looks to throw the jab but Grigorian is out of range.
Grigorian slips a straight right by Neal.
Grigorian moves away from the strike by Neal.
Grigorian scores with a kick to the midsection.
Neal throws a body punch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Grigorian tried to counter with a leg kick but Neal avoided it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grigorian.
Grigorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neal throws a hook but Grigorian avoids it easily.
Grigorian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grigorian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Neal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grigorian can pounce on him.
Neal misses with an uppercut
and Grigorian counters with an outside leg kick.
Grigorian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neal connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Neal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grigorian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grigorian lands a leg kick that knocks Neal off balance momentarily.
Neal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Neal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Neal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grigorian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Grigorian.
Grigorian connects with a leg kick. Neal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grigorian bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grigorian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Neal.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grigorian!
Grigorian connects with a leg kick. Neal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Grigorian lands but Neal takes it in his stride.
Grigorian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Grigorian.
Neal is trying desperately to land a takedown but Grigorian is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Neal.
Neal throws the left hand but Grigorian avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Grigorian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaedo Neal'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.

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Neal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grigorian - the referee stops the clock and Neal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grigorian. Neal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grigorian throws a front kick that sends Neal stumbling back into the cage.
Grigorian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grigorian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Neal punishes Grigorian's body with a nice straight punch.
Neal looks to throw the jab but Grigorian is out of range.
Grigorian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grigorian throws a body punch but Neal moves out of range.
Grigorian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neal's calf.
Grigorian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
Grigorian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grigorian throws a sloppy head kick and Neal moves out of range easily.
Neal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neal punishes Grigorian's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neal throws an overhand right that lands on Grigorian's shoulder, as Grigorian tries to avoid the shot.
Neal misses with a lunging right hand
and Grigorian counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That has opened up Kaedo Neal's cut even more.
Grigorian slips a jab and a cross from Neal.
Neal misses with a wild body shot.
Grigorian fires out a quick counter leg kick but Neal just manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grigorian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neal.
Grigorian throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Neal is breathing heavily.
Neal shoots in for a takedown but Grigorian shows good takedown defense.
Grigorian scores with a head kick.
Grigorian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neal's sensitive parts.
Grigorian throws a nice head kick!
That kick from Grigorian tenderised Neal's leg. Neal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Neal throws a jab when Grigorian was well out of range.
We've been informed that Neal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Neal cracks Grigorian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grigorian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grigorian has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neal misses with a hook
letting Grigorian counter with a right hand.
Grigorian lands a high kick!

Grigorian lands a big head kick that sends Neal tumbling to the mat! Grigorian takes a step backwards and waves Neal back to his feet - he wants the finish!

The cut above Kaedo Neal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Neal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian lands with a nice body kick.
Grigorian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neal avoids the head kick by Grigorian.
Neal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grigorian lands with a thumping leg kick.

Grigorian lands a big head kick that sends Neal tumbling to the mat! Grigorian takes a step backwards and waves Neal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Neal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grigorian counters with a head kick that wobbles Neal - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Grigorian sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Grigorian!
Adam Grigorian thanked the fans post fight for their support.