PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Make You Bleed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

You Bleed
vs
Gruzdev

189 cm
19
222 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Make You Bleed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Gruzdev!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gruzdev has Bleed up against the cage in a clinch.
Gruzdev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gruzdev lands a body shot.
Bleed has had enough of the clinch but Gruzdev keeps him there for the moment.

Bleed breaks from the clinch.
Gruzdev misses with a low kick.
Bleed tried to counter with a leg kick but Gruzdev avoided it.
Gruzdev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleed.
Bleed fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gruzdev just manages to avoid it.
Gruzdev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bleed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzdev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gruzdev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bleed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gruzdev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bleed counters with a head kick. That will keep Gruzdev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bleed, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bleed eats them both and turns towards Gruzdev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gruzdev lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev misses the jab.
Bleed slips a straight right by Gruzdev.
Bleed swings for the body but Gruzdev moves out of range.
Bleed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gruzdev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gruzdev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gruzdev staying out of range there.
Gruzdev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gruzdev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bleed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gruzdev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gruzdev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gruzdev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bleed staying out of range there.
Gruzdev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Gruzdev misses.
Bleed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gruzdev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alexander Gruzdev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruzdev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bleed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - Gruzdev coming out on top.
Bleed jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gruzdev scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev lands a slapping body shot.
Good exchange - Gruzdev coming out on top.
Bleed swats away the attempt to clinch by Gruzdev.
Bleed moves out of range as Gruzdev strikes.
Gruzdev clobbers Bleed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut. Bleed saw that one coming.
Gruzdev looks to land a right hand but Bleed moved out of range.
Gruzdev misses with a looping left.

Gruzdev drives through and clinches with Bleed against the cage.
Gruzdev prevents Bleed from breaking the clinch.
Bleed misses with the head strike.
Gruzdev is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev cracks Bleed with a nice body shot.
Gruzdev lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gruzdev fails to land.
Gruzdev has a couple of punches blocked by Bleed.
Gruzdev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bleed or not.
Gruzdev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bleed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gruzdev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gruzdev there.
Gruzdev clobbers Bleed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gruzdev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Gruzdev dominated that round.
That's time! Bleed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gruzdev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gruzdev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bleed appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bleed misses with a straight right.
Bleed misses with a hook. Gruzdev ducked under it nicely.
Bleed blocks a head kick by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bleed checks a leg kick.
Bleed moves out of range as Gruzdev strikes.
Bleed looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gruzdev throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleed slips a jab and a cross from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev is looking to clinch.
Gruzdev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gruzdev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gruzdev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bleed, pushing him back against the cage.
Gruzdev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gruzdev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bleed smiles and moves away.
Gruzdev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been told by Bleed's head coaches at ICON TOP TEAM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bleed slips under a jab from Gruzdev.
A little feinted left hand from Bleed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bleed keeps the fight on the outside.
Bleed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev cracks a nice hook into Bleed's ribs.
Bleed checks a low kick from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Bleed misses.
Bleed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bleed finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bleed keeps the fight on the outside.
Gruzdev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!

Gruzdev darts in and clinches Bleed up against the cage.
Gruzdev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bleed is trying to break free.
Gruzdev prevents Bleed from breaking the clinch.
Gruzdev prevents Bleed from breaking the clinch.
Bleed working hard to break the clinch.
Gruzdev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bleed up against the cage.
Bleed prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev lands a shoulder strike.
Gruzdev tries to throw a body punch but Bleed avoids it by throwing Gruzdev back against the cage.
Gruzdev is looking to take this one to the mat.
Make You Bleed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gruzdev.
Bleed is trying to break the clinch but Gruzdev has him pressed against the cage.
Gruzdev stalling against the cage.

Bleed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruzdev is looking to slow Bleed down with leg kicks.
Bleed 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.
The fighters circling - Gruzdev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gruzdev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bleed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bleed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bleed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gruzdev misses with a hook.
Bleed feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gruzdev takes a swing at Bleed's ribcage but misses.
Bleed defending well as Gruzdev loads up on a big left hand.
Bleed went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Decent striking displayed by Bleed there.
Gruzdev misses with a hook. Bleed ducked under it nicely.
Bleed fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gruzdev just manages to avoid it.
Alexander Gruzdev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gruzdev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gruzdev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bleed. Bleed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleed misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Gruzdev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bleed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bleed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Gruzdev pushes Bleed up against the cage in a clinch.
Gruzdev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gruzdev is stalling here.
Gruzdev is looking for a takedown.
Gruzdev keeps control of Bleed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bleed manages to break the clinch.
Gruzdev lands with a kick to the temple. Bleed shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gruzdev tries to clinch but Bleed moves out of range.
Bleed throws a combination that misses
letting Gruzdev counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bleed throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Gruzdev.
Bleed went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gruzdev doesn't manage to clinch there - Bleed circles away.
Bleed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gruzdev scoring well with a low kick there.
Gruzdev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gruzdev misses with a looping left.
Bleed is looking to counter punch.
Gruzdev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gruzdev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bleed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gruzdev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gruzdev looks to land a left hand but Bleed moved out of range nicely.
Gruzdev throws an overhand right that lands on Bleed's shoulder, as Bleed tries to avoid the shot.
Bleed throws a big counter combination but Gruzdev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Gruzdev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bleed, pushing him back against the cage.
Bleed is trying to force a seperation but Gruzdev has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev misses with the head strike.
Gruzdev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gruzdev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gruzdev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruzdev.
Gruzdev misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Gruzdev fails to land.
Gruzdev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bleed prevents it.
Bleed can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev is working Bleed over against the cage.
Bleed gets underhooks to prevent Gruzdev's takedown attempt.
Alexander Gruzdev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Make You Bleed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gruzdev.
Bleed is trying to force a seperation but Gruzdev has the dominant position.
Gruzdev is working for takedown but Bleed is calmly controlling the position for now.
Make You Bleed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gruzdev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bleed fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gruzdev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gruzdev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bleed throwing a counter right hand but Gruzdev manages to avoid it.
Bleed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bleed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev misses with a head kick.
Bleed fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gruzdev just manages to avoid it.
Bleed misses with a leg kick
and Gruzdev counters with a nice body shot.
Gruzdev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Gruzdev backs away, Bleed returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gruzdev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bleed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bleed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev loads up on a big right hand but Bleed slips the punch.
Bleed takes one on the button.
Bleed is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gruzdev 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 Bleed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bleed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bleed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gruzdev cracks Bleed with an open hand slap.
Gruzdev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Gruzdev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gruzdev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Gruzdev!
Alexander Gruzdev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.