PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuke Laloosh (ranked 4394 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 11556 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruzinsky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Россия. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laloosh
vs
Gruzinsky

200 cm
45
212 lbs
41 - 33 - 0

188 cm
44
207 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuke Laloosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Gruzinsky!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laloosh.
Gruzinsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laloosh.
Nice body punch from Gruzinsky.
Good standup being displayed there by Gruzinsky as he connects with a hook.

Laloosh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gruzinsky quickly recovers to half guard.

Gruzinsky manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Laloosh keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gruzinsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gruzinsky fails to land.
Gruzinsky working aggressively here.
Gruzinsky lands an uppercut.
Gruzinsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Gruzinsky.
Laloosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gruzinsky working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laloosh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gruzinsky's efforts to push away.
Laloosh blocking some punches.
Gruzinsky lands a shot to the body.
Laloosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gruzinsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gruzinsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gruzinsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Gruzinsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Laloosh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gruzinsky sprawls well initially but Laloosh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gruzinsky is looking to improve his position.
Gruzinsky wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laloosh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gruzinsky wants to control but Laloosh is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Laloosh is working for a kimura but Gruzinsky is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laloosh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gruzinsky is just riding it out for now. Laloosh eventually gives up the hold.
Gruzinsky is trying to stand.
Laloosh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Laloosh is working for a kimura but Gruzinsky is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Laloosh seems to be working for a kimura but Gruzinsky defends the submission attempt.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Laloosh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gruzinsky's half guard.
Gruzinsky looks like he's trying to stand up.
Laloosh prevents Gruzinsky from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Gruzinsky dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A solid leg kick lands there for Gruzinsky.

Laloosh shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gruzinsky is trying to defend but Laloosh finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gruzinsky is trying to stand back up but Laloosh is controlling him
Gruzinsky trying to control but Laloosh postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laloosh trying to pass the guard but Gruzinsky defending well.
Gruzinsky trying to control but Laloosh postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzinsky wants to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gruzinsky misses with a wild body shot.
Laloosh misses with a takedown attempt - Gruzinsky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Gruzinsky responds with a good body kick, but Laloosh manages to step out the way in time.
Gruzinsky missing with a left hand there. Laloosh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laloosh shoots in for a takedown but Gruzinsky shows good takedown defense.
Laloosh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gruzinsky.

It looks like Nuke Laloosh has been cut.

Gruzinsky clinches with his opponent.
Laloosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laloosh blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laloosh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laloosh can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nuke Laloosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gruzinsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruzinsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gruzinsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laloosh.
A right-left combo lands from Gruzinsky.
Nuke Laloosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruzinsky cracks Laloosh with a right hand to the side of the head.

Laloosh is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruzinsky drops Laloosh with a straight right hand, right on the button! Gruzinsky follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Gruzinsky!
A victorious Roman Gruzinsky thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.