GFA 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Goode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geghard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Goode
vs
Mousasi

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sol Goode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geghard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goode gets the takedown into side control.

Goode decides to stand back up. Goode steps back and let's Mousasi get back to his feet.
Mousasi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goode throws a head kick but Mousasi moves out of range.
Sol Goode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mousasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goode tries to clinch up but Mousasi circles away and keeps his distance.
Mousasi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Goode circles away.

Goode closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Goode stands up and beckons Mousasi to his feet.
Mousasi looks for a takedown but Goode sprawls well.
Mousasi looks gassed!
Goode shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mousasi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goode shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Goode is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Goode tries to stand and escape but Mousasi is controlling the position.
Goode trying to pass the guard but Mousasi defending well.
Goode prevents Mousasi from improving his position.
Goode performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is looking to control Goode's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mousasi avoid being mounted?
Goode not doing much here.
Mousasi is looking for a sweep. Goode is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Goode is looking for a kimura here.
Mousasi looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goode stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mousasi wants to control but Goode is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Goode looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Goode controlling the pace.

Goode gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Goode doesn't manage to clinch there - Mousasi circles away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Goode dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Goode clinches but Mousasi breaks the clinch
and Mousasi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Goode looks to throw a body kick
and Mousasi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

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

Mousasi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Goode decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Goode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mousasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goode fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goode shoots in looking for a takedown. Mousasi tries to sprawl out of it but Goode keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mousasi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi fails with the takedown.
Goode throws a leg kick but Mousasi moved away.
Mousasi looks to land a combination but Goode avoids it well.
Mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goode fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sol Goode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goode tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Mousasi counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi trying to control the position but Goode is working away.
Goode is trying to control Mousasi's posture but Mousasi avoids it.
Goode manages to get back to half guard.
Sol Goode overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goode moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mousasi wants to pass the guard but Goode is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Goode is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goode controlling Mousasi's posture.
Goode's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goode is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Goode working some strikes from top position.
Goode sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mousasi is trying to hold Goode in close to prevent damage but Goode has managed to pass into half guard.
Mousasi wants to stand back up but Goode manages to pass into side control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sol Goode will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Goode looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mousasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Goode shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Goode perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Goode in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mousasi tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Goode!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sol Goode!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Chapaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Eremenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasily Chapaev looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Chapaev
vs
Eremenko

185 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Heavy handed

Knock Out Fight Gear

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Chapaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Eremenko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapaev tries to clinch but Eremenko moves out of range.
Chapaev looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Eremenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Eremenko.

It looks like Vasily Chapaev has been cut.
Eremenko misses with the combination.
Eremenko lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Eremenko misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Eremenko.
Eremenko 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.
Chapaev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eremenko misses with a double jab.
Eremenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chapaev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chapaev.
Chapaev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eremenko counters with a series of strikes. Chapaev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eremenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eremenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eremenko throws a combination that misses
and Chapaev counters with a three punch combo that has Eremenko backing up. Eremenko nods at Chapaev to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Eremenko misses with a double jab
and Chapaev counters with a series of strikes. Eremenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Chapaev does no damage.
Eremenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chapaev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eremenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Chapaev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Eremenko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Eremenko tries to pass to full mount but Chapaev defends it.
Chapaev wants to get back to his feet.
Chapaev is in trouble now - Eremenko has advanced to mount!
Eremenko punishing his opponent with strikes.

Eremenko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chapaev is surviving well by controlling Eremenko's body position as best he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chapaev is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eremenko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Eremenko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chapaev taking shots to the head.
Eremenko lands a nice shot to the head.
You get the feeling that Chapaev really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Eremenko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chapaev?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Eremenko with a couple of short strikes.
Chapaev's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eremenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chapaev wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Eremenko raining down shots from the mount!
Eremenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapaev is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Eremenko lands a big elbow.

Eremenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Chapaev's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Eremenko working the ground and pound effectively.
Chapaev tries to buck Eremenko off but he can't manage it.

Eremenko has hold of Chapaev's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chapaev manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chapaev wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Eremenko is working for a guillotine from mount but Chapaev frees his head quite easily.
Eremenko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Eremenko lands a nice shot to the head.
Chapaev wants to get back to his feet.
Eremenko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chapaev wants to try and get back to his feet.
Eremenko has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chapaev's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chapaev wants to get back to his feet.
Eremenko looking to finish Chapaev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chapaev!
Chapaev is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Eremenko looking to finish Chapaev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chapaev!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Eremenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasily Chapaev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chapaev has taken the fight to the clinch.

Chapaev breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chapaev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Eremenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Chapaev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eremenko's hands.
Chapaev scores with a one two! Eremenko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Eremenko walks into a left hand.
Eremenko misses with a combination
and Chapaev counters with a series of strikes. Eremenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eremenko misses with a combination
and Chapaev counters with a three punch combo that has Eremenko backing up. Eremenko nods at Chapaev to acknowledge the strikes.
Vasily Chapaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chapaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chapaev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eremenko counters with a left and a right that stings Chapaev.
Eremenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chapaev tries to clinch but Eremenko moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremenko misses with a combination
and Chapaev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eremenko thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Chapaev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chapaev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eremenko counters with a two punch combo.

Vasily Chapaev's cut is getting worse.
Chapaev misses with a combination
and Eremenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chapaev moves in looking to clinch but Eremenko pushes him off.
Chapaev moves in looking to clinch but Eremenko pushes him off.
Some bone on bone action there as Eremenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eremenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chapaev counters with a series of strikes. Eremenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eremenko misses with a double jab
and Chapaev counters with a series of strikes. Eremenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chapaev scores with a body shot.
Eremenko misses with a combination
and Chapaev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chapaev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eremenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eremenko misses with a double jab
and Chapaev counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Eremenko misses with a double jab
and Chapaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chapaev jabs Eremenko right on the nose. Eremenko blinks but takes it well.
Eremenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chapaev.
Chapaev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Eremenko misses with a double jab
and Chapaev counters with a three punch combo that has Eremenko backing up. Eremenko nods at Chapaev to acknowledge the strikes.
Eremenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chapaev.
Eremenko lands a jab to the nose.
Chapaev misses with a combination
and Eremenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chapaev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Eremenko.

Chapaev clinches.
Eremenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Eremenko prevents Chapaev from breaking the clinch.

Chapaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapaev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Chapaev does no damage.
Eremenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chapaev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chapaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eremenko throws a combination. Chapaev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chapaev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eremenko counters with a series of strikes. Chapaev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eremenko misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Eremenko does no damage.
Chapaev misses with a double jab
and Eremenko counters with a three punch combo that has Chapaev backing up. Chapaev nods at Eremenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Chapaev misses with a two punch combination.
Chapaev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eremenko circles away from the clinch attempt.

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.
Chapaev takes one to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Chapaev coming out on top.
Chapaev looks to land a combination. Eremenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Eremenko scores with a one two! Chapaev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chapaev tries to clinch there but Eremenko circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Eremenko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Eremenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chapaev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chapaev misses with the combination.
Eremenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chapaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chapaev is looking to clinch but Eremenko is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eremenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Andrey Eremenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chapaev misses with a double jab
and Eremenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eremenko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasily Chapaev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vasily Chapaev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Eremenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Chapaev's head.
Chapaev is working the combinations to good effect here.
Eremenko throws a combination that misses

and Chapaev counters by clinching up.
Chapaev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eremenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chapaev gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Chapaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eremenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Chapaev does no damage.
Chapaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eremenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chapaev counters with a two punch combo.
Chapaev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eremenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chapaev thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eremenko stalks Chapaev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chapaev's face. Chapaev staggers backwards, shaken.
Eremenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chapaev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eremenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chapaev counters with a low kick, right behind Eremenko 's knee.
Chapaev misses with a double jab
and Eremenko counters with a three punch combo that has Chapaev backing up. Chapaev nods at Eremenko to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapaev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chapaev throws a series of punches but Eremenko avoids them all with ease.
Eremenko misses with a double jab
and Chapaev counters with a left and a right that stings Eremenko.
Eremenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chapaev counters with a left and a right that stings Eremenko.
Eremenko lands with a nice combination. Chapaev backs away looking to recover.
Eremenko misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Eremenko scores with a four punch combination!
Eremenko misses with a combination
and Chapaev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eremenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chapaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chapaev walks into a stiff left hand from Eremenko.
Chapaev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eremenko backs up against the ropes.
Eremenko misses with a double jab
and Chapaev counters with a left and a right that stings Eremenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chapaev lands a body shot.
Eremenko throws a right and a left that Chapaev avoids nicely.
Eremenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chapaev cracks Eremenko with a good jab.
Chapaev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eremenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eremenko misses with a double jab
and Chapaev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chapaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chapaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eremenko throws a combination that misses
and Chapaev counters with a two punch combo.
Chapaev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eremenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chapaev tries to clinch up.
Eremenko throws a combination that misses
and Chapaev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eremenko throws a combination that misses
and Chapaev counters with a three punch combo that has Eremenko backing up. Eremenko nods at Chapaev to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Chapaev.
Eremenko lands a jab-cross combination.
Chapaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Eremenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Chapaev.
A combination from Eremenko does no damage.
Eremenko throws a right hand that Chapaev ducks under and follows up with a left that Chapaev also avoids with ease.
Eremenko throws a series of punches but Chapaev moves out of range.
Eremenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eremenko throws a series of strikes that have Chapaev backpedaling.
Eremenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Chapaev counter with a right hand.
Eremenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Chapaev misses with a two punch combination.
Eremenko throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Chapaev to counter with a crisp jab.
Chapaev throws a body punch but Eremenko moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eremenko misses with a two punch combination.
Eremenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chapaev counters with a two punch combo.
Chapaev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chapaev scores with a shot to the body.
Chapaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chapaev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Eremenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chapaev counters with a straight right hand.
Eremenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chapaev backs up against the ropes.
Eremenko scores with a three punch combo!
Eremenko misses with a double jab
and Chapaev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Eremenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eremenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eremenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chapaev counters with a left and a right that stings Eremenko.
Eremenko lands an overhand right.
Chapaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasily Chapaev showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chapaev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Chapaev!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

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

Zaets
vs
Grigoryan

181 cm
22
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Knock Out Fight Gear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Zaets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karen Grigoryan!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zaets has Grigoryan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grigoryan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Zaets pulls guard successfully.
Grigoryan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaets swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grigoryan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Zaets is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grigoryan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grigoryan is fighting to break Zaets's control of his arms but Zaets is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Zaets throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Zaets looking to control.
Zaets trying to control the position here.
Grigoryan throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan stopping the sweep attempt from Zaets.
Grigoryan pushes down on Zaets's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zaets is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grigoryan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zaets trying to control but Grigoryan postures up.
Grigoryan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zaets with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zaets pushes Grigoryan off looking to stand but Grigoryan dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grigoryan working over Zaets with some ground and pound. Zaets looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zaets wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zaets rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grigoryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zaets tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Zaets. No joy for Grigoryan on that attempt.
Grigoryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Zaets sprawls well. He's pushed Grigoryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Zaets fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grigoryan sprawls well initially but Zaets persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grigoryan wants to get back to full guard.
Zaets is taking a breather. Grigoryan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Grigoryan wants to get back to full guard but Zaets has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaets scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Zaets looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Zaets working for a submission but Grigoryan is keeping him at bay.
Zaets working Grigoryan over with strikes here.
Grigoryan is working to get back to half guard.
Grigoryan is squirming around, avoiding Zaets's attempts to control the action.
Zaets looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grigoryan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zaets looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zaets landing punches.

Zaets wants to finish this one by submission but Grigoryan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Zaets.
Zaets controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasily Zaets dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zaets shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grigoryan being controlled here, momentarily.
Zaets trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigoryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grigoryan wants to sweep but no luck.
Zaets trying to control but Grigoryan is working from the bottom.

Zaets is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grigoryan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaets trying to control here.
Zaets is controlling Grigoryan's trapped leg to prevent Grigoryan from advancing to side control.
Zaets tries to get to full guard but Grigoryan has control of the leg.
Zaets gets back to full guard.
Grigoryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zaets is looking to stand up but Grigoryan isn't so interested in that idea.
Zaets tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Zaets throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zaets pulls Grigoryan in to control the position.
Grigoryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zaets works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zaets is trying to keep Grigoryan in close.
Grigoryan postures up and lands a big shot to Zaets's brow.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grigoryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Zaets rushes Grigoryan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Grigoryan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zaets pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grigoryan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zaets avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Zaets breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zaets checks a leg kick.
Zaets stalks Grigoryan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grigoryan's face. Grigoryan staggers backwards, shaken.
Karen Grigoryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Grigoryan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grigoryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Zaets avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zaets slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zaets trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigoryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grigoryan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zaets is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan wants to hit a switch here but Zaets passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Grigoryan there!
Grigoryan working to try and regain half guard.
Zaets landing strikes from the mount and Grigoryan is in trouble!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grigoryan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Grigoryan wants to get back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasily Zaets dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Grigoryan tries for a takedown but Zaets circles away easily

and Zaets counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grigoryan won't be happy with that.
The referee asks Zaets politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zaets prefers to stall for the moment though.
Grigoryan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zaets off and has taken his back!
Grigoryan is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Grigoryan connects with a big shot to the side of Zaets's head.
Zaets tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zaets wants to hold on but Grigoryan pushes him away.
Grigoryan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zaets can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaets gets back to half guard.
Zaets avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan passes to side control.
Zaets tries to buck Grigoryan off but Grigoryan is having none of it.
Zaets is trying to control Grigoryan's posture but Grigoryan avoids it.

Grigoryan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grigoryan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grigoryan working the ground and pound.
Grigoryan working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
I wouldn't like to be where Zaets is right now.
Zaets tries to get back to half guard but can't.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zaets throws a head kick that misses.
Grigoryan misses with a takedown attempt

and Zaets counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zaets.
Zaets wants to stand but Grigoryan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Zaets passes Grigoryan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zaets wants to free his trapped foot but Grigoryan is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Zaets seems content to control.
Grigoryan wants to get back to his feet.
Zaets working over Grigoryan with some ground and pound. Grigoryan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grigoryan is looking to improve his position.
Zaets not doing much here.
Grigoryan tries to get to full guard but Zaets has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Zaets scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Grigoryan wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan is looking to get back to full guard here but Zaets has managed to pass to side control instead.
Zaets controlling the position easily from mount.
Zaets pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Grigoryan regains half guard.

Zaets decides to return to a standing position.
Karen Grigoryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasily Zaets is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grigoryan moves out of range of the leg kick from Zaets.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasily Zaets showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zaets 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Zaets!