PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Grouper (ranked 4620 p4p, 4535 weight class) and Fighter Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter Two acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Grouper
vs
Two

175 cm
18
156
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
158
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Gregory Grouper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fighter Two!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A big right from Grouper misses.
Two is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grouper.
Two misses with a double jab

and Grouper counters by moving into the clinch.
Grouper tries to score a body lock takedown but Two shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grouper is looking for a takedown.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two throws a looping overhand right but Grouper ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Grouper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Two fails to land with a series of punches.
Grouper drops down looking for a counter takedown but Two sprawls and moves away.
Two rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grouper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Two keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Two on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Two throws a lazy right hand but Grouper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grouper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Two manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Two throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grouper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Two.
Two now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Two throws a predictable looking body shot

and Grouper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grouper tries for a takedown but Two manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Grouper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grouper tries for a takedown but Two manages to get underhooks.
Grouper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Two pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grouper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grouper moves away from the strike by Two.
Grouper appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grouper slips a jab from Two.
Grouper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Two.
Grouper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Two on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grouper takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grouper misses with a wild body shot.
Two throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Two just misses with a punch to the body.
Two misses with a straight right.
Grouper feinted with a counter takedown.
Two keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grouper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Two.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fighter Two dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Two will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grouper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Two has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grouper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Two.

Grouper closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grouper can't get the takedown.

Two pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grouper moves into the clinch.
Two gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grouper.
Grouper wants to take the fight to the mat but Two manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Grouper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grouper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Two is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

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.
Grouper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Two gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Two breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Two.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A big left from Two misses.
Grouper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Two misses the target.
Grouper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Two slips a jab from Grouper.
Two looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grouper staying out of range there.
Two rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grouper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grouper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Two.
Two throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Grouper counters by clinching up.
Grouper wants to take the fight to the mat but Two manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grouper is looking for a takedown.
Grouper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Two gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grouper.

Grouper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fighter Two showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Two misses.
Two throws a lazy right hand but Grouper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grouper half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Two might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grouper moves away from the strike by Two.
Grouper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Two lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Two is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grouper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two scores with a jab.
Two throws a jab when Grouper was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two throws a looping overhand right but Grouper ducks down to avoid it.
Grouper is looking to wear down Two with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Two misses with a double jab.
Two throws a lazy uppercut

and Grouper counters by clinching up.
Grouper 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.

Two's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Two throws a looping overhand right but Grouper ducks down to avoid it.
Two misses with a combination

and Grouper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grouper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grouper wants a takedown but no success here.

Grouper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Two misses its intended target.
Two paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grouper throws a body shot but no joy.
Fighter Two is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Two misses with a left hand

and Grouper moves into the clinch.
Grouper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Two fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Grouper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Two swings widly with a right hand
and Grouper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grouper avoids the body shot from Two.
Two misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Grouper misses its target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two looks to throw the jab but Grouper is out of range.
Two throws a lazy uppercut
and Grouper counters with a stiff right hand.
Two pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Two throws a jab but it's blocked by Grouper.
Grouper throws a series of punches but Two avoids them all with ease.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Two swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Grouper was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Two.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fighter Two comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Two winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fighter Two!