PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry McCockiner (ranked 869 p4p, 745 weight class) and Razmik Grigorian (ranked 127 p4p, 103 weight class). McCockiner comes to the cage accompanied by Farewell to Cheyenn. Barry McCockiner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McCockiner
vs
Grigorian

188 cm
35
187
15 - 11 - 0

187 cm
25
193
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry McCockiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Razmik Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCockiner just misses with a punch to the body.
Grigorian is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCockiner with a body shot.
McCockiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCockiner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grigorian cracks McCockiner with a right hand to the side of the head.
McCockiner throws a head kick that misses.
Grigorian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCockiner lands a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grigorian checks a leg kick.
Grigorian lands with a nice body punch.
Grigorian scores with a shot to the body.
Grigorian misses with an uppercut
and McCockiner counters with a good, hard body kick but Grigorian shrugs it off.
Grigorian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been told by McCockiner's head coaches at Hell Warriors Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for McCockiner.
Grigorian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McCockiner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grigorian doesn't seem bothered though.
McCockiner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian misses with a lunging right hand
and McCockiner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCockiner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grigorian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grigorian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grigorian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from McCockiner.
McCockiner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grigorian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grigorian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grigorian takes a swing at McCockiner's ribcage but misses.
McCockiner throws a head kick but Grigorian moves out of range.
Grigorian cracks McCockiner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCockiner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grigorian.
McCockiner tries a head kick but it misses.
Grigorian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCockiner.
McCockiner is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Grigorian.
Grigorian throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from McCockiner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCockiner slips under a jab from Grigorian.
McCockiner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grigorian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCockiner.
Grigorian lands a nice hook to McCockiner's body. McCockiner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCockiner motions for Grigorian to come forward. McCockiner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grigorian misses with a body shot.
Grigorian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCockiner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from McCockiner misses its target.
Grigorian is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McCockiner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Grigorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCockiner moves away.
Grigorian throws a right and a left that McCockiner avoids nicely.
McCockiner misses the shot to the body.
McCockiner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grigorian throws a body shot but no joy.
McCockiner is looking to counter punch.
McCockiner misses with a straight right.
McCockiner tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grigorian. Grigorian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McCockiner lands with an overhand left.
McCockiner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCockiner connects with a solid leg kick.
Grigorian looks to throw the jab but McCockiner is out of range.
Grigorian walks into a stiff left hand from McCockiner.
Grigorian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grigorian throws an overhand right that lands on McCockiner's shoulder, as McCockiner tries to avoid the shot.
Grigorian misses with a hook to the body
and Grigorian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCockiner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grigorian manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from McCockiner.
It seemed like Grigorian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grigorian scores with a body shot.
McCockiner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick from McCockiner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grigorian swings for the body but McCockiner moves out of range.
McCockiner walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCockiner.
McCockiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by McCockiner there.
McCockiner moves away from the strike by Grigorian.
Grigorian with a nice cross.
Grigorian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grigorian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCockiner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grigorian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCockiner throws a body punch but Grigorian moves out of range.
McCockiner misses with a body shot.
Grigorian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Grigorian misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from McCockiner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCockiner lands with a cross.
McCockiner is looking to slow Grigorian down with leg kicks.
Grigorian throws a leg kick
and McCockiner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCockiner throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Razmik Grigorian will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

McCockiner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigorian.
McCockiner throws a push kick but Grigorian slaps the foot to one side.
Grigorian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCockiner to score with a decent uppercut.
Grigorian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grigorian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grigorian misses with an uppercut. McCockiner saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from McCockiner.
Grigorian misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Grigorian misses.
Grigorian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grigorian throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCockiner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Razmik Grigorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigorian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McCockiner misses with a head kick.
Grigorian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCockiner throwing a counter right hand but Grigorian manages to avoid it.
Grigorian misses with a body punch
and McCockiner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCockiner misses with an uppercut. Grigorian saw that one coming.
Grigorian throws a low kick but McCockiner avoids it.
McCockiner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grigorian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McCockiner scrambles back to his feet.
Grigorian lands a nice looking body shot.
Grigorian misses with a shot to the body
and McCockiner counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grigorian.
McCockiner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grigorian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCockiner jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Donk. Grigorian catches McCockiner right on the button with a cross.
McCockiner wants to slow Grigorian down by chopping away at his legs.
Grigorian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grigorian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCockiner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grigorian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Razmik Grigorian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCockiner's corner calls for a 1-2. McCockiner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grigorian takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCockiner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grigorian throws a poor cross that misses
and McCockiner counters with a nice body shot.
McCockiner throws a hook but Grigorian avoids it easily.
Grigorian throws a predictable looking body shot
and McCockiner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grigorian misses with a hook to the body
and McCockiner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grigorian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCockiner.
McCockiner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grigorian manages to avoid it.
McCockiner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grigorian is able to avoid easily.
Grigorian clobbers McCockiner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grigorian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McCockiner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grigorian scrambles back to his feet.
McCockiner walks into a straight right hand from Grigorian.
Grigorian lands the left hand.
McCockiner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grigorian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCockiner blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian looks to score with a jab to the body but McCockiner is just out of range.
McCockiner throws a quick counter head kick but Grigorian was just out of range.
A low kick from Grigorian misses
and McCockiner counters with a straight right hand.
Grigorian misses with an uppercut
and McCockiner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grigorian thinking.
Nice straight punches there by Grigorian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grigorian.
Grigorian lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCockiner's sensitive parts.
Grigorian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCockiner at a distance.
McCockiner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McCockiner throws a head kick that Grigorian semi-blocks.
Grigorian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCockiner manages to avoid it.
McCockiner misses with a straight right.
McCockiner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McCockiner scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCockiner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCockiner swings widly with a right hand
and Grigorian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McCockiner throws the left hand but Grigorian avoids the punch easily.
Grigorian let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner missing with a left hand there. Grigorian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grigorian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Grigorian.
A good leg kick by McCockiner.
McCockiner moves away from the strike by Grigorian.
Grigorian lands with a shot to the body.
Grigorian takes a swing at McCockiner's ribcage but misses.
McCockiner is looking to counter punch.
McCockiner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grigorian finds it's way round the side to connect with McCockiner's head.
Grigorian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCockiner misses with a straight left.
Grigorian throws an overhand right that lands on McCockiner's shoulder, as McCockiner tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCockiner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grigorian slips a jab from McCockiner.
McCockiner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McCockiner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigorian.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Razmik Grigorian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

McCockiner defending well as Grigorian loads up on a big left hand.
Grigorian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCockiner looks to land a right hand but Grigorian moved out of range.
McCockiner lands with a kick to the temple. Grigorian shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McCockiner walks into a stiff left hand from Grigorian.
McCockiner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grigorian. That did some damage!
McCockiner throws out a loose jab but Grigorian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grigorian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCockiner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grigorian at a distance.
McCockiner catches Grigorian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grigorian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grigorian misses the jab.
Grigorian moves out of range of the body kick from McCockiner.
Grigorian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCockiner staying out of range there.
Grigorian scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCockiner in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner misses with an uppercut. Grigorian saw that one coming.
McCockiner ducks under a wild hook from Grigorian.
McCockiner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grigorian throws a body shot but no joy.
Grigorian looks to score with a jab to the body but McCockiner is just out of range.
McCockiner misses with a leg kick
and Grigorian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigorian is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grigorian misses with a lunging right hand
and McCockiner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCockiner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grigorian. That did some damage!
Grigorian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCockiner's head backwards.
McCockiner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grigorian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grigorian misses with a hook. McCockiner ducked under it nicely.
McCockiner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grigorian now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McCockiner just misses with a punch to the body.
Grigorian just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian looks to throw the jab but McCockiner is out of range.
A quick step to the side and McCockiner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCockiner throws a body punch but Grigorian moves out of range.
McCockiner throws a sloppy head kick
and Grigorian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigorian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grigorian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grigorian looks to throw the jab but McCockiner is out of range.
Grigorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCockiner moves away.
McCockiner throwing a counter right hand but Grigorian manages to avoid it.
McCockiner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grigorian! But no joy.
Grigorian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grigorian throws a poor cross that misses
and Grigorian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCockiner throws a body punch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Grigorian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McCockiner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grigorian misses with a looping right.
Grigorian just misses with a punch to the body.
McCockiner avoids the body shot from Grigorian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian looks to land a right hand but McCockiner moved out of range.
McCockiner is looking to counter punch.
McCockiner throws a head kick that misses.
McCockiner throws a poor cross that misses
and Grigorian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCockiner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Grigorian.
Grigorian misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from McCockiner.
Razmik Grigorian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCockiner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grigorian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCockiner thinking.
Grigorian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCockiner.
McCockiner throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grigorian. McCockiner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grigorian connects with a body shot.
McCockiner misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian lands with a shot to the body.
Grigorian digs a good hook to McCockiner's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCockiner misses with an uppercut.
Grigorian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCockiner counters with a straight right hand.
McCockiner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grigorian lands a nice hook to McCockiner's body. McCockiner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grigorian blocks a leg kick.
McCockiner misses with an uppercut.
Grigorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCockiner moves away.
McCockiner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grigorian lands a nice looking body shot.
McCockiner misses with a looping left.
McCockiner tests Grigorian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Grigorian.

And that's the end of the fight!
Razmik Grigorian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grigorian 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Razmik Grigorian!
During a confident post fight interview, Razmik Grigorian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.