PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Minnagh (ranked 1793 p4p, 1031 weight class) and Misak Grigorian (ranked 241 p4p, 143 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.

Minnagh
vs
Grigorian

205 cm
29
212
12 - 6 - 0

193 cm
26
216
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Minnagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Misak Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grigorian moves into range and clinches up with Minnagh.
Minnagh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grigorian backwards.
Minnagh avoids the elbow strike from Grigorian, against the cage.
Grigorian can't find room to land a body shot as Minnagh controls the action.
Minnagh misses with some punches.
Grigorian tries to work over Minnagh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grigorian tries to work over Minnagh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minnagh lands a nice shot to the body.
Grigorian working aggressively here.
Minnagh lands a hook that snaps the head of Grigorian backwards.
Minnagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minnagh swings wildly with an uppercut but Grigorian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minnagh tries to work over Grigorian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grigorian tries to work over Minnagh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minnagh can't find room to land a body shot as Grigorian controls the action.
Minnagh lands a left hand.
Grigorian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Minnagh lands a shoulder strike.
Grigorian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Minnagh scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnagh can't find room to land a body shot as Grigorian controls the action.
Minnagh lands with a right to the head.
Grigorian has a couple of punches blocked by Minnagh.
Minnagh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minnagh tries a body shot but Grigorian blocks it.
Minnagh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grigorian working aggressively here.
Grigorian swings wildly with an uppercut but Minnagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minnagh effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grigorian.
Minnagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grigorian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Bobby Minnagh has been cut.
Grigorian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Minnagh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minnagh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Minnagh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Minnaghs head.
Grigorian tries a body shot but Minnagh blocks it.
Minnagh pushes Grigorian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Grigorian as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Minnagh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grigorian.
Minnagh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minnagh blocking some punches.
Minnagh misses with a body punch.
Minnagh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grigorian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Minnagh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grigorian scores with a shoulder strike.
Grigorian pushes Minnagh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bobby Minnagh's cut is getting worse.
Grigorian misses with the head strike.
Grigorian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Minnagh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Minnagh content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian misses with the head strike.
A short right from Minnagh on the inside.
Grigorian tries to throw a body punch but Minnagh avoids it by throwing Grigorian back against the cage.
Grigorian lands an uppercut.
Grigorian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A bit of stalling here from Grigorian.
Minnagh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Minnagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grigorian works on Minnagh's body with a couple of short punches.
Minnagh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grigorian.
Nice body punch from Minnagh - that landed with a thud.
Grigorian digs a right hand underneath Minnagh's ribcage. Minnagh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grigorian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Grigorian.
Grigorian lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grigorian.
Minnagh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grigorian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigorian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Minnaghs head.
Grigorian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grigorian.
Grigorian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grigorian blocks an uppercut.
Grigorian pushes Minnagh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minnagh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grigorian backwards.
Grigorian swings wildly with an uppercut but Minnagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minnagh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grigorian blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Grigorian.
Grigorian swings wildly with an uppercut but Minnagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grigorian scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Grigorian.
Grigorian scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Bobby Minnagh's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Grigorian scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Misak Grigorian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Minnagh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grigorian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minnagh moves away from the strike by Grigorian.

Grigorian clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Grigorian fails to land.
Minnagh throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigorian.
Grigorian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grigorian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grigorian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Minnagh looking to slow down the pace here.
Minnagh misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minnagh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grigorian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grigorian lands with a light punch inside.
Minnagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minnagh working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Minnagh.
Grigorian lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Minnagh.
Minnagh looking to stall.
Minnagh pushes Grigorian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grigorian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grigorian misses with a body punch.
Minnagh slowing the pace effectively.
Minnagh scores with a shoulder strike.
Grigorian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Minnagh backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Minnagh tries to work over Grigorian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grigorian can't find room to land a body shot as Minnagh controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grigorian.
Minnagh has Grigorian pushed against the cage.
Minnagh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Minnagh has a couple of punches blocked by Grigorian.
Grigorian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grigorian fails to land.
Minnagh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minnagh lands a hook that snaps the head of Grigorian backwards.
Minnagh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grigorian lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minnagh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Minnagh looking to slow down the pace here.
Grigorian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minnagh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grigorian misses with some punches.
Grigorian swings wildly with an uppercut but Minnagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Minnagh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minnagh.
Minnagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minnagh misses with a punch to the body.
Minnagh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grigorian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Minnagh can't find room to land a body shot as Grigorian controls the action.
Minnagh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minnagh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grigorian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grigorian can't find room to land a body shot as Minnagh controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grigorian.
A head punch on the inside from Grigorian fails to land.
Minnagh tries to throw a body punch but Grigorian avoids it by throwing Minnagh back against the cage.
Minnagh stalling.
Minnagh blocks an uppercut.
Grigorian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minnagh tries to work over Grigorian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Grigorian.
Grigorian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Minnagh blocks an uppercut.
Grigorian looking to slow down the pace here.
Grigorian lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minnagh effectively controlling the action here.
Minnagh prevents a body shot from Grigorian.
Grigorian avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Minnagh misses with a body punch.
Minnagh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grigorian.
Minnagh taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Grigorian fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Misak Grigorian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Minnagh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Grigorian moves in looking to clinch but Minnagh pushes him off.
Minnagh throws a body punch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Minnagh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grigorian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grigorian throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick by Minnagh misses
and Grigorian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grigorian scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorian misses the shot to the body.
Grigorian loads up on a big right hand but Minnagh slips the punch.
Grigorian misses with a hook

and Minnagh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnagh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grigorian's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Minnagh.
Grigorian tries a body shot but Minnagh blocks it.
Misak Grigorian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grigorian leaning against his opponent.
Grigorian can't find room to land a body shot as Minnagh controls the action.
Minnagh slowing the pace effectively.
Grigorian is leaning against Minnagh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Minnagh is looking to control Grigorian's arms but Grigorian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Minnagh has his back to the cage.
Minnagh looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Grigorian lands a hook that snaps the head of Minnagh backwards.
Minnagh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grigorian lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minnagh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh blocks a body shot from Grigorian.
Grigorian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grigorian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Grigorian fails to land.
Minnagh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Minnagh blocking some punches.
Minnagh lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grigorian throws a head punch that misses.
Minnagh is trying to maintain a safe position but Grigorian gets an underhook and turns Minnagh into the cage.
Minnagh working aggressively here.
Minnagh just leaning against Grigorian, taking a breather.
Grigorian looking to slow down the pace here.
Grigorian is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Minnagh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Misak Grigorian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Grigorian on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minnagh blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Minnagh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grigorian.
Grigorian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Minnagh backwards.
Minnagh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grigorian is keeping busy.
Minnagh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Minnagh would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Minnagh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grigorian blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grigorian as Minnagh tries to tie him up.
Minnagh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigorian throws a head punch that misses.
Bobby Minnagh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grigorian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grigorian tries to work over Minnagh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grigorian lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Grigorian.
A head punch on the inside from Grigorian fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Grigorian fails to land.
Grigorian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grigorian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Minnagh has Grigorian pressed against the cage.
Minnagh throws a head punch that misses.
Grigorian throws a punch but it's blocked by Minnagh.
Minnagh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Minnagh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigorian digs a right hand underneath Minnagh's ribcage. Minnagh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grigorian.

Jeez, Bobby Minnagh's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Grigorian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Minnagh backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Grigorian.
A nice left hand lands by Grigorian.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Minnagh's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Misak Grigorian!
Misak Grigorian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.