PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Grayson (ranked 2960 p4p, 4766 weight class) and Markus Hrastnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grayson
vs
Hrastnik

178 cm
34
175
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
181
1 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

BE Younick

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Markus Hrastnik!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hrastnik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Hrastnik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grayson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hrastnik misses with a right hand
and Grayson counters with a leg kick.

Grayson moves into range and clinches up with Hrastnik.
Hrastnik takes an elbow to the temple.
Grayson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Markus Hrastnik has been cut.
Hrastnik blocks an elbow strike from Grayson.
Grayson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hrastnik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hrastnik taking a breather.
Grayson prevents Hrastnik from breaking the clinch.
Grayson has Hrastnik pressed against the cage.
Grayson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Grayson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Grayson's head coaches at Brotherhood MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Grayson clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Grayson manages to break the clinch.
Grayson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hrastnik checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrastnik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.

Grayson clinches.
Grayson lands an elbow inside.
Hrastnik takes an elbow to the temple.
Grayson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grayson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grayson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grayson.
Grayson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hrastnik's defenses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grayson lands an elbow that stopped Hrastnik in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hrastnik is trying to maintain a safe position but Grayson gets an underhook and turns Hrastnik into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrastnik avoids a wild elbow strike from Grayson.
Hrastnik takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Markus Hrastnik's cut even more.
Hrastnik is trying to maintain a safe position but Grayson gets an underhook and turns Hrastnik into the cage.
Grayson lands an elbow just above Hrastnik 's eye.
Hrastnik is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hrastnik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grayson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grayson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hrastnik looking to slow down the pace here.
Grayson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hrastnik's defenses.
Hrastnik taking a breather.
Hrastnik working aggressively here.
Hrastnik blocks an elbow strike from Grayson.
Hrastnik has a couple of punches blocked by Grayson.
Hrastnik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Grayson.
Hrastnik letting Grayson take a breather here.
Grayson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grayson misses with an elbow strike.
Hrastnik blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayson throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayson throws an elbow but misses.
Grayson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grayson throws an elbow that misses.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hrastnik takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Markus Hrastnik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grayson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hrastnik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hrastnik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grayson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hrastnik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grayson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grayson throws a wild body kick that Hrastnik sees coming a mile off.
Hrastnik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grayson manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hrastnik looks to land a combination but Grayson avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Hrastnik.
A good leg kick by Grayson.
Hrastnik swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Grayson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grayson lands an elbow just above Hrastnik 's eye.
Hrastnik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grayson lands an elbow inside that Hrastnik shrugs off.
Hrastnik avoids the elbow strike from Grayson, against the cage.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grayson lands a nice elbow.

Markus Hrastnik's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grayson lands an elbow inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Grayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Markus Hrastnik's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hrastnik thuds a left hand into Grayson's body.
Hrastnik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grayson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hrastnik will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Hrastnik.
A head kick from Grayson lands but Hrastnik takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Hrastnik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hrastnik takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hrastnik wants to slow Grayson down by chopping away at his legs.
Hrastnik slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grayson connects with a leg kick.
Hrastnik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grayson, as that shot connected.

Hrastnik is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayson cracks Hrastnik with a hook to the temple - Hrastnik is on wobbly legs here! Grayson swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hrastnik falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Grayson wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jason Grayson!
Jason Grayson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.