PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Alyoshin (ranked 276 p4p, 458 weight class) and Lion Tiger (ranked 43 p4p, 65 weight class). Tiger has chosen Alok - Hear Me Tonight as his entrance music. Grant Alyoshin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lion Tiger's chin.

Alyoshin
vs
Tiger

200 cm
35
265
23 - 13 - 0

190 cm
29
225
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Alyoshin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alyoshin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Alyoshin.
A little jabbing left from Tiger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alyoshin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alyoshin tries to clinch up
and Tiger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alyoshin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Alyoshin misses the jab.
Tiger is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alyoshin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alyoshin tries a head kick but it misses.
Alyoshin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grant Alyoshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger throws a hook but Alyoshin avoids it easily.
Alyoshin fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Alyoshin.
Tiger throws out a counter right but Alyoshin avoids it with no problem.
Alyoshin blocks a jab.
Alyoshin throws a hook to the side of Tiger's head but Tiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alyoshin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alyoshin lands a jab to the nose.
Tiger jabs Alyoshin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alyoshin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tiger counters with a one-two to the body.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Alyoshin avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin with a jab.
Alyoshin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alyoshin throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
Alyoshin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alyoshin slips under a jab.
Alyoshin misses with a head kick.
Tiger misses with a straight left.
And Alyoshin counters with a quick kick to the body but Tiger blocks it.
Alyoshin lands a head kick. Tiger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tiger misses with a hook. Alyoshin ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tiger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alyoshin counters with a good, hard body kick but Tiger shrugs it off.
Alyoshin throws a hook to the side of Tiger's head but Tiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiger lands with a straight right. Alyoshin didn't see that one coming.
Tiger is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Alyoshin tries to clinch there but Tiger circles away.
A head kick misses from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Alyoshin tries to clinch but Tiger is having none of it.
Tiger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alyoshin with a body shot.
Alyoshin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Alyoshin misses.
Tiger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alyoshin tries to clinch but Tiger moves out of range.
A jab from Alyoshin does it's job there.
Alyoshin misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Alyoshin looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiger is just out of range.
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Alyoshin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alyoshin.
Alyoshin can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
Alyoshin misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Alyoshin dominated that round.
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.

Alyoshin misses with a hook
and Tiger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alyoshin.
Tiger throws out a counter right but Alyoshin avoids it with no problem.
Alyoshin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alyoshin. Alyoshin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lion Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alyoshin.
Alyoshin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alyoshin rushes Tiger and presses him up against the cage.
Tiger presses Alyoshin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alyoshin scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger jumps guard but Alyoshin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alyoshin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiger avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alyoshin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiger avoids it.
Alyoshin struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiger controls his hands.
Alyoshin lands a left hand.
Alyoshin missing with knees to the body.
Tiger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alyoshin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alyoshin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alyoshin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alyoshin.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alyoshin tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Alyoshin fails to land.
Tiger is trying to break the clinch but Alyoshin has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin misses with a body punch.
Tiger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alyoshin.
Alyoshin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tiger is defending well for now.
Grant Alyoshin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alyoshin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiger avoiding damage as Alyoshin throws knees to the body.
Tiger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiger is trying to break the clinch but Alyoshin has him pressed against the cage.
Alyoshin tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Alyoshin scores with a hook to the body.
Tiger is breathing heavily.
Alyoshin connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alyoshin misses with a body punch.
Tiger avoiding damage as Alyoshin throws knees to the body.
Alyoshin misses with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Alyoshin.
Alyoshin swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiger's efforts to push away.
Alyoshin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alyoshin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alyoshin lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Good body shot from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alyoshin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tiger is defending well for now.
Alyoshin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Alyoshin.
Alyoshin tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiger avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alyoshin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alyoshin scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger tries to break free but Alyoshin pushes him back against the cage.
Alyoshin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alyoshin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Alyoshin swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alyoshin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alyoshin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
Alyoshin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger can't break the clinch.
Alyoshin tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiger avoids the damage to the body.
Alyoshin tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiger avoids the damage to the body.
Alyoshin works on Tiger's body with a couple of short punches.
Alyoshin trying to land knees to the body.
Alyoshin tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiger avoids the damage to the body.
Alyoshin tries a knee to the head but Tiger blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Alyoshin dominated that second round.
That's time! Alyoshin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alyoshin scores with a jab. Tiger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tiger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alyoshin throws a lazy head kick
and Tiger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alyoshin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alyoshin scores with the left hand. Tiger knows he should have avoided that one.
Alyoshin walks into a jab.
Alyoshin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alyoshin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tiger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tiger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alyoshin lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger connects with a body shot.
Grant Alyoshin is winning the standup battle so far.
Alyoshin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alyoshin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alyoshin.
Alyoshin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alyoshin tries to clinch up but Tiger circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiger throws a counter combo.
Alyoshin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alyoshin throws the kick towards the body but Tiger avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Tiger misses.
Alyoshin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tiger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin throws a jab when Tiger was well out of range.
Tiger looks to land a right hand but Alyoshin moved out of range.
Alyoshin misses with a double jab
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Alyoshin moves in looking to clinch but Tiger pushes him off.
Tiger tests Alyoshin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alyoshin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alyoshin misses with a looping right.
Tiger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tiger blocks a head kick by Alyoshin.
Tiger throws a lazy right hand but Alyoshin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Alyoshin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
Alyoshin throws a head punch that misses.
Tiger is trying to push Alyoshin away but Alyoshin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alyoshin looking to throw knees to the head but Tiger is blocking nicely.
Alyoshin swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alyoshin misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger blocking some punches.
Alyoshin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Tiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alyoshin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiger misses with a hook
and Alyoshin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Alyoshin.
Tiger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alyoshin dodges the punch combination from Tiger.
Jab, jab by Tiger - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Lion Tiger just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alyoshin misses with a body punch
and Tiger counters with a stiff right hand.
Alyoshin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiger at a distance.
Alyoshin lands a lovely overhand right.
Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alyoshin throws out the jab.
Alyoshin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alyoshin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alyoshin misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alyoshin closes the distance and clinches.
Alyoshin tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiger managing to block the knees to the body from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiger avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alyoshin has him pressed against the cage.

Tiger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alyoshin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tiger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alyoshin misses with a body shot.
Alyoshin moves in looking to clinch but Tiger pushes him off.
Tiger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alyoshin with a body shot.
A big left from Alyoshin misses.
Tiger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alyoshin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alyoshin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin scores with the left hand. Tiger knows he should have avoided that one.

Alyoshin forces Tiger back against the cage and clinches.
Tiger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tiger blocks an uppercut.
Tiger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiger working hard to break the clinch.
Tiger is trying to break the clinch but Alyoshin has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Alyoshin.
Tiger takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Lion Tiger has been cut.
Alyoshin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiger is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alyoshin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alyoshin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin misses with a punch to the body.
Alyoshin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tiger managing to block the knees to the body from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Alyoshin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Alyoshin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alyoshin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Tiger is rocked!
Tiger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiger is still on wobbly legs! Can Alyoshin finish him?
Alyoshin lands a left hand.
Alyoshin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alyoshin lands a knee to the body.
Tiger seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alyoshin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiger.
Alyoshin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tiger or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alyoshin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alyoshin.
Alyoshin crunches a lovely knee into Tiger's ribcage.
Alyoshin has Tiger pressed against the cage, preventing Tiger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alyoshin crunches a lovely knee into Tiger's ribcage.
Tiger managing to block the knees to the body from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin lands a good knee to the midsection. Tiger won't want to take too many of those.
Tiger managing to block the knees to the body from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin lands a right hand.
Alyoshin tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Alyoshin back against the cage.
Tiger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alyoshin has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Alyoshin had his way with Lion Tiger in that round.
The cut man is working on Lion Tiger'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. And we move into the final round!

Alyoshin moves into the clinch.
Alyoshin tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger tries to break free but Alyoshin pushes him back against the cage.
Alyoshin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alyoshin tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Alyoshin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Alyoshin.

Tiger breaks the clinch.
Tiger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alyoshin throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alyoshin thinking.
Alyoshin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Tiger throws a counter combo.
Tiger misses with a looping left.
Alyoshin lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alyoshin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alyoshin throws a wild body kick that Tiger sees coming a mile off.

Alyoshin moves into range and clinches up with Tiger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alyoshin.
Tiger is trying to break free.
Alyoshin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tiger.
Alyoshin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alyoshin misses with the head strike.
Tiger tries to pull guard but Alyoshin holds him up against the cage and eventually Tiger drops back down to his feet.
Good body shot from Alyoshin.
Tiger is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alyoshin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alyoshin lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Alyoshin - that landed with a thud.
Alyoshin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Alyoshin throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Tiger tries to circle away but Alyoshin has him pinned against the cage.
Alyoshin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tiger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alyoshin pushes Tiger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiger takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Alyoshin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alyoshin lands a nice knee to the body.
Alyoshin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alyoshin tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiger avoids the damage to the body.
Alyoshin lands with a short shot to the head.
Alyoshin lands a shot to the body.
Alyoshin lands a right hand.
Alyoshin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alyoshin lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Alyoshin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alyoshin obliges.
Alyoshin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alyoshin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Alyoshin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger managing to block the knees to the body from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alyoshin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Alyoshin.
A short left from Alyoshin.
Tiger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alyoshin has him pressed against the cage.
Tiger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alyoshin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiger.
Tiger is trying to push Alyoshin away but Alyoshin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alyoshin is leaning against Tiger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lion Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alyoshin working aggressively here.
Alyoshin lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Alyoshin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alyoshin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:43
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Alyoshin!
Grant Alyoshin retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Grant Alyoshin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.