PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roko Matijevic (ranked 1835 p4p, 1682 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 163 p4p, 150 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Matijevic
vs
Grandis

175 cm
28
155
12 - 9 - 0

168 cm
38
144
30 - 16 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Conviction
Urban Fighter

Scammers Beware I’m coming!

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matijevic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grandis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matijevic thinking.
Grandis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grandis lands a jab to the nose.
Grandis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Matijevic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've been told by Matijevic's head coaches at DC Dragon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grandis throws a chopping leg kick but Matijevic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matijevic checks a leg kick nicely.
Grandis throws a jab but it's blocked by Matijevic.
Matijevic checks a low kick from Grandis.
Grandis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robert Grandis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Grandis darts in and clinches Matijevic up against the cage.
Matijevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis is pushing Matijevic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Matijevic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Grandis pushes Matijevic up against the cage in a clinch.

Matijevic breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic blocks a low kick nicely.
Matijevic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grandis moves in looking to clinch but Matijevic pushes him off.
A low kick lands for Grandis.
Matijevic lands a nice shot to the body.
Grandis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Grandis misses the target.
Matijevic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've been informed that Grandis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Grandis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grandis lands with a cross.
Grandis throws a leg kick which misses Matijevic's front leg but catches the back leg as Matijevic tries to avoid it.
Matijevic dips to his left and cracks Grandis with an uppercut!
Grandis avoids the head kick by Matijevic.
Grandis moves out of range as Matijevic strikes.
Grandis drops his hands momentarily and Matijevic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matijevic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grandis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matijevic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandis.
Grandis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grandis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grandis throws a hook but Matijevic blocks it.
Grandis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matijevic's sensitive parts.
That kick from Grandis tenderised Matijevic's leg. Matijevic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut there from Grandis.
Grandis moves out of range of the leg kick from Matijevic.
Matijevic's corner calls for a 1-2. Matijevic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grandis. Matijevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matijevic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Grandis connects with a solid leg kick.
Matijevic misses with a wild body shot.
Grandis wants to clinch up but Matijevic keeps it at a distance.
Matijevic is looking to counter punch.
Matijevic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grandis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grandis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matijevic.
Grandis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matijevic checks a leg kick.
Grandis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grandis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matijevic's hands.
Matijevic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grandis's head.
Grandis 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.
A leg kick checked by Grandis.
Matijevic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matijevic misses with a left hand
and Grandis counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Grandis does it's job there.
Grandis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grandis blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grandis moves out of range of the body kick from Matijevic.
Grandis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grandis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matijevic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Matijevic misses the shot to the body.
Grandis slips a jab from Matijevic.
Matijevic throws an off balance right hand
and Grandis counters with a good low kick that Matijevic was not able to check.
Matijevic throws the kick towards the body but Grandis avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grandis. That's going to slow Matijevic down.
Grandis connects with an inside leg kick.
Grandis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grandis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matijevic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick from Grandis, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Matijevic.
Matijevic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grandis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Grandis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

An inside leg kick lands from Grandis.
Grandis lands an overhand right.
Matijevic swinging wildly here.
Grandis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Matijevic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grandis is looking to chop away at Matijevic's legs.
Matijevic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grandis with the inside leg kick.
Robert Grandis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matijevic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Matijevic misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice cross by Matijevic.
Matijevic circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Grandis drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Matijevic follows Grandis to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roko Matijevic!
An out of breath Roko Matijevic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.