PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Grishanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Den Gigant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Grishanov
vs
Gigant

185 cm
22
242 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Grishanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Den Gigant!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gigant.
Grishanov lands a jab.
Gigant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grishanov's waist but Grishanov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gigant off to one side.
Danga de danga de dang - Grishanov scores with a four punch combination!

Gigant gets the takedown into side control.
Gigant tries to score with some ground and pound. Grishanov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Gigant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gigant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gigant tries to move to mount but Grishanov blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gigant trying to control the position but Grishanov is working away.
Gigant looks gassed!

Gigant goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Grishanov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gigant but great work by Grishanov.
Grishanov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gigant is not content to let Grishanov control the position.
Gigant is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gigant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexandr Grishanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Den Gigant.
Grishanov looks to land a combination. Gigant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grishanov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grishanov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grishanov lands a jab-cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grishanov.
Grishanov stalks Gigant and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gigant's face. Gigant staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grishanov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gigant tries to avoid it but Grishanov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gigant to the ground. Gigant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grishanov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grishanov is looking to clinch.
Gigant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gigant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gigant shoots and misses
and Grishanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gigant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grishanov.
Grishanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gigant is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grishanov.
Grishanov lands with a nice combination. Gigant backs away looking to recover.
Grishanov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gigant's waist but Gigant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grishanov off to one side.
Grishanov scores with a one two! Gigant had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Gigant shoots in and bounces Grishanov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grishanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Grishanov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Grishanov throws a series of strikes that have Gigant backpedaling.
Gigant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gigant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grishanov to score with a decent uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Grishanov.
Grishanov lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gigant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Gigant fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grishanov sprawls well initially but Gigant persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gigant trying to advance position but Grishanov counters by regaining guard.
Grishanov keeping full guard, as Gigant tries to pass.
Grishanov looking to control.
Gigant looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grishanov wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gigant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grishanov is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gigant darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gigant uses his free foot to push down on Grishanov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Grishanov.
Gigant with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gigant moves to back control.
Gigant not allowing Grishanov to control his hands.
Gigant trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grishanov wants to control his opponent's hands but Gigant gets his hands free.

Grishanov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Grishanov showing good submission defense here.
Gigant is trying to control but Grishanov is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Den Gigant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gigant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grishanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Grishanov has his takedown stuffed

and Gigant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grishanov's guard.
Grishanov has his hands on Gigant's head, controlling the position.
Grishanov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gigant wants to pass the guard but Grishanov is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grishanov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grishanov keeping full guard, as Gigant tries to pass.
Gigant is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gigant passes Grishanov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grishanov pushes Gigant off looking to stand but Gigant dives back in and keeps control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A right-left combo lands from Grishanov.
Grishanov fails to land with a series of punches.

Gigant shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grishanov's guard.
Gigant wants to pass the guard but Grishanov is keeping the position.

Grishanov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gigant uses it to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gigant taking a breather here.
Gigant tries to advance to mount but Grishanov denies him.
Gigant trying to control the position but Grishanov is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Gigant goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Grishanov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gigant but great work by Grishanov.
Den Gigant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gigant is trying to get back to half guard.
Grishanov trying to control the action but Gigant is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gigant is looking to regain half guard here but Grishanov keeps moving and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Den Gigant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gigant has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Den Gigant!