PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Grishanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and alex harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grishanov comes to the cage accompanied by hurt. alex harris has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexandr Grishanov's chin.

Grishanov
vs
harris

185 cm
23
242 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 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, alex harris!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grishanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grishanov throws a right hand that harris ducks under and follows up with a left that harris also avoids with ease.
harris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grishanov wants to clinch.

harris scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
harris wants to pass to mount but Grishanov is defending the position.
Grishanov tries to kick harris off but harris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Grishanov is staying active underneath harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
harris is stalling here. Grishanov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! harris seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Grishanov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grishanov throws an elbow but harris slips to the side and avoids it well.
harris can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
harris connects with a solid leg kick.
Grishanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grishanov is breathing heavily.
harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grishanov.
harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

harris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
harris working the ground and pound but Grishanov is defending the strikes.
harris throws an elbow but Grishanov slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grishanov is not content to let harris control the position.
harris taking a breather here.
harris is looking to take a break and control but Grishanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
harris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Grishanov to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

harris stands up.

harris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
harris slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
harris wants to control but Grishanov is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
harris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grishanov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

harris stands up and beckons Grishanov to his feet.

harris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. harris showed some decent athleticism there.

harris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

alex harris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

harris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grishanov slaps away a takedown attempt from harris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grishanov but Grishanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grishanov looks to land a combination but harris avoids it well.
Grishanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Grishanov misses with a series of wild punches.

harris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
harris trying to control the action but Grishanov is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grishanov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grishanov is not content to let harris control the position.
harris lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grishanov is not content to let harris control the position.
harris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grishanov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
harris keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
harris wants to control but Grishanov is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
harris stalling away here and it's allowed Grishanov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, alex harris just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grishanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
harris connects with a high kick.
Grishanov works over harris's head and body with a nice combination.

harris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
harris is pressing down on Grishanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grishanov is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
harris is looking to stall here but Grishanov recovers full guard.
harris is looking to advance position but Grishanov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

alex harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

harris wants to clinch up but Grishanov keeps it at a distance.
harris fails with the takedown.
Grishanov looks to land a body kick but harris moved away.
Grishanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Grishanov throws a half hearted mid kick.

harris clinches up against the cage.

Grishanov decides to pull guard.
harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
harris wants to pass the guard but Grishanov is keeping the position.
harris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
harris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grishanov keeping moving, preventing harris from controlling successfully.
harris wants to pass the guard but Grishanov is keeping the position.

That's two 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.
harris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
harris looking to pass the guard.
harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Grishanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grishanov is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grishanov keeping moving, preventing harris from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

harris shoots in and bounces Grishanov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Grishanov wants to sweep here but harris controlling him for the moment.
harris throws and elbow that misses. Grishanov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in harris's guard. Nice move by Grishanov!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now harris is on top in guard.
Grishanov controls harris momentarily but harris frees himself.
Grishanov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from harris.
Alexandr Grishanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
alex harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
harris trying to control but Grishanov is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
alex harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... alex harris!