PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Grobovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Grobovski
vs
Fujiwara

180 cm
26
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Grobovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Fujiwara!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara has a takedown stuffed.
Grobovski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara tries for a takedown but Grobovski circles away easily

so Grobovski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sergei Grobovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Fujiwara.
Grobovski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grobovski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fujiwara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grobovski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grobovski tries to get out of the position.
Grobovski is not content to let Fujiwara control the position.
Grobovski trying to hold on to Fujiwara's head to control him but Fujiwara postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grobovski wants to get back to full guard.
Fujiwara wants to free his trapped foot but Grobovski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fujiwara is keen to just control but Grobovski is a slippery customer.

Kenji Fujiwara has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Grobovski throws a nice head kick!

Grobovski rushes Fujiwara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Grobovski pulls guard successfully.
Grobovski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fujiwara on the ground.
Fujiwara stopping the sweep attempt from Grobovski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grobovski wants to hit a switch here but Fujiwara passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Grobovski there!
Fujiwara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Grobovski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fujiwara avoids the attempt from Grobovski to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara looking to control but Grobovski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grobovski holds on to Fujiwara around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Fujiwara misses with a head shot.
Grobovski has given up his back here.

Fujiwara is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Will Fujiwara go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grobovski rolls, trying to escape but Fujiwara keeps control of the position.
Even with his hooks in, Fujiwara manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Grobovski is trying to stand back up.
Fujiwara not allowing Grobovski to control his hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Grobovski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grobovski lands a head kick. Fujiwara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fujiwara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grobovski can pounce on him.

Grobovski moves into the clinch.

Grobovski gets control of Fujiwara's arms and successfully pulls guard. Grobovski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Grobovski keeping moving, preventing Fujiwara from controlling successfully.

Grobovski has his feet on Fujiwara's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fujiwara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grobovski tries to avoid it but Fujiwara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grobovski to the ground. Grobovski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grobovski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fujiwara's waist but Fujiwara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grobovski off to one side.
Grobovski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grobovski counters with a nice body kick.
Fujiwara is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara closes the distance but Grobovski moves to the side
and Grobovski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Grobovski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grobovski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grobovski shoots in for a takedown but Fujiwara shows good takedown defense.

Grobovski has closed the distance and engaged Fujiwara in a clinch.

Grobovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Grobovski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fujiwara wants to get back to his feet.

Grobovski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fujiwara has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grobovski fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grobovski tries to advance to mount but can't.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Grobovski tries to advance to mount but Fujiwara denies him.
Grobovski throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Fujiwara works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Grobovski wants to work for an arm triangle but Fujiwara is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

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.
Grobovski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fujiwara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grobovski.
Fujiwara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grobovski content to control rather than advance.
Grobovski with the ground and pound but Fujiwara uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Grobovski sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Grobovski has gone for a leg lock! Fujiwara slips out almost immediately though and dives into Grobovski's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Grobovski dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fujiwara gets tackled into the cage by Grobovski. Grobovski maintains the clinch.

Grobovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujiwara misses with a takedown attempt - Grobovski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fujiwara throws a leg kick

and Grobovski counters by moving into the clinch.
Grobovski can't get the takedown.

Grobovski breaks the clinch.
Grobovski tries to clinch up.
Fujiwara throws a lazy head kick

and Grobovski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fujiwara wants to get back to striking at distance but Grobovski won't allow it.
Grobovski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujiwara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grobovski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fujiwara walks away with a smile on his face. Grobovski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Grobovski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Grobovski trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fujiwara trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Grobovski seems content to control.

Grobovski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grobovski controlling the pace.

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.
Grobovski is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Fujiwara manages to get to full guard.
Grobovski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Grobovski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fujiwara is keeping the position for now.
Fujiwara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grobovski gets full guard.
Fujiwara wants to control from the top but Grobovski keeps moving.
Fujiwara stopping the sweep attempt from Grobovski.
Fujiwara trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grobovski's guard.
Grobovski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four 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.
Grobovski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sergei Grobovski just wasn't active enough.

Grobovski drives through and clinches with Fujiwara against the cage.
Grobovski fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Grobovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Grobovski successfully pulls guard.
Kenji Fujiwara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergei Grobovski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fujiwara won't allow Grobovski to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Grobovski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grobovski 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Grobovski!