PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mattize Grovinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Haworang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Grovinsky
vs
Haworang

187 cm
30
205 lbs
12 - 3 - 2

181 cm
31
205 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Mattize Grovinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jin Haworang!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grovinsky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haworang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grovinsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haworang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Grovinsky breaks from the clinch.

Grovinsky has closed the distance and engaged Haworang in a clinch.

Grovinsky breaks from the clinch.

Grovinsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haworang, pushing him back against the cage.
Haworang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grovinsky is defending well for now.

Grovinsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haworang fails in his attempt to clinch.

Haworang gets tackled into the cage by Grovinsky. Grovinsky maintains the clinch.

Grovinsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Grovinsky closes the distance and pushes Haworang back into the cage.

Grovinsky breaks from the clinch.
Grovinsky moves out of range as Haworang throws a body kick.
Grovinsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haworang circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haworang fails with an attempt to clinch.

Grovinsky clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grovinsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Haworang has double underhooks.
Haworang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grovinsky's face.

It looks like Mattize Grovinsky has been cut.
Haworang keeps control of Grovinsky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grovinsky wants to break the clinch but can't.

Grovinsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haworang misses with a body kick.
Haworang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haworang tries to clinch there but Grovinsky circles away.
Grovinsky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grovinsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grovinsky scores with a head kick.
Haworang moves in looking to clinch but Grovinsky pushes him off.
Haworang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Haworang slips a jab and a cross from Grovinsky.
Grovinsky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haworang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haworang is looking to clinch but Grovinsky is avoiding it.
Haworang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grovinsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grovinsky lands with an overhand left.
Grovinsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Grovinsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Haworang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grovinsky.

Grovinsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Grovinsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haworang is looking to clinch.

Grovinsky rushes Haworang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haworang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grovinsky blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haworang prevents Grovinsky from breaking the clinch.

Grovinsky breaks from the clinch.

Grovinsky clinches up with Haworang and pushes him back against the cage.

Grovinsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grovinsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haworang tries to clinch there but Grovinsky circles away.
Grovinsky scores with a head kick. Haworang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Grovinsky pushes Haworang up against the cage in a clinch.
Haworang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Grovinsky's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Grovinsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haworang wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haworang tries to land a knee to the head but Grovinsky blocks with his arms.
Grovinsky can't break the clinch.

Grovinsky breaks the clinch.
Grovinsky feints a jab promting Haworang to slip. Grovinsky then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Haworang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Grovinsky darts in and clinches Haworang up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haworang landing knees to the body.

Grovinsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grovinsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Haworang tries to close the distance and clinch but Grovinsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Grovinsky moves into the clinch successfully.

Grovinsky manages to break the clinch.

Grovinsky rushes Haworang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Haworang.
Grovinsky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haworang has him pressed against the cage.
Haworang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grovinsky avoids it.
Haworang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grovinsky blocks it with crossed arms.
Haworang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grovinsky blocks it with crossed arms.
Haworang looking to throw knees to the head but Grovinsky is blocking nicely.

Grovinsky manages to break the clinch.
Haworang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grovinsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Grovinsky.
Haworang moves in looking to clinch but Grovinsky pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grovinsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haworang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haworang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grovinsky.
Grovinsky scores with a jab. Haworang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haworang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haworang delivers a nice body kick.
Haworang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grovinsky's head.
Grovinsky throws out a powerful jab.
Haworang tries to clinch but Grovinsky is having none of it.
Grovinsky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Grovinsky instigates a clinch.
Haworang missing with knees to the body.
Grovinsky managing to block the knees to the body from Haworang.
Haworang throws a knee to the head but misses.

Grovinsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haworang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grovinsky on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Grovinsky gets a clinch.
Grovinsky avoiding damage as Haworang throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mattize Grovinsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mattize Grovinsky's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Grovinsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Mattize Grovinsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grovinsky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good shot there by Grovinsky.
Haworang doesn't manage to clinch there - Grovinsky circles away.
Grovinsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haworang.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grovinsky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haworang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Grovinsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grovinsky misses with a wild combination.
Grovinsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haworang.
Haworang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grovinsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mattize Grovinsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Haworang is looking to clinch.
Haworang tries to clinch there but Grovinsky circles away.
Grovinsky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haworang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grovinsky lands a high kick!
Haworang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grovinsky lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grovinsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Grovinsky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grovinsky has had enough of the clinch but Haworang keeps him there for the moment.
Grovinsky tries to circle away but Haworang has him pinned against the cage.
Haworang missing with knees to the body.
Grovinsky wants to break free but Haworang has control.

Grovinsky breaks from the clinch.
Grovinsky scores with a shot to the body.
Haworang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grovinsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haworang tries to clinch but Grovinsky moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Grovinsky.

Grovinsky rushes Haworang and presses him up against the cage.

Grovinsky breaks from the clinch.
Haworang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haworang tries to close the distance and clinch but Grovinsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grovinsky throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grovinsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grovinsky keeps the fight on the outside.

Grovinsky moves into the clinch.
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!
Grovinsky tries to break the clinch but Haworang is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grovinsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haworang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grovinsky looks to land a body kick but Haworang moved away.
Haworang doesn't manage to clinch there - Grovinsky circles away.
Haworang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haworang tries to clinch but Grovinsky is having none of it.
Haworang wants to clinch.
Grovinsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grovinsky lands with a right hand.
Grovinsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haworang in his tracks.

Grovinsky instigates a clinch.
Grovinsky is trying to push Haworang away but Haworang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haworang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grovinsky blocks it with crossed arms.

Grovinsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grovinsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grovinsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haworang fails in his attempt to clinch.

Grovinsky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grovinsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grovinsky looks to land a combination but Haworang avoids it well.
Haworang tries to clinch up but Grovinsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Grovinsky blocks a head kick by Haworang.
Haworang is looking to clinch.

Grovinsky clinches with his opponent.
Haworang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grovinsky is trying to break the clinch but Haworang has him pressed against the cage.
Haworang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grovinsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grovinsky is trying to break the clinch but Haworang is controlling him.

Grovinsky breaks the clinch.
Haworang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haworang is looking to clinch but Grovinsky is avoiding it.
Grovinsky tests Haworang's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Grovinsky has Haworang up against the cage in a clinch.
Grovinsky managing to block the knees to the body from Haworang.

Grovinsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haworang wants to clinch up but Grovinsky keeps it at a distance.
Haworang needs to keep his hands up - Grovinsky had a free shot at his head there.
Grovinsky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grovinsky keeps Haworang at a distance using the push kick.
Haworang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grovinsky cracks a nice hook into Haworang's ribs.
Grovinsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haworang doesn't manage to clinch there - Grovinsky circles away.
Haworang tries to clinch there but Grovinsky circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grovinsky.
Grovinsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grovinsky misses with a double jab.
Haworang misses with a head kick.

Grovinsky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grovinsky is trying to break the clinch but Haworang is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haworang keeps control of Grovinsky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haworang tries to land knees in the clinch but Grovinsky avoids the damage to the body.
Haworang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grovinsky's face.
Haworang is breathing heavily.

Grovinsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haworang misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mattize Grovinsky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mattize Grovinsky's cut.
That's time! Grovinsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Haworang tries to clinch there but Grovinsky circles away.
Grovinsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haworang in his tracks.
Haworang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haworang tries a head kick but it misses.
Grovinsky lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A cross from Grovinsky lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haworang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haworang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grovinsky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haworang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grovinsky blocks it with crossed arms.

Grovinsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Haworang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haworang throws a head kick but Grovinsky moves out of range.
Haworang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grovinsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Grovinsky gets a clinch.

Grovinsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grovinsky throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grovinsky lands a leg kick that knocks Haworang off balance momentarily.

Grovinsky forces Haworang back against the cage and clinches.

Grovinsky manages to break the clinch.
Haworang tries to clinch there but Grovinsky circles away.
Haworang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grovinsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Haworang.

Grovinsky darts in and clinches Haworang up against the cage.
Grovinsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haworang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haworang prevents Grovinsky from breaking the clinch.
Haworang tries a knee to the head but Grovinsky blocks it.

Grovinsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grovinsky swinging wildly here.
Grovinsky throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haworang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haworang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grovinsky scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haworang moves in looking to clinch but Grovinsky pushes him off.

Grovinsky moves into range and clinches up with Haworang.

Grovinsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grovinsky dips to his left and cracks Haworang with an uppercut!
Grovinsky's corner calls for a 1-2. Grovinsky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grovinsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grovinsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Grovinsky.
Haworang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Haworang gets tackled into the cage by Grovinsky. Grovinsky maintains the clinch.

Grovinsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grovinsky slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haworang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grovinsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haworang wants to clinch up but Grovinsky keeps it at a distance.
Haworang misses with a head kick.
Grovinsky throws a head kick but Haworang moves out of range.
Haworang doesn't manage to clinch there - Grovinsky circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grovinsky pushes Haworang away with a front kick.
Haworang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grovinsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haworang throws a head kick but Grovinsky moves out of range.
Haworang tries to clinch there but Grovinsky circles away.

Grovinsky has closed the distance and engaged Haworang in a clinch.
Haworang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grovinsky.

Grovinsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haworang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haworang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haworang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grovinsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grovinsky connects with a body shot that sends Haworang's belly button to the back.
Grovinsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grovinsky tries a head kick but it misses.

Grovinsky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Grovinsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haworang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haworang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grovinsky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grovinsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haworang doesn't seem bothered though.
Grovinsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haworang tries to clinch but Grovinsky is having none of it.
Haworang is looking to clinch.

Haworang gets tackled into the cage by Grovinsky. Grovinsky maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grovinsky tries to break the clinch but Haworang is controlling the position.
Haworang misses with a knee to the head.
Haworang looking to throw knees to the head but Grovinsky is blocking nicely.

Grovinsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grovinsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grovinsky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grovinsky cracks Haworang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Grovinsky pushes Haworang up against the cage in a clinch.
Grovinsky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mattize Grovinsky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haworang tries to land a knee to the head but Grovinsky blocks with his arms.
Grovinsky avoiding damage as Haworang throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Grovinsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grovinsky scores with a nice strike.
A jab lands there for Grovinsky.
Jin Haworang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mattize Grovinsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grovinsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haworang pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mattize Grovinsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grovinsky 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mattize Grovinsky!