PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alicate American (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Grozni
vs
American

220 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
270 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Grozni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alicate American!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

American gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
American is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Grozni trying to control here.
American wants to stand but Grozni has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
American really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grozni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grozni preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Grozni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grozni is doing well to control the position and prevent American from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ivan Grozni.
Grozni tries to clinch but American moves out of range.
Grozni fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grozni is breathing heavily.
Grozni fails to land the takedown.
Grozni loads up on a big right hand but American slips the punch.

American drives through and clinches with Grozni against the cage.

American ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. American no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
American wants to stand and escape but Grozni is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if American can do anything to dispel that myth.
American is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozni looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grozni tries to free his leg and advance position but American is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grozni fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Grozni. That's going to take a lot out of him.

American looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
American wants to get up but he can't break Grozni's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grozni looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
American won't allow Grozni to sweep him here.
American wants to get up but he can't break Grozni's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Grozni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. American is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grozni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
American has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grozni is proving hard to escape from.
Grozni striking off his back but it's not causing American any problems.
Grozni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
American trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grozni's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

American closes the distance and clinches.

American's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

American has taken the fight to the clinch.

American's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grozni wants to clinch.
Grozni tries to close the distance and clinch but American swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

American feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
American trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grozni's guard.

Grozni has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes American off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozni fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
American tries to close the distance and clinch but Grozni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
American scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

American closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grozni did well to prevent American getting side control.
American tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Grozni.
Grozni wants to improve his position but American is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
American wants to stand up but Grozni has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Grozni is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grozni is working hard here to advance position.
American wants to stand but Grozni has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
American has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Grozni works to full guard.
American wants to stand but Grozni has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

American avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
American preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grozni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

American stands and steps away. Grozni gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

American shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. American showed some decent athleticism there.
Grozni really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
American tries to stand but can't do so whilst Grozni controls his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alicate American 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!

American drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Grozni looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but American is defending well. Grozni quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! American has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Grozni celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Grozni!
Ivan Grozni bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.