PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Grishin (ranked 2447 p4p, 360 weight class) and Pedro Rodrigues Filho (ranked 1570 p4p, 236 weight class). Grishin comes into the arena with Danger blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grishin
vs
Rodrigues Filho

192 cm
25
210 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
21
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Amped Performance

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Grishin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rodrigues Filho!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Filho clinches.
Filho throws a head punch that misses.
Filho is trying to push Grishin away but Grishin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Grishin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filho throws a poor cross that misses
and Grishin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Filho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grishin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Pedro Rodrigues Filho has been cut.
Grishin moves out of range as Filho strikes.
Grishin throws a big counter combination but Filho scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Grishin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Filho manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grishin trying to control but Filho is working from the bottom.
Grishin working some strikes from top position.
Grishin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Filho has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Grishin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Filho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Filho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grishin throws out a loose jab but Filho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grishin misses with an uppercut
and Filho counters with a straight right hand.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grishin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filho throws a jab but it's blocked by Grishin.
Grishin throwing a counter right hand but Filho manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Filho misses its intended target.
Filho misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho scores with a jab to the head.
Grishin misses with a double jab.
Grishin misses with a series of wild punches.
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!

Grishin rushes Filho and presses him up against the cage.
Filho throws a punch but it's blocked by Grishin.

Grishin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Filho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grishin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Filho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grishin.
Grishin throws a big counter combination but Filho scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho swats away the attempt to clinch by Grishin.
Filho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Filho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grishin.
Grishin slips a straight right by Filho.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grishin fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho tries to clinch but Grishin moves away
and Grishin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Filho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grishin.

Filho instigates a clinch.
Filho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filho tries a body shot but Grishin blocks it.
Filho has a couple of punches blocked by Grishin.

Grishin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filho misses with a double jab
and Grishin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Filho's knee momentarily.
Filho has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Filho throws the left hand but Grishin avoids the punch easily.
Filho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Viktor Grishin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut.
That's time! Grishin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A punch combination from Grishin misses.
Viktor Grishin is winning the standup battle so far.
Grishin lands a jab to Filho's midsection.
Filho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grishin.
Filho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grishin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Filho misses with a hook
and Grishin counters with a one-two to the body.
Filho misses with a few strikes there.
And Grishin counters with a quick kick to the body but Filho blocks it.
Filho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grishin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grishin scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho tries to clinch
and Grishin counters with a nice uppercut.
Grishin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Filho wants to counter the offense by Grishin and move into the clinch position.
Grishin moves to clinch but Filho breaks away
and Filho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grishin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filho can do to turn this around?
Grishin misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grishin, as that shot connected.

That has opened up Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut even more.
Grishin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filho.
Grishin is looking for a counter combo.
Grishin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grishin keeps Filho at a distance using the push kick.
Filho throws an overhand right that lands on Grishin's shoulder, as Grishin tries to avoid the shot.
Filho misses the jab.

Grishin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grishin wants to free his trapped foot but Filho is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grishin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grishin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Grishin is trying to control the action in half guard but Filho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grishin working over Filho with some ground and pound. Filho looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Filho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grishin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grishin thows a huge punch but Filho dodges it nicely.
Grishin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grishin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grishin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Grishin there.

Grishin is trying to work for a kimura but Filho is defending well.
Grishin is looking to take a break and control but Filho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grishin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grishin throwing shots but Filho is blocking nicely.
Filho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Grishin.
Grishin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grishin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Filho wants to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Grishin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Grishin throws a right hand that misses
and Grishin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filho just misses with a punch to the body.
Filho swings widly with a right hand
and Grishin counters with a stiff right hand.

Grishin takes the fight into the clinch.
Filho stalls.
Filho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grishin backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grishin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Grishin misses.
Filho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grishin momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grishin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grishin throws a series of punches but Filho moves out of range.
Filho tries to clinch but Grishin is having none of it.
Grishin throws a combination that misses
and Filho counters with a stiff right hand.
Filho throws a big shot that misses.
Grishin misses with a lunging right hand

and Filho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Filho.

Grishin breaks the clinch.
Good work by Filho as he checks the leg kick.
Grishin throws out a loose jab but Filho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grishin lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grishin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grishin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Filho is out of range.
A jab from Filho misses.
Filho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grishin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grishin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grishin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Filho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grishin.
Filho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grishin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grishin half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grishin avoids the body shot from Filho.
A little feinted left hand from Grishin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grishin misses with a hook.
Grishin walks into a left hand.
Filho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grishin swinging wildly here.
Filho throws out a loose jab but Grishin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Grishin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filho throws a body punch but Grishin moves out of range.
It looked like Grishin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grishin shoots for a double leg takedown but Filho sprawls well. He's pushed Grishin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Filho throws out a counter right but Grishin avoids it with no problem.
Grishin slips a jab from Filho.
Filho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Filho misses with a looping right.
Filho scores with a jab to the head.
Grishin ducks under a wild hook from Filho.
Filho misses with an uppercut
and Grishin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filho throws a hook to the side of Grishin's head but Grishin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Filho backs away, Grishin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viktor Grishin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grishin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro Rodrigues Filho.
I think Grishin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Grishin!
Viktor Grishin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.