PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dido Vicini (ranked 2166 p4p, 324 weight class) and Daniel Grigoryan (ranked 1290 p4p, 189 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vicini might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mother. Grigoryan has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vicini
vs
Grigoryan

180 cm
27
220 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
209 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Project Mayhem

Urban Fighter

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dido Vicini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Grigoryan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigoryan defending well as Vicini loads up on a big left hand.
Grigoryan digs a good body shot into Vicini's ribs.
Grigoryan throws out a leg kick but Vicini moves out of range and Grigoryan only half commits.
Grigoryan throws a leg kick that misses.
Vicini fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice sprawl there from Grigoryan as Vicini shoots in.
Vicini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vicini throws a lazy uppercut
and Grigoryan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Grigoryan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Vicini.
Vicini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grigoryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Grigoryan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigoryan misses with a body shot.
Grigoryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grigoryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vicini moves forwards but Grigoryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicini takes a jab right on the kisser.

Vicini is rocked!
Grigoryan throws a nice looking combination but Vicini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Vicini scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vicini is just content to waste time from the top position. Grigoryan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vicini passes Grigoryan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Vicini is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Grigoryan sees it coming and defends easily.
Grigoryan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vicini trying to control from half guard but Grigoryan is working away.

Vicini is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicini prevents Grigoryan from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grigoryan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vicini slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Grigoryan controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vicini wants to control from the top but Grigoryan keeps moving.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Grigoryan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Vicini controls his hands.
Vicini tries to work over Grigoryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grigoryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vicini.
I was talking to Vicini's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grigoryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vicini's elbow.
Vicini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigoryan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vicini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vicini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grigoryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Vicini.

Vicini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vicini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grigoryan misses with a two punch combination.
Vicini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vicini takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Grigoryan lands.
Vicini lands a really nice looking cross but Grigoryan seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan digs a good hook to Vicini's body.
Grigoryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vicini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniel Grigoryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grigoryan missing with a left hand there. Vicini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vicini swings widly with a right hand
and Grigoryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vicini misses with a body shot.
Vicini closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grigoryan circles away.
Vicini takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Vicini - just one landing.
Vicini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vicini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dido Vicini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Grigoryan! Vicini is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Grigoryan!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Grigoryan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.