PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hosep Grigorian (ranked 3326 p4p, 356 weight class) and Ross Warring (ranked 1927 p4p, 230 weight class). Grigorian's entrance music is Helena- Misfits. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Hosep Grigorian has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hosep Grigorian seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Grigorian
vs
Warring

180 cm
19
178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
177 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hosep Grigorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ross Warring!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Warring fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grigorian, pushing him back against the cage.
Grigorian lands with a short shot to the head.

Warring pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warring swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grigorian.
Grigorian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warring manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Warring.
Grigorian lands with a right hand.
Warring lands an overhand right.
Grigorian checks a leg kick nicely.
Grigorian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Warring fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grigorian manages to avoid it.
Warring moves out of range as Grigorian strikes.
Warring feints a counter leg kick.
Warring slips under a jab from Grigorian.
Grigorian missing with a left hand there. Warring was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigorian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warring counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Warring has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Warring scores with a shot to the body.
Warring closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grigorian counters with a nice body shot.
Grigorian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian throws a series of punches but Warring moves out of range.
Warring throws the left hand but Grigorian avoids the punch easily.
Warring punishes Grigorian's body with a nice straight punch.
Warring throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warring throws a series of punches but Grigorian moves out of range.
Ross Warring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Grigorian misses.
Warring takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grigorian lands with a right hand.
Grigorian throws a shot from downtown. Warring moves away and avoids it.
Grigorian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warring sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warring swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warring tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grigorian looks to throw the jab but Warring is out of range.
Warring follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Grigorian throws a lazy right hand but Warring sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Warring looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Warring tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warring throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Grigorian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grigorian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warring throws a push kick but Grigorian slaps the foot to one side.
Grigorian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Warring tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grigorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Grigorian was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Warring.
A slow jab from Grigorian misses its intended target.
Grigorian swings for the body but Warring moves out of range.
Grigorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warring attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Grigorian misses the target.
Grigorian defending well as Warring loads up on a big left hand.
Warring scores with a hook.
Grigorian misses with a straight left.
Grigorian throws a series of punches but Warring moves out of range.
Warring lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Grigorian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warring is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian throws a good cross that connects.
Warring moves away from the strike by Grigorian.
Grigorian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Warring misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Warring.
Grigorian was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Warring wants to clinch up but Grigorian keeps it at a distance.
Grigorian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grigorian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warring was well out of range. Poor timing from Grigorian.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Warring! But no joy.
Warring throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Warring swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warring digs a good body shot into Grigorian's ribs.
Grigorian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grigorian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warring sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warring misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grigorian!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warring takes a swing at Grigorian's ribcage but misses.
Warring tries to clinch up but Grigorian circles away and keeps his distance.
Grigorian lands the left hand.
Grigorian throws out a loose jab but Warring uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Warring on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warring cracks Grigorian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Warring lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grigorian circles away quickly and effectively.
Warring throws a body shot but no joy.
Grigorian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grigorian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warring misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warring tries to clinch there but Grigorian circles away.
Warring feints a jab promting Grigorian to slip. Warring then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grigorian slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grigorian loads up on a big right hand but Warring slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigorian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warring.
A slow jab from Warring misses its intended target.
Warring throws a chopping leg kick but Grigorian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ross Warring will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Warring misses with a hook. Grigorian ducked under it nicely.
Grigorian misses with the combination.
Grigorian misses with an uppercut. Warring saw that one coming.
Warring throws a leg kick but Grigorian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Warring keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grigorian.
Grigorian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warring.
A slow jab from Grigorian misses its intended target.
Grigorian stalks Warring and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Warring's face. Warring staggers backwards, shaken.
Grigorian misses with a straight right.

Warring gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Warring breaks from the clinch.
Warring looks to land a left hand but Grigorian moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Grigorian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No joy there for Warring, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grigorian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warring.
Warring is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grigorian rather than just go for the knockout.
Warring tries to close the distance and clinch but Grigorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grigorian is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warring connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grigorian momentarily.
Warring lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Warring fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grigorian checks it well.
Grigorian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warring manages to avoid it.
Warring looks to land a right hand but Grigorian moved out of range.
Grigorian misses with a lunging right hand
and Warring counters with a straight right hand.
Ross Warring seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warring jabs Grigorian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grigorian cracks Warring with a good jab.
Warring lands a really nice looking cross but Grigorian seems unphased.
Jab by Grigorian.
Grigorian just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Grigorian. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Warring releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigorian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Warring misses the body punch
and Grigorian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Warring throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warring. Grigorian does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Grigorian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick by Warring misses
and Grigorian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Warring comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Warring scores with a four punch combination!

Grigorian is rocked!
Warring cracks Grigorian with a hook to the temple - Grigorian is on wobbly legs here! Warring swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Grigorian falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Warring wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ross Warring!
Ross Warring bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.