PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Grozniy (ranked 7705 p4p, 181 weight class) and Yusuf Mammadov (ranked 5741 p4p, 143 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Grozniy
vs
Mammadov

185 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Grozniy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yusuf Mammadov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Mammadov misses.
Mammadov scores with a jab. Grozniy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mammadov throws a big shot that misses.
Mammadov has a takedown stuffed.
Mammadov shoots in looking for a takedown. Grozniy tries to sprawl out of it but Mammadov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grozniy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grozniy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mammadov.
Grozniy misses with a straight right.
Mammadov misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Grozniy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Grozniy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mammadov, pushing him back against the cage.
Mammadov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grozniy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mammadov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mammadov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grozniy is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grozniy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grozniy misses with a low kick.
A big left from Grozniy misses.
Nice defenses there by Grozniy.
Grozniy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mammadov.
Mammadov loads up on a big right hand but Grozniy slips the punch.
Mammadov misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammadov throws a body punch but Grozniy moves out of range.
Grozniy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mammadov.
Mammadov throws a body shot but no joy.
Grozniy moves out of range as Mammadov strikes.
Grozniy tries to land a leg kick but Mammadov saw it coming and moves away.
Mammadov throws a jab when Grozniy was well out of range.
Mammadov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Grozniy slips under a jab from Mammadov.
Grozniy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Mammadov pushes Grozniy up against the cage in a clinch.
Mammadov wants to break free but Grozniy has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mammadov.
Mammadov takes a shot to the head.
Grozniy tries a body shot but Mammadov blocks it.
Grozniy blocks a body shot from Mammadov.
Grozniy lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Yusuf Mammadov has been cut.
Mammadov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mammadov has a couple of punches blocked by Grozniy.
Grozniy can't find room to land a body shot as Mammadov controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grozniy.
Grozniy struggles to land a body shot inside as Mammadov controls his hands.
Grozniy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grozniy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mammadov looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mammadov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grozniy has him pressed against the cage.
Grozniy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grozniy lands an elbow inside.
Grozniy cracks Mammadov with a nice body shot.
Grozniy lands an elbow inside that Mammadov shrugs off.
Grozniy lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Yusuf Mammadov's cut even more.

Grozniy manages to break the clinch.
Grozniy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mammadov.
Grozniy is looking to counter punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grozniy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grozniy tries to land a knee to the head but Mammadov blocks with his arms.
Grozniy works on Mammadov's body with a couple of short punches.
Grozniy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Yusuf Mammadov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mammadov takes an elbow to the temple.
Grozniy presses Mammadov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grozniy lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Grozniy.

Yusuf Mammadov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Grozniy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grozniy stuns Mammadov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grozniy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Grozniy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yusuf Mammadov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grozniy throws out a loose jab but Mammadov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grozniy jabs at Mammadov's body.

Mammadov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grozniy, pushing him back against the cage.
Grozniy tries a knee to the head but Mammadov blocks it.
Grozniy struggles to land a body shot inside as Mammadov controls his hands.
Grozniy misses with a knee strike.
Ivan Grozniy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mammadov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grozniy blocks a body shot from Mammadov.
Mammadov tries to throw a body punch but Grozniy avoids it by throwing Mammadov back against the cage.
Mammadov misses with the head strike.
Grozniy lands an elbow inside that Mammadov shrugs off.
Grozniy blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Mammadov fails to land.
Grozniy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mammadov's elbow.
Grozniy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grozniy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mammadov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grozniy tries to land a knee to the head but Mammadov blocks with his arms.
Mammadov misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozniy effectively controlling the action here.
Grozniy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mammadov can do to turn this around?
Mammadov misses with a body punch.
Grozniy prevents a body shot from Mammadov.
Mammadov throws a head punch that misses.
Grozniy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mammadov's defenses.
Mammadov misses with a punch on the inside.
Grozniy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mammadov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Grozniy.
We've been informed that Mammadov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mammadov is breathing heavily.
Grozniy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mammadov takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yusuf Mammadov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Grozniy!
Ivan Grozniy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.