PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luciferus Paskiainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vash Gregovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregovich has chosen The Blitzkrieg Bop as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Paskiainen
vs
Gregovich

185 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luciferus Paskiainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vash Gregovich!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Gregovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Gregovich.
Gregovich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paskiainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Gregovich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Paskiainen. No joy for Gregovich on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gregovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paskiainen tries to move into range but Gregovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Luciferus Paskiainen has been cut.
Gregovich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paskiainen blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paskiainen.
Gregovich misses with a kick to the body.
Gregovich throws a combination that misses
and Paskiainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Paskiainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A lazy body kick from Gregovich
and Paskiainen counters with a straight right hand.
Gregovich cracks Paskiainen with a good jab.
Gregovich looks to land a left hand but Paskiainen moved out of range nicely.
Gregovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Luciferus Paskiainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vash Gregovich.
Paskiainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gregovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paskiainen counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskiainen moves out of range as Gregovich strikes.
Paskiainen misses with a double jab
letting Gregovich counter with a right hand.
Gregovich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paskiainen swivels and escapes.
Luciferus Paskiainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gregovich looks gassed!
Gregovich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paskiainen backs up against the cage.
Gregovich throws the left hand but Paskiainen avoids the punch easily.
Gregovich misses with a body shot
and Gregovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paskiainen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gregovich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick by Gregovich misses
and Paskiainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregovich dodges the punch combination from Paskiainen.
Gregovich misses with a double jab
and Paskiainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gregovich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paskiainen counters with a left and a right that stings Gregovich.
Paskiainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gregovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paskiainen defending well as Gregovich loads up on a big left hand.
Gregovich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vash Gregovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paskiainen thuds his right hand into Gregovich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gregovich shoots for a takedown but Paskiainen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paskiainen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gregovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paskiainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregovich takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab lands there for Paskiainen.
Gregovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paskiainen counters with a left and a right that stings Gregovich.
Paskiainen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Paskiainen duly obliges.
Gregovich slips a jab and a cross from Paskiainen.
Nice shot by Paskiainen.
Paskiainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gregovich.
Paskiainen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paskiainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Gregovich.
Gregovich misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luciferus Paskiainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luciferus Paskiainen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Paskiainen lands with a nice combination. Gregovich backs away looking to recover.
Paskiainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gregovich.
Gregovich throws a combination that misses
and Paskiainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Gregovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gregovich throws a sloppy head kick
letting Paskiainen counter with a right hand.
Gregovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paskiainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gregovich throws a right and a left that Paskiainen avoids nicely.
Paskiainen lands a jab-cross combination.
Gregovich misses with a double jab
and Gregovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paskiainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gregovich is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregovich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paskiainen lands a jab to the head.
Paskiainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gregovich shoots in for a takedown but Paskiainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gregovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paskiainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Paskiainen does no damage.
Paskiainen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gregovich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paskiainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paskiainen lands with a straight right. Gregovich didn't see that one coming.
Paskiainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskiainen scores with a nice head shot.
Gregovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paskiainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gregovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Paskiainen counter with a right hand.
Paskiainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Paskiainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gregovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luciferus Paskiainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Gregovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paskiainen counters with a series of strikes. Gregovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paskiainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gregovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Paskiainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gregovich.
Paskiainen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskiainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gregovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paskiainen counters with a three punch combo that has Gregovich backing up. Gregovich nods at Paskiainen to acknowledge the strikes.
Paskiainen scores with a punch to the head.
Luciferus Paskiainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gregovich wants to clinch
and Paskiainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Paskiainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gregovich throws a head kick that misses
and Paskiainen counters with a three punch combo that has Gregovich backing up. Gregovich nods at Paskiainen to acknowledge the strikes.
Paskiainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gregovich.
Gregovich takes one to the side of the head.
Gregovich wants to clinch up but Paskiainen keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot lands for Paskiainen.
Paskiainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gregovich throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Paskiainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Gregovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paskiainen throws a nice looking combination but Gregovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Paskiainen.
Paskiainen ducks under a wild hook from Gregovich.
Paskiainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paskiainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gregovich's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luciferus Paskiainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luciferus Paskiainen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gregovich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Paskiainen counter with a right hand.
Gregovich thows a leg kick but Paskiainen checks it
and Paskiainen counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Gregovich does no damage.
Gregovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gregovich is trying desperately to land a takedown but Paskiainen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gregovich.
Gregovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Paskiainen sizes up Gregovich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gregovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paskiainen counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Paskiainen misses.
Gregovich thows a leg kick but Paskiainen checks it
and Paskiainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Paskiainen avoids the body shot from Gregovich.
Paskiainen ducks under a wild hook from Gregovich.
Gregovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregovich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paskiainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gregovich.
Paskiainen lands the left hand.
A left and a right from Paskiainen both land. Nice combination.
Paskiainen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Horrible takedown by Gregovich or perhaps it was just good defense by Paskiainen which made him look bad.
Paskiainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paskiainen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gregovich counters with a three punch combo that has Paskiainen backing up. Paskiainen nods at Gregovich to acknowledge the strikes.
Paskiainen throws a series of punches but Gregovich avoids them all with ease.
Paskiainen throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paskiainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Paskiainen lands a two punch combo.
Paskiainen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Paskiainen connects with a jab.
Paskiainen cracks Gregovich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paskiainen tries to bum rush Gregovich with a series of wild strikes but Gregovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gregovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Paskiainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Paskiainen misses with the combination.
Paskiainen lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskiainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paskiainen misses with the combination.
Gregovich looks to land a right hand but Paskiainen moved out of range.
A big right from Gregovich misses.
Gregovich throws a leg kick
and Paskiainen counters with a three punch combo that has Gregovich backing up. Gregovich nods at Paskiainen to acknowledge the strikes.
Gregovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paskiainen.
Gregovich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vash Gregovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gregovich tries for a takedown but Paskiainen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paskiainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gregovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paskiainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paskiainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Gregovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gregovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paskiainen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paskiainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Gregovich misses
and Paskiainen counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Paskiainen misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gregovich might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Paskiainen has got the better of the exchanges.
Paskiainen misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luciferus Paskiainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paskiainen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciferus Paskiainen!