PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Growes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolosi comes to the cage accompanied by Step Down. Mauricio Nicolosi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Glen Growes's chin.

Nicolosi
vs
Growes

185 cm
21
214 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

203 cm
26
209 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Crazy Monkey Nutrition

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Nicolosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glen Growes!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Growes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicolosi is looking to clinch but Growes is avoiding it.
Nicolosi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nicolosi wants to clinch.
Nicolosi lands with a shot to the body.
Growes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nicolosi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Growes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nicolosi thumps Growes with a low kick.

Growes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Growes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nicolosi sees it coming and defends easily.

Nicolosi kicks Growes off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Growes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nicolosi to the mat! Nicolosi manages to get full guard.
Growes preventing the sweep.

Growes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nicolosi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nicolosi has escaped and now he's on top!
Nicolosi trying to control the position from guard on top but Growes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nicolosi wants to pass the guard but Growes is keeping the position.
Growes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nicolosi's guard.
Growes chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growes trying to control but Nicolosi is working from the bottom.
Growes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Growes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Growes trying to move into half guard but instead Nicolosi has managed to sweep!
Nicolosi thows a big elbow that misses.
Nicolosi throws a big right hand that misses.
Growes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Growes is looking for a triangle but Nicolosi pushes his legs off easily.
Nicolosi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Growes wants to sweep but no luck.
Growes is trying to control the position but Nicolosi postures up.
Nicolosi stopping the sweep attempt from Growes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Growes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Growes misses with a takedown attempt - Nicolosi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nicolosi doesn't manage to clinch there - Growes circles away.
Growes throws the left hand but Nicolosi avoids the punch easily.
Growes shoots in and drives through. Nicolosi sprawls well.
Mauricio Nicolosi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Growes.
Nicolosi misses with a head kick.
Mauricio Nicolosi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nicolosi closes the distance and clinches.
Nicolosi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Growes's face.
Nicolosi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nicolosi misses with a knee to the head.

Growes drags the fight down to the ground.
Nicolosi throws a big right hand that misses.

Growes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nicolosi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nicolosi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nicolosi throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glen Growes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nicolosi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicolosi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nicolosi slips a jab and a cross from Growes.
Nicolosi takes a swing at Growes's ribcage but misses.
Growes avoids the head kick by Nicolosi.
Growes shoots in looking for a takedown. Nicolosi tries to sprawl out of it but Growes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nicolosi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Growes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nicolosi manages to get to full guard.
Growes throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Growes won't allow Nicolosi to sweep him here.
Nicolosi pulls Growes in close to prevent any damage.
Growes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Growes trying to control the position from guard on top but Nicolosi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nicolosi pulls Growes in close to his closed guard and prevents Growes from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nicolosi wants to sweep here but Growes controlling him for the moment.
Growes wants to stand but Nicolosi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Growes with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nicolosi dives in and grabs Growes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Growes pushes down on Nicolosi's head and hops out.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nicolosi.
Growes fails with the takedown.
Nicolosi walks into a jab.
Nicolosi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nicolosi misses with a body shot.
Nicolosi throws a leg kick but Growes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nicolosi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Growes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nicolosi counters with a flying knee that drops Growes!
Mauricio Nicolosi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Growes.
Nicolosi scoring with some ground and pound.
Nicolosi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Growes controls Nicolosi momentarily but Nicolosi frees himself.
Growes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi is in close to Growes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Growes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nicolosi throws a big right hand that misses.

Nicolosi drops back looking for a leg! Growes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Growes manages to kick Nicolosi off! Nicolosi jumps back into Growes's guard.
Growes trying to keep a closed guard but Nicolosi is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicolosi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nicolosi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nicolosi thows a big elbow that misses.

Growes is looking for a triangle but Nicolosi pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice jab there from Growes.
Growes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Nicolosi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Growes fails with a takedown attempt.
Growes tries for a takedown but Nicolosi circles away easily
and Nicolosi counters with a good low kick that Growes was not able to check.
Growes shoots in for a takedown but Nicolosi shows good takedown defense.
Mauricio Nicolosi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Growes.
Nicolosi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Growes shoots in and drives through. Nicolosi sprawls well.

Nicolosi closes the distance and clinches.
Nicolosi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Growes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Growes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nicolosi controlling the action here for a moment.
Nicolosi lands an elbow that stopped Growes in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Glen Growes has been cut.
Growes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nicolosi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nicolosi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Growes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nicolosi looking to throw knees to the head but Growes is blocking nicely.
Nicolosi lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolosi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Growes blocks it with crossed arms.
Growes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nicolosi avoiding damage.
Nicolosi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nicolosi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Growes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nicolosi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Growes is defending well for now.
Nicolosi scores with a knee to the head.
Nicolosi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Nicolosi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Growes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nicolosi to the mat. Nicolosi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nicolosi is trying to control the position but Growes postures up.
Growes trying to control but Nicolosi is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growes stays in close to Nicolosi's body and controls the position.
Growes preventing the sweep.
Growes trying to control but Nicolosi is working from the bottom.
Growes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nicolosi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Growes wants to stand but Nicolosi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Growes wants to control from the top but Nicolosi keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nicolosi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Growes.
Nicolosi moves out of range as Growes strikes.

Nicolosi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nicolosi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nicolosi lands a good knee to the midsection. Growes won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Growes.
Nicolosi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nicolosi looking to throw knees to the head but Growes is blocking nicely.
Nicolosi scores with a knee to the head.
Growes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nicolosi lands an elbow inside.
Nicolosi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nicolosi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Growes.
Nicolosi tries to land a knee to the head but Growes blocks with his arms.
Nicolosi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nicolosi is pressed up against the cage. Growes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nicolosi down to the mat. Nicolosi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Growes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nicolosi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Nicolosi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nicolosi 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Nicolosi!