PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beno Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krisztian Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaromskis has chosen Chrispy - FYD VIP as his entrance music. Beno Gruffo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Krisztian Zaromskis's chin.

Gruffo
vs
Zaromskis

192 cm
26
250 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
218 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beno Gruffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisztian Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruffo scores with a jab.
Gruffo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Krisztian Zaromskis has been cut.
A slow jab from Gruffo misses its intended target.
Gruffo misses with a hook. Zaromskis ducked under it nicely.
Zaromskis throws a lazy uppercut
and Gruffo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaromskis takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaromskis throws a leg kick
letting Gruffo counter with a right hand.
Zaromskis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gruffo counters with an inside leg kick.
Zaromskis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zaromskis misses with a lunging right hand
and Gruffo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up
and Gruffo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gruffo lands a leg kick that knocks Zaromskis off balance momentarily.
Zaromskis looks gassed!
Zaromskis looks to clinch
enabling Gruffo to counter with a crisp jab.

Gruffo moves into range and clinches up with Zaromskis.
Zaromskis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gruffo obliges.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaromskis avoids the damage to the body.
Gruffo scores with a shot to the side of Zaromskis's head.

Gruffo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gruffo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gruffo connects with a nice looking jab.

Gruffo has Zaromskis up against the cage in a clinch.
Gruffo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gruffo drops Zaromskis with a big knee straight up the middle! Zaromskis is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Gruffo moves into range and clinches up with Zaromskis.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zaromskis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Gruffo on the inside.
Gruffo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zaromskis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zaromskis misses with a knee strike.

Gruffo breaks the clinch.
Gruffo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zaromskis's calf.
Gruffo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaromskis's hands.

Oooooh!!! Gruffo has knocked Zaromskis down with a huge combo! Gruffo steps away and waves a wobbly Zaromskis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Zaromskis is rocked!
Gruffo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zaromskis is still on wobbly legs! Can Gruffo finish him?

Gruffo sends Zaromskis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gruffo is motioning to the referee to let Zaromskis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Zaromskis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gruffo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gruffo cracks Zaromskis with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gruffo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Zaromskis to stand back up!

Gruffo rushes Zaromskis and presses him up against the cage.
Zaromskis can't find room to land a body shot as Gruffo controls the action.
Zaromskis seems to have recovered his senses.
Gruffo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zaromskis blocks it with crossed arms.
Zaromskis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Gruffo.
Gruffo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Gruffo.
Gruffo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Gruffo.
A right handed body shot lands from Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a nice shot to the body.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Gruffo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zaromskis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gruffo to score with a decent uppercut.
Zaromskis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zaromskis misses with a right hand
and Gruffo counters with a nice body shot.
Good leg kick by Gruffo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good shot there by Gruffo.

Gruffo has Zaromskis up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zaromskis's face.
Gruffo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gruffo obliges.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Zaromskis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gruffo blocks it with crossed arms.
Gruffo lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaromskis backwards.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Zaromskis trying to control the position but instead, Gruffo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zaromskis into the cage.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gruffo.
Still in the clinch, Gruffo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaromskis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gruffo is defending well for now.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gruffo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis tries to land knees in the clinch but Gruffo avoids the damage to the body.
Gruffo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zaromskis backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zaromskis avoids it.
Zaromskis blocking some punches.
Gruffo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gruffo obliges.
Gruffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaromskis avoids the damage to the body.
Zaromskis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Zaromskis.
Gruffo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zaromskis or not.
Zaromskis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaromskis backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zaromskis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zaromskis's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Gruffo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Gruffo. Those never looked like landing.
Zaromskis misses with a leg kick
and Gruffo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beno Gruffo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krisztian Zaromskis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick from Zaromskis lands but Gruffo takes it in his stride.
Zaromskis darts in trying to clinch
letting Gruffo counter with a right hand.
Beno Gruffo is winning the standup battle so far.
Gruffo misses with a low kick as Zaromskis jumps back.
Gruffo misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaromskis counters with a body kick.
Gruffo wants to clinch up but Zaromskis keeps it at a distance.
Zaromskis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaromskis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zaromskis.
Gruffo misses with a double jab
and Zaromskis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zaromskis connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaromskis wants to clinch up but Gruffo keeps it at a distance.
Zaromskis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Zaromskis misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis cracks Gruffo with an open hand slap.
Gruffo misses with the combination.
Gruffo is looking to clinch.
Gruffo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaromskis can do to turn this around?
Zaromskis misses with a straight left.
Zaromskis misses with an uppercut.
Gruffo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A lazy body kick from Gruffo
and Zaromskis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gruffo tries to clinch up but Zaromskis circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gruffo. Zaromskis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaromskis throws a leg kick
and Gruffo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaromskis misses with a looping right.
Zaromskis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gruffo is out of range.
Zaromskis misses with a hook
and Gruffo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gruffo tries to bum rush Zaromskis with a series of wild strikes but Zaromskis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gruffo walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Gruffo.
Gruffo throws a right hand that misses

and Zaromskis counters by moving into the clinch.
Beno Gruffo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zaromskis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Gruffo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruffo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gruffo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gruffo.
Gruffo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gruffo jabs at Zaromskis's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gruffo throws a head kick that half lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zaromskis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gruffo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gruffo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Gruffo.

Gruffo closes the distance and clinches.
Gruffo trying to land knees to the body.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Zaromskis's ribcage.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gruffo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zaromskis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gruffo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zaromskis misses with the head strike.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Gruffo scores with a knee to the head.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zaromskis's face.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but Zaromskis blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Gruffo.

Gruffo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaromskis just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Zaromskis catches Gruffo right on the button with a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaromskis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zaromskis blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Zaromskis.
Gruffo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zaromskis throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gruffo counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis blocks a leg kick.

Gruffo moves into the clinch successfully.
Zaromskis lands with a right to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruffo.
Zaromskis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gruffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zaromskis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zaromskis has had enough of the clinch but Gruffo keeps him there for the moment.
Zaromskis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo trying to land knees to the body.
Gruffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaromskis avoids the damage to the body.
Zaromskis tries to stall but Gruffo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zaromskis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gruffo is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruffo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zaromskis misses with the head strike.
Gruffo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zaromskis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gruffo missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gruffo throws an overhand right that lands on Zaromskis's shoulder, as Zaromskis tries to avoid the shot.
Gruffo tries to score with a low kick but Zaromskis moves his leg out of the way.
Zaromskis defending well as Gruffo loads up on a big left hand.
Zaromskis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gruffo throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaromskis counters with an inside leg kick.
Zaromskis tries to clinch there but Gruffo circles away.
Zaromskis connects with a high kick.

It looks like Beno Gruffo has been cut.
Gruffo digs a good body shot into Zaromskis's ribs.
Gruffo thumps Zaromskis with a low kick.
Zaromskis misses with a lunging right hand
and Gruffo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Gruffo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gruffo misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gruffo throws a series of strikes that have Zaromskis backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gruffo.
Gruffo throws a jab when Zaromskis was well out of range.
Zaromskis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gruffo finds it's way round the side to connect with Zaromskis's head.
Zaromskis misses with an uppercut
and Gruffo counters with a leg kick.
Gruffo throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws an off balance right hand
letting Gruffo counter with a right hand.
Krisztian Zaromskis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Gruffo there.
Zaromskis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruffo throws out the jab.
Zaromskis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaromskis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gruffo misses with a two punch combination.
Gruffo lands the left hand.
Zaromskis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gruffo.
Zaromskis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gruffo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruffo throws a one two combo.
Zaromskis misses with a lunging right hand
and Gruffo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo lands a nice shot that snaps Zaromskis's head back.
Gruffo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gruffo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zaromskis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gruffo cracks Zaromskis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gruffo.
Zaromskis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gruffo. Gruffo obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaromskis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gruffo.
Gruffo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gruffo cracks Zaromskis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zaromskis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gruffo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gruffo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zaromskis.
Gruffo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zaromskis is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gruffo misses with a looping right.
A head kick by Zaromskis misses
and Gruffo counters with a nice leg kick.
Gruffo cracks Zaromskis with a good jab.
Gruffo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gruffo misses with a series of wild punches.
Gruffo stuns Zaromskis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gruffo lands a jab to the head.
Zaromskis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gruffo connects with a leg kick. Zaromskis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gruffo connects with a jab.
Gruffo lands a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Gruffo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaromskis misses with a shot to the body
and Gruffo counters with a nice leg kick.
Zaromskis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gruffo.
Gruffo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo throws a good cross that connects.
Zaromskis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gruffo thuds a left hand into Zaromskis's body.
Gruffo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zaromskis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gruffo.

Gruffo rushes Zaromskis and presses him up against the cage.
Gruffo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zaromskis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gruffo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruffo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zaromskis throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruffo.
Krisztian Zaromskis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaromskis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beno Gruffo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gruffo 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beno Gruffo!