PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Grigoriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Loughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Loughlin's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Damage Inc.. Laurent Loughlin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grigoriev
vs
Loughlin

185 cm
26
210 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

189 cm
29
212 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Prestige Clothing
Prestige Clothing

Legal High's [CBK]
Legal High's [CBK]

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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikolay Grigoriev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Laurent Loughlin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigoriev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Loughlin swings for the body but Grigoriev moves out of range.
Grigoriev misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loughlin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grigoriev throws a front kick aimed at Loughlin's knee but Loughlin avoids it well.
Grigoriev dodges the punch combination from Loughlin.
Grigoriev throws a leg kick
letting Loughlin counter with a right hand.
Grigoriev tries to land a leg kick but Loughlin saw it coming and moves away.
Loughlin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grigoriev doesn't seem bothered though.
Grigoriev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grigoriev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grigoriev misses with a jab to the body
and Loughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Grigoriev misses with a right hand
and Loughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grigoriev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Loughlin lunges at Grigoriev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grigoriev's hand.
Loughlin thows a leg kick but Grigoriev checks it
and Grigoriev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grigoriev thumps Loughlin with a low kick.
Loughlin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grigoriev counters with a low kick, right behind Loughlin 's knee.
Grigoriev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grigoriev misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigoriev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Donk. Loughlin catches Grigoriev right on the button with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grigoriev, right into the meat.
Grigoriev connects with a body shot.
Loughlin lands a really nice looking cross but Grigoriev seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loughlin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loughlin misses with an uppercut. Grigoriev saw that one coming.
Loughlin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Loughlin - just one landing.
Loughlin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Loughlin!
Loughlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loughlin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grigoriev, right into the meat.
Loughlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev throws a head kick but Loughlin moves out of range.
Loughlin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grigoriev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loughlin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loughlin checks a leg kick.
Loughlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Grigoriev is predictable there
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loughlin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Loughlin misses.
Loughlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin throws a right and a left that Grigoriev avoids nicely.
Loughlin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grigoriev counters with a head kick. That will keep Loughlin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Loughlin missing with a left hand there. Grigoriev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loughlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Loughlin.
Loughlin blocks a head kick by Grigoriev.
Loughlin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grigoriev throws the kick towards the body but Loughlin avoids it.
Grigoriev checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grigoriev avoids the body shot from Loughlin.
Loughlin misses with a hook. Grigoriev ducked under it nicely.
Grigoriev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loughlin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nikolay Grigoriev will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Grigoriev.
Grigoriev throws a lazy right hand but Loughlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loughlin throws a hook but Grigoriev avoids it easily.
Loughlin misses with a hook
and Grigoriev counters with a straight right hand.
Grigoriev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grigoriev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grigoriev misses with a head kick.
Loughlin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grigoriev. Grigoriev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grigoriev misses with a straight right.
Grigoriev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loughlin.
Loughlin misses with a wild body shot.
Grigoriev swings widly with a right hand
and Loughlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin misses with a shot to the body
and Grigoriev counters with a nice body shot.
Loughlin stuns Grigoriev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laurent Loughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigoriev scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Loughlin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grigoriev doesn't seem phased though.
Loughlin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grigoriev throws a body kick the misses
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigoriev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loughlin throws a lazy right hand but Grigoriev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grigoriev.
Grigoriev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loughlin.
Loughlin scores with a decent looking hook.
Grigoriev throws a right hand that misses
and Loughlin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grigoriev thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grigoriev misses with a right hand
and Loughlin counters with a thumping low kick.
Grigoriev misses with a leg kick
and Loughlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loughlin lands a jab to the nose.
Grigoriev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Loughlin. Loughlin obviously looking to wear him down.
Grigoriev misses the shot to the body.
Grigoriev misses with a leg kick
and Loughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loughlin throws the left hand but Grigoriev avoids the punch easily.
Grigoriev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigoriev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loughlin counters with a leg kick.
Nikolay Grigoriev is winning the standup battle so far.
Grigoriev is looking to chop away at Loughlin's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loughlin.
Grigoriev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grigoriev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loughlin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grigoriev scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Grigoriev.
The fighters circling - Grigoriev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loughlin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Loughlin's corner calls for a 1-2. Loughlin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Grigoriev is predictable there
and Loughlin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Loughlin blocks a head kick by Grigoriev.
Loughlin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loughlin connects with a nice looking jab.
Loughlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grigoriev throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin scoring well with a low kick there.
Loughlin throws a shot to the body.
Loughlin misses with a hook. Grigoriev ducked under it nicely.
Grigoriev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loughlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grigoriev misses with a series of wild punches.
Grigoriev misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with a straight right hand.
Grigoriev misses with a left hand
letting Loughlin counter with a right hand.
Grigoriev throws a body kick the misses
and Loughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loughlin misses the body punch
and Grigoriev finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Grigoriev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grigoriev throws the left hand but Loughlin avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laurent Loughlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Grigoriev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Loughlin misses with a two punch combination.
Loughlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grigoriev.
Grigoriev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loughlin with a nice cross.
Grigoriev slips a straight right by Loughlin.
Loughlin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grigoriev.
Grigoriev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Loughlin throws a poor cross that misses
and Grigoriev counters with a series of strikes. Loughlin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Loughlin lands a jab to the head.
Loughlin throws a front kick aimed at Grigoriev's knee but Grigoriev avoids it well.
Loughlin throws out a powerful jab.
Grigoriev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin avoids a kick to the body.
Loughlin moves out of range as Grigoriev throws a body kick.
Grigoriev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loughlin manages to avoid it.
Loughlin thows a leg kick but Grigoriev checks it
and Grigoriev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the body from Grigoriev misses
and Loughlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grigoriev cracks Loughlin with an open hand slap.
Grigoriev staying out of range there.
Grigoriev misses with a hook.
Loughlin blocks a head kick by Grigoriev.
Grigoriev tries to work over Loughlin's front leg with a kick but Loughlin checks it.
Loughlin scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loughlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grigoriev.
Loughlin thows a body shot but no joy.
Grigoriev throws a poor cross that misses
and Loughlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grigoriev throws a jab but it's blocked by Loughlin.
Loughlin misses the jab.
Loughlin misses with a combination
and Grigoriev counters with a nice leg kick.
Loughlin scores with a one two! Grigoriev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grigoriev swings widly with a right hand
letting Loughlin counter with a right hand.
Grigoriev scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin connects with a leg kick. Grigoriev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Loughlin lands a jab to the nose.
Grigoriev misses with a leg kick.
Grigoriev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loughlin moves away.
Loughlin throws an overhand right that lands on Grigoriev's shoulder, as Grigoriev tries to avoid the shot.
Grigoriev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Loughlin misses with a double jab.
Grigoriev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loughlin. Grigoriev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loughlin loads up on a big right hand but Grigoriev slips the punch.
No joy there for Grigoriev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grigoriev misses the body punch
and Loughlin counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev moves out of range as Loughlin strikes.
Grigoriev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grigoriev checks a leg kick.
Loughlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grigoriev.
Grigoriev swings for the body but Loughlin moves out of range.
Loughlin scores with a jab to the body.
Grigoriev misses with a straight right.
Grigoriev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loughlin takes a swing at Grigoriev's ribcage but misses.
Grigoriev lands with an overhand left.
Loughlin throws the left hand but Grigoriev avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Laurent Loughlin.
Well Loughlin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Laurent Loughlin!