PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Graungaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosti Lom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graungaard comes to the cage accompanied by Wretches & Kings. Gunnar Graungaard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Graungaard
vs
Lom

200 cm
21
250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Determined

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Graungaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kosti Lom!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graungaard lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Kosti Lom has been cut.
A head kick misses from Graungaard.
Graungaard throws a hook to the side of Lom's head but Lom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graungaard throws a head kick that misses.
Graungaard tries a head kick but it misses.
Graungaard throws a head kick that Lom semi-blocks.
Graungaard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Graungaard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graungaard tries a head kick but it misses.
Lom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Lom moves into range and clinches up with Graungaard.
Graungaard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graungaard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graungaard blocks it with crossed arms.
Graungaard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graungaard blocks an elbow strike.
Lom missing with knees to the body.
Lom throws an elbow but it misses.
Lom prevents Graungaard from breaking the clinch.
Lom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graungaard's efforts to push away.
Graungaard wants to get back to striking at distance but Lom won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graungaard is defending well for now.
Graungaard is looking to break free of the clinch but Lom has double underhooks.
Graungaard is trying to force a seperation but Lom has the dominant position.
Lom missing with knees to the body.
Lom stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Graungaard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lom swings wildly with an uppercut but Graungaard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graungaard can't break the clinch.
Graungaard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Graungaard is trying to break the clinch but Lom has him pressed against the cage.
Lom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Graungaard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Graungaard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Graungaard is trying to force a seperation but Lom has the dominant position.
Lom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Graungaard tries to circle away but Lom has him pinned against the cage.
Lom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graungaard's defenses.

It looks like Gunnar Graungaard has been cut.
Nice elbow from Lom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lom pushes off an throws an elbow but Graungaard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lom stalling.
Graungaard blocks the elbow strike.
Lom has a couple of punches blocked by Graungaard.
Graungaard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graungaard is trying to break the clinch but Lom has him pressed against the cage.
Lom lands an elbow inside that Graungaard shrugs off.
Lom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Graungaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graungaard throws a right and a left that Lom avoids nicely.
Graungaard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graungaard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Graungaard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graungaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lom tries to clinch but Graungaard is having none of it.
Graungaard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graungaard lands with a slapping head kick.
Graungaard misses with an uppercut.
Lom slips under a jab from Graungaard.
Graungaard throws a head kick but Lom moves out of range.
Lom tries to clinch up.
Graungaard throws a head kick that misses.
Graungaard throws a sloppy head kick and Lom moves out of range easily.
Gunnar Graungaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graungaard throws a lazy head kick
and Lom counters with a thumping low kick.
Graungaard is breathing heavily.
Graungaard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graungaard throws a nice looking combination but Lom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Lom moves into the clinch.
Graungaard working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Lom.
Graungaard wants to break free but Lom has control.
Graungaard is trying to force a seperation but Lom has the dominant position.
Graungaard avoiding damage as Lom throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lom.
Graungaard working hard to break the clinch.
Lom lands a damaging elbow.
Graungaard wants to break free but Lom has control.
Lom has Graungaard pressed against the cage, preventing Graungaard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graungaard's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Graungaard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Graungaard blocks an elbow strike.
Graungaard avoids a wild elbow strike from Lom.
Lom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lom dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lom is struggling to control the position.
Lom lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lom leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lom lands an elbow inside that Graungaard shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kosti Lom will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Graungaard misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graungaard throws a jab but it's blocked by Lom.
A bone on bone clash there as Graungaard blocks the leg kick.
Lom wants to clinch.

Lom moves into the clinch.
Graungaard is looking to break free of the clinch but Lom has double underhooks.
Lom missing with knees to the body.
Lom prevents Graungaard from breaking the clinch.
Lom keeps control of Graungaard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Graungaard blocks the elbow strike.
Kosti Lom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lom prevents Graungaard from breaking the clinch.
Lom has Graungaard pressed against the cage, preventing Graungaard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lom lands a nice knee to the body.

Graungaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Graungaard blocks the leg kick.
Graungaard throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graungaard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Graungaard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunnar Graungaard is winning the standup battle so far.
Graungaard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Graungaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graungaard throws a sloppy head kick and Lom moves out of range easily.
Lom misses with a head kick.
Lom avoids the head kick by Graungaard.
Graungaard misses with a head kick.
Graungaard tries a head kick but it misses.
Lom tries to clinch but Graungaard is having none of it.
Lom misses with a wild body shot.
Graungaard slips a straight right by Lom.
Gunnar Graungaard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graungaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graungaard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lom is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graungaard circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lom's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lom lands a nice elbow.
Graungaard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lom effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Lom.
Graungaard wants to get back to striking at distance but Lom won't allow it.
Graungaard is trying to break free.
Lom lands an elbow inside.

Gunnar Graungaard's cut is getting worse.
Graungaard is looking to break free of the clinch but Lom has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Graungaard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Graungaard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graungaard wants to get back to striking at distance but Lom won't allow it.
Graungaard tries to circle away but Lom has him pinned against the cage.
Graungaard is trying to break the clinch but Lom is controlling him.
Lom misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lom lands a knee to the head.
Lom lands an elbow inside that Graungaard shrugs off.
Lom keeps control of Graungaard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lom lands a damaging elbow.
Graungaard can't break the clinch.
Graungaard is trying to force a seperation but Lom has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lom.
Lom throws an elbow that misses.
Lom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Gunnar Graungaard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Graungaard wants to get back to striking at distance but Lom won't allow it.
Graungaard tries to circle away but Lom has him pinned against the cage.
Lom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graungaard blocks it with crossed arms.

Graungaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lom wants to clinch.
Lom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graungaard scores with a decent looking hook.
Lom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graungaard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lom tries to clinch up.
Graungaard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lom blocks a head kick by Graungaard.
Graungaard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Graungaard misses with an uppercut. Lom saw that one coming.

Lom clinches with his opponent.
Graungaard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Graungaard has had enough of the clinch but Lom keeps him there for the moment.
Graungaard blocks the elbow strike.
Lom keeps control of Graungaard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lom lands an elbow that stopped Graungaard in his tracks for a moment.
Lom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graungaard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graungaard's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kosti Lom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lom throws a chopping leg kick but Graungaard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graungaard circles away quickly and effectively.
Lom is looking to clinch.
Lom is looking to clinch but Graungaard is avoiding it.
Graungaard throws a right and a left that Lom avoids nicely.
Lom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Graungaard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Graungaard blocks a head kick by Lom.
Graungaard lands with a hook. Lom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lom fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Lom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Graungaard throws the left hand but Lom avoids the punch easily.
Lom is looking to clinch but Graungaard is avoiding it.
Graungaard tries a head kick but it misses.
Graungaard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Graungaard scores with a three punch combo!
Graungaard throws a head kick that Lom semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lom is looking to clinch but Graungaard is avoiding it.
Graungaard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Graungaard falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lom counters by clinching up.
Graungaard can't break the clinch.
Lom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lom is looking to control Graungaard's arms but Graungaard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lom has his back to the cage.
Graungaard can't break the clinch.
Graungaard can't break the clinch.
Lom tries to land a knee to the head but Graungaard blocks with his arms.
Graungaard takes an elbow to the temple.
Graungaard wants to break free but Lom has control.
Lom has Graungaard pressed against the cage, preventing Graungaard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lom lands an elbow inside.
Graungaard is trying to break the clinch but Lom is controlling him.

Graungaard breaks from the clinch.
Graungaard throws a big shot that misses.
Graungaard throws a sloppy head kick and Lom moves out of range easily.
Graungaard throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Graungaard.
Lom tries to work over Graungaard's front leg with a kick but Graungaard checks it.
A leg kick checked by Graungaard.
Graungaard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graungaard misses with a head kick.

Lom rushes Graungaard and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lom slows down the pace here.
Lom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Graungaard takes an elbow to the temple.
Graungaard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Gunnar Graungaard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Graungaard dodges an elbow strike from Lom.
Graungaard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graungaard takes an elbow to the temple.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kosti Lom!