PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Grigorev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus Quintana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nicolai Grigorev's chin.

Grigorev
vs
Quintana

168 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
158 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolai Grigorev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quintana misses with a wild body shot.

Quintana tries to sprawl but Grigorev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Quintana is looking for a sweep. Grigorev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Quintana is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Quintana trying to control from the bottom.
Quintana holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Grigorev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Quintana knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Quintana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grigorev wants to pass to mount but Quintana is defending the position.
Quintana wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quintana looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grigorev passes the guard and advances to mount!
Grigorev throwing strikes here but Quintana is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Quintana is wriggling around trying to escape.
Quintana is bucking up trying to escape but Grigorev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Quintana wants to control but Grigorev is having none of it.
Grigorev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quintana is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grigorev with good strikes from the mount here!
Grigorev controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quintana is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Quintana gets back to half guard.
Quintana manages to get to full guard.
Quintana can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grigorev controls the pace.

Quintana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorev wants to control from the top but Quintana keeps moving.
Quintana is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Quintana looking to control.
Grigorev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grigorev trying to control the position but Quintana is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quintana being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolai Grigorev dominated that round.
That's time! Grigorev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Quintana has a takedown stuffed.
Grigorev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grigorev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quintana.
Grigorev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Quintana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grigorev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grigorev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quintana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quintana. Grigorev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grigorev throws a low kick but Quintana moves out of range easily.
Grigorev slips under a jab from Quintana.
Quintana misses the shot to the body.
Quintana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigorev.
Quintana throws out a loose jab but Grigorev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grigorev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grigorev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grigorev throws a right and a left that Quintana avoids nicely.
Quintana moves out of range as Grigorev strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana tests Grigorev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quintana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grigorev avoids it really well and circles away.
Grigorev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quintana circles away quickly and effectively.
Quintana misses the body punch
and Grigorev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quintana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grigorev moves away.
Grigorev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grigorev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quintana.
Grigorev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quintana in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grigorev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quintana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quintana misses with a hook to the body
and Grigorev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grigorev lands a jab-cross combination.
Grigorev throws a lazy right hand but Quintana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quintana misses with a straight right.
Quintana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grigorev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Quintana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quintana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quintana.
Grigorev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quintana defends it nicely.
Grigorev just misses with a punch to the body.
Grigorev misses with the combination.
Quintana lands a right hook to the body.
Quintana throws a body punch but Grigorev moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigorev slips a jab from Quintana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jesus Quintana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Grigorev throws a leg kick but Quintana sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grigorev looks for a takedown but Quintana sprawls well.
A shot to the body from Quintana misses
and Grigorev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Quintana connects with a looping right hand.
Grigorev moves out of range as Quintana strikes.
Grigorev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quintana throws the left hand but Grigorev avoids the punch easily.
Quintana misses with a hook.
Grigorev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice sprawl there from Quintana as Grigorev shoots in.
Grigorev misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorev moves out of range as Quintana strikes.
Grigorev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grigorev wants it to stay on the feet.
Quintana with a hook.
Quintana misses the shot to the body.
Quintana thows a body shot but no joy.
Grigorev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolai Grigorev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quintana avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Grigorev misses its intended target.
A combination from Grigorev does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana blocks a jab.
Jesus Quintana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Quintana with that takedown attempt.
Quintana throws a shot from downtown. Grigorev moves away and avoids it.
Grigorev swings for the body but Quintana moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grigorev is defended easily by Quintana.
Quintana throws an off balance right hand
letting Grigorev counter with a right hand.
Quintana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quintana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grigorev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quintana counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nicolai Grigorev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grigorev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grigorev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quintana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grigorev was well out of range. Poor timing from Quintana.
Grigorev takes one on the button.
Grigorev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Grigorev.
Quintana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quintana ducks under a wild hook from Grigorev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Grigorev.
Quintana looks to score with a jab to the body but Grigorev is just out of range.
Quintana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quintana misses with an uppercut.
Quintana misses with a hook to the body
and Grigorev counters with a series of strikes. Quintana will be more careful next time no doubt.
Quintana misses with a takedown
and Grigorev counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigorev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quintana counters with a nice uppercut.
Grigorev fails with a takedown attempt.
Quintana checks a low kick from Grigorev.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Quintana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quintana has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Nicolai Grigorev!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Nicolai Grigorev!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Nicolai Grigorev!

Nicolai Grigorev wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Nicolai Grigorev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.