PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mattize Grovinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grovinsky
vs
Jackson

187 cm
28
205 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

190 cm
27
216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mattize Grovinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grovinsky tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Grovinsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grovinsky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grovinsky.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grovinsky throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Nice elbow from Grovinsky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grovinsky blocks an uppercut.
Jackson pushes Grovinsky back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Grovinsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Grovinsky misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grovinsky misses with a knee strike.
Grovinsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Grovinsky throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grovinsky blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Grovinsky.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Grovinsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson tries to work over Grovinsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grovinsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Grovinsky trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson cracks Grovinsky with a nice body shot.
Grovinsky blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Grovinsky is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grovinsky or not.
Grovinsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson pushes Grovinsky back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson pushes Grovinsky back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Grovinsky missing with knees to the body.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grovinsky misses with a knee to the head.
Grovinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Grovinsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grovinsky misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Grovinsky.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Grovinsky.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Grovinsky working aggressively here.
Grovinsky misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Grovinsky.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Grovinsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grovinsky looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Grovinsky blocking some punches.
Jackson avoiding damage as Grovinsky throws knees to the body.
Grovinsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grovinsky misses with a knee strike.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grovinsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grovinsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Grovinsky.
Grovinsky tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Grovinsky controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grovinsky throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson tries a body shot but Grovinsky blocks it.
Grovinsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grovinsky backwards.
Grovinsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jackson presses Grovinsky against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson avoiding damage as Grovinsky throws knees to the body.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grovinsky.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Grovinsky throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Grovinsky.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Grovinsky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grovinsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grovinsky throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson tries to work over Grovinsky's front leg with a kick but Grovinsky checks it.
Jackson misses with a leg kick.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Grovinsky.
Grovinsky moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Grovinsky misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Grovinsky wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grovinsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Grovinsky throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Grovinsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.

Grovinsky is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a leg kick but Grovinsky checks it.
Oh Grovinsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grovinsky seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Grovinsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson throws a push kick but Grovinsky slaps the foot to one side.
Grovinsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grovinsky momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grovinsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Grovinsky misses with a low kick.
Jackson takes a swing at Grovinsky's ribcage but misses.
Grovinsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Grovinsky blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Grovinsky's knee but Grovinsky avoids it well.
Grovinsky throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Grovinsky to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Grovinsky looks to clinch but Jackson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Grovinsky taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Peter Jackson!
A very excited looking Peter Jackson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.