PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Lorenz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Gric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorenz's entrance music is Blurred Lines. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lorenz
vs
Gric

170 cm
24
214 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

187 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Lorenz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Gric!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gric misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Lorenz misses.
Gric throws a right hand that misses
and Lorenz counters with a two punch combo.
Gric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lorenz on the side of the head.
Gric misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Gric misses its intended target.
Gric misses with an uppercut

and Lorenz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lorenz.
Lorenz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lorenz trying to land knees to the body.
Gric wants to break free but Lorenz has control.
Gric avoiding damage as Lorenz throws knees to the body.
Gric avoiding damage as Lorenz throws knees to the body.
Gric wants to get back to striking at distance but Lorenz won't allow it.
Lorenz tries to land knees in the clinch but Gric avoids the damage to the body.
Gric has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gric tries to break the clinch but Lorenz is controlling the position.
Gric managing to block the knees to the body from Lorenz.

Lorenz decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gric trying to control but Lorenz is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lorenz pushes Gric off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lorenz counters with a three punch combo that has Gric backing up. Gric nods at Lorenz to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Gric misses.
Gric throws an off balance right hand
and Lorenz counters with a series of strikes. Gric will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gric misses with a hook

and Lorenz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Lorenz jumps guard and drags Gric to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lorenz keeping moving, preventing Gric from controlling successfully.
Gric is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lorenz keeping full guard, as Gric tries to pass.

Lorenz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Artem Gric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gric throws an off balance right hand
and Lorenz counters with a series of strikes. Gric will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gric throws a big shot that misses.
Lorenz misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lorenz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lorenz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gric can pounce on him.
Good work by Lorenz as he checks the leg kick.
Lorenz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gric lands with a hook. Lorenz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gric throws an off balance right hand
and Lorenz counters with a three punch combo that has Gric backing up. Gric nods at Lorenz to acknowledge the strikes.
Lorenz throws a nice looking combination but Gric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lorenz slips a straight right by Gric.
Gric misses with a hook
and Lorenz counters with a series of strikes. Gric will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lorenz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gric connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lorenz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gric.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gric throws a hook to the side of Lorenz's head but Lorenz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gric does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice straight punches there by Gric. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gric.
Gric is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gric misses with an uppercut

and Lorenz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lorenz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gric's efforts to push away.

Lorenz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gric misses with a hook
and Lorenz counters with a three punch combo that has Gric backing up. Gric nods at Lorenz to acknowledge the strikes.
Gric lands a jab.
Lorenz throws a right hand that Gric ducks under and follows up with a left that Gric also avoids with ease.
Gric missing with a left hand there. Lorenz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gric misses with a hook

and Lorenz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Lorenz wants the takedown. Gric is fighting it off but Lorenz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gric's guard against the cage.
Gric wants to stand up but Lorenz is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

Lorenz stands and steps away. Gric gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lorenz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gric misses with a left hand

and Lorenz counters by moving into the clinch.
Lorenz trying to land knees to the body.
Lorenz is breathing heavily.
Gric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gric is trying to break the clinch but Lorenz has him pressed against the cage.

Gric breaks the clinch.
Lorenz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gric throws out the jab.
Lorenz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gric swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gric keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lorenz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gric.
Gric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lorenz counters with a three punch combo that has Gric backing up. Gric nods at Lorenz to acknowledge the strikes.
Gric missing with a left hand there. Lorenz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Lorenz dominated that round.
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.

Lorenz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gric throws out the jab.
Gric misses with an uppercut
and Lorenz counters with a one-two to the body.
Lorenz slips under a jab.
Gric fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lorenz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gric.
A big left from Gric misses.
Gric throws out a loose jab but Lorenz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lorenz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lorenz slips a jab from Gric.
Gric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gric misses with a left hand

and Lorenz moves into the clinch.
Gric wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lorenz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gric in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Lorenz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorenz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gric throws a right hand that misses

and Lorenz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Gric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gric throws a jab but it's blocked by Lorenz.
Gric throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Gric.
Gric missing with a left hand there. Lorenz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gric misses with a right hand
and Lorenz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gric misses with an uppercut
and Lorenz counters with a left and a right that stings Gric.
Gric throws an off balance right hand

and Lorenz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lorenz.
Gric has had enough of the clinch but Lorenz keeps him there for the moment.
Gric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gric can't break the clinch.

Gric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandon Lorenz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lorenz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lorenz.
Lorenz moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Gric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Artem Gric seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gric looks to land a left hand but Lorenz moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lorenz walks into a stiff left hand from Gric.
Gric misses with a lunging right hand

and Lorenz counters by clinching up.
Lorenz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gric is defending well for now.
Gric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gric has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Gric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gric scores with a punch to the head.
Lorenz moves out of range as Gric strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gric misses with a straight right.
Lorenz staying out of range there.
Gric throws a jab but it's blocked by Lorenz.
Gric digs a good body shot into Lorenz's ribs.
Gric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Lorenz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gric has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Lorenz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gric wants to get back to his feet.

Gric kicks Lorenz off and gets back to his feet.
Gric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lorenz.
Gric misses the shot to the body.
Lorenz throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lorenz slips a straight right by Gric.
Gric throws a right hand that misses
and Lorenz counters with a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Gric misses its intended target.
Gric misses with a hook.
Gric looks to throw the jab but Lorenz is out of range.
Gric loads up on a big right hand but Lorenz slips the punch.
Gric misses the jab.
Gric throws a poor cross that misses

and Lorenz counters by moving into the clinch.

Lorenz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gric throws a jab when Lorenz was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gric misses with a body shot.
Gric throws a hook but Lorenz avoids it easily.
Gric throws a poor cross that misses

and Lorenz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Artem Gric will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gric just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Gric there.
Gric throws a right hand that misses
and Lorenz counters with a three punch combo that has Gric backing up. Gric nods at Lorenz to acknowledge the strikes.
Gric throws a poor cross that misses
and Lorenz counters with a series of strikes. Gric will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lorenz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lorenz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gric misses with a hook.
Lorenz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gric.
Lorenz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lorenz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lorenz duly obliges.
Lorenz moves out of range of the strikes.
Gric throws a shot from downtown. Lorenz moves away and avoids it.
Gric misses with a left hand
and Lorenz counters with a left and a right that stings Gric.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorenz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gric.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gric. Lorenz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Lorenz misses.
Gric pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lorenz is out of range and Gric settles back down.
Gric throws a hook to the side of Lorenz's head but Lorenz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lorenz takes one to the side of the head.
Gric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lorenz slips under a jab.
Gric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gric throws a leg kick that misses.
Gric throws a lazy uppercut
and Lorenz counters with a two punch combo.
Gric throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gric misses with a low kick.
Gric connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Gric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gric throws a right hand that misses

and Lorenz moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lorenz lands a takedown into guard.
Lorenz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Gric wants to stand but Lorenz is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lorenz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lorenz lands a couple of elbows.

Lorenz stands up and waves to Gric to follow him.
Lorenz staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Gric finds it's target.
Gric misses with a left hand

and Lorenz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lorenz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Lorenz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gric missing with a left hand there. Lorenz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gric misses with a leg kick
and Lorenz counters with a one-two to the body.
Lorenz moves out of range of the strikes.
Gric throws a hook but Lorenz avoids it easily.
Lorenz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gric takes a swing at Lorenz's ribcage but misses.
Gric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lorenz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gric misses with a looping left.
Gric fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gric throws a hook but Lorenz blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gric throws an overhand right that lands on Lorenz's shoulder, as Lorenz tries to avoid the shot.
Gric lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lorenz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gric throws out a loose jab but Lorenz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gric throws a right hand that misses
and Lorenz counters with a series of strikes. Gric will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gric lands a nice hook to Lorenz's body. Lorenz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lorenz misses with a two punch combination.
Gric throws the left hand but Lorenz avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Gric misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gric missing with a left hand there. Lorenz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lorenz defending well as Gric loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gric misses with a left hand
and Lorenz counters with a three punch combo that has Gric backing up. Gric nods at Lorenz to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Artem Gric.
I think Gric 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Gric!