PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Grobelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yauri Qzatzl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qzatzl is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: From the mountains . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Grobelaar
vs
Qzatzl

190 cm
20
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Grobelaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yauri Qzatzl!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grobelaar fails to land with a series of punches.
Qzatzl cracks Grobelaar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grobelaar shoots for a takedown but Qzatzl saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Qzatzl with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking cross lands there for Qzatzl.
Grobelaar looks for a takedown but Qzatzl sprawls well.
Grobelaar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Qzatzl clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Qzatzl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grobelaar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Qzatzl is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Grobelaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grobelaar tries to pull guard but Qzatzl holds him up against the cage and eventually Grobelaar drops back down to his feet.
Qzatzl throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qzatzl lands a nice uppercut.

Grobelaar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Qzatzl uses from the top position.
Qzatzl wants to pass the guard but Grobelaar is keeping the position.
Grobelaar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Qzatzl controls the pace.

Qzatzl got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grobelaar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Qzatzl has managed to get both his arms back between Grobelaar's legs - danger averted.
Grobelaar throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Qzatzl throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Qzatzl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Qzatzl slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Qzatzl throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qzatzl is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grobelaar 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.
Grobelaar keeping moving, preventing Qzatzl from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yauri Qzatzl wasn't active enough on the ground.
Grobelaar wants to clinch up but Qzatzl keeps it at a distance.
Qzatzl lands with an uppercut that bounces Grobelaar off the cage and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Grobelaar.
Qzatzl lands the left hand.
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!
Grobelaar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Grobelaar misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qzatzl lands an overhand right.
Grobelaar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grobelaar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Qzatzl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Qzatzl stuffs the takedown.
Yauri Qzatzl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qzatzl thuds a left hand into Grobelaar's body.
Qzatzl bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Qzatzl scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice uppercut lands for Qzatzl. That snapped Grobelaar's head back.
Qzatzl lands a jab to Grobelaar's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Qzatzl as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grobelaar has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grobelaar throws a looping overhand right but Qzatzl ducks down to avoid it.
Grobelaar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Qzatzl counters with a three punch combo that has Grobelaar backing up. Grobelaar nods at Qzatzl to acknowledge the strikes.
Grobelaar looks for a takedown but Qzatzl sprawls well.
Grobelaar is breathing heavily.
Grobelaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Qzatzl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grobelaar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grobelaar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grobelaar gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Grobelaar moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yauri Qzatzl dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Grobelaar doesn't manage to clinch there - Qzatzl circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Qzatzl. No joy for Grobelaar on that attempt.
Grobelaar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grobelaar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Qzatzl sprawls well. Qzatzl wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grobelaar gets slowly back to his feet.
Qzatzl throws a head kick but Grobelaar moves out of range.
Grobelaar throws a hook to the side of Qzatzl's head but Qzatzl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Qzatzl finds it's target.

Grobelaar moves into the clinch.
Qzatzl lands a shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Qzatzl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grobelaar's brow.
Qzatzl is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grobelaar is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grobelaar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve Grobelaar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Qzatzl scores with a punch to the head.

Qzatzl moves into the clinch.

Grobelaar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Qzatzl as Grobelaar shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Grobelaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grobelaar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grobelaar takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Qzatzl misses.
Qzatzl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Qzatzl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qzatzl jabs Grobelaar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steve Grobelaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qzatzl scores with a jab to the body.
Grobelaar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A shot to the liver by Qzatzl. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grobelaar misses with a takedown attempt - Qzatzl sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Qzatzl defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grobelaar.
A jab from Qzatzl finds it's way through Grobelaar's defenses.
Grobelaar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Qzatzl misses with a series of wild punches.
Qzatzl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Qzatzl darts in and clinches Grobelaar up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grobelaar is trying to pull guard but Qzatzl turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Grobelaar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Grobelaar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Grobelaar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grobelaar tries to get out of the position.
Qzatzl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Qzatzl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grobelaar being controlled here, momentarily.

Qzatzl drops back looking for a leg! Grobelaar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grobelaar manages to kick Qzatzl off! Qzatzl jumps back into Grobelaar's guard.
Qzatzl wants to control from the top but Grobelaar keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qzatzl looking to sit in guard and control but Grobelaar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Qzatzl pulls Grobelaar in close to his closed guard and prevents Grobelaar from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Qzatzl is looking to stand up but Grobelaar isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grobelaar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yauri Qzatzl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Grobelaar tries to close the distance and clinch but Qzatzl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Qzatzl tests Grobelaar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Qzatzl moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grobelaar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Qzatzl avoids it really well and circles away.
Grobelaar wants to clinch but Qzatzl slips to the side
and Qzatzl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Qzatzl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grobelaar shoots in for a takedown but Qzatzl shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Qzatzl scores with a nice right hand.
Qzatzl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Qzatzl does it's job there.
Good shot there by Qzatzl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grobelaar doesn't manage to clinch there - Qzatzl circles away.

Qzatzl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grobelaar blocks a body shot from Qzatzl.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grobelaar keeps control of Qzatzl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Qzatzl gets underhooks to prevent Grobelaar's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Grobelaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Qzatzl lands a nice uppercut.
Grobelaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Qzatzl avoids the damage to the body.
Grobelaar tries to pull guard but Qzatzl won't allow it.
Qzatzl working hard to break the clinch.
Qzatzl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Qzatzl tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Qzatzl wants to take the fight to the mat but Grobelaar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grobelaar breaks from the clinch.
Qzatzl scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grobelaar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Qzatzl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Qzatzl lands with a good body shot.
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!

Qzatzl moves into the clinch.
Qzatzl wants to get back to striking at distance but Grobelaar won't allow it.
Grobelaar jumps guard but Qzatzl turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Grobelaar tries to land a knee to the head but Qzatzl blocks with his arms.
Qzatzl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Qzatzl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grobelaar manages to break the clinch.
Yauri Qzatzl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grobelaar shoots in but Qzatzl avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Qzatzl throws out a powerful jab.
Yauri Qzatzl is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grobelaar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grobelaar takes one on the button.
No luck for Grobelaar with that takedown attempt.
Qzatzl moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Qzatzl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grobelaar, pushing him back against the cage.
Grobelaar is pushing Qzatzl up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qzatzl works on Grobelaar's body with a couple of short punches.

Grobelaar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Qzatzl gets a clinch.
Grobelaar has Qzatzl pressed against the cage, preventing Qzatzl from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Qzatzl lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Qzatzl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grobelaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Qzatzl is trying to force a seperation but Grobelaar has the dominant position.
Qzatzl misses with a punch to the body.
Steve Grobelaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grobelaar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grobelaar tries a body shot but Qzatzl blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yauri Qzatzl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Qzatzl 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yauri Qzatzl!
Yauri Qzatzl decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.