PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Grimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimson comes to the cage accompanied by Omerta - Lamb of God. Kuznetsov has chosen Siberia - Cold winter night whispers as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grimson
vs
Kuznetsov

198 cm
20
270 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
217 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Grimson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov lands with an uppercut that bounces Grimson off the cage and back into range.
Grimson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuznetsov, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Grimson.
Kuznetsov throws a body punch but Grimson moves out of range.
Grimson feints and then cracks Kuznetsov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuznetsov down.
Grimson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Kuznetsov misses its intended target.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy right hand but Grimson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grimson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grimson blocks a low kick nicely.
Grimson tries a low kick but Kuznetsov avoids it.
Kuznetsov connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kuznetsov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Kuznetsov as he checks the leg kick.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Grimson's ribcage but misses.
Grimson throwing a counter right hand but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Ivan Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetsov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kuznetsov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grimson counters with a nice uppercut.
Grimson dodges the punch combination from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov swings for the body but Grimson moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws an off balance right hand
and Grimson counters with a left to the body.
Kuznetsov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Ivan Kuznetsov has been cut.
Grimson digs a good body shot into Kuznetsov's ribs.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grimson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kuznetsov lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grimson lands with a nice body kick.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimson counters with a nice body kick.
Grimson throws out a powerful jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grimson.
Kuznetsov connects with a right hand. Grimson shakes it off.
Grimson connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild body shot.
As Kuznetsov backs away, Grimson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kuznetsov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grimson throws a wild body kick that Kuznetsov sees coming a mile off.
Kuznetsov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grimson.
Kuznetsov looks winded!
Good shot there by Grimson.
Grimson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grimson pushes Kuznetsov away with a front kick.
Grimson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Kuznetsov misses.

Grimson lands a big right hand that sends Kuznetsov crashing to the mat! Grimson stays standing though and waves Kuznetsov back to his feet!

Kuznetsov is rocked!
Grimson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BAM! Grimson delivers a spinning backfist that drops Kuznetsov like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Stu Grimson!
Stu Grimson retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Stu Grimson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Ivan Kuznetsov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Grrrmh.. Stu.. Gongrats, you did break me.. '.