PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Grozdev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grozdev comes to the ring accompanied by João Lucas e Marcelo – Eu Quero Tchu Eu Quero Tcha. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Grozdev
vs
Turner

195 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Grozdev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Turner!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grozdev.
Grozdev shoots in looking for a takedown but Turner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Grozdev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Turner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Grozdev shoots in for a takedown but Turner shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Grozdev. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Turner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Turner postures up in Grozdev's guard and throws a big left but Grozdev blocks it.
Turner is working Grozdev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Grozdev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grozdev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grozdev tries to get out of the position.
Turner postures up.
Turner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grozdev's guard.
Grozdev taking some punishment here, with Turner in his half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozdev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grozdev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Turner landing some decent shots from guard.
Grozdev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turner on the ground.
Turner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Turner passes Grozdev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Grozdev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Grozdev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grozdev has hold of Turner's hands but Turner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turner wants to free his trapped foot but Grozdev is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozdev is not content to let Turner control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Grozdev's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Grozdev wants to get back to full guard.
Turner working the head and body with strikes.
Turner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Turner.
Grozdev is breathing heavily.
Turner slips a nice elbow through Grozdev's hands, connecting with Grozdev's forehead.
Turner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Grozdev is rocked!
Grozdev wants to get back to his feet.
Turner lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Grozdev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turner lands a big elbow - Grozdev is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Turner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Turner!
A relieved looking Bobby Turner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Fedor Grozdev spoke after the fight, saying 'Sucks! I am the best!'.