PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Janus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Grimwald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimwald has chosen NoMeansNo - Mr. In Between as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Janus
vs
Grimwald

162 cm
32
156 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

173 cm
30
163 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Janus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustav Grimwald!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janus tries to clinch
and Grimwald counters with a straight right hand.
Grimwald misses with a head kick.
As Grimwald tries to get set, Janus tries to push him back and clinch up but Grimwald manages to avoid the attempt.
Janus throws a low kick but Grimwald avoids it.
Grimwald fails with the takedown.
Grimwald connects with a nice looking jab.
Grimwald throws a front kick aimed at Janus's knee but Janus avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grimwald throws a leg kick but Janus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Janus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That kick from Grimwald tenderised Janus's leg. Janus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick from Janus.
Grimwald's jab looks to have found its range, popping Janus under the eye.
Janus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grimwald throws a big shot that misses.

Janus gets a clinch.
Grimwald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janus's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimwald struggles to land a body shot inside as Janus controls his hands.
Grimwald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grimwald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Grimwald on the inside.
Grimwald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grimwald controlling the action here for a moment.
Grimwald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Janus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grimwald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grimwald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Janus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janus throws an elbow but misses.
Grimwald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Grimwald.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grimwald's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grimwald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimwald avoiding damage as Janus throws knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Janus has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Janus keeps control of Grimwald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grimwald misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janus blocks a body shot from Grimwald.
Grimwald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grimwald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Janus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimwald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grimwald tries to throw a body punch but Janus avoids it by throwing Grimwald back against the cage.
Grimwald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janus's elbow.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grimwald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janus's elbow.
Grimwald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janus lands an elbow inside that Grimwald shrugs off.
Grimwald throws a punch but it's blocked by Janus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus landing knees to the head.
Grimwald struggles to land a body shot inside as Janus controls his hands.
Grimwald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimwald blocks an elbow strike from Janus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janus.

Grimwald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grimwald delivers a nice body kick.
Grimwald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janus throws a head kick but Grimwald moves out of range.
As Janus backs off Grimwald throws a huge counter combo but Janus manages to avoid it all.
Janus fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Grimwald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Janus rushes Grimwald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grimwald can't find room to land a body shot as Janus controls the action.
Grimwald tries a body shot but Janus blocks it.
Janus lands a good knee to the midsection. Grimwald won't want to take too many of those.
Janus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Janus after a bit of a struggle.
Grimwald takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Grimwald.
Janus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grimwald.
Grimwald has a couple of punches blocked by Janus.
Grimwald avoids the elbow strike from Janus, against the cage.
Grimwald is pushing Janus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Grimwald misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grimwald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Janus throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janus.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janus throws an elbow but misses.
Grimwald swings wildly with an uppercut but Janus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimwald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Janus or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gustav Grimwald will probably get the nod.
That's time! Janus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grimwald lets loose with a powerful body kick. Janus will feel that in the morning.

Janus forces Grimwald back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Grimwald fails to land.
Grimwald throws a punch but it's blocked by Janus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janus.
Grimwald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Janus backwards.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grimwald swings wildly with an uppercut but Janus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grimwald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Janus blocks a body shot from Grimwald.
Grimwald lands a shoulder strike.
Janus throws an elbow that misses.
Grimwald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janus's elbow.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but Grimwald blocks with his arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grimwald.
Janus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimwald pushes Janus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus connects with a knee to the head.
Grimwald has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Janus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Grimwald can turn it around.
Grimwald misses with a punch on the inside.
Janus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grimwald blocks an elbow strike from Janus.
Grimwald struggles to land a body shot inside as Janus controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Grimwald fails to land.
Grimwald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grimwald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grimwald misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimwald misses with the head strike.
Grimwald tries to stall but Janus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grimwald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Grimwald fails to land.
Grimwald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Janus backwards.
Grimwald tries a body shot but Janus blocks it.
Janus lands an elbow inside.
Grimwald dodges an elbow strike from Janus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimwald.
Janus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janus lands an elbow inside that Grimwald shrugs off.
Grimwald has a couple of punches blocked by Janus.
Janus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grimwald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grimwald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janus's elbow.
Grimwald tries to throw a body punch but Janus avoids it by throwing Grimwald back against the cage.
Grimwald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grimwald has a couple of punches blocked by Janus.
Grimwald misses with the head strike.
Grimwald dodges an elbow strike from Janus.
Grimwald tries for a takedown but Janus manages to get underhooks.
Grimwald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimwald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Janus blocks a body shot from Grimwald.
Janus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Janus lands an elbow that stopped Grimwald in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Grimwald on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janus.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grimwald's brow.
Grimwald misses with a body punch.
Janus misses with an elbow over the top.
Grimwald takes an elbow to the forehead.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grimwald is working for takedown but Janus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Janus.
Grimwald dodges an elbow strike from Janus.
Grimwald misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grimwald's brow.
Janus lands an elbow inside that Grimwald shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Grimwald.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janus stalling in the clinch but Grimwald improves position.
Grimwald tries to throw a body punch but Janus avoids it by throwing Grimwald back against the cage.
Janus tries to land knees in the clinch but Grimwald avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus lands a damaging elbow.
Grimwald misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Grimwald on the inside.
Janus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimwald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grimwald swings wildly with an uppercut but Janus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grimwald tries to throw a body punch but Janus avoids it by throwing Grimwald back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janus.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janus.
Grimwald managing to block the knees to the body from Janus.
Grimwald swings wildly with an uppercut but Janus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janus blocks an uppercut.
Grimwald lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grimwald struggles to land a body shot inside as Janus controls his hands.
Hugh Janus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grimwald managing to block the knees to the body from Janus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hugh Janus will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Janus moves in looking to clinch but Grimwald pushes him off.
Janus slips a straight right by Grimwald.
Grimwald keeps the fight on the outside.
Janus is looking to clinch.
Grimwald is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Grimwald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janus is looking to clinch.
Janus tries to close the distance and clinch but Grimwald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grimwald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grimwald lands a slapping body shot.
Grimwald lands a jab to the head.
Grimwald has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Janus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grimwald works over Janus's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grimwald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Janus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Janus looks for the body kick but Grimwald saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Janus.
Janus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grimwald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus is looking to clinch.
Grimwald keeps the fight on the outside.
Janus tries to clinch but Grimwald is having none of it.
Grimwald scores with a decent looking hook.

Janus closes the distance and clinches.
Janus throws an elbow that misses.
Grimwald wants to break the clinch but can't.
Janus blocks a body shot from Grimwald.
Grimwald is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Janus is defending well.
Janus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grimwald up against the cage.
Janus missing with knees to the body.
Janus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Janus missing with knees to the body.
Grimwald struggles to land a body shot inside as Janus controls his hands.
Grimwald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grimwald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grimwald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Grimwald.
Janus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Janus prevents a body shot from Grimwald.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Janus throws an elbow that misses.
Grimwald throws a head punch that misses.
Janus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grimwald's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimwald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Janus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grimwald taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grimwald avoiding damage as Janus throws knees to the body.
A short left from Grimwald.
Janus scores with a knee to the head.
Grimwald swings wildly with an uppercut but Janus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimwald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus lands a good knee to the midsection. Grimwald won't want to take too many of those.
Grimwald dodges an elbow strike from Janus.
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Janus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grimwald misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grimwald swings wildly with an uppercut but Janus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janus lands an elbow just above Grimwald 's eye.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grimwald can't find room to land a body shot as Janus controls the action.
Janus missing with knees to the body.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but Grimwald blocks with his arms.
Grimwald can't find room to land a body shot as Janus controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Grimwald.
Grimwald being controlled against the cage.
Grimwald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Janus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grimwald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janus lands an elbow just above Grimwald 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimwald wants to take the fight to the mat but Janus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Grimwald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Janus prevents a body shot from Grimwald.
A short uppercut from Grimwald.
Grimwald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimwald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Janus backwards.
Janus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gustav Grimwald.
I think Grimwald 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gustav Grimwald!
A very excited looking Gustav Grimwald 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.