PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigol Pandahammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandahammer's entrance music is Heart - Alone. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pandahammer
vs
Kocur

193 cm
23
206 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

183 cm
29
220 lbs
29 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER
King of Fists

Perkele!
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grigol Pandahammer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandahammer misses with a looping right.
Kocur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick from Pandahammer misses
and Kocur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pandahammer's knee momentarily.
Pandahammer blocks the body kick.
Kocur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Pandahammer scores with a nice head shot.
Pandahammer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kocur.
Kocur 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.
Kocur looks to land a body kick but Pandahammer moved away.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Pandahammer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandahammer thuds a left hand into Kocur's body.
Kocur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Grigol Pandahammer has been cut.
Kocur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandahammer moves forwards but Kocur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pandahammer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Pandahammer misses.
Kocur throws a low kick, looking for Pandahammer's leg but Pandahammer calmly moves out of range.
Pandahammer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pandahammer connects with a right hand. Kocur shakes it off.
Pandahammer lands with a nice body kick.
Pandahammer scores with a jab to the head.
Kocur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pandahammer counters with a leg kick.
Pandahammer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pandahammer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kocur loads up on a big right hand but Pandahammer slips the punch.
Pandahammer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pandahammer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur misses with an uppercut. Pandahammer saw that one coming.
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!
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pandahammer throws a shot from downtown. Kocur moves away and avoids it.
Pandahammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kocur tries to score with a low kick but Pandahammer moves his leg out of the way.
Kocur thumps Pandahammer with a low kick.
Kocur misses with an uppercut. Pandahammer saw that one coming.
Pandahammer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pandahammer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kocur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kocur lands with an uppercut that bounces Pandahammer off the cage and back into range.
Grigol Pandahammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandahammer avoids the head kick by Kocur.
Pandahammer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pandahammer avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
Kocur let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandahammer moves away.
Pandahammer is looking to counter punch.
Pandahammer misses the shot to the body.
Kocur tests Pandahammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pandahammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kocur misses with a lunging right hand
and Pandahammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pandahammer moves out of range of the body kick.
Kocur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kocur moves away from the strike by Pandahammer.
Kocur looks for the body kick but Pandahammer saw that one coming.
Kocur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pandahammer scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur missing with a left hand there. Pandahammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kocur takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pandahammer moves out of range as Kocur strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kocur - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pandahammer throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Pandahammer cracks Kocur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pandahammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Kocur counters with a body kick.
Pandahammer moves out of range of the body kick from Kocur.
Good exchange - Kocur coming out on top.
Pandahammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kocur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pandahammer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pandahammer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kocur under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kocur scores with a decent looking hook.
Pandahammer lands with an uppercut that bounces Kocur off the cage and back into range.
Pandahammer checks a leg kick nicely.
Kocur slips a jab from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pandahammer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pandahammer just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pandahammer misses the jab.
Grigol Pandahammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Kocur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kocur cracks Pandahammer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandahammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Kocur.
Kocur misses with an uppercut.
Kocur tries to land a front kick but Pandahammer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pandahammer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kocur slips a jab from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
A counter left hand to the body from Pandahammer misses its target.
Pandahammer misses with a straight right.
Kocur lands a leg kick that knocks Pandahammer off balance momentarily.
Kocur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandahammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Pandahammer tenderised Kocur's leg. Kocur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kocur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kocur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pandahammer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kocur throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur looks to land a body kick but Pandahammer moved away.
Pandahammer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Pandahammer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kocur scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kocur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pandahammer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pandahammer cracks the inside of Kocur's front leg.
Kocur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandahammer.
Kocur thinks about the counter body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandahammer.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandahammer is just out of range.
Pandahammer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kocur misses with a right hand
letting Pandahammer counter with a right hand.
Kocur misses the body punch
and Pandahammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pandahammer looks to land a combination but Kocur avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range.
Kocur is looking to chop away at Pandahammer's legs.
Kocur is looking to clinch.
Kocur throws a hook but Pandahammer avoids it easily.
Pandahammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kocur throws out the jab.
Pandahammer cracks Kocur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer with a hook.
Kocur tries a low kick but Pandahammer avoids it.
Pandahammer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kocur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pandahammer checks it well.
Pandahammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kocur.
Kocur lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Pandahammer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pandahammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pandahammer slips a straight right by Kocur.
A leg kick checked by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandahammer. That's going to slow Kocur down.
Pandahammer thuds his shin into the meat of Kocur's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandahammer wants to land a leg kick but Kocur is out of range.
Pandahammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur 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.
Kocur checks a low kick from Pandahammer.
Kocur misses the jab.
Pandahammer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pandahammer misses with a right hand
and Kocur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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 Grigol Pandahammer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kocur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandahammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kocur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Pandahammer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
Pandahammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pandahammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kocur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pandahammer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pandahammer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Pandahammer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kocur looks to land a body kick but Pandahammer moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur takes one to the chin there.
Kocur throws an overhand right that lands on Pandahammer's shoulder, as Pandahammer tries to avoid the shot.
Pandahammer lands with a hook. Kocur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kocur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pandahammer feints a jab promting Kocur to slip. Pandahammer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kocur slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Kocur looks for the body kick but Pandahammer saw that one coming.
Kocur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pandahammer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pandahammer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Pandahammer misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
Kocur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Pandahammer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pandahammer connects with a right hand. Kocur shakes it off.
Kocur is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. Pandahammer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Pandahammer is predictable there
and Kocur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pandahammer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kocur.
Kocur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandahammer scores with a push kick.
Pandahammer swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur lands a nice shot to the body.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Pandahammer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pandahammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pandahammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Kocur.
Pandahammer scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kocur. That one must have hurt.
Pandahammer throws out a loose jab but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandahammer wants to slow Kocur down by chopping away at his legs.
Pandahammer scores with a spinning back kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kocur checks a leg kick.
Kocur takes a swing at Pandahammer's ribcage but misses.
Pandahammer slips under a jab from Kocur.
Kocur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandahammer.
Pandahammer is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Pandahammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kocur cracks Pandahammer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pandahammer feints and then cracks Kocur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kocur down.
Kocur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pandahammer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Kocur.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kocur crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pandahammer - the referee stops the clock and Kocur gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pandahammer. Kocur manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandahammer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kocur.
Pandahammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Kocur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pandahammer's sensitive parts.
Pandahammer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kocur. Pandahammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandahammer throws a push kick but Kocur slaps the foot to one side.
Pandahammer misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Grigol Pandahammer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kocur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pandahammer throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Pandahammer lands with a good body shot.
Kocur misses with the body kick
and Pandahammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Pandahammer checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pandahammer, as that shot connected.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Kocur tries to clinch
and Pandahammer counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Kocur.
Kocur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandahammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws a sloppy head kick
and Kocur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandahammer misses the jab.
Donk. Pandahammer catches Kocur right on the button with a cross.
Kocur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kocur throws a hook to the side of Pandahammer's head but Pandahammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kocur connects with a single shot there.
Kocur throws a low kick but Pandahammer avoids it.
Pandahammer misses with a wild body shot.
Pandahammer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pandahammer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kocur.
Pandahammer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kocur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pandahammer throws a right hand that misses
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Pandahammer as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandahammer misses with a straight right.
Pandahammer connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kocur.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kocur throws an off balance right hand
and Pandahammer counters with a nice body shot.
Kocur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pandahammer.
Kocur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandahammer manages to avoid it.
Kocur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pandahammer scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Kocur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.
Kocur tries to score with a low kick but Pandahammer moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer misses with a hook. Kocur ducked under it nicely.
Kocur ducks under a wild hook from Pandahammer.
Kocur flicks out a counter leg kick but Pandahammer steps away.
Pandahammer defending well as Kocur loads up on a big left hand.
Pandahammer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kocur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pandahammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pandahammer misses with a left hand
and Kocur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kocur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pandahammer misses with a hook.
Kocur steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Pandahammer throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur lands with a right hand.
Pandahammer scores with a push kick.

Kocur takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pandahammer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur takes a shot to the head.
Kocur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kocur working aggressively here.

Pandahammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pandahammer misses with a wild body shot.
Kocur misses with a looping left.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Pandahammer scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigol Pandahammer had his way with Joey Kocur in that round.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pandahammer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pandahammer with a nice cross.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Pandahammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kocur.
Pandahammer is looking for a counter combo.
Pandahammer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kocur shapes to counter with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
Pandahammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kocur's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pandahammer, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandahammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Kocur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pandahammer thinking.
Kocur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pandahammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandahammer is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandahammer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kocur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pandahammer misses the jab.
Kocur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pandahammer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kocur on the side of the head.
Kocur takes a swing at Pandahammer's ribcage but misses.
Kocur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pandahammer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kocur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur looks to throw the jab but Pandahammer is out of range.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Kocur misses.
Joey Kocur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur throws a hook but Pandahammer blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pandahammer misses the target.
Kocur slips under a jab.
Pandahammer moves out of range as Kocur strikes.
Kocur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.
Pandahammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kocur.
Kocur's corner calls for a 1-2. Kocur obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kocur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pandahammer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer checks a leg kick.
Pandahammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kocur throws a hook but Pandahammer avoids it easily.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Pandahammer lands a leg kick that knocks Kocur off balance momentarily.
Pandahammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pandahammer sizes up Kocur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pandahammer tries to land a leg kick but Kocur saw it coming and moves away.
Kocur looks to land a body kick but Pandahammer moved away.
Pandahammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kocur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice cross by Pandahammer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kocur is looking to slow Pandahammer down with leg kicks.
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Pandahammer moves away and avoids it.
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!
Kocur gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Pandahammer counter with a right hand.
Kocur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the body from Kocur misses
and Pandahammer counters with a thumping low kick.
Pandahammer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kocur lands with a shot to the body.
Kocur tries to clinch up.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Pandahammer moved out of range nicely.
Kocur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Kocur.
I think Pandahammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigol Pandahammer!
Grigol Pandahammer is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Grigol Pandahammer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.