PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Pereirinha (ranked 25313 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Grigorovic (ranked 7916 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Grigorovic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Pereirinha
vs
Grigorovic

191 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

218 cm
18
273 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matheus Pereirinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Grigorovic!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorovic fails with a takedown attempt.

Pereirinha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grigorovic letting Pereirinha take a breather here.
Pereirinha prevents Grigorovic from breaking the clinch.
Grigorovic stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorovic prevents the takedown attempt.

Grigorovic has picked Pereirinha up - he's going for a ride! Grigorovic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Pereirinha manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Pereirinha moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereirinha is defending well for now.
Pereirinha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Pereirinha lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pereirinha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pereirinha slips a nice elbow through Grigorovic's hands, connecting with Grigorovic's forehead.
Grigorovic gets back to full guard.
Grigorovic has a closed guard, preventing Pereirinha from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pereirinha with a nice head shot there.
Grigorovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pereirinha is one step ahead there.
Grigorovic keeps trying to improve his position.
Pereirinha slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pereirinha won't allow Grigorovic to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereirinha wants to control from the top but Grigorovic keeps moving.
Pereirinha wanted to stand there but Grigorovic had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Grigorovic shoots in and drives through. Pereirinha sprawls well.

Pereirinha shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grigorovic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pereirinha wants to control but Grigorovic is keeping him busy.
Grigorovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Pereirinha seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee asks Pereirinha politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pereirinha prefers to stall for the moment though.
Pereirinha trying to control the action but Grigorovic is working from the bottom.
Pereirinha remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grigorovic prevents Pereirinha from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheus Pereirinha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pereirinha manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grigorovic on his heels. He'll look to pass Grigorovic's guard now, I'm sure.
Pereirinha trying to control but Grigorovic is working from the bottom.

Grigorovic working for a triangle but Pereirinha defends it easily.

Grigorovic is looking for a triangle but Pereirinha pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorovic keeping full guard, as Pereirinha tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorovic keeping moving, preventing Pereirinha from controlling successfully.

Grigorovic looking for subs off his back but Pereirinha has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pereirinha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grigorovic trying to get back to full guard but Pereirinha takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pereirinha with good strikes from the mount here!
Grigorovic tries to lock up and control but Pereirinha gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereirinha controlling his opponent.
Grigorovic wants to control but Pereirinha is having none of it.

Pereirinha is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Grigorovic has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorovic wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pereirinha here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pereirinha trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Grigorovic is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pereirinha gets his way!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grigorovic manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pereirinha's guard. Nice work there by Grigorovic.
Pereirinha wants to sweep but no luck.

Grigorovic has gone for a leg lock! Pereirinha slips out almost immediately though and dives into Grigorovic's guard.

Grigorovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Grigorovic is looking for a triangle but Pereirinha pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheus Pereirinha dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pereirinha drives through with a takedown into Grigorovic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pereirinha tries to free his leg and advance position but Grigorovic is retaining full guard.
Pereirinha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grigorovic can do to turn this around?
Grigorovic wants to sweep here but Pereirinha controlling him for the moment.

Grigorovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pereirinha drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grigorovic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pereirinha has Grigorovic in his guard.

Grigorovic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pereirinha dives on top into guard.

Grigorovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pereirinha trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigorovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pereirinha scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grigorovic keeping full guard, as Pereirinha tries to pass.
Grigorovic wants to improve his position but instead Pereirinha has moved into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ground and pound from Pereirinha.
Grigorovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grigorovic.
Pereirinha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grigorovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pereirinha looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Matheus Pereirinha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grigorovic wants to improve his position but instead Pereirinha has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorovic is looking to improve his position.
Pereirinha stalling away here and it's allowed Grigorovic to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pereirinha slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grigorovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pereirinha stalling away here and it's allowed Grigorovic to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Pereirinha decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grigorovic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pereirinha defends well and Grigorovic ends up having to push Pereirinha into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pereirinha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Grigorovic defends well and Pereirinha ends up having to push Grigorovic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alexander Grigorovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matheus Pereirinha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grigorovic takes a swing at Pereirinha's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matheus Pereirinha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pereirinha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matheus Pereirinha!