GROUCH FC PROVING GROUNDS 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Five (ranked 4517 p4p, 4511 weight class) and Test Four (ranked 504 p4p, 503 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Five
vs
Four

184 cm
18
189
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
158
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Test Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Test Four!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Five closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Four - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Five.
Four dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Four holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Five avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Five leaning against his opponent.
Come on Five - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Five manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Test Five.

Four pushes Five up against the cage in a clinch.
Five leaning against his opponent.
Come on Five - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Four pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Five holding his opponent close, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Test Five showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Five 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 10:9
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test Five!
Our winner, Test Five, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
10%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Three (ranked 4516 p4p, 4515 weight class) and Test Two (ranked 507 p4p, 505 weight class). Test Two will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Three
vs
Two

176 cm
18
158
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
265
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Test Three!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Test Two!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Two has managed to clinch.
Three taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Three is pushing Two up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Two stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two leaning his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Three dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Three manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A bit of stalling here from Three.
Three seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Three letting Two take a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Two controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Two's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Test Two comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Two has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 9:10
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test Two!
Test Two thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
8%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Madness The 3rd (ranked 4450 p4p, 4433 weight class) and Fatty McBurger (ranked 501 p4p, 499 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Madness The 3rd
vs
McBurger

177 cm
18
145
3 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
280
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mister Madness The 3rd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fatty McBurger!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Madness The 3rd. No joy for McBurger on that attempt.
Madness The 3rd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McBurger doesn't seem bothered though.
McBurger darts in looking for a takedown but Madness The 3rd gets double underhooks and turns McBurger into the cage.
McBurger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McBurger moves away from the strike by Madness The 3rd.
McBurger fails with a takedown attempt.
Mister Madness The 3rd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fatty McBurger.
McBurger fails with a takedown attempt.
McBurger misses with a takedown
and Madness The 3rd counters with a stiff right hand.
Madness The 3rd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McBurger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Madness The 3rd swats away the attempt to clinch by McBurger.
Madness The 3rd is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madness The 3rd just misses with a punch to the body.
McBurger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Madness The 3rd stuffs the takedown.
A slow jab from Madness The 3rd misses its intended target.
McBurger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madness The 3rd.
McBurger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBurger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness The 3rd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madness The 3rd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madness The 3rd misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Madness The 3rd.
Fatty McBurger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madness The 3rd stuns McBurger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Madness The 3rd misses.
McBurger looks for a takedown but Madness The 3rd sprawls well.
Mister Madness The 3rd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McBurger looks winded!
A looping hook to the body misses from Madness The 3rd. McBurger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madness The 3rd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Madness The 3rd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McBurger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Madness The 3rd as he jumps to the side.
Madness The 3rd just misses with a punch to the body.
Madness The 3rd misses the shot to the body.
McBurger has a takedown stuffed.
McBurger moves in looking to clinch but Madness The 3rd pushes him off.
McBurger shoots in for a double leg but Madness The 3rd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Madness The 3rd throws a body shot but no joy.
McBurger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Madness The 3rd is looking to wear down McBurger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Madness The 3rd swings for the body but McBurger moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madness The 3rd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madness The 3rd misses the shot to the body.
Madness The 3rd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBurger throws a counter combo.
Madness The 3rd misses with a straight right.
McBurger looks like he wants to counter punch here.

McBurger gets a clinch.
McBurger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Madness The 3rd is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McBurger tries to pull guard but Madness The 3rd won't allow it.

Madness The 3rd manages to break the clinch.
McBurger misses with a takedown attempt - Madness The 3rd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McBurger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McBurger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madness The 3rd.
McBurger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Madness The 3rd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madness The 3rd connects with a body shot.
Madness The 3rd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Madness The 3rd wants it to stay on the feet.
McBurger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Madness The 3rd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Madness The 3rd 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 10:8
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 10:8
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 10:8

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Madness The 3rd!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Okoro (ranked 4346 p4p, 4553 weight class) and Dre Battle (ranked 533 p4p, 540 weight class). Dre Battle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Okoro
vs
Battle

189 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
190
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Okoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Battle!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

Okoro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Battle wants to get back to his feet.
Okoro controlling the pace.
Okoro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Battle pushes Okoro off but Okoro dives into side control.
Battle is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Okoro has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro trying to control the action but Battle is working from the bottom.
Battle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Okoro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Battle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Battle is trying to buck Okoro off.
Okoro controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Battle is trying to buck Okoro off.
Battle is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Okoro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Battle's face as Okoro controls the position.
Battle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Battle is not content to let Okoro control the position.
Battle stops Okoro from passing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here.
Battle is pushing Okoro's head away, looking to escape. Okoro manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Okoro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Okoro 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 10:9
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Okoro!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
17%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasko Madzarov (ranked 4474 p4p, 4604 weight class) and Samir Vitunski (ranked 502 p4p, 513 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Madzarov
vs
Vitunski

195 cm
18
247
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
263
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasko Madzarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samir Vitunski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vitunski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Madzarov stops Vitunski from standing up.

Madzarov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Madzarov stops Vitunski from standing up.
Madzarov wants to pass the guard but Vitunski is keeping the position.

Vitunski scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Madzarov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vitunski sprawls well initially but Madzarov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Madzarov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vitunski sees it coming and defends easily.
Madzarov prevents Vitunski from standing back up.

Madzarov is looking for a kimura here.
Vitunski is trying to escape back to his feet but Madzarov uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Madzarov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vitunski is pushing Madzarov's head away, looking to escape. Madzarov manages to hold on to the position though.

Madzarov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vitunski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vitunski is pushing Madzarov's head away, looking to escape. Madzarov manages to hold on to the position though.
Vitunski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Madzarov is looking to take a break and control but Vitunski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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.

Madzarov tries for a kimura but Vitunski is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Madzarov prevents Vitunski from escaping the position.

Madzarov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Madzarov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vitunski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasko Madzarov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Madzarov 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 10:9
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasko Madzarov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 4504 p4p, 4509 weight class) and Tony Clifton (ranked 506 p4p, 508 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Orion
vs
Clifton

195 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

PWNAGEâ„¢

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Clifton!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Orion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clifton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Clifton is predictable there
and Clifton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clifton. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifton throws a leg kick
letting Orion counter with a right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Orion.
Orion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clifton throws a poor cross that misses
and Orion counters with a leg kick.
Clifton should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Orion lands with an overhand left.
Orion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jab from Orion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Orion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orion 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 10:8
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 10:8
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 10:8

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Orion!
Cole Orion decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.