PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Golov (ranked 1025 p4p, 1677 weight class) and Justice Christ (ranked 149 p4p, 233 weight class). Grigori Golov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Golov
vs
Christ

178 cm
29
160
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
165
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Golov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justice Christ!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Golov moves forwards but Christ connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Golov misses with a straight right.
Golov misses with a hook to the body
and Christ counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Christ there.

Golov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Christ's guard.
Golov prevents Christ from getting back to his feet.
Christ has momentary wrist control but Golov slips an elbow through the middle.
Christ is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Golov tries to free his leg and advance position but Christ is retaining full guard.
Golov won't allow Christ to get back to his feet.

Christ scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Christ swings for the body but Golov moves out of range.
Golov throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ throws a jab when Golov was well out of range.
Golov misses the shot to the body.
Grigori Golov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ lands a right hook to the body.
Christ defending well as Golov loads up on a big left hand.
Christ walks into a left hand.
Christ throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Golov on the side of the head.
Golov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golov misses with a body shot
and Golov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Golov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Christ's half guard.
Christ avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Golov.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Golov slows the pace down in half guard.
Golov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golov thows a huge punch but Christ dodges it nicely.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Golov controlling the action here.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Christ keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Christ tries to kick Golov off but Golov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Christ kicks off Golov and gets to his feet.

Golov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Christ's half guard.
Golov prevents Christ from standing back up.
Golov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Christ with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golov prevents Christ from standing back up.
Golov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Golov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Christ's head.
Golov working the head and body with strikes.
Christ felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Golov prevents Christ from standing back up.
Golov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Golov slips a nice elbow through Christ's hands, connecting with Christ's forehead.
Christ is trying to stand back up but Golov is controlling him
Golov working Christ over with strikes.
Golov controlling the action here.
Christ is trying to stand back up but Golov is controlling him
Christ is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golov not doing much here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Justice Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Golov - just one landing.

Golov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Christ looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Golov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Grigori Golov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Golov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Christ swings for the body but Golov moves out of range.

Golov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Christ is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Golov stays in close to Christ's body and controls the position.
Golov with a nice head shot there.
Christ wants to stand up but Golov is controlling him.
Golov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Golov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golov throws a big elbow that misses.
Golov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Christ wants to get back to his feet but Golov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Christ can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Golov controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christ can do to turn this around?
Christ wants to stand up but Golov is controlling him.
Grigori Golov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Christ scores with a hook.
Golov misses the shot to the body.
Golov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christ circles away quickly and effectively.

Golov feints and as Christ raises his hands in defense, Golov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Christ is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Christ avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golov won't allow Christ to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golov is in close to Christ's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Golov stops Christ from standing up.
Golov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Golov stops Christ from standing up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Christ misses with a hook.
Golov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golov throws a jab when Christ was well out of range.
Christ walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Golov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golov looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Christ looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christ misses with a right hand
and Golov counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Golov scores with a nice right hand.
Golov walks into a stiff left hand from Christ.
Golov misses with a double jab
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
Golov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Christ takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Golov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Christ is looking to stand up but Golov isn't so interested in that idea.
Golov stays in close to Christ's body and controls the position.
Golov chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golov stops Christ from standing up.
Christ keeping moving, preventing Golov from controlling successfully.
Golov lands a couple of elbows.
Golov stops Christ from standing up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Golov closes the distance and clinches up with Christ, looking for a takedown. Golov pushes Christ against the cage but Christ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golov. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christ swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Christ, as that shot connected.
Golov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.

Golov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Golov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grigori Golov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Golov moves out of range of the strikes.
Golov is looking to counter punch.
Golov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
Golov moves out of range of the strikes.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Golov.
Christ falls off balance throwing a combination

and Golov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Christ is trying to stand back up but Golov is controlling him
Golov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Golov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Christ defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Golov in particular looking to stall.
Golov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Christ avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Golov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is trying to stand back up but Golov is controlling him
Golov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Golov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Golov winds up and cracks Christ with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Golov trying to mount his opponent but Christ defends it.
Christ is trying to stand back up but Golov is controlling him
Golov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Christ is trying to stand back up but Golov is controlling him
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Golov in particular looking to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Golov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Golov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Christ misses with a body shot.
Christ misses with a combination

and Golov counters with a takedown into side control.
Christ tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Christ is trying to stand up.
Golov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Christ?
Golov landing strikes from the mount.
Golov scoring with strikes but Christ is staying in there.

Christ is rocked!
Golov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Christ is still in real trouble! Can Golov finish him?
Christ takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Golov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Golov working the ground and pound effectively.
Christ is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Golov landing shots from mount.
Golov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Christ is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Golov controlling the position easily from mount.
Golov won't let Christ get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Christ is looking to escape.
Justice Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christ seems to have recovered his senses.
Christ is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Golov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Golov controlling from mount.
Golov working the ground and pound effectively.
Grigori Golov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christ wants to try and get back to his feet.
Golov landing shots from mount.
Golov controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Christ?
Golov looking to finish Christ with some ground and pound. This is bad for Christ!

And that's the end of the fight!
Grigori Golov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Golov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigori Golov!