PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Solodov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Grimaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimaldi has chosen DJ Quik - Catch 22 as his entrance music. Ivan Solodov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Solodov
vs
Grimaldi

188 cm
20
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
20
256 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Solodov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Grimaldi !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Grimaldi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Solodov doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Solodov misses its intended target.
Solodov misses the jab.
Grimaldi throws a head kick but Solodov moves out of range.
Solodov just misses with a punch to the body.
Solodov scores with a sloppy right hand. Grimaldi should have avoided that one.
Solodov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Solodov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grimaldi . Grimaldi obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solodov looks to land a left hand but Grimaldi moved out of range nicely.
Solodov tries to bum rush Grimaldi with a series of wild strikes but Grimaldi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Grimaldi .
Grimaldi lands with a straight right. Solodov didn't see that one coming.
Grimaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grimaldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Solodov circles away quickly and effectively.
Grimaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Solodov.
Grimaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimaldi throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Solodov to counter with a crisp jab.
Grimaldi swings for the body but Solodov moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimaldi misses with a right hand
and Solodov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grimaldi throws a leg kick but Solodov checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimaldi misses the target.
Solodov swings widly with a right hand
and Grimaldi counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Solodov misses.
Grimaldi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Solodov looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimaldi is just out of range.
Grimaldi misses with an uppercut.
Grimaldi throws out a loose jab but Solodov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solodov throws a nice looking combination but Grimaldi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimaldi punishes Solodov's body with a nice straight punch.
Grimaldi blocks a jab.
Grimaldi misses with a hook.
Grimaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivan Solodov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimaldi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Solodov's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimaldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Solodov.
Solodov throws a hook to the side of Grimaldi 's head but Grimaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grimaldi missing with a left hand there. Solodov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solodov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Solodov.
Grimaldi swings for the body but Solodov moves out of range.
Grimaldi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grimaldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Solodov.
Solodov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grimaldi catches Solodov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grimaldi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solodov. Grimaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimaldi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grimaldi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Solodov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Solodov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solodov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimaldi throws out the jab.
Grimaldi lands a nice shot that snaps Solodov's head back.
Solodov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimaldi moves away.
Solodov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grimaldi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Solodov at a distance.
Solodov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grimaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solodov. Grimaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solodov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Solodov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grimaldi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Solodov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimaldi .
Solodov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grimaldi to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Grimaldi .
Grimaldi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grimaldi misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimaldi defending well as Solodov loads up on a big left hand.
Solodov lands a jab to Grimaldi 's midsection.
Solodov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grimaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimaldi walks into a left hand.
Grimaldi throws a shot to the body.
Grimaldi misses with a straight left.
Grimaldi punishes Solodov's body with a nice straight punch.
Solodov is breathing heavily.
Grimaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Solodov misses with a two punch combination.
Grimaldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solodov throws a right and a left that Grimaldi avoids nicely.
Solodov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Solodov catches Grimaldi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimaldi . Solodov does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Grimaldi dominated that round.
That's time! Solodov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Solodov connects with a jab.
Solodov sizes up Grimaldi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Solodov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Solodov throws out a loose jab but Grimaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimaldi lands a right hook to the body.
Grimaldi misses the jab.
Grimaldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solodov.
Jack Grimaldi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grimaldi ducks under a wild hook from Solodov.
Grimaldi throws an overhand right that lands on Solodov's shoulder, as Solodov tries to avoid the shot.
Solodov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grimaldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solodov throws a series of punches but Grimaldi moves out of range.
Solodov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Solodov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Oooooh!!! Grimaldi has knocked Solodov down with a huge combo! Grimaldi steps away and waves a wobbly Solodov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Solodov is rocked!
Solodov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Solodov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grimaldi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Solodov if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Solodov does no damage.
Solodov seems to have got his legs back now.

Grimaldi lands a big uppercut and Solodov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Solodov looks OK. Grimaldi waves Solodov back to his feet!
Solodov misses with an uppercut. Grimaldi saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solodov walks straight into a right hand from Grimaldi - that's dropped him! Grimaldi jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Solodov from any more punishment! Solodov complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Grimaldi !
A very excited looking Jack Grimaldi 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.