PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Attila Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne's entrance music is You ain't stoppin me. A fine choice. Chris Grove has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Browne
vs
Grove

184 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

184 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Attila Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Grove!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne shoots in for a double leg but Grove sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grove lands a high kick!
Browne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grove avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Browne.
Browne shoots in for a double leg but Grove sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Attila Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browne blocks the body kick.
Grove lands with a slapping head kick.
Grove lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grove throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Browne.
Grove slaps away a takedown attempt from Browne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grove throws a head kick but Browne moves out of range.
Grove tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Browne swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Browne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Grove is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grove has control of Browne's left arm, preventing Browne from doing any damage.
Grove has a closed guard, preventing Browne from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove has control of Browne's left arm, preventing Browne from doing any damage.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Grove hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Grove takes the fight into the clinch.
Browne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grove has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grove can't break the clinch.
Grove blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Grove breaks the clinch.
Browne avoids the head kick by Grove.
Browne fails with the takedown.
Browne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grove's waist but Grove gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Browne off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Grove. No joy for Browne on that attempt.
Browne is breathing heavily.
Grove tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grove throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Browne.
Grove tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Browne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grove circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Browne as Grove shoots in.
Grove lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Browne backs up against the ropes.
Grove misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Grove.
Browne fails with a takedown attempt.
Browne closes the distance and clinches up with Grove, looking for a takedown. Browne pushes Grove against the ropes but Grove circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Browne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grove defends it nicely.
Grove fails with a takedown attempt.
Grove throws a head kick that misses.
Browne shoots in looking for a takedown. Grove tries to sprawl out of it but Browne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Grove manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Browne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grove avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grove scores with a one two! Browne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grove.
Grove misses with the combination.
Browne fails to land the takedown.
Grove lands with a kick to the temple. Browne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Browne shoots in and drives through. Grove sprawls well.
Grove lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grove throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Browne's head.
Grove throws a nice head kick!
Browne closes the distance and clinches up with Grove, looking for a takedown. Browne pushes Grove against the ropes but Grove circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Browne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grove throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No luck for Browne with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grove throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Browne.
Grove tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Browne tries for a takedown but Grove sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grove throws a head kick that misses.
Browne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grove defends it nicely.
Grove lands with a slapping head kick.
Grove will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grove stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grove wants it to stay on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grove pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Browne back to the ropes. Grove follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Browne closes the distance and clinches up with Grove, looking for a takedown. Browne pushes Grove against the ropes but Grove circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Grove as Browne shoots in.

Grove clinches.

Grove pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Grove dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Grove throws a head kick but Browne moves out of range.
Browne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grove throws a head kick but Browne moves out of range.
Browne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grove sprawls well. Grove wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Browne gets slowly back to his feet.

Browne gets tackled into the ropes by Grove. Grove maintains the clinch.
Grove is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Browne connects with a knee to the head.

Grove breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Browne shoots in for a takedown but Grove shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Attila Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browne misses with a takedown attempt - Grove sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grove misses with a head kick.
Grove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grove shoots for a double leg takedown but Browne sprawls well. He's pushed Grove's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grove misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Browne with that takedown attempt.
Browne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Browne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grove swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grove lands a head kick. Browne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grove throws a series of strikes that have Browne backpedaling.
Browne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Grove has taken the fight to the clinch.

Grove manages to break the clinch.
Browne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Browne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grove throws a head kick that misses.
Grove fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grove looks to land a combination but Browne avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Browne shoots in looking for a takedown but Grove manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Browne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Browne with that takedown attempt.
Grove throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browne blocks a head kick by Grove.
Browne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Attila Browne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Browne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Browne avoids the head kick by Grove.
Browne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grove pinned against the ropes. Grove gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grove lands with an uppercut that bounces Browne off the ropes and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grove circles away.
Grove scores with a one two! Browne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grove throws a series of punches but Browne avoids them all with ease.
Browne closes the distance and clinches up with Grove, looking for a takedown. Browne pushes Grove against the ropes but Grove circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grove tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grove falls off balance throwing a combination

and Browne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Browne.

Grove manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Grove throws a left and a right that both miss

so Browne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grove manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Browne manages to get himself to full guard.

Browne is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Grove pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grove throws a leg kick

and Browne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne tries a knee to the head but Grove blocks it.
Browne lands a knee to the head.
Grove looking for a takedown.
Browne missing with knees to the body.

Grove manages to break the clinch.
Browne shoots in and drives through. Grove sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Grove.
Browne slips a jab and a cross from Grove.
Grove misses with a few strikes there.
Browne shoots in for a double leg but Grove sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Browne is looking to clinch but Grove is avoiding it.
Grove looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Browne.
Browne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grove sprawls well. Grove wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Browne gets slowly back to his feet.
Grove pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chris Grove will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Grove misses with a head kick.
Grove throws a head kick that Browne semi-blocks.

Grove has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grove drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Grove breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grove displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Browne.
Chris Grove seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Browne clinches up with Grove and pushes him back against the ropes.
Grove is trying to force a seperation but Browne has the dominant position.
Grove tries to break free but Browne pushes him back against the ropes.
Browne lands a knee to the head.
Browne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Browne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grove blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Browne pulls guard successfully.

Browne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Browne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Browne is working an open guard so Grove takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Grove lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grove tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Browne doesn't manage to clinch there - Grove circles away.
Grove lands a head kick. Browne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grove looks to land a combination but Browne avoids it well.
Grove throws a left and a right that both miss

and Browne counters with a shoot takedown. Grove fights it but they end up in guard.
Browne postures up.
Grove is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne stopping the sweep attempt from Grove.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grove is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Browne dives into side control.

Browne stands up.
Browne avoids the head kick by Grove.
Grove leaves Browne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grove throws a head kick but Browne moves out of range.
Grove keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grove throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Browne on the side of the head.
Browne fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Grove.
Browne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Attila Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browne closes the distance and clinches up with Grove, looking for a takedown. Browne pushes Grove against the ropes but Grove circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grove misses with a series of wild punches.
Browne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Browne has a takedown stuffed.
Grove keeps the fight on the outside.
Browne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grove sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Browne somewhat.
Grove moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Grove as Browne shoots in.
No joy there for Grove, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grove.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Browne.
Grove tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Browne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grove but Grove pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Browne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Grove moves into the clinch.

Grove breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Grove as Browne shoots in.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grove scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Browne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grove defends it nicely.
Browne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grove paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Grove.
I've got Grove winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Chris Grove!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Chris Grove!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Chris Grove!

Chris Grove wins by unanimous decision!