PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nes Gratsch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Rudolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gratsch comes into the arena with i feel good blaring out of the sound system. Robert Rudolf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gratsch
vs
Rudolf

225 cm
20
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Herbal Shop Helsinki

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nes Gratsch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Rudolf!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gratsch fails with a takedown attempt.
Gratsch shoots in but Rudolf avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gratsch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nes Gratsch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gratsch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gratsch fails with the takedown.
Gratsch swats away the attempt to clinch by Rudolf.
Nice takedown defense from Rudolf. No joy for Gratsch on that attempt.

Rudolf darts in and clinches Gratsch up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rudolf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gratsch's brow.
Gratsch wants a takedown.
Rudolf stops a takedown attempt from Gratsch.
Gratsch is working for takedown but Rudolf is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rudolf breaks the clinch.
Rudolf is looking to clinch but Gratsch is avoiding it.
Gratsch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rudolf circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rudolf.

Rudolf gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rudolf manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gratsch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gratsch looking for a takedown.
Rudolf slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rudolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gratsch is working for takedown but Rudolf is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gratsch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rudolf gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudolf gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gratsch.
Rudolf lands a shoulder strike.

Rudolf manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gratsch wants a takedown.
Gratsch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gratsch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rudolf gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gratsch is breathing heavily.
Rudolf is pressed up against the cage. Gratsch has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rudolf down to the mat. Rudolf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rudolf tries to clinch there but Gratsch circles away.
Gratsch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rudolf as he jumps to the side.
Rudolf tries to close the distance and clinch but Gratsch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rudolf dips to his left and cracks Gratsch with an uppercut!
Rudolf fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gratsch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Rudolf clinches with his opponent.
Rudolf has Gratsch pressed against the cage.
Rudolf lands a left hand.
Rudolf stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gratsch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rudolf just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gratsch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rudolf smiles and moves away.
Gratsch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rudolf but Rudolf pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gratsch shoots for a takedown but Rudolf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudolf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gratsch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gratsch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rudolf tries to clinch up but Gratsch circles away and keeps his distance.
Rudolf is looking to clinch.
Rudolf's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rudolf duly obliges.
Rudolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gratsch.
Rudolf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gratsch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robert Rudolf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rudolf has Gratsch up against the cage in a clinch.
Rudolf content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gratsch tries to pull guard but Rudolf holds him up against the cage and eventually Gratsch drops back down to his feet.
Gratsch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rudolf smiles and moves away.
Rudolf tries to clinch there but Gratsch circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Rudolf dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gratsch shoots in and drives through. Rudolf sprawls well.
Rudolf throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rudolf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Gratsch tries to keep at a distance but Rudolf has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gratsch tries to score a body lock takedown but Rudolf shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nes Gratsch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rudolf manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gratsch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rudolf smiles and moves away.
Rudolf tries to clinch but Gratsch moves out of range.
Gratsch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rudolf but Rudolf pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rudolf throws a series of punches but Gratsch moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudolf connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Rudolf clinches with his opponent.
Gratsch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rudolf avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gratsch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rudolf pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gratsch tries to pull guard but Rudolf won't allow it.
Gratsch wants a takedown but no success here.
Gratsch wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rudolf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gratsch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rudolf pulls his leg out and moves away.

Rudolf clinches up with Gratsch and pushes him back against the cage.
Rudolf leaning against his opponent.
Rudolf continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

Rudolf manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudolf tries to clinch but Gratsch moves out of range.
Rudolf stalks Gratsch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gratsch's face. Gratsch staggers backwards, shaken.
Gratsch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rudolf tries to clinch there but Gratsch circles away.
Nes Gratsch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rudolf fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rudolf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rudolf stops a takedown attempt from Gratsch.
Gratsch fails to pull guard.
Gratsch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rudolf fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rudolf tries to clinch there but Gratsch circles away.
Rudolf tries to clinch but Gratsch is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rudolf has Gratsch up against the cage in a clinch.
Gratsch goes for a takedown attempt but Rudolf pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Rudolf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gratsch, pushing him back against the cage.

Rudolf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gratsch. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rudolf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rudolf looks to throw the jab but Gratsch is out of range.
No luck for Gratsch with that takedown attempt.
Rudolf fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudolf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gratsch has a takedown stuffed.

Rudolf moves into the clinch successfully.
Gratsch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rudolf pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Rudolf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gratsch drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rudolf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rudolf wants to stand up but Gratsch is controlling him.
Gratsch passes Rudolf's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Gratsch wants to work for an arm triangle but Rudolf is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rudolf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Rudolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gratsch shoots in but Rudolf avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rudolf wants to clinch.
Gratsch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rudolf's waist but Rudolf gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gratsch off to one side.
Rudolf tries to clinch up but Gratsch circles away and keeps his distance.

Rudolf closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Rudolf - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rudolf gets underhooks to prevent Gratsch's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nes Gratsch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gratsch looking for a takedown.
Rudolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Rudolf breaks the clinch.
Rudolf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudolf moves in looking to clinch but Gratsch pushes him off.
Gratsch fails to land the takedown.
Rudolf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gratsch swats away the attempt to clinch by Rudolf.
Gratsch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rudolf tries to clinch up.
Rudolf tries to clinch up.
Rudolf throws a right hand that Gratsch ducks under and follows up with a left that Gratsch also avoids with ease.
Rudolf stuffs the takedown attempt from Gratsch. Gratsch gets slowly back to his feet.
Gratsch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gratsch shoots for a double leg takedown but Rudolf sprawls well. He's pushed Gratsch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rudolf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rudolf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gratsch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rudolf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rudolf misses with a wild combination.

Gratsch shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rudolf's guard.
Gratsch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gratsch looking to pass the guard.

Gratsch is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gratsch stops Rudolf from standing up.
Gratsch passes Rudolf's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Gratsch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Gratsch is working for a kimura but Rudolf is defending it quite comfortably.
Nes Gratsch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rudolf wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gratsch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Gratsch is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Rudolf has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rudolf wants to get back to his feet.

Gratsch is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nice strikes from Gratsch there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nes Gratsch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rudolf has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Rudolf!