PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Skobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giro Grubaneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Skobolev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chok Dee. 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.

Skobolev
vs
Grubaneiro

190 cm
25
243 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 St Petersburg, Grigoriy Skobolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giro Grubaneiro!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skobolev throws a low kick, looking for Grubaneiro's leg but Grubaneiro calmly moves out of range.
Skobolev lands a front kick.
Skobolev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grubaneiro moves out of range of the body kick from Skobolev.
Crunch! Skobolev slams his shin into Grubaneiro's torso.
Grubaneiro fails to land the takedown.
Skobolev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Skobolev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grubaneiro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Skobolev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grubaneiro somewhat.
Grubaneiro fails to land the takedown.
Grigoriy Skobolev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giro Grubaneiro.
Skobolev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grubaneiro looks winded!
Skobolev dips to his left and cracks Grubaneiro with an uppercut!

It looks like Giro Grubaneiro has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skobolev misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Skobolev lands a big head kick that sends Grubaneiro tumbling to the mat! Skobolev takes a step backwards and waves Grubaneiro back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Grubaneiro is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skobolev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grubaneiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Skobolev finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Skobolev.
Grubaneiro seems to have recovered his senses.

Skobolev lands a big right hand that sends Grubaneiro crashing to the mat! Skobolev stays standing though and waves Grubaneiro back to his feet!
Skobolev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skobolev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skobolev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skobolev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grubaneiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid body kick from Skobolev.
Good leg kick by Skobolev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick there by Skobolev.
Skobolev cracks the inside of Grubaneiro's front leg.
Skobolev thows a body kick. Grubaneiro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Skobolev lands a brutal head kick. Grubaneiro looks out on his feet and Skobolev throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Grigoriy Skobolev!
Grigoriy Skobolev decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.