PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egor Gromylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ross
vs
Gromylo

151 cm
24
279 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Virgil Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Egor Gromylo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gromylo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gromylo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gromylo gets underhooks to prevent Ross's takedown attempt.
Gromylo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.

Ross breaks from the clinch.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gromylo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gromylo clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.
Gromylo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gromylo controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ross is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gromylo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ross drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gromylo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgil Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gromylo drives through with a takedown into Ross's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gromylo prevents Ross from getting back to his feet.
Gromylo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gromylo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gromylo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gromylo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ross is not content to let Gromylo control the position.
Ross could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gromylo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross is looking for a sweep.
Gromylo working the head with strikes.
Gromylo wants to stand but Ross has his arm trapped.
Gromylo trying to control the position but Ross is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gromylo tries for a kimura but Ross is defending well.

Gromylo decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to clinch there but Gromylo circles away.

Gromylo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ross's guard.
Gromylo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ross is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ross seems keen to control Gromylo's posture.
Gromylo postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Virgil Ross just wasn't active enough.
Gromylo lunges at Ross with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ross's hand.

Gromylo dives in and scores a takedown into Ross's guard.
Ross wants to sweep here but Gromylo controlling him for the moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gromylo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gromylo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ross swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gromylo looks winded!
Gromylo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gromylo wants to pass the guard but Ross is keeping the position.
Gromylo trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Egor Gromylo.

Gromylo moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gromylo taking a breather.
Ross letting Gromylo take a breather here.

Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Egor Gromylo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gromylo lands a nice shot that snaps Ross's head back.
Gromylo misses with a hook.
Gromylo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Ross moves in looking to clinch but Gromylo pushes him off.
Ross stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ross wants it to stay on the feet.

Ross gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gromylo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gromylo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ross lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gromylo!

Ross moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gromylo has worked his arm free - good work by Gromylo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gromylo down.
Gromylo struggling a bit here.
Ross cracks Gromylo with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Ross decides to stand back up. Ross steps back and let's Gromylo get back to his feet.
Ross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Gromylo gets the takedown into side control.
Gromylo is breathing heavily.
Ross tries to buck Gromylo off but Gromylo is having none of it.
Gromylo controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Ross's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gromylo working the ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee asks Gromylo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gromylo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gromylo is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ross is trying to control Gromylo's posture but Gromylo avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gromylo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ross keeps working.
Gromylo wants to stand but Ross has his arm trapped.
Egor Gromylo has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gromylo stuffs the takedown attempt from Ross. Ross gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with a takedown attempt - Gromylo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gromylo leaves Ross with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgil Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross slaps away a takedown attempt from Gromylo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ross tries to clinch but Gromylo moves out of range.
Egor Gromylo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gromylo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gromylo is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Gromylo.
Ross is trying to get back to full guard.
Gromylo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ross is refusing to be controlled, as Gromylo sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross is pressing down on Gromylo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gromylo wants to get up but he can't break Ross's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Egor Gromylo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gromylo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gromylo taking a breather.

Ross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gromylo counters with a one-two to the body.
Ross shoots in and drives through. Gromylo sprawls well.

Ross rushes Gromylo and presses him up against the cage.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gromylo is defending well for now.
Gromylo misses with an elbow strike.

Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gromylo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ross. That one must have hurt.
Gromylo tries for a takedown but Ross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Gromylo clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gromylo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ross gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gromylo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgil Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gromylo gets the takedown into side control.
Ross might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gromylo slows the pace down.
Gromylo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ross is looking to regain half guard here but Gromylo keeps moving and retains side control.
Gromylo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ross will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gromylo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ross gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gromylo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gromylo is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ross is trying to get back to full guard.
Gromylo trying to pass the guard but Ross defending well.
Gromylo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross wants to improve his position but Gromylo is controlling well.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gromylo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ross trying to control from the bottom.
Ross wants to get back to full guard.
Ross is working hard here to advance position.

Gromylo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ross sees it coming and defends easily.
Ross wants to get back to full guard.
Gromylo trying to control from half guard but Ross is working away.
Gromylo tries to stand and escape but Ross is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gromylo is working for a kimura but Ross is defending it quite comfortably.
Gromylo wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
Gromylo is thwarting Ross's attempts to control the position.
Gromylo throws a strike but Ross avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross trying to keep a closed guard but Gromylo is proving a slippery customer.
Gromylo looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Egor Gromylo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gromylo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Egor Gromylo!