PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruzinsky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Россия. Roman Gruzinsky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gruzinsky
vs
Chatzikomninos

188 cm
27
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

188 cm
30
211 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Gruzinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruzinsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chatzikomninos.
Gruzinsky looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chatzikomninos jabs Gruzinsky to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chatzikomninos misses with a hook
and Gruzinsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chatzikomninos throws a right hand that misses
and Gruzinsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Chatzikomninos misses with a right hand
and Gruzinsky counters with a nice body kick.
Chatzikomninos swinging wildly here.
Gruzinsky tried to counter with a leg kick but Chatzikomninos avoided it.

Gruzinsky lands a big right hand that sends Chatzikomninos crashing to the mat! Gruzinsky stays standing though and waves Chatzikomninos back to his feet!

Chatzikomninos is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruzinsky throws a hook but Chatzikomninos blocks it.
Chatzikomninos is still on wobbly legs! Can Gruzinsky finish him?
Chatzikomninos avoids the head kick by Gruzinsky.
Chatzikomninos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chatzikomninos seems to have recovered his senses.
Gruzinsky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gruzinsky throws a low kick, looking for Chatzikomninos's leg but Chatzikomninos calmly moves out of range.
Alexei Chatzikomninos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chatzikomninos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Chatzikomninos - just one landing.
Chatzikomninos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gruzinsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzinsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Chatzikomninos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chatzikomninos misses with a hook. Gruzinsky ducked under it nicely.
Gruzinsky misses with a low kick.
Gruzinsky looks to land a right hand but Chatzikomninos moved out of range.
Gruzinsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chatzikomninos manages to avoid it.
Chatzikomninos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chatzikomninos throws an overhand right that lands on Gruzinsky's shoulder, as Gruzinsky tries to avoid the shot.
Chatzikomninos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gruzinsky has time to react.
A slow jab from Gruzinsky misses its intended target.
Gruzinsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chatzikomninos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chatzikomninos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gruzinsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chatzikomninos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gruzinsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gruzinsky throws a hook to the side of Chatzikomninos's head but Chatzikomninos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chatzikomninos is looking to slow Gruzinsky down with leg kicks.
Chatzikomninos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chatzikomninos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gruzinsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Chatzikomninos is just out of range.
No joy there for Gruzinsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chatzikomninos is looking to chop away at Gruzinsky's legs.
Gruzinsky ducks under a wild hook from Chatzikomninos.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos moves out of range of the strikes.

Chatzikomninos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chatzikomninos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chatzikomninos is looking to take a break and control but Gruzinsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chatzikomninos lands a nice short elbow.
Chatzikomninos is trying to control. Gruzinsky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruzinsky trying to control but Chatzikomninos postures up.
Chatzikomninos is trying to control the action in half guard but Gruzinsky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chatzikomninos is just content to waste time from the top position. Gruzinsky takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chatzikomninos throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gruzinsky trying to control the position here.
Chatzikomninos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chatzikomninos throws an elbow that misses. Gruzinsky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chatzikomninos's guard. Nice move by Gruzinsky!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos wants to sweep but no luck.
Gruzinsky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chatzikomninos can't keep his opponent in guard - Gruzinsky advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chatzikomninos tries to get to full guard but Gruzinsky has control of the leg.
Gruzinsky not doing much here.
It looks like Gruzinsky is going to stand back up.
Chatzikomninos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Gruzinsky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chatzikomninos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gruzinsky is out of range.
Chatzikomninos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gruzinsky counters with a crisp one two that drops Chatzikomninos! Gruzinsky thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Chatzikomninos to his feet! Chatzikomninos is in big trouble!
Gruzinsky steps in with a hook that catches Chatzikomninos right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gruzinsky follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Chatzikomninos looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Gruzinsky!
Roman Gruzinsky seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.