PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniusz Grzyb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Thompson
vs
Grzyb

190 cm
18
198 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

188 cm
18
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eugeniusz Grzyb!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Grzyb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grzyb misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grzyb.
Grzyb throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grzyb throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grzyb throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.

Grzyb changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thompson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grzyb thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grzyb has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Thompson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson wants to control but Grzyb is having none of it.
Thompson working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to hold on but Grzyb postures up.
Grzyb seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Thompson is holding on tight.
Thompson has given up his back.

Thompson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Grzyb.
Thompson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Grzyb's guard. Nice work there by Thompson.
Grzyb keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Grzyb is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thompson won't allow Grzyb to sweep him here.
Thompson is looking to advance position but Grzyb has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Grzyb is trying to take his opponent's back.
Thompson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thompson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thompson is breathing heavily.

Grzyb has hold of Thompson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Thompson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Grzyb swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Thompson is now in Grzyb's guard. A big mistake from Grzyb there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grzyb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grzyb wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Grzyb blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Grzyb won't let him.
Grzyb keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson pushes down on Grzyb's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Thompson is working for a kimura but Grzyb is defending it quite comfortably.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grzyb throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugeniusz Grzyb dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Grzyb lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Max Thompson has been cut.
Grzyb lands with a kick to the temple. Thompson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grzyb scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grzyb throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Grzyb.
Thompson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thompson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grzyb's waist but Grzyb gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thompson off to one side.
Grzyb throws a body kick that misses.
Eugeniusz Grzyb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grzyb lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thompson takes a step back to recover.
Grzyb scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Max Thompson's cut is getting worse.
Max Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Grzyb. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grzyb.
Grzyb lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grzyb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grzyb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grzyb misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Grzyb sprawls well.
Grzyb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzyb throws a right and a left that both miss.

Grzyb has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grzyb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Grzyb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grzyb lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grzyb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grzyb feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
A solid body kick from Grzyb.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Grzyb.
Grzyb lands a with a good body shot.
Grzyb fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Grzyb. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grzyb.

Thompson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grzyb manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grzyb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson is working hard here to advance position.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Grzyb has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb is adopting a defensive guard.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grzyb is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grzyb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grzyb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Grzyb.
Grzyb digs a good hook to Thompson's body.
A punch combination from Grzyb misses.
Eugeniusz Grzyb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grzyb.
Grzyb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb lands a jab-cross combination.

Max Thompson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Grzyb looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.

Grzyb gets caught flat footed, as Thompson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grzyb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Grzyb gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grzyb trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugeniusz Grzyb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Thompson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Grzyb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Grzyb sprawls well.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grzyb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grzyb swinging wilding here.
Grzyb defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Grzyb rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Grzyb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grzyb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grzyb throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thompson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Grzyb which made him look bad.
Grzyb is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thompson rather than just go for the knockout.
Grzyb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzyb displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thompson.
Grzyb throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Grzyb pushes Thompson away with a front kick.
Grzyb scores with a nice strike.
Grzyb closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Grzyb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grzyb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thompson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grzyb throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grzyb slaps away a takedown attempt from Thompson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grzyb. That's going to slow Thompson down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thompson.
Grzyb misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grzyb.
Grzyb lands with a straight right. Thompson didn't see that one coming.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Grzyb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grzyb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by Grzyb.
Grzyb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grzyb circles away.
Grzyb scores with a nice strike.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb lands a head kick!
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grzyb swivels and escapes.
Grzyb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grzyb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grzyb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thompson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grzyb swivels and escapes.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Grzyb sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Grzyb changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thompson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Grzyb thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grzyb looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thompson is avoiding damage well.
Thompson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Eugeniusz Grzyb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson can't escape the position.
Grzyb controlling from the full mount.
Eugeniusz Grzyb has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grzyb content just to control the position here.
Thompson is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugeniusz Grzyb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grzyb 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugeniusz Grzyb!