PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludovic Presle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gromowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludovic Presle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Presle
vs
Gromowski

185 cm
23
226 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

186 cm
23
235 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ludovic Presle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Gromowski!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gromowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gromowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Presle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gromowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Presle circles away.
Gromowski moves in looking to clinch but Presle pushes him off.
Michael Gromowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gromowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Presle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Presle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gromowski.
Gromowski is looking to clinch but Presle is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gromowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gromowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gromowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Presle swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Presle misses its intended target.
Gromowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Presle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Presle tries to bum rush Gromowski with a series of wild strikes but Gromowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gromowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gromowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gromowski tries to clinch up.
Gromowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Presle keeps the fight on the outside.
Presle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two 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.
Gromowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gromowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Presle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gromowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Presle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gromowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Presle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gromowski wants to clinch.
Gromowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gromowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Presle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Presle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Presle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Presle swats away the attempt to clinch by Gromowski.
Gromowski misses with a looping right.
Gromowski tries to clinch there but Presle circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gromowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Presle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gromowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gromowski misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Presle.
Gromowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Presle.
Gromowski is looking to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gromowski misses with a looping left.
Presle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gromowski throws a body punch but Presle moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Gromowski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gromowski tries to clinch up but Presle circles away and keeps his distance.
Gromowski tries to clinch there but Presle circles away.
Gromowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Presle.
Gromowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Presle throws out the jab.
Gromowski tries to clinch up.
Presle circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gromowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Presle.
Gromowski tries to clinch but Presle is having none of it.
Gromowski lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gromowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Presle manages to avoid it.
Gromowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Presle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Presle keeps the fight on the outside.
Gromowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Presle was well out of range. Poor timing from Gromowski.
Gromowski lands with an overhand left.
Presle throws a looping overhand right but Gromowski ducks down to avoid it.
Gromowski moves in looking to clinch but Presle pushes him off.
Gromowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gromowski connects with the punch.

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.
Gromowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Presle.
Presle throws a hook but Gromowski blocks it.
Gromowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Presle looks to land a left hand but Gromowski moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gromowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gromowski tries to score with a low kick but Presle moves his leg out of the way.
Gromowski tries to clinch but Presle moves out of range.
Gromowski fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gromowski misses with the combination.
Gromowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gromowski slips under a jab from Presle.
Gromowski lands with an overhand left.
Presle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gromowski.
Gromowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Presle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gromowski clobbers Presle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Presle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gromowski.

That's four 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.
Gromowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Presle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gromowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Presle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Presle keeps the fight on the outside.
Gromowski cracks Presle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gromowski tries to clinch but Presle moves out of range.
Presle misses with a straight left.
Gromowski tries to clinch there but Presle circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gromowski tries to clinch but Presle moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gromowski. Presle does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Gromowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gromowski is looking to clinch but Presle is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Gromowski misses its intended target.
Presle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gromowski tries to clinch up but Presle circles away and keeps his distance.
Gromowski stuns Presle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gromowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Gromowski.
Gromowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Presle keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Presle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Presle ducks under a wild hook from Gromowski.
Gromowski tries to clinch there but Presle circles away.
Presle keeps the fight on the outside.
Presle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gromowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Michael Gromowski has been cut.
Gromowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gromowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Presle circles away.
Presle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Presle moves out of range of the body kick from Gromowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gromowski tries to clinch there but Presle circles away.
Gromowski wants to clinch up but Presle keeps it at a distance.
Presle throws a series of punches but Gromowski moves out of range.
Gromowski wants to clinch.
Presle keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Gromowski does it's job there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gromowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gromowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gromowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gromowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Presle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gromowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Presle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Presle keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gromowski tries to clinch but Presle is having none of it.
Gromowski throws a hook but Presle blocks it.
Gromowski thuds his right hand into Presle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Presle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gromowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Gromowski cracks Presle with an open hand slap.
Gromowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gromowski tries to clinch but Presle is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gromowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Presle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gromowski tries to clinch up but Presle circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ludovic Presle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gromowski 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Michael Gromowski!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Michael Gromowski!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Michael Gromowski!

Michael Gromowski wins by unanimous decision!