PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga's entrance music is Hypnotize. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Urijah Gonzaga has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Urijah Gonzaga seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Gonzaga
vs
Grabowski

188 cm
19
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

195 cm
21
275 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urijah Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Grabowski.

Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gonzaga wants to pass the guard but Grabowski is defending well.
Gonzaga seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grabowski trying to hold on to Gonzaga's head to control him but Gonzaga postures up.
Grabowski is trying to stand up here but Gonzaga is controlling him well.
Grabowski is looking to improve his position.
Grabowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzaga.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzaga is pressing down on Grabowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grabowski is holding on for now.
Grabowski looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grabowski dodges the punch combination from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grabowski misses with a head kick.
Grabowski is looking to land body kicks.

Gonzaga darts in and clinches Grabowski up against the cage.
Grabowski wants to break free but Gonzaga has control.

Gonzaga jumps guard and drags Grabowski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Grabowski wants to control from the top but Gonzaga keeps moving.
Grabowski wants to stand but Gonzaga is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gonzaga working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grabowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grabowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzaga is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gonzaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grabowski lands a jab to the head.
Grabowski throws a predictable looking body shot

and Gonzaga counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gonzaga trying to control but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
Gonzaga won't allow Grabowski to sweep him here.
Grabowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grabowski trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzaga is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gonzaga cracks Grabowski with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga stands and throws Grabowski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grabowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gonzaga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Gonzaga in side control lands a decent elbow.
Grabowski is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Gonzaga's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gonzaga has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grabowski looks gassed!
Gonzaga working the ground and pound.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Grabowski down.
Gonzaga working the body and head with strikes.
Gonzaga cracks Grabowski with a big elbow.
Grabowski dodges the ground and pound from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Grabowski sneaks out the side door and pushes Gonzaga away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzaga scores with a takedown into Grabowski's guard.
Gonzaga passes into half guard.
Gonzaga trying to mount his opponent but Grabowski defends it.
Gonzaga landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grabowski trying to control here.
Gonzaga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grabowski defending well though.
Gonzaga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzaga throwing shots but Grabowski is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Gonzaga there.
Grabowski punching from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Gonzaga instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grabowski throws a head kick that misses.
Grabowski cracks a nice hook into Gonzaga's ribs.
Grabowski lands a jab to Gonzaga's midsection.
A jab from Grabowski finds it's way through Gonzaga's defenses.

Gonzaga scores with a takedown into Grabowski's guard.
Grabowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gonzaga is controlling him.
Gonzaga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grabowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grabowski is looking to stand up but Gonzaga isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzaga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzaga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gonzaga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzaga is proving a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gonzaga shoots in but no luck this time.
Grabowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grabowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzaga in his tracks.
Gonzaga tries to clinch up.

Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gonzaga was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grabowski wants to hold on but Gonzaga pushes him away.
Grabowski is bucking up trying to escape but Gonzaga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Grabowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gonzaga here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Grabowski is in a horrible position here. Gonzaga smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Gonzaga is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grabowski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski is desperately trying to improve his position but Gonzaga has a good base and remains in mount.
Grabowski wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gonzaga.
Grabowski manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Gonzaga is working for a submission of some sort.
Gonzaga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grabowski's head.
Gonzaga passes to full mount!
Gonzaga blocks Grabowski's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonzaga breaks from Grabowski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Gonzaga connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gonzaga postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grabowski looks a forlorn figure.
Gonzaga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grabowski?
Gonzaga working the ground and pound effectively.
Gonzaga is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Grabowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Grabowski is rocked!
Grabowski tries to lock up and control but Gonzaga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grabowski taking shots to the head.
Gonzaga is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Grabowski is still in real trouble! Can Gonzaga finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Grabowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzaga raining down shots from the mount!
Gonzaga lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gonzaga looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Grabowski really wants to buck Gonzaga off and get back to his feet.
Grabowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Grabowski is bucking up trying to escape but Gonzaga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grabowski wants to hold on but Gonzaga pushes him away.
Grabowski is looking to get to half guard.
Gonzaga lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urijah Gonzaga dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gonzaga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grabowski with a jab.

Gonzaga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grabowski smiles and moves away.
Gonzaga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Gonzaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabowski throws a nice head kick!
Grabowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Gonzaga feints and as Grabowski raises his hands in defense, Gonzaga changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grabowski is looking to stand up but Gonzaga isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzaga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Gonzaga has gone for a leg lock! Grabowski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gonzaga's guard.

Grabowski stands and steps away. Gonzaga gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Samson Grabowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grabowski as he avoids it easily.

Gonzaga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gonzaga avoids the strikes from the bottom by Grabowski.
Grabowski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Grabowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grabowski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gonzaga connects with a decent elbow.
Gonzaga is putting a hurting on Grabowski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Grabowski is looking for a sweep.
Gonzaga lands a few punches from side control.
Grabowski is looking for a sweep.
Gonzaga is putting a hurting on Grabowski here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Grabowski down.
Grabowski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gonzaga landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Gonzaga's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Grabowski struggling a bit here.
Grabowski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gonzaga cracks Grabowski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Grabowski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gonzaga's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Grabowski wants to get back to his feet.

Grabowski has one foot on Gonzaga's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Samson Grabowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grabowski stalks Gonzaga and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gonzaga's face. Gonzaga staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Grabowski.

Gonzaga closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gonzaga is looking to take a break and control but Grabowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grabowski struggling a bit here.
Gonzaga creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Grabowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gonzaga working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gonzaga scoring with punches and elbows.
Grabowski wants to control but Gonzaga postures up.

Gonzaga tries for a kimura but Grabowski is defending well.
Gonzaga misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Samson Grabowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Gonzaga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grabowski sprawls well initially but Gonzaga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grabowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzaga.
Grabowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gonzaga scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gonzaga drops an elbow to the side of Grabowski's head.
Grabowski is not content to let Gonzaga control the position.
Urijah Gonzaga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonzaga drops an elbow to the side of Grabowski's head.
Gonzaga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gonzaga landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzaga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grabowski has hold of Gonzaga's hands but Gonzaga slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grabowski is looking to improve his position.
Gonzaga works his foot free and advances to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Gonzaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzaga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Gonzaga!