PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieczyslaw Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio comes to the cage accompanied by Massive Attack - Angel. Grabowski has chosen Hit Em Up as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Victorio
vs
Grabowski

193 cm
26
266 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

187 cm
25
265 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mieczyslaw Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio lands a glancing blow to the side of Grabowski's head.

It looks like Mieczyslaw Grabowski has been cut.
Victorio shoots in but no luck this time.
Victorio connects with a solid leg kick.
Victorio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grabowski. Grabowski obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Victorio swivels and escapes.
Grabowski swings for the body but Victorio moves out of range.
Grabowski tries to clinch up.
Grabowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Victorio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Grabowski enables Victorio to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grabowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Victorio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grabowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grabowski keeping moving, preventing Victorio from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grabowski is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grabowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Victorio drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grabowski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grabowski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grabowski!
Victorio is looking to reverse the position.
Grabowski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Victorio is trying to control Grabowski's posture but Grabowski avoids it.
Victorio managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Grabowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski wants to control but Victorio is keeping him busy.
Victorio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grabowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Victorio is working hard here to advance position.
Grabowski in side control, throwing shots but Victorio defends.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Victorio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Grabowski connects with a decent elbow.
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!
Victorio tries to buck Grabowski off but Grabowski is having none of it.
Grabowski is chipping away with strikes.
Grabowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Victorio keeps working.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Victorio is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Grabowski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is staying active underneath Grabowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grabowski is pressing down on Victorio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Victorio is holding on for now.
Victorio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Grabowski trying to control but Victorio is working from the bottom.
Grabowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grabowski won't allow Victorio to sweep him here.
Victorio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grabowski controls the pace.
Grabowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Victorio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grabowski wants to control from the top but Victorio keeps moving.
Victorio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is trying to control. Grabowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Grabowski manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Grabowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mieczyslaw Grabowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Grabowski misses
and Victorio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Victorio wants to clinch up but Grabowski keeps it at a distance.
Grabowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Victorio defends it nicely.
Victorio cracks a nice hook into Grabowski's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio swats away the attempt to clinch by Grabowski.
Victorio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Victorio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Victorio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mieczyslaw Grabowski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grabowski slips a jab and a cross from Victorio.
Grabowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Grabowski wants to slow Victorio down by chopping away at his legs.
Victorio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jonny Victorio is winning the standup battle so far.
Victorio misses with a low kick.
Victorio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grabowski at a distance.
Victorio throws a sloppy head kick and Grabowski moves out of range easily.
Victorio misses with a wild body shot.
Victorio misses with a body kick.
Grabowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski lands the left hand.
Victorio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Victorio sizes up Grabowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That has opened up Mieczyslaw Grabowski's cut even more.

Grabowski moves into the clinch.
Victorio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Victorio as the two fighters clinch.
Grabowski is breathing heavily.

Grabowski breaks the clinch.

Victorio forces Grabowski back against the cage and clinches.
Victorio stalling.
Grabowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Victorio.
Grabowski tries to pull guard but Victorio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Victorio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grabowski tries to throw a body punch but Victorio avoids it by throwing Grabowski back against the cage.
Victorio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grabowski backwards.
Grabowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is leaning against Grabowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Grabowski breaks from the clinch.
Victorio throws a big shot that misses.
Victorio tries a head kick but it misses.
Grabowski needs to keep his hands up - Victorio had a free shot at his head there.
Victorio cracks Grabowski with a good jab.

The cut above Mieczyslaw Grabowski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grabowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grabowski is looking to land body kicks.
Grabowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Victorio works Grabowski's body with a nice hook.
Victorio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Victorio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Mieczyslaw Grabowski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Victorio scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Victorio drops Grabowski with a beautiful combination! Grabowski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Victorio is looking for the KO!

Grabowski is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mieczyslaw Grabowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jonny Victorio!
Jonny Victorio retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jonny Victorio thanked Perkele! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).