PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Grygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by Ludacris-Get Back. Grygiel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sobota- Za damski h... kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clark
vs
Grygiel

185 cm
27
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
26
185 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

TGC WEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Grygiel!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grygiel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Clark is not content to let Grygiel control the position.
Clark is looking for a sweep.

Grygiel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clark, who protects the arm well.

Grygiel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grygiel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Clark is trying to improve his position.
Clark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grygiel on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grygiel working away.

Grygiel decides to stand back up. Grygiel steps back and let's Clark get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grygiel lands a jab-cross combination.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Grygiel.
Grygiel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark misses with a looping right.
Matthew Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark misses with a hook

and Grygiel counters with a single leg into guard. Clark didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grygiel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Clark thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Grygiel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Grygiel moves out of range easily.
Clark lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark avoids a kick to the body.

Grygiel scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grygiel looking to control but Clark is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grygiel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Grygiel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clark's face.
Clark flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Grygiel controlling from the full mount.
Clark is working to get back to half guard.

Grygiel is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Clark has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clark is squirming around, avoiding Grygiel's attempts to control the action.
Clark tries to reverse the position but Grygiel maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grygiel lands a nice shot to the head.
Grygiel working Clark over with strikes here.
Grygiel cracks Clark with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grygiel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grygiel controlling the position easily from mount.
Clark tries to hold on but Grygiel postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grygiel working Clark over with strikes here.
Clark really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Grygiel looking to secure an arm triangle but Clark defends it well.
Clark is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grygiel landing shots from mount.
Grygiel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Grygiel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Clark throws a hook but Grygiel blocks it.

Grygiel scores with a takedown into Clark's guard.
Grygiel throwing strikes from guard but Clark blocks nicely.
Clark throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Grygiel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Clark looks to land a combination but Grygiel avoids it well.
Grygiel slips a straight right by Clark.
Horrible takedown by Grygiel or perhaps it was just good defense by Clark which made him look bad.
Grygiel avoids the head kick by Clark.
Grygiel throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grygiel counters with a one-two to the body.
Clark digs a good hook to Grygiel's body.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Grygiel is just out of range.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clark swinging wildly here.
Grygiel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clark's head.
Clark connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grygiel momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Clark there.
Grygiel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grygiel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clark finds it's way round the side to connect with Grygiel's head.
Grygiel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel shoots in for a takedown but Clark shows good takedown defense.
Clark scores with a hook.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Grygiel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grygiel circles away quickly and effectively.
Matthew Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grygiel is defended easily by Clark.
Matthew Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Grygiel.
Clark looks to land a combination but Grygiel avoids it well.
Grygiel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthew Clark is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel stalks Clark and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clark's face. Clark staggers backwards, shaken.
Clark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grygiel shoots in for a double leg but Clark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grygiel is defended easily by Clark.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grygiel swinging wildly here.
Grygiel fails to land with a series of punches.
Grygiel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grygiel is breathing heavily.
Grygiel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clark throws a lazy head kick

and Grygiel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark misses with some punches.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Grygiel tries to pull guard but Clark holds him up against the cage and eventually Grygiel drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Artur Grygiel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Clark lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grygiel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matthew Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grygiel is looking to clinch.
Grygiel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clark throws a big shot that misses.
Grygiel shoots in and drives through. Clark sprawls well.
Clark looks to land a body kick but Grygiel moved away.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donk. Clark catches Grygiel right on the button with a cross.
Clark thuds a left hand into Grygiel's body.
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Artur Grygiel has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grygiel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
Grygiel wants to clinch.
Clark tries to bum rush Grygiel with a series of wild strikes but Grygiel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clark throws a leg kick but Grygiel checks it.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Grygiel is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthew Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Grygiel.
Clark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clark leaves Grygiel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grygiel has a takedown stuffed.
A left lands for Clark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grygiel dives in and grabs Clark's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clark pushes down on Grygiel's head and hops out.
Grygiel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark connects with a right hand. Grygiel shakes it off.
Grygiel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
Grygiel ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

so Grygiel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Clark looking for a sweep. Not yet Clark, not yet.
Grygiel is in close to Clark's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grygiel is in close to Clark's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grygiel trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grygiel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clark tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel landing some decent shots from guard.
Clark will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Artur Grygiel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grygiel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Grygiel decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grygiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grygiel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clark as he avoids it easily.
Matthew Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark throws a jab when Grygiel was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grygiel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Grygiel!
Artur Grygiel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TGC WEAR for their support in the buildup to the fight.