PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Sumner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Grabowski
vs
Sumner

171 cm
21
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

172 cm
20
152 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borys Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barney Sumner!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumner scores with a nice strike.
Sumner misses with a looping right.
Barney Sumner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabowski 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.
Grabowski dodges the punch combination from Sumner.
Sumner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sumner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grabowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Sumner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sumner misses with a left hand
and Grabowski counters with an inside leg kick.

Sumner clinches.
Sumner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Sumner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sumner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grabowski is trying to break the clinch but Sumner has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumner lands with a light punch inside.
Sumner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grabowski backwards.
Grabowski tries to break the clinch but Sumner is controlling the position.
Sumner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grabowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grabowski is trying to push Sumner away but Sumner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sumner has a couple of punches blocked by Grabowski.
Grabowski has had enough of the clinch but Sumner keeps him there for the moment.
Grabowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grabowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sumner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Sumner.
A shot in the inside from Sumner.
Sumner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sumner lands a hook that snaps the head of Grabowski backwards.
Sumner scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumner misses with the head strike.

Grabowski breaks from the clinch.
Grabowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Sumner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sumner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grabowski lands a really nice looking cross but Sumner seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sumner moves away from the strike by Grabowski.
Grabowski misses with a wild body shot.
Sumner walks into a jab.
Grabowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sumner's calf.
A swing and a miss from Sumner.
Grabowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sumner.
Sumner avoids the head kick by Grabowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumner misses with a double jab.

Sumner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Sumner.
Sumner misses with a punch on the inside.
Grabowski working hard to break the clinch.
Sumner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grabowski is trying to push Sumner away but Sumner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Sumner fails to land.
Sumner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grabowski's elbow.
Grabowski wants to break free but Sumner has control.
Grabowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sumner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grabowski's elbow.
Grabowski can't break the clinch.
Sumner misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sumner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sumner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grabowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grabowski working hard to break the clinch.
Sumner swings wildly with an uppercut but Grabowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sumner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Sumner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grabowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Sumner won't allow it.
Sumner struggles to land a body shot inside as Grabowski controls his hands.
Sumner tries to throw a body punch but Grabowski avoids it by throwing Sumner back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumner is working Grabowski over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sumner misses with a looping right.
Sumner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sumner throws a hook but Grabowski avoids it easily.
Grabowski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grabowski.
Sumner throws a hook but Grabowski blocks it.
Grabowski throws a series of punches but Sumner moves out of range.
Borys Grabowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Sumner wants to clinch.
Sumner throws a hook but Grabowski blocks it.
Grabowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grabowski blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumner tries to clinch up.
Sumner doesn't manage to clinch there - Grabowski circles away.
Grabowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sumner misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Grabowski.
Sumner wants to clinch up but Grabowski keeps it at a distance.
Sumner throws out a powerful jab.
Sumner blocks a jab.
Sumner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grabowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sumner throws a poor cross that misses
and Grabowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sumner is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sumner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Sumner is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski misses the jab.
Grabowski looks to land a left hand but Sumner moved out of range nicely.
Grabowski misses with a low kick.
Sumner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grabowski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sumner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grabowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grabowski lands with a slapping head kick.
Grabowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Sumner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grabowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sumner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grabowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sumner misses the target.
A slow jab from Grabowski misses its intended target.
Sumner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sumner is still on wobbly legs! Can Grabowski finish him?
Sumner moves in looking to clinch but Grabowski pushes him off.
Grabowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sumner seems to have recovered his senses.
Sumner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grabowski.
Sumner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sumner scores with a decent looking hook.
Grabowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski looks to land a left hand but Sumner moved out of range nicely.
Grabowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sumner.
Grabowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grabowski scores with a leg kick.
Sumner misses with a double jab.
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!
Sumner blocks the body kick.
Grabowski scores with a nice strike.
Nice straight punches there by Grabowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grabowski.
Sumner misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sumner looks to land a right hand but Grabowski moved out of range.
Sumner misses with an uppercut.
Sumner throws a sloppy body shot
and Grabowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sumner's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borys Grabowski dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Grabowski looks to land a combination. Sumner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sumner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grabowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Sumner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Grabowski.
Sumner lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Sumner misses its intended target.
Sumner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grabowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sumner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grabowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sumner lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sumner misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumner throws a lazy right hand but Grabowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Sumner has taken the fight to the clinch.

Grabowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sumner with a jab.
Grabowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grabowski ducks under a wild hook from Sumner.
Sumner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grabowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sumner throws a hook to the side of Grabowski's head but Grabowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grabowski connects with a looping right hand.
Sumner throws a lazy uppercut
and Grabowski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sumner thinking.
Sumner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grabowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sumner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grabowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumner misses with a straight left.

Grabowski drops Sumner with a left right combo! Grabowski follows him down to the ground into side control.
Grabowski controlling the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Borys Grabowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Grabowski misses with a right hand
and Sumner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sumner.
Grabowski lands with a hook. Sumner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grabowski lands with a straight right. Sumner didn't see that one coming.
Sumner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grabowski scores with a jab to the head.
Grabowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barney Sumner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grabowski sizes up Sumner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Sumner.
Grabowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grabowski cracks Sumner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sumner misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumner slips under a jab from Grabowski.
Grabowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sumner.
Grabowski throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Grabowski.
Some wild striking there from Sumner.
Grabowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Sumner misses with a hook
and Grabowski counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sumner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grabowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Sumner.

And that's the end of the fight!
Borys Grabowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grabowski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Borys Grabowski!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Borys Grabowski!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Borys Grabowski!

Borys Grabowski wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Borys Grabowski rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.