PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artur Grygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomek Gutzeit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grygiel comes to the cage accompanied by Sobota- Za damski h.... The crowd seem to be enjoying Gutzeit's choice of entrance music: Sobota- Do gory leb. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grygiel
vs
Gutzeit

187 cm
28
185 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

187 cm
28
180 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

ADCC Champion
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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Grygiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomek Gutzeit!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grygiel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gutzeit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grygiel connects with a looping right hand.
Gutzeit ducks under a wild hook from Grygiel.
Grygiel tries to clinch there but Gutzeit circles away.
Grygiel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Gutzeit bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gutzeit in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grygiel is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gutzeit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Gutzeit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grygiel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Gutzeit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gutzeit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Gutzeit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grygiel has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grygiel stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Grygiel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Grygiel is looking to improve his position.
Grygiel trying to hold on to Gutzeit's head to control him but Gutzeit postures up.

Gutzeit looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grygiel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutzeit trying to mount his opponent but Grygiel defends it.
Grygiel is trying to control but can't.
Gutzeit trying to control from Grygiel's half guard. Grygiel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Grygiel controlling the position.
Gutzeit postures up in Grygiel's guard and throws a big left but Grygiel blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grygiel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grygiel wants to sweep here but Gutzeit controlling him for the moment.
Grygiel is working hard here to advance position.
Gutzeit wants to pass the guard but Grygiel is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutzeit postures up.
Grygiel is really struggling to control Gutzeit but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Gutzeit is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Grygiel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Grygiel has escaped and now he's on top!
Gutzeit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grygiel trying to control but Gutzeit is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grygiel tries to free his leg and advance position but Gutzeit is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gutzeit working for a triangle but Grygiel defends it easily.
Grygiel is working Gutzeit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Gutzeit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grygiel is aware though and is defending well.

Gutzeit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grygiel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grygiel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grygiel trying to control but Gutzeit is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gutzeit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grygiel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grygiel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tomek Gutzeit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Grygiel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice takedown defense from Grygiel. No joy for Gutzeit on that attempt.
Gutzeit fails with a takedown attempt.
Grygiel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grygiel throws a wild body kick that Gutzeit sees coming a mile off.
Artur Grygiel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Gutzeit with that takedown attempt.
Artur Grygiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomek Gutzeit.
Gutzeit fails with a takedown attempt.
Grygiel slips a straight right by Gutzeit.
Artur Grygiel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Grygiel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gutzeit looking to control.
Grygiel wants to control from the top but Gutzeit keeps moving.
Grygiel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grygiel connects with a couple of short punches.
Grygiel forces his way into half guard.
Grygiel throwing shots but Gutzeit is blocking nicely.
Grygiel works his way into full mount!
Grygiel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Grygiel.
A nice elbow there by Grygiel.

Gutzeit is rocked!
Grygiel postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Gutzeit in real trouble here! The ref calls for Gutzeit to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Grygiel!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Artur Grygiel made sure he mentioned TGC WEAR, along with how happy he was to win his fight.