PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gromowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gromowski
vs
Stone

186 cm
30
243 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

188 cm
28
275 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brute

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Gromowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Stone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gromowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stone counters with a body kick that stops Gromowski in his tracks momentarily.
Gromowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gromowski misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gromowski misses the target.
Gromowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gromowski misses with a low kick.
Gromowski avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Gromowski gets caught napping as Stone dives in and scores a takedown. Gromowski manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gromowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gromowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gromowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Gromowski is looking for a triangle but Stone pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gromowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gromowski is looking for a triangle but Stone pushes his legs off easily.
Stone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gromowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
Stone wants to control from the top but Gromowski keeps moving.
Stone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gromowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Gromowski is keeping the position.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Gromowski working for a triangle but Stone defends it easily.
Gromowski keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass.
Stone wants to control from the top but Gromowski keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stone throws a strike but Gromowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gromowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gromowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Gromowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gromowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Stone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gromowski defends it easily.
Gromowski wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gromowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gromowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gromowski has managed to get both his arms back between Stone's legs - danger averted.
Gromowski cracks Stone with a solid left hand.

Stone looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gromowski passes into half guard.
Stone tries to get to full guard but Gromowski has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone works his way to full guard. Good work.

Stone looking for a guillotine here but Gromowski defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gromowski controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Stone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A low kick from Gromowski is predictable there
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone looks to land a body kick but Gromowski moved away.
Gromowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gromowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gromowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Gromowski.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
Gromowski blocks the body kick.
Gromowski misses with a straight right.
Gromowski throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stone is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gromowski avoids a kick to the body.
Gromowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Gromowski throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gromowski.
Stone catches Gromowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice body kick from Stone.
Gromowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gromowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stone misses with a right hand
and Gromowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michael Gromowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gromowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gromowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stone in his tracks.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Stone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gromowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stone throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gromowski sneaks back into half guard.

Stone seems to be looking for submissions.
Gromowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stone.
Gromowski is trying to control but can't.
Gromowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Stone is nestled in close to Gromowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gromowski is trying to maintain the position but Stone is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gromowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gromowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Stone is looking for a kimura here.
Sean Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.

Stone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Stone is trying to work for a kimura but Gromowski is defending well.
Stone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gromowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Stone 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.
Gromowski wants to control but Stone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone throwing shots but Gromowski is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Gromowski missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sean Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gromowski throws out a leg kick but Stone moves out of range and Gromowski only half commits.
Good shot there by Stone.
Gromowski swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Stone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gromowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stone checks a leg kick.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stone shoots in and drives through. Gromowski sprawls well.
Gromowski misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Gromowski.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Stone tenderised Gromowski's leg. Gromowski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stone misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Gromowski catches Stone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Sean Stone has been cut.
Gromowski misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gromowski avoids the body shot from Stone.
Gromowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Gromowski.
Gromowski misses with an uppercut
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gromowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Gromowski does no damage.
A leg kick checked by Stone.
Gromowski wants to slow Stone down by chopping away at his legs.
Gromowski misses with a shot to the body
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gromowski slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Sean Stone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Stone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gromowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Stone.
A low kick from Gromowski is predictable there
and Stone counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gromowski.
Gromowski thuds a left hand into Stone's body.
Stone blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
The fighters circling - Gromowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone shoots in and drives through. Gromowski sprawls well.
Gromowski misses with a wild body shot.
Gromowski looks to land a combination. Stone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stone moves out of range as Gromowski strikes.
Stone misses with a low kick as Gromowski jumps back.
Gromowski throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Gromowski moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone blocks a jab.
Stone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stone catches Gromowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gromowski throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Gromowski throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Gromowski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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!
Stone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gromowski looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Stone moves out of range of the leg kick from Gromowski.
Gromowski misses with a double jab
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gromowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gromowski throws a chopping leg kick but Stone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Michael Gromowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Gromowski.
I think Stone 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Stone!
Sean Stone made sure to mention his sponsor, Kobra Clothing Inc. in his post fight interview.