PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natan Grygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grygiel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sobota- Rusz dupsko na marsz. This should be a great matchup!

Sutherland
vs
Grygiel

189 cm
34
219 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

194 cm
31
205 lbs
11 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sutherland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Natan Grygiel!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grygiel with a poor takedown
and Sutherland counters with a nice body kick.
Grygiel wants to clinch
and Sutherland counters with a low kick, right behind Grygiel 's knee.
Grygiel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sutherland misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grygiel shoots for a takedown but Sutherland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grygiel throws a hook but Sutherland avoids it easily.
Sutherland connects with the punch.
Grygiel wants to clinch but Sutherland slips to the side
letting Sutherland counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grygiel tries to clinch
and Sutherland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grygiel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sutherland scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grygiel doesn't seem bothered though.
Grygiel looks winded!

Sutherland looking to score a takedown here. Grygiel is defending well but Sutherland drives through and ends up in Grygiel's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sutherland's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grygiel wants to sweep here but Sutherland controlling him for the moment.
Sutherland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sutherland working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grygiel's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grygiel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sutherland can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sutherland sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grygiel's guard.
Grygiel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sutherland content to stall in guard here.
Sutherland trying to control the position from guard on top but Grygiel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grygiel is on top in guard.
Sutherland can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grygiel controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland keeping moving, preventing Grygiel from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grygiel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sutherland is keeping the position for now.
Sutherland is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sutherland is trying to control the position but Grygiel postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Sutherland wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Grygiel tries to clinch
and Sutherland counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grygiel thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutherland connects with a body shot.
Grygiel moves to clinch but Sutherland breaks away

and Sutherland counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grygiel's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel keeping moving, preventing Sutherland from controlling successfully.
Grygiel has momentary wrist control but Sutherland slips an elbow through the middle.
Sutherland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Grygiel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sutherland defends well.
Sutherland postures up and lands a big shot to Grygiel's brow.
Grygiel keeping full guard, as Sutherland tries to pass.
Grygiel keeping moving, preventing Sutherland from controlling successfully.
Sutherland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sutherland lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland lands a couple of elbows.

Grygiel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sutherland defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Grygiel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Grygiel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sutherland can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sutherland trying to control but Grygiel is working from the bottom.
Grygiel looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sutherland makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sutherland lands a couple of digs.
Grygiel keeping moving, preventing Sutherland from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Sutherland dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sutherland scores with a jab. Grygiel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grygiel moves in looking to clinch but Sutherland pushes him off.
Sutherland lands an overhand right.

Sutherland shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sutherland showed some decent athleticism there.
Grygiel tries to roll over but Sutherland keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sutherland lands a nice short elbow.

Grygiel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sutherland pulls his head out easily.
Grygiel is refusing to be controlled, as Sutherland sits in half guard.
Sutherland is taking a breather. Grygiel says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Grygiel is trying to maintain the position but Sutherland is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grygiel looking for a kimura from the bottom but Sutherland passes into side control!
Sutherland works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Grygiel taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Grygiel's face as Sutherland controls the position.
Sutherland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grygiel keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Grygiel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grygiel is looking for a sweep.
Grygiel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Sutherland looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Grygiel tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel keeps trying to improve his position.
Sutherland working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sutherland scoring with punches and elbows.

Sutherland is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grygiel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Grygiel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sutherland wants to improve his position but Grygiel is controlling well.
Sutherland trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel is taking a breather. Sutherland says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Grygiel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sutherland defends it well.
Grygiel trying to mount his opponent but Sutherland defends it.

Sutherland is defending against the submission attempts here by Grygiel.
Sutherland is not content to let Grygiel control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sutherland!
Sutherland sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sutherland manages to get to full guard.
Grygiel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sutherland trying to control the position.
Sutherland lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grygiel!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grygiel swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
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!
Grygiel is squirming around, avoiding Sutherland's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Sutherland dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grygiel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grygiel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grygiel shoots in but no luck this time.
Sutherland swinging wildly here.
Grygiel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grygiel throws a jab but it's blocked by Sutherland.
Natan Grygiel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutherland jabs Grygiel right on the nose. Grygiel blinks but takes it well.
Sutherland swings for the body but Grygiel moves out of range.
Sutherland misses with a few strikes there.
Grygiel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grygiel tries to clinch up.

Grygiel gets caught flat footed, as Sutherland shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sutherland stands up over Grygiel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grygiel 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.
Sutherland not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sutherland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Grygiel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sutherland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Grygiel is tightening it up a little... Sutherland has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sutherland reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sutherland taps out! Nice BJJ there by Grygiel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Natan Grygiel!
In his post fight interview, Natan Grygiel started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.