PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernst comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjVvhDwFnJk. Borys Grabowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tim Ernst's chin.

Ernst
vs
Grabowski

180 cm
33
157 lbs
18 - 16 - 1

171 cm
28
155 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Ernst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borys Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ernst connects with a body shot.
Grabowski punishes Ernst's body with a nice straight punch.
Ernst ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grabowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Ernst throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grabowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grabowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ernst moves away.
Ernst slips under a jab from Grabowski.
Grabowski thuds his right hand into Ernst's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ernst misses with an uppercut.
Grabowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski misses with a body shot.
Ernst ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grabowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ernst dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grabowski throws a leg kick but Ernst moved away.
Grabowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ernst moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grabowski misses with a few strikes there.
Grabowski walks into a jab.

Ernst clinches up with Grabowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Ernst misses with a knee strike.

Ernst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grabowski cracks Ernst with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski misses the body punch
and Ernst counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grabowski thinking.
Ernst scores with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ernst, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grabowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grabowski swinging wildly here.
Grabowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ernst.
Grabowski is looking to land body kicks.
Grabowski lands a really nice looking cross but Ernst seems unphased.
Ernst throws a right and a left that Grabowski avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski scores with a nice right hand.
Ernst throws a body punch but Grabowski moves out of range.
Grabowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ernst definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grabowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ernst fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grabowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Ernst.
A head kick misses from Grabowski.
Ernst defending well as Grabowski loads up on a big left hand.
Grabowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ernst counters with a nice uppercut.
Borys Grabowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernst gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grabowski.
Grabowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Ernst moves in looking to clinch but Grabowski pushes him off.
Grabowski avoids the body shot from Ernst.
Grabowski moves forwards but Ernst connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ernst takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ernst at a distance.
Grabowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grabowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Ernst is just out of range.
Grabowski connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borys Grabowski 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.

Grabowski misses with a body kick.
Grabowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ernst takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grabowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ernst.
Grabowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ernst manages to avoid it.
Grabowski swings away with a body shot that misses

and Ernst holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Grabowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ernst throws a solid leg kick but Grabowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ernst.
Grabowski misses with a hook.
Ernst is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grabowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grabowski with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernst dodges the punch combination from Grabowski.
Grabowski ducks right into an uppercut from Ernst.
Ernst moves away from the strike by Grabowski.
Ernst wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grabowski throws a shot from downtown. Ernst moves away and avoids it.
Grabowski misses with a looping right.
Ernst takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ernst slips a jab and a cross from Grabowski.
Ernst slips a straight right by Grabowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernst uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grabowski.
Grabowski wants to slow Ernst down by chopping away at his legs.

Ernst clinches up with Grabowski and pushes him back against the cage.

Grabowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grabowski ducks under a wild hook from Ernst.
Ernst connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ernst throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ernst moves to clinch but Grabowski breaks away
and Grabowski counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Ernst is rocked!
Grabowski throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Ernst is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grabowski cracks Ernst with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ernst tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Grabowski pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ernst is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borys Grabowski!
During a confident post fight interview, Borys Grabowski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.