PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorg Grabowski (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.

Ares
vs
Grabowski

190 cm
18
282 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

200 cm
28
275 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicholas Ares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zorg Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabowski manages to avoid it.
Ares connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grabowski momentarily.
Grabowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grabowski scores with a shot to the body.
Grabowski cracks Ares with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski lands with a good body shot.
Ares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Grabowski.
Grabowski throws a low kick but Ares moves out of range easily.
Grabowski lands with a nice body punch.
Grabowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ares circles away quickly and effectively.
Grabowski swinging wildly here.
Grabowski scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares needs to keep his hands up - Grabowski had a free shot at his head there.
Grabowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grabowski works Ares's body with a nice hook.
Grabowski jabs Ares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grabowski lands with a hook. Ares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grabowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grabowski lands the left hand.
Zorg Grabowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grabowski connects with a single shot there.
Grabowski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grabowski scores with a jab to the body.
Grabowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski scores with a jab.
Ares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grabowski misses with a hook
and Ares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Ares has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grabowski blocks an elbow strike.
Ares dodges an elbow strike from Grabowski.
Grabowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grabowski smiles and moves away.
Ares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grabowski stuns Ares with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ares gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grabowski.
Grabowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Ares's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grabowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grabowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ares has time to react.
Grabowski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ares gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grabowski.
Ares is looking to clinch but Grabowski is avoiding it.
Grabowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grabowski scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski lands a jab to the head.
Grabowski punishes Ares's body with a nice straight punch.
Ares wants to clinch.
Grabowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Ares off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski throws a shot to the body.
Ares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grabowski sizes up Ares with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grabowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Ares.
Grabowski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ares had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ares gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ares drops his hands momentarily and Grabowski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Grabowski.
Grabowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ares momentarily.
Grabowski misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zorg Grabowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grabowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grabowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Ares off the cage and back into range.
Grabowski lands a slapping body shot.
Ares looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grabowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ares is out of range and Grabowski settles back down.
Grabowski lands with an overhand left.
Grabowski lands a jab to the nose.
Grabowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ares is looking to clinch.
Grabowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grabowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ares was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabowski connects with a body shot that sends Ares's belly button to the back.
Zorg Grabowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grabowski missing with a left hand there. Ares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Grabowski. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Grabowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grabowski clobbers Ares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grabowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ares was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabowski.
Grabowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Grabowski throws a jab when Ares was well out of range.
Ares throws a right hand that Grabowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Grabowski also avoids with ease.
Grabowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grabowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Ares tries to clinch but Grabowski is having none of it.
Ares takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grabowski misses with a low kick.
Ares wants to clinch up but Grabowski keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ares's head backwards.
Ares misses with the combination.
Grabowski throws a series of punches but Ares moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Grabowski - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski slips a jab and a cross from Ares.
Grabowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Grabowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grabowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ares.
Grabowski scores with a jab.
Ares takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grabowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski lands a body shot.
Grabowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grabowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ares.
Some wild striking there from Grabowski.
Ares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Ares 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grabowski connects with a jab.
Ares walks into a left hand.
Grabowski with a hook.
Grabowski cracks Ares with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grabowski lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Grabowski misses.
Grabowski misses with a body shot.
Grabowski stuns Ares with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grabowski connects with a single shot there.
Grabowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grabowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ares manages to avoid it.
Grabowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ares.
Grabowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Ares gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grabowski's efforts to push away.
Grabowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grabowski avoids it.
Ares fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zorg Grabowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A left lands for Grabowski.
Grabowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grabowski. Ares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grabowski swings for the body but Ares moves out of range.
Ares ducks right into an uppercut from Grabowski.
A punch combination from Ares misses.
Grabowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grabowski misses with an uppercut. Ares saw that one coming.
Grabowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grabowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grabowski throws a looping overhand right but Ares ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares darts in trying to clinch
and Grabowski counters with a one-two to the body.
Ares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grabowski works over Ares's head and body with a nice combination.
A slow jab from Grabowski misses its intended target.
Grabowski lands an overhand right.
Grabowski lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Grabowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grabowski.
Grabowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ares.
Grabowski throws a leg kick but Ares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grabowski throws a series of strikes that have Ares backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Grabowski.
Grabowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grabowski with a hook.
Grabowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grabowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nicholas Ares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ares tries to clinch but Grabowski is having none of it.
Grabowski throws a big shot that misses.
Grabowski scores with a punch to the head.
Grabowski misses with a wild body shot.
Grabowski scores with a shot to the body.
Ares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ares on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Grabowski. That snapped Ares's head back.
Jab by Grabowski.
Ares throws a right and a left that both miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grabowski.
Grabowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ares was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabowski.
A shot to the liver by Grabowski. Beautiful body shot.
Grabowski throws a looping overhand right but Ares ducks down to avoid it.
Grabowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ares moves away.
Ares misses with a looping left.
A jab from Grabowski does it's job there.
Grabowski throws a nice looking combination but Ares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nicholas Ares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grabowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grabowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grabowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Grabowski connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grabowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zorg Grabowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ares misses the shot to the body.
Grabowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ares backs up against the cage.
Ares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grabowski throws out a leg kick but Ares moves out of range and Grabowski only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grabowski lands a slapping body shot.
Ares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grabowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zorg Grabowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grabowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zorg Grabowski!
A victorious Zorg Grabowski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.