PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Sexton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Grabowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sexton
vs
Grabowski

188 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
241 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clay Sexton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damian Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grabowski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sexton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Grabowski is in Sexton's guard.
Grabowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Grabowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grabowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Grabowski postures up.
Sexton being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Damian Grabowski.
Grabowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Sexton, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Grabowski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sexton's guard.
Sexton keeping moving, preventing Grabowski from controlling successfully.
Sexton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grabowski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grabowski is looking to take a break and control but Sexton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sexton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grabowski on the ground.
Grabowski has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sexton is squirming around, avoiding Grabowski's attempts to control the action.

Sexton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Grabowski.
Sexton has given up his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Sexton!

Clay Sexton's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sexton tries to escape the position.

Grabowski working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Grabowski has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Sexton is defending well but eventually Grabowski manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Sexton has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damian Grabowski!