PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ceiba Wrestling Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wrestling Coach
vs
Grabowski

171 cm
40
158 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

171 cm
33
155 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition

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 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ceiba Wrestling Coach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borys Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Grabowski.
Grabowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Wrestling Coach is looking to counter punch.
Wrestling Coach tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Grabowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grabowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Grabowski.
Wrestling Coach misses with a series of wild punches.
Wrestling Coach throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wrestling Coach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grabowski.
Wrestling Coach takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Ceiba Wrestling Coach has been cut.
Wrestling Coach misses the shot to the body.
Wrestling Coach 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.
Wrestling Coach digs a good body shot into Grabowski's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrestling Coach looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grabowski is fending him off so far but Wrestling Coach persists. Nope, Grabowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Wrestling Coach tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Grabowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski scores with a punch to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Grabowski. No joy for Wrestling Coach on that attempt.
Wrestling Coach backing away here, and Grabowski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wrestling Coach swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Grabowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wrestling Coach lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wrestling Coach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grabowski.
Wrestling Coach dives in and grabs Grabowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grabowski pushes down on Wrestling Coach's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceiba Wrestling Coach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrestling Coach walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wrestling Coach scores with a nice right hand.
Wrestling Coach misses with a wild combination.
Grabowski throws a counter combo.
Wrestling Coach misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski digs a good body shot into Wrestling Coach's ribs.
Wrestling Coach avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrestling Coach just misses with a punch to the body.
Grabowski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grabowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grabowski.
Wrestling Coach scores with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grabowski.
Wrestling Coach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrestling Coach fails to land the takedown.
Wrestling Coach just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling Coach looks to throw the jab but Grabowski is out of range.
Wrestling Coach swings for the body but Grabowski moves out of range.
Grabowski throws a counter combo.
Wrestling Coach tries to close the distance and clinch but Grabowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Grabowski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grabowski cracks Wrestling Coach with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Borys Grabowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wrestling Coach walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wrestling Coach.
Grabowski throws a right and a left that Wrestling Coach avoids nicely.
A big left from Grabowski misses.
Ceiba Wrestling Coach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wrestling Coach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grabowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Wrestling Coach misses its intended target.
Wrestling Coach is looking to wear down Grabowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wrestling Coach will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrestling Coach. Grabowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grabowski unleashes a big counter combination but Wrestling Coach bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wrestling Coach swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grabowski counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski throws a right and a left that Wrestling Coach avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wrestling Coach.

Wrestling Coach gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Grabowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grabowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrestling Coach.
Grabowski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wrestling Coach back to the ropes. Grabowski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borys Grabowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ceiba Wrestling Coach's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Wrestling Coach takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grabowski lands with an overhand left.
Borys Grabowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wrestling Coach is looking to clinch but Grabowski is avoiding it.
Grabowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wrestling Coach shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grabowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wrestling Coach takes one to the side of the head.
Grabowski misses the shot to the body.
Grabowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrestling Coach.
Grabowski works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabowski lands a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Grabowski.

Wrestling Coach has Grabowski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrestling Coach tries to work over Grabowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling Coach tries for a takedown but Grabowski manages to get underhooks.
Wrestling Coach misses with a punch to the body.
Grabowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wrestling Coach tries to work over Grabowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Grabowski manages to break the clinch.
Wrestling Coach digs a good hook to Grabowski's body.
Grabowski has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Wrestling Coach swings widly with a right hand
and Grabowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Wrestling Coach is looking to clinch but Grabowski is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Wrestling Coach 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Borys Grabowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wrestling Coach is looking to clinch but Grabowski is avoiding it.
Grabowski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wrestling Coach doesn't manage to clinch there - Grabowski circles away.
Grabowski lands with a nice combination. Wrestling Coach backs away looking to recover.
Grabowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Wrestling Coach does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wrestling Coach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wrestling Coach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grabowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wrestling Coach shoots for a double leg takedown but Grabowski sprawls well. He's pushed Wrestling Coach's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceiba Wrestling Coach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrestling Coach avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Grabowski with a jab.
Grabowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wrestling Coach stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grabowski tries to land a front kick but Wrestling Coach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Grabowski.
Grabowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grabowski! But no joy.
Grabowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wrestling Coach is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski swings for the body but Wrestling Coach moves out of range.
Wrestling Coach looks to land a left hand but Grabowski moved out of range nicely.
Wrestling Coach ducks under a wild hook from Grabowski.
Wrestling Coach just misses with a punch to the body.

Wrestling Coach moves into the clinch.
Wrestling Coach works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Grabowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wrestling Coach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wrestling Coach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grabowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grabowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Grabowski throws out a counter right but Wrestling Coach avoids it with no problem.
Wrestling Coach misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling Coach does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grabowski moves away from the strike by Wrestling Coach.
Grabowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wrestling Coach throws out a loose jab but Grabowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrestling Coach slips under a jab.
Wrestling Coach misses with the combination.
Grabowski throws out a powerful jab.
Wrestling Coach throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grabowski stuffs the takedown.
Grabowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borys Grabowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ceiba Wrestling Coach's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Grabowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grabowski staying out of range there.
Grabowski is looking for the big counter here.
Wrestling Coach blocks a jab.
Grabowski misses with an uppercut. Wrestling Coach saw that one coming.
Wrestling Coach swings for the body but Grabowski moves out of range.
Grabowski lands an overhand right.
Wrestling Coach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grabowski counters with a right hand to the body.
Grabowski misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wrestling Coach fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grabowski. Wrestling Coach shrugs it off though.
Wrestling Coach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grabowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wrestling Coach looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wrestling Coach tries to clinch up.
Wrestling Coach tries to clinch there but Grabowski circles away.
Wrestling Coach wants to clinch
and Grabowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Wrestling Coach gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Grabowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grabowski lands a jab to the nose.
Grabowski throws a combination. Wrestling Coach tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling Coach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grabowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrestling Coach closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grabowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Grabowski avoids a kick to the body.
Grabowski lands a head kick. Wrestling Coach smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Wrestling Coach is rocked!
Grabowski jabs at Wrestling Coach's body.
Oh Wrestling Coach is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grabowski, as that shot connected.
Wrestling Coach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grabowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
and Grabowski counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Wrestling Coach! He's just covering up as Grabowski starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borys Grabowski!
After the fight, Borys Grabowski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.