PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pal Ohmsford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Grominski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maciej Grominski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ohmsford
vs
Grominski

193 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

193 cm
25
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pal Ohmsford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maciej Grominski!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grominski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grominski wants it to stay on the feet.
Ohmsford stuffs the takedown.
Ohmsford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grominski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grominski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Grominski with that takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Ohmsford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pal Ohmsford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Grominski.
Grominski with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ohmsford counters with a takedown into side control.
Grominski wants to get back to his feet but Ohmsford is dominant here and he's now got Grominski's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohmsford controlling well, preventing Grominski from escaping the position.
What can Grominski do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ohmsford missing with strikes.

Ohmsford is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Grominski defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Grominski covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohmsford just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Grominski is trying to break free.
Grominski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ohmsford. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grominski is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Ohmsford's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Grominski avoids the strikes from Ohmsford.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grominski is trapped and Ohmsford is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ohmsford looking for the choke from the back.
Grominski covering up well and avoiding damage.
Grominski wants to escape the position.
Ohmsford really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Grominski.
Grominski wants to control his opponent's hands but Ohmsford gets his hands free.
Grominski tries to break free.
Ohmsford is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Ohmsford is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Grominski. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohmsford keeps control of the position easily here as Grominski tries to buck him off.
Grominski covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Ohmsford connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Grominski to escape the position.
Grominski is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ohmsford lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Ohmsford lands punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grominski moves into the clinch.
Ohmsford is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Grominski is defending well.
Ohmsford is working for takedown but Grominski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ohmsford has Grominski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grominski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pal Ohmsford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grominski tries to pull guard but Ohmsford won't allow it.

Grominski manages to break the clinch.
Grominski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Grominski closes the distance and clinches.
Ohmsford is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohmsford wants to take the fight to the mat but Grominski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Grominski lands a body shot.
Grominski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ohmsford wants a takedown.
Grominski goes for a takedown attempt but Ohmsford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohmsford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grominski pinned against the cage. Grominski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ohmsford fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grominski avoids it really well and circles away.

Grominski forces Ohmsford back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grominski.
Grominski gets underhooks to prevent Ohmsford's takedown attempt.
Ohmsford looking for a takedown.
Ohmsford tries to pull guard but Grominski won't allow it.

Ohmsford jumps into guard, dragging Grominski to the mat.
Ohmsford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grominski is one step ahead there.
Ohmsford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grominski can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grominski trying to control but Ohmsford is working from the bottom.
Grominski throws a strike but Ohmsford rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ohmsford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grominski's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grominski keeping moving, preventing Ohmsford from controlling successfully.
Ohmsford scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grominski trying to control the position.
Ohmsford working some strikes from top position.
Grominski being controlled here, momentarily.

Grominski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ohmsford defends well.
Ohmsford controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ohmsford has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grominski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ohmsford.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ohmsford misses with a takedown attempt
and Grominski counters with a series of strikes. Ohmsford will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ohmsford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ohmsford wants it to stay on the feet.
Grominski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ohmsford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ohmsford leaves Grominski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ohmsford drops down looking for a counter takedown but Grominski sprawls and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ohmsford fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Grominski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ohmsford swats away the attempt to clinch by Grominski.
Ohmsford appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Grominski has Ohmsford up against the cage in a clinch.
Ohmsford is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grominski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ohmsford struggles to land a body shot inside as Grominski controls his hands.

Grominski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ohmsford tries to keep at a distance but Grominski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grominski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ohmsford is defending well.

Grominski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grominski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohmsford slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ohmsford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ohmsford staying calm.
Ohmsford looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Grominski is avoiding damage well.
Pal Ohmsford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ohmsford controlling the position from side mount.
Grominski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ohmsford.
Grominski is trying to escape the position but Ohmsford is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ohmsford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grominski keeps working.
Ohmsford has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grominski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ohmsford content just to control the position here.

Ohmsford looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ohmsford controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Ohmsford.
Ohmsford throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Grominski tries to hold on but Ohmsford postures up.
Grominski blocking the ground and pound.
Grominski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ohmsford controlling the position easily from mount.

Ohmsford working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohmsford thowing shots but they're missing.
Ohmsford can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grominski is looking to escape.
Ohmsford lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ohmsford unloading with bombs!
Ohmsford looking to finish with strikes here!
Ohmsford controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pal Ohmsford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ohmsford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pal Ohmsford!