PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuju Kilju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kilju's choice of entrance music: One Of These Mornings. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Grabowski
vs
Kilju

171 cm
40
155 lbs
32 - 26 - 0

175 cm
36
147 lbs
26 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!

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 32 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borys Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuju Kilju!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilju shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grabowski as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kilju or perhaps it was just good defense by Grabowski, which made it look bad.
Grabowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kilju tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grabowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kilju closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grabowski circles away.
Borys Grabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuju Kilju.
Kilju tries for a takedown but Grabowski circles away easily
and Kilju takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kilju misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilju's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grabowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kilju scrambles back to his feet.
We've been told by Grabowski's head coaches at The Shit House-(12 coaches, all double elites) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kilju tries to clinch up
and Grabowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilju wants to clinch
and Grabowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilju keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grabowski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kilju.
Grabowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grabowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilju takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kilju moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kilju shoots in and drives through. Grabowski sprawls well.
Kilju tries for a takedown but Grabowski circles away easily
and Grabowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kilju misses with a takedown attempt
and Grabowski counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilju throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kilju wants to clinch.
It looked like Grabowski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grabowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Grabowski.
Some wild striking there from Grabowski.
Kilju steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Grabowski.

Kilju shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grabowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kilju wants to control but Grabowski is keeping him busy.
Kilju in side control, throwing shots but Grabowski defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kilju tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kilju has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Grabowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kilju has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Kilju looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Grabowski is being controlled here.
Kilju sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grabowski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

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.
Grabowski tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilju laying and praying for a moment but Grabowski takes advantage and regains half guard.
Grabowski is looking to control Kilju's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grabowski avoid being mounted?
Kilju scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grabowski keeping hold of Kilju's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grabowski is refusing to be controlled, as Kilju sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kilju tries to bum rush Grabowski with a series of wild strikes but Grabowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borys Grabowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kilju tries to bum rush Grabowski with a series of wild strikes but Grabowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Kilju manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grabowski on his heels. He'll look to pass Grabowski's guard now, I'm sure.
Kilju preventing the sweep.
Kilju controlling from the top position.
Kilju stopping the sweep attempt from Grabowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilju showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kilju is looking to advance position but Grabowski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilju wants to hold on but Grabowski pushes him away.
Kilju can't escape the position.
Grabowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kilju is looking to escape.
Grabowski prevents Kilju from getting the reversal.
Grabowski controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kilju is looking to improve his position but Grabowski isn't that keen on the idea.
Tuju Kilju has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kilju manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kilju is looking to control Grabowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kilju avoid being mounted?
Grabowski controlling the action here.
Kilju is trying to maintain the position but Grabowski is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski trying to control the pace.
Kilju wants to get back to full guard.
Kilju is trying to stand up here but Grabowski is controlling him well.
Kilju trying to control here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kilju uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grabowski.

Kilju clinches up with Grabowski and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Grabowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grabowski tries to break free but Kilju pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Grabowski manages to break the clinch.
Grabowski missing with a left hand there. Kilju was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borys Grabowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grabowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grabowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilju.
Kilju drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grabowski defends it well.

Kilju closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grabowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kilju stalls.
Kilju will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grabowski up against the cage.
Grabowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kilju can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grabowski has had enough of the clinch but Kilju keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Borys Grabowski will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!

Kilju has his takedown stuffed
and Grabowski counters with a straight right hand.
Kilju tries for a takedown but Grabowski circles away easily
and Grabowski counters with a straight right hand.
Grabowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kilju.
Borys Grabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuju Kilju.
Grabowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilju shoots in looking for a takedown but Grabowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kilju's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tuju Kilju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilju shoots in looking for a takedown. Grabowski tries to sprawl out of it but Kilju keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grabowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kilju darts in trying to clinch
and Grabowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Borys Grabowski is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski scores with a nice strike.
Kilju uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grabowski.
Grabowski misses with a right hand
and Kilju counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grabowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grabowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Kilju tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Grabowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kilju.
It looked like Grabowski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Kilju drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilju preventing the sweep.
Kilju wants to control from the top but Grabowski keeps moving.
Kilju controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grabowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kilju manages to get himself to full guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kilju is on top in guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grabowski wants to sweep here but Kilju controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilju working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Kilju stands and steps away. Grabowski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Kilju closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kilju lands in his opponent's guard.
Grabowski has Kilju pulled in close to control his posture.
Tuju Kilju has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilju trying to control but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
Grabowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilju.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski controls Kilju momentarily but Kilju frees himself.
Kilju looking to pass the guard.
Grabowski pulls Kilju in to control the position.
Kilju is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilju misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kilju moves to clinch but Grabowski breaks away
and Kilju takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Borys Grabowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grabowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borys Grabowski!
Borys Grabowski decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.