PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Grubbs (ranked 3917 p4p, 6212 weight class) and Clark Gorzecki (ranked 501 p4p, 705 weight class). The key to victory for Edward Grubbs has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Grubbs
vs
Gorzecki

183 cm
20
195
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
185
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Grubbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clark Gorzecki!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorzecki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grubbs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gorzecki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorzecki. Grubbs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grubbs blocks a jab.
Grubbs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gorzecki. Gorzecki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Gorzecki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gorzecki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorzecki throws a big right hand that misses.
Gorzecki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grubbs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gorzecki 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gorzecki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grubbs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gorzecki back to the cage. Grubbs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gorzecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grubbs.

Gorzecki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Grubbs throws Gorzecki to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorzecki misses with a straight left.
Gorzecki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grubbs throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorzecki.
Grubbs cracks Gorzecki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gorzecki throws a big shot that misses.
Edward Grubbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grubbs cracks Gorzecki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gorzecki moves away from the strike by Grubbs.
Gorzecki looks to throw the jab but Grubbs is out of range.
Grubbs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grubbs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gorzecki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left lands for Grubbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorzecki looks to throw the jab but Grubbs is out of range.
Gorzecki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grubbs connects with a crisp jab.
Grubbs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grubbs misses with a straight left.
Grubbs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorzecki looks for a takedown but Grubbs sprawls well.
Grubbs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grubbs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grubbs misses with an uppercut

and Gorzecki counters with a takedown into side control.
Grubbs is not content to let Gorzecki control the position.
Gorzecki is staying tight to Grubbs's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gorzecki in side control, throwing shots but Grubbs defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grubbs dodges the ground and pound from Gorzecki.
Gorzecki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gorzecki remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Grubbs regains half guard, as Gorzecki was trying to land strikes.
Gorzecki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grubbs tries to kick Gorzecki off but Gorzecki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gorzecki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gorzecki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grubbs wants to get back to his feet.
Gorzecki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grubbs looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gorzecki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gorzecki stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Gorzecki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grubbs looks to land a combination but Gorzecki avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Grubbs dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gorzecki.
Grubbs misses with a wild body shot.
Grubbs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorzecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Grubbs.
Gorzecki misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Grubbs misses its target.
Grubbs scores with a nice right hand.
Grubbs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gorzecki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gorzecki throws a hook but Grubbs avoids it easily.
Grubbs blocks a jab.
Grubbs appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Grubbs misses.
Grubbs moves away from the strike by Gorzecki.
Grubbs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gorzecki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorzecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grubbs.
A slow jab from Grubbs misses its intended target.
Grubbs swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grubbs.
Grubbs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gorzecki's head backwards.
Good shot there by Grubbs.

It looks like Clark Gorzecki has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorzecki misses with a looping right.
Gorzecki throws an overhand right that lands on Grubbs's shoulder, as Grubbs tries to avoid the shot.
Grubbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorzecki can do to turn this around?
Grubbs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorzecki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grubbs moves out of range as Gorzecki strikes.
Gorzecki throws a body shot but no joy.
Grubbs avoids the body shot from Gorzecki.
Grubbs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Edward Grubbs is winning the standup battle so far.
Grubbs lands with a nice body punch.
Gorzecki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Grubbs defends well and Gorzecki ends up having to push Grubbs into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gorzecki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Grubbs with a jab.
Gorzecki ducks under a wild hook from Grubbs.
Gorzecki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grubbs.
Gorzecki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gorzecki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorzecki misses with a looping right.
Grubbs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grubbs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gorzecki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grubbs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grubbs looks to throw the jab but Gorzecki is out of range.
Grubbs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gorzecki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grubbs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorzecki.
Gorzecki might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gorzecki shoots in for a takedown but Grubbs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Edward Grubbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clark Gorzecki.
Gorzecki shoots for a double leg takedown but Grubbs sprawls well. He's pushed Gorzecki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grubbs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gorzecki doesn't seem bothered though.
Grubbs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Grubbs there.
Grubbs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gorzeckis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking cross lands there for Grubbs.
A lazy left from Gorzecki finds it's target.
Grubbs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gorzecki.
Gorzecki with the counter takedown but Grubbs avoids it easily.
Donk. Grubbs catches Gorzecki right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Grubbs finds it's target.

Gorzecki is rocked!
Grubbs lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Gorzecki goes down and covers up as Grubbs starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Grubbs!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Grubbs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.