PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filip Grzybowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Wight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Grzybowski
vs
Wight

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Filip Grzybowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lex Wight!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wight tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grzybowski swivels and escapes.

Wight closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wight tries to move into full mount but can't pass Grzybowski's legs.
Wight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Wight tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Wight is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grzybowski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Grzybowski regains half guard, as Wight was trying to land strikes.
Grzybowski is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight misses with a head shot. Grzybowski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wight looks gassed!
Wight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Wight has gone for a leg lock! Grzybowski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wight's guard.
Grzybowski trying to control but Wight is working from the bottom.
Grzybowski with a nice head shot there.
Grzybowski is working Wight over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wight keeping moving, preventing Grzybowski from controlling successfully.
Grzybowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzybowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grzybowski lands a couple of digs.
Grzybowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Grzybowski connects with a couple of short punches.
Grzybowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Wight has wrist control.

Wight escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grzybowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grzybowski could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wight doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Grzybowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grzybowski distracts Wight with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grzybowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Grzybowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grzybowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grzybowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Wight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grzybowski is in close to Wight's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzybowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Grzybowski scores with a takedown into Wight's guard.
Wight looking for a sweep. Not yet Wight, not yet.
Grzybowski cracks Wight with a solid left hand.
Grzybowski wants to control from the top but Wight keeps moving.

Wight working for a triangle but Grzybowski defends it easily.
Wight has momentary wrist control but Grzybowski slips an elbow through the middle.
Grzybowski trying to control but Wight is working from the bottom.
Grzybowski stopping the sweep attempt from Wight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Grzybowski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wight is trying to defend but Grzybowski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Grzybowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wight does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wight is looking to improve his position.
Grzybowski is taking a breather. Wight says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wight wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grzybowski lands a nice short elbow.
Grzybowski lands strikes from half guard.
Wight tries to roll over but Grzybowski keeps him under control.
Grzybowski blocks the strikes from Wight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Grzybowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wight fails with a takedown attempt.

Wight has Grzybowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Wight tries for a takedown but Grzybowski manages to get underhooks.

Grzybowski has Wight pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Grzybowski pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wight tumbling to the mat - Grzybowski dives into Wight's guard.

Wight looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grzybowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grzybowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wight throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grzybowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Grzybowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Grzybowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzybowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grzybowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Grzybowski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wight was covering up waiting for the punch and Grzybowski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Grzybowski trying to control but Wight is working from the bottom.
Wight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grzybowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grzybowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wight wants to sweep here but Grzybowski controlling him for the moment.
Grzybowski throwing strikes from guard but Wight blocks nicely.

Wight is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzybowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Grzybowski shoots in and bounces Wight off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Wight throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Wight is looking for a triangle but Grzybowski pushes his legs off easily.
Wight keeping moving, preventing Grzybowski from controlling successfully.
Wight wants to sweep here but Grzybowski controlling him for the moment.

Wight looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wight looking for a sweep. Not yet Wight, not yet.
Grzybowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wight trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Grzybowski.
Grzybowski scores with punches from side control.
Wight is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Grzybowski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Grzybowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wight is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grzybowski tries for a takedown but Wight circles away easily

and Wight counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wight wants to pass to mount but Grzybowski is defending the position.
Grzybowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wight.
Wight throwing shots but Grzybowski is blocking nicely.

Wight seems to be looking for submissions.

Wight is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Grzybowski sees it coming and defends easily.
Wight not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Grzybowski dominated that second round.
That's time! Grzybowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Grzybowski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wight is trying to improve his position.
Grzybowski is putting a hurting on Wight here, landing some big shots from side control.
Grzybowski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wight tries to bench press Grzybowski off him but Grzybowski keeps the position.
Grzybowski is working Wight over with some ground and pound from side control.
Grzybowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wight manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Grzybowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wight is trying to get back to full guard.
Grzybowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Filip Grzybowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzybowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wight with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grzybowski lands with a punch from half guard.
Grzybowski is looking to take a break and control but Wight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grzybowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wight shoots in but Grzybowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Grzybowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wight, pushing him back against the cage.

Wight pulls Grzybowski into guard.
Grzybowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grzybowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grzybowski won't allow Wight to sweep him here.
Wight scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Wight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Wight is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grzybowski is aware though and is defending well.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Grzybowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Wight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grzybowski lands a nice short elbow.
Wight landing rabbit punches to the side of Grzybowski's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.

Grzybowski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wight is just riding it out for now. Grzybowski eventually gives up the hold.
Ground and pound from Grzybowski.
Wight regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wight keeping moving, preventing Grzybowski from controlling successfully.

Wight is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzybowski postures up in Wight's guard and throws a big left but Wight blocks it.

Wight is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grzybowski defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grzybowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grzybowski won't allow Wight to sweep him here.
Grzybowski connects with a couple of short punches.
Grzybowski distracts Wight with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grzybowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Wight. Wight gets slowly back to his feet.

Grzybowski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wight sprawls well initially but Grzybowski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grzybowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wight's head.

Grzybowski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wight tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wight is looking to improve his position.
Wight works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wight trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Grzybowski lands a couple of elbows.
Grzybowski throws a big right hand that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wight is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grzybowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Filip Grzybowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Wight.
Grzybowski shoots and misses

and Wight counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grzybowski's guard now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wight's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wight postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grzybowski is keeping the position for now.
Wight postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Filip Grzybowski.
Well Grzybowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filip Grzybowski!