PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grabowski comes to the ring accompanied by Roar. Pounder has chosen Supernatural Ass Pounder as his entrance music. Damian Grabowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jim Pounder's chin.

Grabowski
vs
Pounder

195 cm
21
286 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

186 cm
26
260 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Pounder!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounder thows a body shot but no joy.
Grabowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pounder.
Grabowski misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pounder closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grabowski did well to prevent Pounder getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pounder is looking for a kimura here.
Grabowski wants to improve his position but Pounder is controlling well.
Grabowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pounder is working away from the top position though.
Grabowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pounder.

Grabowski looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grabowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grabowski trying to hold on to Pounder's head to control him but Pounder postures up.

Pounder is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Grabowski is just riding it out for now. Pounder eventually gives up the hold.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grabowski throws a predictable looking body shot

and Pounder counters with a shoot takedown. Grabowski fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski pulls Pounder in to control the position.

Grabowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pounder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pounder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pounder preventing the sweep.
Pounder wants to pass the guard but Grabowski is keeping the position.
Pounder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pounder scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grabowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pounder trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grabowski trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounder looking to pass the guard.
Grabowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grabowski controls Pounder momentarily but Pounder frees himself.
Grabowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Grabowski, not yet.
Pounder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grabowski thows a body kick. Pounder tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pounder throws a body punch but Grabowski moves out of range.
Pounder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pounder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grabowski sprawls well. Grabowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pounder gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Pounder dominated that round.
That's time! Grabowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grabowski misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pounder is defended easily by Grabowski.
Grabowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pounder on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grabowski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Grabowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.

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 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pounder throws out the jab.
Grabowski staying out of range there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pounder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Grabowski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Grabowski throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabowski fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pounder moves away from the strike by Grabowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pounder throws a shot from downtown. Grabowski moves away and avoids it.
Pounder shoots in for a takedown but Grabowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grabowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pounder manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounder misses with a body shot.
Pounder has a takedown stuffed.
Pounder misses with a double jab
enabling Grabowski to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grabowski misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Grabowski clearly takes that round.
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.

Grabowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grabowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Pounder misses.
Pounder is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pounder misses with a combination
and Grabowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pounder staying out of range there.
Pounder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grabowski counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski drops his hands momentarily and Pounder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grabowski is looking to wear down Pounder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pounder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grabowski counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice uppercut there from Grabowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Grabowski had his way with Jim Pounder in that round.
That's time! Grabowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A slow jab from Grabowski misses its intended target.
Damian Grabowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grabowski blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pounder fails with the takedown
and Pounder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder shoots and misses
and Grabowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

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.
Grabowski cracks Pounder with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Pounder.
Pounder misses with a takedown attempt
and Grabowski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pounder really felt that one!
Damian Grabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Pounder.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounder with a lazy takedown attempt

and Grabowski counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Pounder sneaks back into half guard.
Pounder trying to control here.
Grabowski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jim Pounder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski'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.
Grabowski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pounder for as long as he can get away with.
Pounder moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pounder keeping moving, preventing Grabowski from controlling successfully.

Grabowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Grabowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pounder has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grabowski has managed to get both his arms back between Pounder's legs - danger averted.
Grabowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Damian Grabowski.
Grabowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pounder.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Grabowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grabowski 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Grabowski!