PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Rosalando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grabowski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grabowski
vs
Rosalando

195 cm
23
286 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
290 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Grabowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Rosalando!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosalando has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grabowski.
Grabowski avoids the body shot from Rosalando.
Grabowski thows a body kick. Rosalando tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rosalando will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rosalando swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rosalando shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grabowski wants to clinch up but Rosalando keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Rosalando, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rosalando is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grabowski.
Rosalando ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grabowski moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rosalando takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grabowski lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Grabowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rosalando walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grabowski.
Grabowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rosalando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grabowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grabowski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rosalando looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grabowski is one step ahead there.
Grabowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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.
Rosalando 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.
Rosalando really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grabowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grabowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grabowski landing with the ground and pound.
Rosalando 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 loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rosalando wants to improve his position but instead Grabowski has moved into half guard.
Rosalando is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grabowski scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski working Rosalando over with strikes.
Rosalando tries to get to full guard but Grabowski has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grabowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grabowski prevents Rosalando from improving his position.
Grabowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rosalando wants to improve his position but Grabowski is controlling well.
Rosalando trying to control here.
Grabowski drops an elbow to the side of Rosalando's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosalando tries to get to full guard but Grabowski has control of the leg.
Rosalando is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grabowski lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Grabowski.
Rosalando tries to get to full guard but Grabowski has control of the leg.
Grabowski lands strikes from half guard.

Rosalando is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grabowski lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Rosalando! More strikes land and this one is all over! Grabowski jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Grabowski!
Damian Grabowski retains his heavyweight title!