PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Grzegorz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (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.

Grzegorz
vs
Lee

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mateusz Grzegorz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grzegorz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Grzegorz moves out of range easily.
Grzegorz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grzegorz gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grzegorz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateusz Grzegorz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grzegorz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grzegorz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grzegorz misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grzegorz prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Lee goes for a takedown attempt but Grzegorz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mateusz Grzegorz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grzegorz wants to clinch
and Lee counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee clinches.

Grzegorz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grzegorz moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.

Grzegorz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Grzegorz getting side control.
Grzegorz controlling the action here.
Grzegorz passes into side control, despite Lee's attempt to control the position.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grzegorz controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Grzegorz keeps moving and retains side control.
Grzegorz is chipping away with strikes.
Lee being controlled for a moment.
Lee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Grzegorz seems content to control.
Lee pushes Grzegorz off looking to stand but Grzegorz dives back in and keeps control.

Grzegorz is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Grzegorz is breathing heavily.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
Grzegorz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grzegorz raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzegorz controlling the pace for now.
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grzegorz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Grzegorz working Lee over with strikes here.
Lee wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Grzegorz looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Lee taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mateusz Grzegorz!