PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mattias Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grabowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Forever by Throwdown. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grabowski
vs
Johnson

188 cm
25
274 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
258 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mattias Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson tries to clinch but Grabowski moves away
letting Grabowski counter with a right hand.
Mattias Grabowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Grabowski misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Mattias Grabowski has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grabowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grabowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.

Johnson cracks Grabowski with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Johnson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Grabowski to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt

and Grabowski counters with a takedown into side control.
Grabowski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Grabowski cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face as Grabowski controls the position.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Grabowski keeps moving and retains side control.
Grabowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson is trying to control Grabowski's posture but Grabowski avoids it.
Johnson tries to bench press Grabowski off him but Grabowski keeps the position.
Grabowski has control of an arm but Johnson manages to advance to Grabowski's back!
Johnson gets his hands free as Grabowski looks to control.
Grabowski rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Grabowski preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Johnson throws a strike but Grabowski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johnson wants to stand but Grabowski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Grabowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Grabowski!
Grabowski wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Grabowski 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grabowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grabowski.
Grabowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Grabowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grabowski looking to pass the guard.
Grabowski lands a couple of elbows.
Grabowski is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Grabowski with a nice head shot there.
Grabowski could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Grabowski advances position into side control!
Johnson being controlled for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tom Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mattias Grabowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grabowski throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Grabowski misses with an uppercut.
Grabowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grabowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grabowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grabowski tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson with a poor takedown

so Grabowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson 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 controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grabowski works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Grabowski from controlling successfully.
Grabowski throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grabowski's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Grabowski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Grabowski wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grabowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Grabowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson wants to stand up but Grabowski is controlling him.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Grabowski from controlling successfully.
Grabowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grabowski passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Grabowski wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Grabowski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Grabowski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson!
Grabowski breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grabowski landing strikes from the mount.
Grabowski controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to hold on but Grabowski postures up.
Grabowski controlling his opponent.
Grabowski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grabowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mattias Grabowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mattias Grabowski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.

Grabowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grabowski is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Grabowski.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Grabowski's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mattias Grabowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grabowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grabowski prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Grabowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Grabowski misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Grabowski badly! He tries to strike back but Johnson puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Grabowski out cold! Oh man, Grabowski will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Johnson!