|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieszko Grzmotojad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maya comes to the cage accompanied by Razor. Mieszko Grzmotojad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
26
203 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
|
191 cm
25
200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Maya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mieszko Grzmotojad!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maya tries for a takedown but Grzmotojad circles away easily
and Grzmotojad counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grzmotojad preventing the sweep.
Maya bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grzmotojad's guard.
Maya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grzmotojad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maya won't allow Grzmotojad to get back to his feet.
Maya controlling from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maya won't allow Grzmotojad to get back to his feet.
Maya advances position into side control!
Maya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grzmotojad keeps working.
Maya is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grzmotojad has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya wants to control but Grzmotojad is keeping him busy.
Grzmotojad tries to escape but Maya is in control.
Maya tries for a kimura but Grzmotojad is defending well.
Maya thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Maya is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grzmotojad is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maya working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grzmotojad wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzmotojad is trying to control Maya's posture but Maya avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maya tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maya has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maya working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grzmotojad is looking for a sweep.
Maya looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maya looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maya wants to control but Grzmotojad is keeping him busy.
Maya advances to mount.
Maya wants to control but instead Grzmotojad manages to regain half guard.
Grzmotojad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grzmotojad is trying to stand.
Maya is working for a kimura but Grzmotojad is defending it quite comfortably.
Maya stops Grzmotojad from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grzmotojad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maya working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maya content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maya is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grzmotojad defends it well.
Maya passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Grzmotojad!
Maya wants to finish this one by submission but Grzmotojad is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Maya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maya looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maya can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grzmotojad is looking to escape.
Maya 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.
Damian Maya dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grzmotojad scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grzmotojad cracks Maya with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Maya manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Maya gets back to full guard.
Grzmotojad lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maya is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grzmotojad wants to improve his position but Maya is controlling well.
Grzmotojad wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maya is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzmotojad wants to get back to his feet.
Grzmotojad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grzmotojad is breathing heavily.
Maya wants to pass to mount but Grzmotojad is defending the position.
Grzmotojad is refusing to be controlled, as Maya sits in half guard.
Maya passes to full mount!
Maya is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maya moves to take his opponent's back.
Will Maya go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
You can see the frustration on Grzmotojad's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya is persistently looking for the submission but Grzmotojad is defending it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maya is persistently looking for the submission but Grzmotojad is defending it well.
Maya has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Grzmotojad is in real trouble here. Maya gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Grzmotojad is tapping out! Maya wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damian Maya!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
