PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Kowal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Gravesend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gravesend has chosen SKRILLEX - Bangarang as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kowal
vs
Gravesend

178 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antoni Kowal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grey Gravesend!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravesend defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kowal.
Gravesend fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Gravesend shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kowal is trying to defend but Gravesend finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kowal flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gravesend stalling away here and it's allowed Kowal to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gravesend must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kowal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gravesend is one step ahead there.
Gravesend is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gravesend stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kowal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kowal throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kowal looking to control.
Kowal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kowal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Antoni Kowal just wasn't active enough.
Gravesend moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kowal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gravesend sprawls well. Gravesend wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kowal gets slowly back to his feet.
Kowal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowal shoots for a double leg takedown but Gravesend sprawls well. He's pushed Kowal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoni Kowal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravesend cracks Kowal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gravesend lands with an overhand left.

Gravesend cracks Kowal with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gravesend has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kowal to stand back up!

Kowal is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowal gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Gravesend gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kowal is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grey Gravesend!
Grey Gravesend decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.