PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Grzesiuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grzesiuk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, PSY - Gangnam Style. Jack Fist will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Grzesiuk
vs
Fist

185 cm
31
208 lbs
11 - 16 - 0

183 cm
23
205 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrzej Grzesiuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Fist!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grzesiuk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fist pinned against the cage. Fist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fist scores with a three punch combo!
Fist displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grzesiuk.

Grzesiuk gets the takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
An elbow from Grzesiuk crashes against the mat.

Grzesiuk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fist is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Grzesiuk looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Grzesiuk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fist knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grzesiuk misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzesiuk throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fist parries the strikes from Grzesiuk easily there. Grzesiuk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fist to escape.
Grzesiuk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fist some visible discomfort.

Grzesiuk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fist has escaped the position, nice work there.

Grzesiuk goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fist has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Grzesiuk but great work by Fist.
Grzesiuk keeping his opponent close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzesiuk can't do much from the bottom here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Andrzej Grzesiuk just wasn't active enough.
Fist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grzesiuk fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Grzesiuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fist scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Grzesiuk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist is trying to stand up here but Grzesiuk is controlling him well.

Grzesiuk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fist sees it coming and defends easily.
Fist is looking to escape.

Grzesiuk is working for a submission of some sort.

Grzesiuk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fist defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrzej Grzesiuk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No joy there for Fist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fist lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Fist does no damage.

Grzesiuk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fist is trying to defend but Grzesiuk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Grzesiuk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fist pushes Grzesiuk off looking to stand but Grzesiuk dives back in and keeps control.

Grzesiuk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fist sees it coming and defends easily.

Grzesiuk seems to be working for a kimura but Fist defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grzesiuk is trying to work for a kimura but Fist is defending well.
Grzesiuk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fist is looking to control Grzesiuk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fist avoid being mounted?

Grzesiuk is working for a kimura but Fist is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grzesiuk is working for a kimura here but Fist manages to reverse the position and he's now in Grzesiuk's guard.

Grzesiuk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Fist avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzesiuk has Fist pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Andrzej Grzesiuk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fist leaves Grzesiuk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fist fails with a takedown attempt.
Fist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grzesiuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grzesiuk tries for a takedown but Fist sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fist goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grzesiuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grzesiuk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrzej Grzesiuk dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Fist scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grzesiuk shoots in but Fist avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grzesiuk shoots and misses
and Fist counters with a left and a right that stings Grzesiuk.
Sloppy strikes from Fist. Those never looked like landing.

Grzesiuk moves into the clinch successfully.
Fist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grzesiuk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fist prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Grzesiuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Grzesiuk.
Grzesiuk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fist gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Grzesiuk is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzesiuk has Fist pressed against the cage, preventing Fist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fist tries to pull guard but Grzesiuk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fist is trying to break the clinch but Grzesiuk is controlling him.
Grzesiuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grzesiuk is trying to pull guard but Fist turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Grzesiuk lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grzesiuk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fist is looking to escape.

Grzesiuk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fist sees it coming and defends easily.
Fist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grzesiuk is trying to work for a kimura but Fist is defending well.
Grzesiuk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fist's head.

Fist is defending against the submission attempts here by Grzesiuk.
Ground and pound from Grzesiuk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grzesiuk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Fist is defending against the submission attempts here by Grzesiuk.

Grzesiuk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jack Fist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grzesiuk not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Grzesiuk is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Fist still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Fist has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Grzesiuk tries to buck Fist off but Fist is having none of it.
Andrzej Grzesiuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fist wants to stand but Grzesiuk has his arm trapped.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrzej Grzesiuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grzesiuk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrzej Grzesiuk!
Andrzej Grzesiuk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.