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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Piechocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Right Back At It Again. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gracie Piechocki enters the cage!
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210 lbs
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176 cm
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gracie Piechocki!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piechocki scores with a takedown into William's guard.
William can't keep his opponent in guard - Piechocki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Piechocki is looking for a kimura here.
William tries to get to full guard but Piechocki has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piechocki slows the pace down in half guard.
Piechocki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and William defends it well.
William on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if William tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piechocki tries to pass to full mount but William defends it.
Piechocki is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from William as he works his way to full guard.
William wants to stand up but Piechocki is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
William is trying to keep Piechocki in close.
Piechocki has gone for a leg lock! William slips out almost immediately though and dives into Piechocki's guard.
William seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
William trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
William tries to free his leg and advance position but Piechocki is retaining full guard.
William trying to control but Piechocki is working from the bottom.
Piechocki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Piechocki tries to sprawl but William drives through with a takedown into half guard.
William slows the pace down in half guard.
William wants to stand up but Piechocki has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki wants to control but William is keeping busy and won't allow it.
William wants to stand up but Piechocki has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Piechocki is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
William is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
William wants to pass the guard but Piechocki is defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that David William will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
William shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Piechocki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
William will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Piechocki pulls William in to control the position.
William knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Piechocki on the ground.
Piechocki controls William momentarily but William frees himself.
William wants to get up but he can't break Piechocki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
William trying to control but Piechocki is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Piechocki holds on and takes a little breather.
William controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piechocki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. William defends it easily.
Piechocki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead William passes into half guard.
We've been informed that Piechocki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Piechocki works his way to full guard. Good work.
William is looking to pass into half guard but Piechocki pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Piechocki is in guard.
Piechocki wants to control from the top but William keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William pulls Piechocki in to control the position.
Piechocki looking to pass the guard.
Piechocki trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
Piechocki won't allow William to sweep him here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William wants to stand up but Piechocki is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
William fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Piechocki sprawls well initially but William persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
William is looking to stall here but Piechocki recovers full guard.
William wants to control from the top but Piechocki keeps moving.
David William overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piechocki is pulling down on William's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki trying to control the position.
William is fighting to break Piechocki's control of his arms but Piechocki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Piechocki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Piechocki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Piechocki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
William shoots in and gets a takedown into Piechocki's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David William dominated that second round.
That's time! William's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
William bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Piechocki is being controlled here.
Piechocki is trying to control William's posture but William avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Piechocki is looking for a sweep.
Piechocki wants to control but William postures up.
William is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piechocki can do to turn this around?
William slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piechocki is not content to let William control the position.
William wants to stand but Piechocki has his arm trapped.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piechocki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piechocki is looking to clinch but William is avoiding it.
David William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Piechocki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
William has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Piechocki working a defensive guard here.
Piechocki is looking for a triangle but William pushes his legs off easily.
William looking to sit in guard and control but Piechocki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
David William is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Piechocki tries to free his leg and advance position but William is retaining full guard.
Piechocki trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
William shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
William working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Piechocki is refusing to be controlled, as William sits in half guard.
Piechocki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Piechocki is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie Piechocki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piechocki missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
David William showed his dominance in that final round.
Well William has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David William!
A less than humble David William misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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