PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Mendonca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Leonardo Mendonca was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Grabowski
vs
Mendonca

196 cm
22
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Mendonca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski feints and then cracks Mendonca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendonca down.
Mendonca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grabowski scores with a push kick.
Grabowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendonca circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendonca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grabowski keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Grabowski misses.

Mendonca gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Mendonca.
Grabowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grabowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grabowski has a couple of punches blocked by Mendonca.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mendonca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendonca is pushing Grabowski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mendonca utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grabowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grabowski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mendonca continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Mendonca lands a nice knee to the body.
Grabowski is breathing heavily.
Mendonca is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Mendonca.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendonca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grabowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendonca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendonca lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendonca manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Mendonca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mendonca moves into the clinch.
Mendonca landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grabowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grabowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mendonca is stalling here.
Grabowski is trying to break the clinch but Mendonca has him pressed against the cage.
Mendonca dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grabowski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mendonca smiles and moves away.
Mendonca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grabowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendonca doesn't manage to clinch there - Grabowski circles away.
Mendonca tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonardo Mendonca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendonca checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski lands a body shot.
Grabowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendonca tries to close the distance and clinch but Grabowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grabowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Grabowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Grabowski misses.
Grabowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendonca tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Grabowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grabowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendonca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendonca is looking to clinch but Grabowski is avoiding it.
Mendonca tries to move into range but Grabowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Grabowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grabowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mendonca backs up against the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grabowski.
Grabowski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grabowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grabowski lands with a slapping head kick.
Grabowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Grabowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski tries to bum rush Mendonca with a series of wild strikes but Mendonca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grabowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendonca on the side of the head.

Mendonca is rocked!
Grabowski lands a right hook to the body.
Grabowski scores with a nice strike.
Mendonca is still on wobbly legs! Can Grabowski finish him?
Mendonca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mendonca seems to have recovered his senses.
Grabowski throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Grabowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grabowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Grabowski does no damage.
Grabowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grabowski, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grabowski throws a right hand that Mendonca ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendonca also avoids with ease.
Grabowski lands a jab-cross combination.
Grabowski scores with a nice right hand.
Grabowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grabowski tries to land a leg kick but Mendonca saw it coming and moves away.
Grabowski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mendonca's head.
Grabowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Mendonca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grabowski misses with a wild body shot.
Grabowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendonca was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabowski.
Grabowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendonca manages to avoid it.
Grabowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendonca tries to close the distance and clinch but Grabowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendonca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grabowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grabowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendonca moves away.
Grabowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grabowski is looking to chop away at Mendonca's legs.
Grabowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mendonca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grabowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendonca.
Grabowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grabowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grabowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mendonca will feel that in the morning.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendonca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grabowski lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Grabowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grabowski cracks Mendonca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mendonca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crunch! Grabowski slams his shin into Mendonca's torso.
Mendonca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grabowski digs a good hook to Mendonca's body.
Grabowski drops Mendonca with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mendonca! Grabowski dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Vincent Grabowski!