PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lertphong Thongoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Grabovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Thongoon
vs
Grabovski

190 cm
19
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

187 cm
24
252 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Chainsaw Shack
Chainsaw Shack

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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lertphong Thongoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Grabovski!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thongoon looks for the body kick but Grabovski saw that one coming.
Thongoon misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Grabovski.
Thongoon throws a leg kick
enabling Grabovski to counter with a crisp jab.
Thongoon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grabovski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thongoon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lertphong Thongoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Thongoon forces Grabovski back against the cage and clinches.

Grabovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thongoon misses with a body shot
and Grabovski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Thongoon as Grabovski shoots in.
Thongoon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thongoon.
Grabovski looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thongoon loads up on a big right hand but Grabovski slips the punch.
Thongoon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grabovski dives in and grabs Thongoon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thongoon pushes down on Grabovski's head and hops out.

Thongoon cracks Grabovski with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Grabovski looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thongoon finish him?

It looks like Damien Grabovski has been cut.
Thongoon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thongoon wants to clinch.
Grabovski keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabovski blocks the body kick.
Thongoon wants to clinch up but Grabovski keeps it at a distance.

Thongoon lands a big head kick that sends Grabovski tumbling to the mat! Thongoon takes a step backwards and waves Grabovski back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Grabovski is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Thongoon moves into the clinch.
Thongoon lands a damaging elbow.
Thongoon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grabovski.
Grabovski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thongoon digs a right hand underneath Grabovski's ribcage. Grabovski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thongoon lands an elbow inside that Grabovski shrugs off.

That has opened up Damien Grabovski's cut even more.
Grabovski managing to block the knees to the body from Thongoon.
Thongoon scores with a knee to the head.
Thongoon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grabovski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grabovski takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Thongoon on the inside.
Thongoon lands an elbow that stopped Grabovski in his tracks for a moment.
Thongoon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grabovski avoids the elbow strike from Thongoon, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thongoon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grabovski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grabovski takes a shot to the head.
Thongoon looking to throw knees to the head but Grabovski is blocking nicely.
Thongoon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thongoon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thongoon lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Damien Grabovski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thongoon working Grabovski over with knees to the body.
Thongoon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grabovski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lertphong Thongoon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Grabovski.
Thongoon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thongoon scores a nice knee to the body.
Thongoon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thongoon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thongoon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grabovski is working for takedown but Thongoon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grabovski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thongoon walks away with a smile on his face. Grabovski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thongoon scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thongoon throws a head kick but Grabovski moves out of range.
Thongoon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thongoon throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Grabovski to counter with a crisp jab.
Grabovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thongoon throws a poor cross that misses

and Grabovski counters with a shoot takedown. Thongoon fights it but they end up in guard.
Thongoon wants to sweep here but Grabovski controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Grabovski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Grabovski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thongoon dives on top into guard.
Thongoon thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thongoon throws a big right hand that misses.
Thongoon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thongoon chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thongoon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grabovski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thongoon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Grabovski isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Thongoon stacks Grabovski on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Thongoon!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lertphong Thongoon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Grabovski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thongoon doesn't manage to clinch there - Grabovski circles away.
Grabovski takes one to the chin there.

Thongoon drops Grabovski with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Grabovski looks back up at him and smiles so Thongoon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Thongoon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grabovski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thongoon wants to get back to his feet but Grabovski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grabovski preventing the sweep.
Grabovski throwing strikes from guard but Thongoon blocks nicely.
Grabovski is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grabovski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A chopping leg kick lands by Thongoon.
Grabovski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thongoon.
Grabovski avoids the head kick by Thongoon.
Thongoon looks to land a right hand but Grabovski moved out of range.

Thongoon clinches up against the cage.
Thongoon lands an elbow that stopped Grabovski in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Thongoon.
Thongoon has Grabovski pushed against the cage.
Grabovski tries to pull guard but Thongoon holds him up against the cage and eventually Grabovski drops back down to his feet.
Thongoon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thongoon just leaning against Grabovski, taking a breather.
Grabovski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thongoon just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thongoon tries a knee to the head but Grabovski blocks it.
Grabovski avoiding damage as Thongoon throws knees to the body.
Grabovski is trying to push Thongoon away but Thongoon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thongoon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grabovski is trying to force a seperation but Thongoon has the dominant position.
Thongoon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Thongoon.
Grabovski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thongoon smiles and moves away.
Lertphong Thongoon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Grabovski.
Thongoon throws a leg kick but Grabovski checks it.
No luck for Grabovski with that takedown attempt.
Lertphong Thongoon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grabovski misses with a takedown
and Thongoon counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thongoon looks for the body kick but Grabovski saw that one coming.
Thongoon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grabovski.
Thongoon moves in looking to clinch but Grabovski pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thongoon misses.
Thongoon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grabovski can do to turn this around?

Grabovski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thongoon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Grabovski is looking to take a break and control but Thongoon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thongoon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Thongoon punching from the bottom.
Grabovski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Thongoon is defending against the submission attempts here by Grabovski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabovski wants to control but Thongoon is keeping him busy.
Thongoon holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Grabovski is looking to take a break and control but Thongoon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grabovski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thongoon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lertphong Thongoon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damien Grabovski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Thongoon looks to land a right hand but Grabovski moved out of range.
A shot to the body from Thongoon misses

and Grabovski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thongoon's guard now.
Thongoon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grabovski throws a big right hand that misses.
Grabovski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grabovski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grabovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Thongoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grabovski preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grabovski wants to pass the guard but Thongoon is keeping the position.
Grabovski looking to sit in guard and control but Thongoon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thongoon trying to control but Grabovski is working from the bottom.
Thongoon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lertphong Thongoon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Thongoon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grabovski is defended easily by Thongoon.
Thongoon scores with a kick to the midsection.

Thongoon rushes Grabovski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grabovski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thongoon lands a knee to the body.
Grabovski working hard to break the clinch.
Grabovski takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grabovski has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Thongoon is trying to keep an underhook but Grabovski manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Thongoon manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Thongoon clinches.
Grabovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grabovski tries to pull guard but Thongoon won't allow it.
Thongoon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grabovski's defenses.

Damien Grabovski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Damien Grabovski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lertphong Thongoon!