PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Grzesiuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Huntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Grzesiuk
vs
Huntington

185 cm
22
208 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrzej Grzesiuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Huntington!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grzesiuk dodges the punch combination from Huntington.
Grzesiuk misses with an uppercut
and Huntington counters with a three punch combo that has Grzesiuk backing up. Grzesiuk nods at Huntington to acknowledge the strikes.
Huntington tries to clinch

and Grzesiuk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grzesiuk lands a nice knee to the body.
Huntington throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Grzesiuk decides to pull guard.
Huntington looking to pass the guard.
Huntington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grzesiuk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Huntington stopping the sweep attempt from Grzesiuk.
Grzesiuk controls Huntington momentarily but Huntington frees himself.
Huntington looking to sit in guard and control but Grzesiuk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Grzesiuk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzesiuk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huntington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Huntington keeping moving, preventing Grzesiuk from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Huntington holds on and takes a little breather.
Huntington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two 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.
Grzesiuk postures up in Huntington's guard and throws a big left but Huntington blocks it.
Grzesiuk won't allow Huntington to get back to his feet.

Grzesiuk stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Huntington has closed the distance and engaged Grzesiuk in a clinch.
Grzesiuk is working for takedown but Huntington is calmly controlling the position for now.
Huntington is looking to break free of the clinch but Grzesiuk has double underhooks.
Huntington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Huntington.
Huntington misses with an elbow over the top.
Grzesiuk blocks a body shot from Huntington.

Grzesiuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grzesiuk walks into a left hand.
Huntington scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Oh, that's a big right hand from Huntington and Grzesiuk goes tumbling to the canvas! Huntington follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Grzesiuk is rocked!
Grzesiuk is breathing heavily.
Huntington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huntington is keen to just control but Grzesiuk is a slippery customer.
Huntington not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grzesiuk keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huntington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grzesiuk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Huntington.
Huntington perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Grzesiuk is pressing down on Huntington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Huntington wants to pass the guard but Grzesiuk is keeping the position.
Huntington throwing strikes but missing.
Huntington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huntington postures up in Grzesiuk's guard and throws a big left but Grzesiuk blocks it.
Huntingtonis looking to pass into half guard but Grzesiuk pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Grzesiuk is in guard.

That's four 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.
Huntington wants to sweep here but Grzesiuk controlling him for the moment.
Huntington pulls Grzesiuk in close to his closed guard and prevents Grzesiuk from doing any damage or advancing position.
Grzesiuk stops Huntington from standing up.
Grzesiuk stopping the sweep attempt from Huntington.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grzesiuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Huntington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Huntington dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Huntington works the jab nicely.
Grzesiuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grzesiuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grzesiuk lands a head shot.
Andrzej Grzesiuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huntington circles away from the clinch attempt
and Huntington counters with a nice uppercut.
Huntington doesn't manage to clinch there - Grzesiuk circles away.
Grzesiuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Grzesiuk or perhaps it was just good defense by Huntington which made him look bad.

Huntington throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Grzesiuk tumbling to the canvas!
Oh Grzesiuk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huntington trying to control the position from guard on top but Grzesiuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grzesiuk seems to have got his legs back now.
Huntington is looking to work some ground and pound but Grzesiuk has wrist control.
Huntington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grzesiuk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grzesiuk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grzesiuk tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntington looking to sit in guard and control but Grzesiuk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Huntington trying to control the position.
Huntington wants to sweep but no luck.
Grzesiuk wants to control from the top but Huntington keeps moving.

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.
Grzesiuk is really struggling to control Huntington but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Huntington is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grzesiuk is controlling him.

We're going to have a standup here because Andrzej Grzesiuk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Grzesiuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huntington.
Huntington lands with a nice combination. Grzesiuk backs away looking to recover.
Grzesiuk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huntington counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Huntington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Huntington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grzesiuk, pushing him back against the cage.
Grzesiuk misses with a knee to the head.
Grzesiuk looking for a takedown.
Huntington throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntington looking to throw knees to the head but Grzesiuk is blocking nicely.
Huntington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Grzesiuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keith Huntington seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Huntington clinches.
Grzesiuk blocks an elbow strike from Huntington.
Huntington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grzesiuk blocking some punches.

Grzesiuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huntington tries to clinch but Grzesiuk moves out of range.
Huntington tries to clinch
and Grzesiuk counters with a series of strikes. Huntington will be more careful next time no doubt.
Huntington tries to clinch but Grzesiuk moves away

and Grzesiuk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Grzesiuk seems to be looking for submissions.
Huntington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grzesiuk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huntington is looking to improve his position.
Huntington looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntington wants to get back to full guard.
Huntington is trying to stand back up but Grzesiuk is controlling him
Huntington is trying to get back to full guard.
Grzesiuk stops Huntington from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huntington is trying to control but can't.
Huntington wants to stand back up but Grzesiuk manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Huntington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Grzesiuk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Huntington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grzesiuk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grzesiuk misses with a combination

and Huntington counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Grzesiuk!

Huntington wants to work for an arm triangle but Grzesiuk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Huntington is keen to just control but Grzesiuk is a slippery customer.
Huntington is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huntington thows a huge punch but Grzesiuk dodges it nicely.
Huntington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Huntington is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Grzesiuk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Huntington.
Grzesiuk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Huntington.

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

Grzesiuk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grzesiuk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Huntington.

That's two 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.
Huntington thows a huge punch but Grzesiuk dodges it nicely.
Huntington trying to control the pace.
Grzesiuk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Huntington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Huntington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Huntington throwing shots but Grzesiuk is blocking nicely.
Huntington is looking to take a break and control but Grzesiuk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grzesiuk gets back to full guard.
Huntington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntington slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Grzesiuk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huntington trying to control but Grzesiuk is working from the bottom.
Huntington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grzesiuk trying to keep a closed guard but Huntington is proving a slippery customer.
Huntington throws a big right hand that misses.
Huntington throws and elbow that misses. Grzesiuk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Huntington's guard. Nice move by Grzesiuk!
Huntington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four 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.
Andrzej Grzesiuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huntington wants to control the position but Grzesiuk says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Huntington wants to improve his position but Grzesiuk is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Huntington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Huntington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Huntington!