PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Bimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieczyslaw Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bimbo's entrance music is ICP - Miracles. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bimbo
vs
Grabowski

188 cm
28
235 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

187 cm
22
265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Bimbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mieczyslaw Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grabowski.
Bimbo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grabowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bimbo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bimbo is defended easily by Grabowski.
Grabowski misses with a left hand
and Bimbo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bimbo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A left and a right from Bimbo both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Mieczyslaw Grabowski has been cut.
Bimbo scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grabowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grabowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Bimbo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grabowski looks gassed!

Bimbo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Grabowski keeping moving, preventing Bimbo from controlling successfully.
Grabowski is looking to stand up but Bimbo isn't so interested in that idea.
Bimbo looking to sit in guard and control but Grabowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bimbo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bimbo slips a nice elbow through Grabowski's hands, connecting with Grabowski's forehead.
Bimbo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bimbo is trying to control the action in half guard but Grabowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bimbo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bimbo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bimbo with the ground and pound but Grabowski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bimbo passes Grabowski's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Grabowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Bimbo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Grabowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bimbo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bimbo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bimbo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bimbo prevents Grabowski from standing back up.

Bimbo is looking for a kimura here.
Bimbo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grabowski defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bimbo lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grabowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bimbo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Bimbo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bimbo works his way into side control.

Bimbo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bimbo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grabowski manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bimbo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bimbo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Bimbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mieczyslaw Grabowski's cut.
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.

Nice defenses there by Bimbo.
Bimbo misses with a head kick.
Bimbo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bimbo throws a looping overhand right but Grabowski ducks down to avoid it.
Grabowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bimbos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bimbo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bimbo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grabowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bimbos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bimbo.
Bimbo misses with a body shot.
Bimbo throws a hook but Grabowski blocks it.
Bimbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabowski manages to avoid it.
Bimbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grabowski lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bimbo. Grabowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bimbo cracks Grabowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bimbo is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbo misses the jab.
Bimbo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bimbo throws a head kick that misses.
Grabowski scores with a hook to the body. Bimbo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bimbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bimbo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grabowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bimbo somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grabowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grabowski cracks Bimbo with a good jab.
Grabowski throws a series of punches but Bimbo avoids them all with ease.
Bimbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Grabowski misses its intended target.
Bimbo slips a straight right by Grabowski.
Bimbo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grabowski scores with a leg kick.
Bimbo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bimbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Bimbo.
Grabowski scores with a leg kick.
Bimbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grabowski.
Grabowski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grabowski lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Grabowski misses its intended target.
Grabowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bimbo.
Grabowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bimbo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grabowski.
Grabowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bimbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bimbo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Grabowski as he connects with a hook.
Grabowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grabowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bimbo.
Grabowski lands a nice shot that snaps Bimbo's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bimbo doesn't seem bothered though.
Grabowski lands a head shot.
A lazy left from Grabowski finds it's target.
Grabowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bimbo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mieczyslaw Grabowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grabowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Grabowski blocks the leg kick.
Grabowski looks to land a left hand but Bimbo moved out of range nicely.
Grabowski lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Bimbo.
Grabowski lands a jab-cross combination.
Bimbo moves out of range as Grabowski strikes.
Grabowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grabowski digs a good hook to Bimbo's body.
Bimbo slips a jab from Grabowski.
Grabowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grabowski throws a looping overhand right but Bimbo ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grabowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grabowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grabowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grabowski.
Grabowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bimbo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grabowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grabowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bimbo slips under a jab from Grabowski.
Grabowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grabowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grabowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grabowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grabowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grabowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bimbo is looking to wear down Grabowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grabowski loads up on a big right hand but Bimbo slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mieczyslaw Grabowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mieczyslaw Grabowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Grabowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grabowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bimbo counters with a good, hard body kick but Grabowski shrugs it off.
Bimbo slips a jab from Grabowski.
Bimbo avoids a punch combination nicely.

Grabowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Grabowski.
Grabowski trying to control the action but Bimbo is working from the bottom.
Grabowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bimbo trying to control but Grabowski postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grabowski lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski lands strikes from half guard.
Grabowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bimbo trying to control but Grabowski postures up.
Bimbo wants to get back to full guard but Grabowski has mounted him!
Grabowski avoids the attempt from Bimbo to control.
A nice elbow there by Grabowski.
Bimbo is working to get back to half guard.
Grabowski cracks Bimbo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bimbo is looking to improve his position but Grabowski isn't that keen on the idea.
Grabowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grabowski avoids the attempt from Bimbo to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski looking to finish Bimbo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bimbo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabowski lands with some strikes.

Bimbo is rocked!
Bimbo is bucking up trying to escape but Grabowski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Bimbo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grabowski dominating with strikes here.
Grabowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bimbo hang on?
Grabowski cracks Bimbo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grabowski working Bimbo over with strikes here.
Grabowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grabowski postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Bimbo in real trouble here! The ref calls for Bimbo to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mieczyslaw Grabowski!