PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Slowinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley- Bad Boys. 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 Paul Slowinski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Greco
vs
Slowinski

188 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Slowinski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slowinski counters with a stiff right hand.
Greco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Greco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greco moves to clinch but Slowinski breaks away
and Slowinski counters with a straight right hand.
Slowinski throws a leg kick that misses.
Greco tries to clinch there but Slowinski circles away.
Greco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slowinski looks gassed!
Greco tries to clinch up but Slowinski circles away and keeps his distance.

Greco clinches up against the cage.
Greco misses with a knee to the head.

Greco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Greco rushes Slowinski and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Greco breaks from the clinch.
Slowinski with a lazy takedown attempt

and Greco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Greco.
Slowinski fails to pull guard.
Slowinski has had enough of the clinch but Greco keeps him there for the moment.

Greco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slowinski throws a lazy head kick
and Greco counters with a head kick.
Greco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slowinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Greco pushes Slowinski up against the cage in a clinch.

Greco manages to break the clinch.
Greco throws a sloppy head kick and Slowinski moves out of range easily.
Slowinski wants to clinch but Greco slips to the side

and Greco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Greco breaks from the clinch.
Greco tries to clinch but Slowinski moves out of range.
Greco tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slowinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Greco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greco misses with a double jab.
Greco throws a head kick that misses
and Slowinski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Greco thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slowinski avoids the head kick by Greco.
Greco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Slowinski darts in and clinches Greco up against the cage.
Slowinski is trying to drag Greco to the mat but Greco just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sam Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Slowinski.
Slowinski can't break the clinch.

Greco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Greco lands a left and a right that send Slowinski crashing to the mat, dazed. Greco thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Paul Slowinski has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slowinski gets tackled into the cage by Greco. Greco maintains the clinch.
Slowinski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Greco unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Greco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sam Greco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greco doesn't manage to clinch there - Slowinski circles away.

Greco clinches with his opponent.

Greco breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Slowinski misses

and Greco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Greco.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greco.

Greco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slowinski takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco throws a quick inside leg kick.

Greco has Slowinski up against the cage in a clinch.

Greco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Greco misses with a head kick.

Greco darts in and clinches Slowinski up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Greco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slowinski throws a push kick but Greco slaps the foot to one side.
Greco scoring well with a low kick there.
Greco lands a big head kick that sends Slowinski to the canvas! Greco follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Greco!