PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grabowski comes to the cage accompanied by Roar. The crowd seem to be enjoying Adams's choice of entrance music: Death Blooms By Mudvayne. Jamie Adams will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Grabowski
vs
Adams

195 cm
27
281 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

191 cm
30
285 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Adams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski has a takedown stuffed.
Adams checks a leg kick.
Grabowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grabowski.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Grabowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grabowski keeps Adams at a distance using the push kick.
Grabowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Grabowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Adams wants to hold on but Grabowski pushes him away.
Grabowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grabowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Adams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Grabowski dominating with strikes here.
Adams tries to reverse the position but Grabowski maintains control.
Adams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski with the ground and pound from mount.
Adams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grabowski content just to control the position here.
Adams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grabowski wants to control the pace but Adams is squirming around nicely.
Grabowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Adams is looking to improve his position but Grabowski isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grabowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Grabowski scoring with strikes but Adams is staying in there.
Grabowski is landing with some decent strikes but Adams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grabowski avoids the attempt from Adams to control.
Grabowski lands a big shot there that rocks Adams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Grabowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grabowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Adams sprawls well. He's pushed Grabowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Adams throws a poor cross that misses

and Grabowski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Adams's guard now.
Adams is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Grabowski dives into side control.
Grabowski misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Damian Grabowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Grabowski.
Adams wants to get back to his feet but Grabowski drags him back down.
Adams takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Adams stops Grabowski from passing to mount.
Grabowski happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to control but Grabowski manages to take his back.
Grabowski throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Adams!
Grabowski throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Adams is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Adams trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Grabowski is staying active.
Good control from Grabowski.
Grabowski softening up his opponent with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Adams do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Adams manages to reverse the position and now he's in Grabowski's guard. Nice work there by Adams.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grabowski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Damian Grabowski just wasn't active enough.
Grabowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grabowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grabowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grabowski moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grabowski shoots in and gets a takedown into Adams's guard.
Grabowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grabowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Adams trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Grabowski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Grabowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Adams swings widly with a right hand
and Grabowski counters with a straight right hand.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grabowski misses with a leg kick.
Adams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adams misses with an uppercut.
Grabowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Adams walks into a jab.
Adams lands with a hook. Grabowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski blocks a jab.
Grabowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grabowski tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Adams misses with the combination.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grabowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Jamie Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Grabowski counters by moving into the clinch.
Adams is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Grabowski has Adams pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Grabowski pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Adams tumbling to the mat - Grabowski dives into Adams's guard.
Adams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grabowski trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams wants to sweep here but Grabowski controlling him for the moment.
Jamie Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking to control.
Grabowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Damian Grabowski.
Grabowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jamie Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grabowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adams sprawls well. Adams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grabowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Grabowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams lands the left hand.
Adams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jamie Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Grabowski gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Adams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grabowski has him pressed against the cage.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grabowski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adams wants to break free but Grabowski has control.
Grabowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adams avoids it.
Grabowski looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Grabowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabowski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grabowski backwards.

Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damian Grabowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a lazy right hand but Grabowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jamie Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams cracks Grabowski with a good jab.
Adams throws a jab but it's blocked by Grabowski.
Adams looks to land a combination but Grabowski avoids it well.
That kick from Grabowski tenderised Adams's leg. Adams is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grabowski somewhat.

Adams waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Grabowski. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Grabowski to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Grabowski is rocked!

It looks like Damian Grabowski has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adams loads up on a big left hand. Grabowski felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Adams looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Grabowski can't hide his disappointment, as Adams celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Adams!