PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Grygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubereem comes to the cage accompanied by CRO-MAGS - We Gotta Know. Grygiel has chosen Sobota- Za damski h... as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ubereem
vs
Grygiel

195 cm
28
190 lbs
13 - 15 - 0

187 cm
30
185 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

***** Supertouch Clothing *****

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Ubereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Grygiel!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ubereem rushes Grygiel and presses him up against the cage.

Ubereem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grygiel shoots and misses

and Ubereem holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ubereem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Grygiel gets control of Ubereem's arms and successfully pulls guard. Grygiel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grygiel trying to keep a closed guard but Ubereem is proving a slippery customer.
Ubereem wanted to stand there but Grygiel had control of the position.

Grygiel is working an open guard so Ubereem takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Grygiel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ubereem defends it nicely.
Ubereem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ubereem fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grygiel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ubereem tries to clinch but Grygiel is having none of it.
Ubereem lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Artur Grygiel has been cut.
Ubereem wants to clinch but Grygiel slips to the side

so Grygiel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grygiel throws a big right hand that misses.
Ubereem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Ubereem pushes Grygiel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ubereem wants to clinch.
Grygiel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ubereem but Ubereem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alistair Ubereem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Grygiel.
Ubereem displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grygiel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ubereem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem tries to clinch up but Grygiel circles away and keeps his distance.
Grygiel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Alistair Ubereem has been cut.
Ubereem tries to clinch but Grygiel moves out of range.
Grygiel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ubereem swivels and escapes.

Grygiel scores with a takedown into Ubereem's guard.
Grygiel won't allow Ubereem to get back to his feet.

Ubereem is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ubereem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ubereem lands a nice elbow.
Ubereem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grygiel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ubereem with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ubereem breaks the clinch.

Ubereem moves into the clinch successfully.
Grygiel is trying to break the clinch but Ubereem is controlling him.
Ubereem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ubereem throws an elbow but misses.

Grygiel breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Ubereem.
Ubereem looks to land a combination. Grygiel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Ubereem closes the distance and pushes Grygiel back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Ubereem to work.
Nice elbow from Ubereem.

Grygiel pulls Ubereem into guard.
Ubereem wanted to stand there but Grygiel had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Grygiel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Grygiel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ubereem's guard.
Ubereem looking for a sweep. Not yet Ubereem, not yet.
Grygiel postures up in Ubereem's guard and throws a big left but Ubereem blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ubereem uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ubereem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ubereem fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Ubereem dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ubereem wants to clinch
and Grygiel counters with a stiff right hand.
Grygiel keeps the fight on the outside.
Ubereem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grygiel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ubereem wants to clinch up but Grygiel keeps it at a distance.
Grygiel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Ubereem. No joy for Grygiel on that attempt.
Alistair Ubereem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ubereem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ubereem connects with a solid leg kick.
Ubereem throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grygiel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ubereem takes one on the button.

Ubereem is rocked!
Ubereem tries to clinch up
and Grygiel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ubereem fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grygiel misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ubereem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ubereem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ubereem lands a hook that snaps the head of Grygiel backwards.
Ubereem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Artur Grygiel's cut even more.

Grygiel breaks the clinch.
Grygiel shoots for a double leg takedown but Ubereem sprawls well. He's pushed Grygiel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch but Grygiel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grygiel misses with a takedown
and Ubereem counters with a left to the body.
Alistair Ubereem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Grygiel.
Grygiel keeps the fight on the outside.
Ubereem sizes up Grygiel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ubereem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grygiel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grygiel swats away the attempt to clinch by Ubereem.
Grygiel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grygiel swats away the attempt to clinch by Ubereem.
Ubereem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ubereem tries to clinch there but Grygiel circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ubereem wants to clinch up but Grygiel keeps it at a distance.
Alistair Ubereem is winning the standup battle so far.

Ubereem closes the distance and pushes Grygiel back into the cage.

Ubereem manages to break the clinch.
Grygiel closes the distance and clinches up with Ubereem, looking for a takedown. Grygiel pushes Ubereem against the cage but Ubereem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grygiel avoids the head kick by Ubereem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem looks to land a left hand but Grygiel moved out of range nicely.
Grygiel dives in and grabs Ubereem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ubereem pushes down on Grygiel's head and hops out.
Alistair Ubereem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grygiel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ubereem moves in looking to clinch but Grygiel pushes him off.
Grygiel fails to land with a series of punches.
Ubereem slaps away a takedown attempt from Grygiel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ubereem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grygiel is breathing heavily.

Ubereem moves into range and clinches up with Grygiel.
Ubereem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ubereem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Ubereem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem lands a damaging elbow.
Grygiel takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Artur Grygiel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ubereem is stalling here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Ubereem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grygiel tries to pull guard but Ubereem won't allow it.
Ubereem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ubereem displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grygiel up against the cage.
Ubereem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Ubereem dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ubereem tries to clinch but Grygiel is having none of it.
Ubereem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grygiel misses with a body kick.
Grygiel takes one on the button.
Ubereem stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ubereem wants it to stay on the feet.
Ubereem fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ubereem gets a clinch.
Ubereem lands an elbow inside.

Artur Grygiel'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 Artur Grygiel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alistair Ubereem!
Our winner, Alistair Ubereem, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.