PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Angel Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Grabowski
vs
Angel Marquez

185 cm
29
234 lbs
5 - 7 - 1

193 cm
20
235 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paco Angel Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grabowski shoots in and drives through. Marquez sprawls well.
Grabowski goes for a double leg but Marquez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marquez continues to drive forward.
Marquez is trying to push Grabowski away but Grabowski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marquez wants to break free but Grabowski has control.
Marquez can't break the clinch.
Grabowski has Marquez pressed against the cage, preventing Marquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marquez tries to break the clinch but Grabowski is controlling the position.
Marquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Grabowski jumps guard and drags Marquez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marquez wants to stand and escape but instead Grabowski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Grabowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grabowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski is stalling in the full guard.
Grabowski won't allow Marquez to get back to his feet.
Grabowski is in close to Marquez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grabowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Marquez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grabowski is controlling him.
Grabowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grabowski stops Marquez from standing up.
Marquez has momentary wrist control but Grabowski slips an elbow through the middle.
Grabowski lands a couple of elbows.
Grabowski distracts Marquez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grabowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grabowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grabowski lands a couple of elbows.
Grabowski working some strikes from top position.
Grabowski controlling from the top position.
Grabowski forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski working over Marquez with some ground and pound. Marquez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grabowski 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.
Well, if Grabowski 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.
Grabowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grabowski controlling the action here.
Grabowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grabowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grabowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grabowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Grabowski decides to stand up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grabowski darts in looking for a takedown but Marquez gets double underhooks and turns Grabowski into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Grabowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabowski has Marquez pressed against the cage, preventing Marquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Grabowski manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez slaps away a takedown attempt from Grabowski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Grabowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marquez doesn't seem phased though.
Marquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grabowski.
No joy there for Marquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Marquez. Those never looked like landing.

Grabowski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Marquez!
Marquez looks winded!
Grabowski is working Marquez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Grabowski lands an elbow.
Marquez wants to get back to his feet but Grabowski drags him back down.
Grabowski controlling the position.

Grabowski stands up and we're back to a striking position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Marquez as Grabowski shoots in.
Grabowski feints a jab promting Marquez to slip. Grabowski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marquez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marquez misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski looks to land a combination. Marquez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grabowski is defended easily by Marquez.

Grabowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marquez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Grabowski landing a few strikes.
Marquez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Grabowski landing a few strikes.
Grabowski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Grabowski happy to just control the position for now.
Grabowski scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grabowski lands an elbow.
Grabowski happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Grabowski dominated that round.
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.

Grabowski fails with a takedown attempt.

Grabowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Grabowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grabowski trying to pass the guard but Marquez defending well.
Grabowski stalling.
Marquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grabowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grabowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marquez pushes Grabowski off looking to stand but Grabowski dives back in and keeps control.
Grabowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marquez can do to turn this around?
Grabowski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Marquez!
Grabowski with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Grabowski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marquez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Marquez is breathing heavily.
BOOM! Grabowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Grabowski with the ground and pound from mount.
Grabowski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grabowski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Grabowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marquez looks a forlorn figure.
Grabowski lands a big elbow.
Damian Grabowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grabowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marquez is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski raining down hammerfists from mount.
Grabowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marquez is bucking up trying to escape but Grabowski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Grabowski won't let Marquez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Grabowski controlling the pace for now.
Grabowski cracks Marquez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grabowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marquez looks a forlorn figure.
Grabowski landing strikes from the mount and Marquez is in trouble!
Grabowski with the ground and pound from mount.
Grabowski landing strikes from the mount.
Marquez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grabowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grabowski raining down shots from the mount!
Marquez is trying to stand.
Grabowski is landing with some decent strikes but Marquez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski with shots to the head and body - Marquez looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Grabowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Grabowski controlling from the full mount.
Grabowski raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grabowski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grabowski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski controlling the pace for now.
Grabowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Grabowski unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski won't let Marquez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Grabowski landing punches.
Grabowski landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grabowski controlling the position easily from mount.
Grabowski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Grabowski landing punches.
Grabowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grabowski lands a couple of good shots and Marquez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grabowski has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Marquez's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Grabowski dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Marquez blocks a head kick by Grabowski.
Grabowski throws a hook but Marquez avoids it easily.
Grabowski shoots in and drives through. Marquez sprawls well.
Marquez throws a series of punches but Grabowski avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grabowski is defended easily by Marquez.
Marquez connects with the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grabowski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Grabowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marquez.
Grabowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grabowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marquez's waist but Marquez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grabowski off to one side.
No joy there for Marquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marquez throws a combination. Grabowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marquez lands a lovely overhand right.
Damian Grabowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez lands a jab to the nose.
Grabowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Marquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marquez throws a right hand that Grabowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Grabowski also avoids with ease.
Marquez stuffs the takedown.
Marquez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grabowski.
Marquez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grabowski.
Damian Grabowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grabowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marquez pinned against the cage. Marquez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Marquez. No joy for Grabowski on that attempt.
A cross from Marquez lands.
Marquez tries to bum rush Grabowski with a series of wild strikes but Grabowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grabowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marquez swivels and escapes.
Marquez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paco Angel Marquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski walks into a jab.
Paco Angel Marquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grabowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marquez defends it nicely.
Marquez swinging wildly here.
Marquez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marquez stuffs the takedown attempt from Grabowski. Grabowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Marquez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marquez wants it to stay on the feet.
Marquez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grabowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good work by Marquez as he checks the leg kick.
Marquez lands a jab to the nose.
Grabowski shoots in and drives through. Marquez sprawls well.
Marquez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grabowski.
Marquez works the jab nicely.
Marquez scores with a three punch combo!
Grabowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Grabowski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marquez to the ground. Grabowski is now in Marquez's guard.
Grabowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Grabowski lands a couple of elbows.
Grabowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grabowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Marquez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marquez can't keep his opponent in guard - Grabowski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grabowski controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is trying to stand up here but Grabowski is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grabowski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Grabowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marquez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grabowski in particular looking to stall.
Nice strikes from Grabowski there.
Marquez taking some punishment here, with Grabowski in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grabowski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Damian Grabowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Marquez looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damian Grabowski.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grabowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Grabowski!
The defeated Paco Angel Marquez had this to say: 'he got lucky ill knock his pu§§y a§§ out next time'.