PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylwester Karwowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory's entrance music is Chumbawamba - English Rebel Songs. A fine choice. Karwowski has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gregory
vs
Karwowski

192 cm
32
205 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

188 cm
29
214 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gregory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylwester Karwowski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karwowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Gregory misses with a body punch.
Karwowski is trying to drag Gregory to the mat but Gregory just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Karwowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gregory is trying to maintain a safe position but Karwowski gets an underhook and turns Gregory into the cage.

Gregory breaks from the clinch.
Karwowski tests Gregory's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gregory misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karwowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gregory sprawls well. Gregory wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karwowski gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Karwowski!
Karwowski shoots in and drives through. Gregory sprawls well.
Paul Gregory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylwester Karwowski.
Karwowski tries for a takedown but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karwowski shoots in for a takedown but Gregory shows good takedown defense.
Gregory tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gregory displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwowski misses with an uppercut.
Gregory walks into a straight right hand from Karwowski.
Karwowski slips a jab from Gregory.
Karwowski has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory jabs at Karwowski's body.
Gregory stuffs the takedown attempt from Karwowski. Karwowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Karwowski throws a poor cross that misses

and Gregory counters by clinching up.
Gregory throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Gregory pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karwowski misses with a hook. Gregory ducked under it nicely.
Gregory throws a series of strikes that have Karwowski backpedaling.
Karwowski lands with a straight right. Gregory didn't see that one coming.
Karwowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Karwowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gregory tries to avoid it but Karwowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gregory to the ground. Gregory escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karwowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paul Gregory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karwowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gregory pinned against the cage. Gregory gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karwowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gregory looks to land a combination but Karwowski avoids it well.
A big right from Karwowski misses.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karwowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karwowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karwowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karwowski shoots in for a double leg but Gregory sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski misses with a wild combination.
Gregory has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karwowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Gregory's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregory misses with a straight left.
Karwowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Gregory.

Karwowski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gregory to the mat! Gregory manages to get full guard.
Gregory controls Karwowski momentarily but Karwowski frees himself.
Karwowski content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Karwowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gregory manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Karwowski has Gregory in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylwester Karwowski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gregory lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karwowski connects with a looping right hand.
Karwowski shoots in for a double leg but Gregory sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karwowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Gregory sprawls well. He's pushed Karwowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gregory tries to clinch up.
Karwowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gregory sprawls well. Gregory wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karwowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul Gregory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylwester Karwowski.
Gregory misses with a combination
and Karwowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Karwowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gregory circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregory on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwowski looks to land a right hand but Gregory moved out of range.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karwowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karwowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Gregory moves into range and clinches up with Karwowski.

Gregory breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karwowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Gregory tries to sprawl out of it but Karwowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gregory manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Karwowski misses with a double jab.
Gregory stuffs the takedown attempt from Karwowski. Karwowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul Gregory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gregory on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gregory looks to clinch

and Karwowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Karwowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregory keeping moving, preventing Karwowski from controlling successfully.
Gregory seems keen to control Karwowski's posture.
Karwowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karwowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gregory is keeping the position for now.
Karwowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gregory not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karwowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karwowski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gregory thumps Karwowski with a low kick.
Karwowski avoids a kick to the body.
Karwowski tries for a takedown but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Gregory clinches.
Karwowski goes for a takedown attempt but Gregory pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gregory is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gregory.
Gregory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karwowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gregory.
Karwowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gregory.
Karwowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karwowski tries for a takedown but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gregory lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Karwowski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karwowski takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karwowski goes for a double leg but Gregory avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gregory continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylwester Karwowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

The crowd cheers as Karwowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gregory doesn't seem phased though.

Gregory drives through and clinches with Karwowski against the cage.
Karwowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Gregory.
Karwowski blocks the elbow strike.
Gregory stalling in the clinch but Karwowski improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gregory.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Gregory breaks from the clinch.
Gregory tries to clinch but Karwowski moves out of range.
Sylwester Karwowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karwowski lands a high kick!
Karwowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregory tries to clinch but Karwowski moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Karwowski finds it's target.
Karwowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Gregory counters with a series of strikes. Karwowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gregory moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karwowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gregory counters with a one-two to the body.

Karwowski is rocked!
Karwowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gregory.
Karwowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Gregory finish him?
Karwowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Gregory has cracked Karwowski with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Gregory lands another huge swinging hook and Karwowski tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Karwowski, before Gregory can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Gregory!
Our winner, Paul Gregory, 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.