PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artur Grunwaldzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunwaldzki comes to the cage accompanied by Within Temptation - Forsaken. William Avery is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Grunwaldzki
vs
Avery

172 cm
20
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
156 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artur Grunwaldzki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Avery!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Grunwaldzki misses its intended target.
Avery drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grunwaldzki defends it well.
Avery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grunwaldzki.
Avery gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Avery has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Avery there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Grunwaldzki misses.

Grunwaldzki has Avery up against the cage in a clinch.
Grunwaldzki stalling against the cage.
Grunwaldzki cracks Avery with a nice body shot.
Avery is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grunwaldzki is keeping busy.
Avery blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grunwaldzki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grunwaldzki stalling in the clinch.
Avery tries to pull guard but Grunwaldzki won't allow it.
Avery can't find room to land a body shot as Grunwaldzki controls the action.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Avery ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grunwaldzki misses with a hook. Avery ducked under it nicely.
Grunwaldzki throws out a loose jab but Avery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avery is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Grunwaldzki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grunwaldzki's corner calls for a 1-2. Grunwaldzki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've been told by Grunwaldzki's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Avery takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Artur Grunwaldzki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki throws a hook but Avery avoids it easily.
Grunwaldzki tries to land a leg kick but Avery saw it coming and moves away.
Grunwaldzki scores with a hook to the body. Avery takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Avery looks to score with a jab to the body but Grunwaldzki is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Avery tries to keep at a distance but Grunwaldzki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grunwaldzki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grunwaldzki.
Avery is trying to pull guard but Grunwaldzki has him pressed against the cage.
Grunwaldzki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grunwaldzki lands a hook that snaps the head of Avery backwards.
Avery is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grunwaldzki is keeping busy.
Avery jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grunwaldzki walks away with a smile on his face. Avery gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Artur Grunwaldzki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Avery.
Grunwaldzki throws the left hand but Avery avoids the punch easily.
Artur Grunwaldzki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Grunwaldzki misses.
Grunwaldzki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Avery stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grunwaldzki misses with an uppercut. Avery saw that one coming.
Grunwaldzki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grunwaldzki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grunwaldzki stuns Avery with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Avery fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grunwaldzki on the side of the head.
Grunwaldzki lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery avoids the body shot from Grunwaldzki.
Avery throws a shot from downtown. Grunwaldzki moves away and avoids it.
Avery throws a body kick that misses
letting Grunwaldzki counter with a right hand.
Avery takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grunwaldzki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grunwaldzki throws a jab but it's blocked by Avery.

Grunwaldzki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grunwaldzki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Avery or not.
Grunwaldzki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Grunwaldzki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grunwaldzki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Avery jumps guard but Grunwaldzki stands there with Avery around his waist. Avery gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Grunwaldzki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grunwaldzki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Grunwaldzki clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avery jumps guard but Grunwaldzki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki has a couple of punches blocked by Avery.
A shot in the inside from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki lands with a right to the head.
Grunwaldzki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Avery backwards.
Grunwaldzki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grunwaldzki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grunwaldzki tries to throw a body punch but Avery avoids it by throwing Grunwaldzki back against the cage.
Grunwaldzki cracks Avery with a nice body shot.
Grunwaldzki misses with a punch on the inside.
Grunwaldzki lands a left hand.
Grunwaldzki tries to throw a body punch but Avery avoids it by throwing Grunwaldzki back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grunwaldzki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Grunwaldzki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Avery throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grunwaldzki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Avery looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grunwaldzki is fending him off so far but Avery persists. Nope, Grunwaldzki circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab lands there for Grunwaldzki.
Avery throws a sloppy head kick
and Avery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grunwaldzki throws a lazy right hand but Avery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grunwaldzki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Avery can do to turn this around?
Grunwaldzki with a jab.
Grunwaldzki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Avery on the side of the head.
Grunwaldzki scores with a leg kick.
Grunwaldzki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grunwaldzki misses with a straight right.
Avery pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avery.
Grunwaldzki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Grunwaldzki misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki walks into a stiff left hand from Avery.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Avery 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Oooooh!!! Grunwaldzki has knocked Avery down with a huge combo! Grunwaldzki steps away and waves a wobbly Avery back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Avery is rocked!

It looks like William Avery has been cut.
Grunwaldzki scores with a hook to the body. Avery takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Avery is still on wobbly legs! Can Grunwaldzki finish him?
Avery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Grunwaldzki instigates a clinch.
Grunwaldzki lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grunwaldzki lands a shot to the body.
Avery tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grunwaldzki scores with a shot to the side of Avery's head.
Grunwaldzki lands a left hand.
Grunwaldzki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Avery backwards.
Grunwaldzki lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Avery to his knees! Grunwaldzki keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Grunwaldzki!
A victorious Artur Grunwaldzki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.