PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Piechocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Griggs
vs
Piechocki

190 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcin Piechocki !
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs connects with a solid leg kick.
Piechocki shoots in for a double leg but Griggs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Piechocki shoots and misses
and Griggs counters with a right hand to the body.
Griggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griggs shoots in and drives through. Piechocki sprawls well.

Piechocki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Piechocki working some strikes from top position.
Piechocki cracks Griggs with a solid left hand.
Piechocki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Piechocki is working Griggs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Piechocki chips away with some ground and pound.
Piechocki lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piechocki landing some decent shots from guard.
Piechocki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piechocki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Piechocki works over Griggs with some ground and pound from guard.
Piechocki stands up over Griggs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Piechocki is in close to Griggs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Griggs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Piechocki on the ground.
Piechocki cracks Griggs with a solid left hand.
Piechocki cracks Griggs with a solid left hand.
Piechocki pushing down on Griggs's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Piechocki trying to pass the guard but Griggs defending well.
Piechocki working Griggs over with strikes.
Piechocki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piechocki lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs is trying to maintain the position but Piechocki is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Piechocki there.
Piechocki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Griggs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Piechocki working over Griggs with some ground and pound. Griggs looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Griggs is rocked!
Griggs is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piechocki lands a big elbow - Griggs is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Piechocki !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcin Piechocki !