PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Kolaczkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Reddinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolaczkowski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eminem - Almost Famous. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kolaczkowski
vs
Reddinger

188 cm
22
265 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
270 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomasz Kolaczkowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Reddinger!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolaczkowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reddinger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reddinger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kolaczkowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Reddinger throws a right and a left that Kolaczkowski avoids nicely.
Reddinger tries to clinch
and Kolaczkowski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reddinger thinking.
Reddinger moves to clinch but Kolaczkowski breaks away

and Kolaczkowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kolaczkowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reddinger keeping moving, preventing Kolaczkowski from controlling successfully.
Kolaczkowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reddinger keeping moving, preventing Kolaczkowski from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kolaczkowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tomasz Kolaczkowski just wasn't active enough.
Kolaczkowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddinger lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Tomasz Kolaczkowski has been cut.
Kolaczkowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reddinger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolaczkowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kolaczkowski throws a sloppy head kick and Reddinger moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Reddinger. Beautiful body shot.
Reddinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reddinger misses with a combination
and Kolaczkowski counters with a left to the body.
Kolaczkowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reddinger's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolaczkowski dodges the punch combination from Reddinger.
Reddinger looks to land a combination but Kolaczkowski avoids it well.
Reddinger looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddinger misses with a body kick.
Reddinger falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kolaczkowski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Reddinger!
Reddinger tries to hold on but Kolaczkowski pushes him away.
Kolaczkowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reddinger regains half guard.
Kolaczkowski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Reddinger is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddinger moves into full guard.
Reddinger wants to sweep but no luck.
Reddinger throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kolaczkowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kolaczkowski stopping the sweep attempt from Reddinger.
Kolaczkowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reddinger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kolaczkowski's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolaczkowski is pulling down on Reddinger's head to control his posture.
Kolaczkowski keeping full guard, as Reddinger tries to pass.
Kolaczkowski being controlled here, momentarily.
Reddinger wants to control from the top but Kolaczkowski keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Kolaczkowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Kolaczkowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reddinger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kolaczkowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Reddinger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kolaczkowski counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Tommy Reddinger has been cut.
Reddinger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kolaczkowski counters with a straight right hand.
Kolaczkowski tries to clinch but Reddinger moves out of range.
Reddinger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reddinger misses with a few strikes there.
Kolaczkowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kolaczkowski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reddinger throws a combination that misses

and Kolaczkowski counters by clinching up.
Reddinger trying to stall but Kolaczkowski improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kolaczkowski.
Reddinger is breathing heavily.
Reddinger tries to stall but Kolaczkowski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kolaczkowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolaczkowski lands with a left to the head.
Kolaczkowski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reddinger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reddinger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kolaczkowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kolaczkowski.
Kolaczkowski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reddinger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kolaczkowski lands an elbow inside.
Kolaczkowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kolaczkowski taking a breather.
Reddinger stalling in the clinch but Kolaczkowski improves position.
Kolaczkowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kolaczkowski.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right handed body shot lands from Kolaczkowski.
Kolaczkowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reddinger or not.
Reddinger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kolaczkowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddinger slowing the pace effectively.
Kolaczkowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kolaczkowski lands a left hand.
Kolaczkowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reddinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reddinger taking a breather.
Kolaczkowski lands a right hand.

Kolaczkowski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Reddinger regains guard.
Kolaczkowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kolaczkowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reddinger wants to sweep but no luck.
Reddinger keeping moving, preventing Kolaczkowski from controlling successfully.
Reddinger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reddinger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kolaczkowski controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Tomasz Kolaczkowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Reddinger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kolaczkowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kolaczkowski can't find room to land a body shot as Reddinger controls the action.
Kolaczkowski is leaning against Reddinger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kolaczkowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kolaczkowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kolaczkowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reddinger or not.
Nice body punch from Kolaczkowski.
A head punch on the inside from Kolaczkowski fails to land.
Kolaczkowski lands a shot to the body.
Kolaczkowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kolaczkowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kolaczkowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Reddinger avoids the damage to the body.
Reddinger tries to stall but Kolaczkowski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kolaczkowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kolaczkowski.
Reddinger is trying to stall.
Kolaczkowski is looking to control Reddinger's arms but Reddinger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kolaczkowski has his back to the cage.
Reddinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kolaczkowski is keeping busy.
Reddinger seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Kolaczkowski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reddinger avoids a wild elbow strike from Kolaczkowski.
Reddinger is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommy Reddinger.
Reddinger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reddinger stalks Kolaczkowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kolaczkowski's face. Kolaczkowski staggers backwards, shaken.
Kolaczkowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reddinger on the side of the head.
Kolaczkowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Kolaczkowski dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reddinger misses with a combination

and Kolaczkowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kolaczkowski.
Reddinger is trying to stall.
Kolaczkowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kolaczkowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Kolaczkowski digs a right hand into Reddinger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reddinger's gas tank.
Kolaczkowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
Kolaczkowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
Kolaczkowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kolaczkowski lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kolaczkowski.
Kolaczkowski digs a right hand underneath Reddinger's ribcage. Reddinger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Kolaczkowski.
Kolaczkowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Kolaczkowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reddinger can do to turn this around?
Kolaczkowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolaczkowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Kolaczkowski turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kolaczkowski manages to end up in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolaczkowski throws an elbow but Reddinger slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Kolaczkowski seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kolaczkowski controls the position from side control.
Kolaczkowski trying to control the position but Reddinger is working away.
Reddinger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kolaczkowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reddinger keeps working.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kolaczkowski avoids the strikes from the bottom by Reddinger.
Kolaczkowski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kolaczkowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reddinger keeps working.
Reddinger is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reddinger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reddinger is not content to let Kolaczkowski control the position.
Reddinger throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Reddinger sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolaczkowski wants to control but Reddinger is keeping him busy.
Reddinger connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Reddinger is staying active underneath Kolaczkowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reddinger throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Reddinger misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Reddinger misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kolaczkowski wants to pass to mount but Reddinger is defending the position.
Reddinger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reddinger keeping moving, preventing Kolaczkowski from controlling successfully.
Reddinger trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Reddinger is trying to control the position but Kolaczkowski postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reddinger wants to sweep but no luck.
Kolaczkowski wants to control from the top but Reddinger keeps moving.
Kolaczkowski postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reddinger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kolaczkowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kolaczkowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tomasz Kolaczkowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Reddinger pushes Kolaczkowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Reddinger leaning against his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kolaczkowski.
Kolaczkowski trying to land knees to the body.
Kolaczkowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reddinger controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Kolaczkowski clearly takes 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.

Reddinger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kolaczkowski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Reddinger!
Reddinger is trying to escape the mount.
Kolaczkowski lands a heavy elbow.
Reddinger swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kolaczkowski wants to control the pace but Reddinger is squirming around nicely.
Reddinger is trying to escape the mount.
Reddinger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kolaczkowski thowing shots but they're missing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Reddinger throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kolaczkowski. What's that going to do exactly?
Reddinger tries to hold on but Kolaczkowski pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddinger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kolaczkowski controlling from mount.
Kolaczkowski tries to control but Reddinger wriggling away.
Kolaczkowski blocks Reddinger's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kolaczkowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kolaczkowski tries to control but Reddinger wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kolaczkowski controlling the position easily from mount.
Reddinger working to try and regain half guard.
Reddinger throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kolaczkowski. What's that going to do exactly?
Reddinger sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Reddinger manages to get to full guard.
Reddinger throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Reddinger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reddinger striking from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddinger will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kolaczkowski wants to pass the guard but Reddinger is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reddinger trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kolaczkowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kolaczkowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reddinger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reddinger trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Reddinger throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Reddinger tries to strike from the bottom.
Kolaczkowski won't allow Reddinger to sweep him here.
Reddinger throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reddinger keeping moving, preventing Kolaczkowski from controlling successfully.
Kolaczkowski looking to pass the guard.
Tomasz Kolaczkowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kolaczkowski is working hard here to advance position.
Reddinger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kolaczkowski manages to get himself to full guard.
Reddinger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reddinger stands and throws Kolaczkowski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Kolaczkowski had his way with Tommy Reddinger in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Reddinger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kolaczkowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reddinger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reddinger throws a right and a left that Kolaczkowski avoids nicely.

Kolaczkowski gets tackled into the cage by Reddinger. Reddinger maintains the clinch.
Kolaczkowski tries a body shot but Reddinger blocks it.
Kolaczkowski lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kolaczkowski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reddinger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kolaczkowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reddinger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reddinger.
Reddinger is looking to control Kolaczkowski's arms but Kolaczkowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reddinger has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolaczkowski is leaning against Reddinger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kolaczkowski letting Reddinger take a breather here.
Kolaczkowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kolaczkowski is working Reddinger over against the cage.
Kolaczkowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kolaczkowski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kolaczkowski lands an uppercut.
Kolaczkowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reddinger is defending well for now.
Kolaczkowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kolaczkowski.
Kolaczkowski tries for a takedown but Reddinger manages to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reddinger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kolaczkowski stalling in the clinch but Reddinger improves position.
Reddinger stalling.
Kolaczkowski dodges an elbow strike from Reddinger.
Tommy Reddinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomasz Kolaczkowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolaczkowski dodges an elbow strike from Reddinger.
Reddinger stalling in the clinch.
Reddinger pushes off an throws an elbow but Kolaczkowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reddinger slows down the pace here.
Kolaczkowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kolaczkowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Reddinger.
Reddinger is struggling to control the position.
Reddinger is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommy Reddinger.
Reddinger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kolaczkowski tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reddinger throws a push kick but Kolaczkowski slaps the foot to one side.
Kolaczkowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reddinger drops his hands momentarily and Kolaczkowski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Kolaczkowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reddinger, pushing him back against the cage.
Reddinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kolaczkowski.
Kolaczkowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
Reddinger taking a breather.
Reddinger trying to control the position but instead, Kolaczkowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reddinger into the cage.
Reddinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Reddinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kolaczkowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Kolaczkowski!
Tomasz Kolaczkowski is the new heavyweight champion!