PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Tokarczuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and For Lulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). For Lulz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tokarczuk
vs
Lulz

179 cm
21
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
175 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Tokarczuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, For Lulz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokarczuk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lulz's head backwards.
Nice uppercut there from Tokarczuk.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tokarczuk.
Lulz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tokarczuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tokarczuk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tokarczuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tokarczuk tries a knee to the head but Lulz blocks it.
Tokarczuk keeps control of Lulz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tokarczuk tries a knee to the head but Lulz blocks it.
Tokarczuk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lulz's face.
Tokarczuk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lulz blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokarczuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tokarczuk scores with a shoulder strike.
Tokarczuk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lulz's face.
Tokarczuk lands with a left to the head.
Tokarczuk lands an uppercut.

Lulz is rocked!
Tokarczuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokarczuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lulz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tokarczuk has him pressed against the ropes.
Lulz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lulz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lulz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pawel Tokarczuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of For Lulz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lulz takes a shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Tokarczuk.
Good body shot from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokarczuk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lulz backwards.
Tokarczuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lulz wants to stall.
Tokarczuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tokarczuk lands a body punch.
Tokarczuk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lulz backwards.
Tokarczuk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lulz can't get the takedown.
Lulz tries to pull guard but Tokarczuk won't allow it.
Tokarczuk with a knee to the head.
Tokarczuk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lulz looks gassed!
Tokarczuk scores with a knee to the head.
Tokarczuk works on Lulz's body with a couple of short punches.
Tokarczuk lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lulz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tokarczuk has him pressed against the ropes.
Tokarczuk scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk working Lulz over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokarczuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tokarczuk lands a knee to the head.
Tokarczuk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lulz goes for a takedown attempt but Tokarczuk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tokarczuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tokarczuk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tokarczuk misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Tokarczuk misses.
Pawel Tokarczuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lulz slips a straight right by Tokarczuk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lulz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tokarczuk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lulz somewhat.
Tokarczuk tries to clinch but Lulz is having none of it.
Tokarczuk misses with a head kick.
Lulz misses with an uppercut. Tokarczuk saw that one coming.
Lulz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tokarczuk counters with a series of strikes. Lulz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tokarczuk is looking to clinch.
Lulz throws a leg kick but Tokarczuk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tokarczuk thuds his right hand into Lulz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

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.
Tokarczuk misses with a hook.
Tokarczuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tokarczuk lands a leg kick that knocks Lulz off balance momentarily.
Lulz misses with a takedown
and Tokarczuk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lulz defending well as Tokarczuk loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Tokarczuk.
Lulz shoots in but Tokarczuk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tokarczuk tries to clinch but Lulz is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokarczuk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tokarczuk tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Tokarczuk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lulz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk scores with a leg kick.
Tokarczuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lulz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tokarczuk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lulz misses with a takedown
and Tokarczuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Tokarczuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Lulz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lulz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tokarczuk but Tokarczuk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tokarczuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lulz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tokarczuk lands a front kick.
Tokarczuk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokarczuk lands with a right hand.
Tokarczuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokarczuk punishes Lulz's body with a nice straight punch.
Lulz is breathing heavily.
Lulz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lulz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tokarczuk is looking to clinch.
Tokarczuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lulz has his takedown stuffed
and Tokarczuk counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pawel Tokarczuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of For Lulz.
Lulz blocks a head kick by Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk throws a leg kick which misses Lulz's front leg but catches the back leg as Lulz tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lulz at a distance.
Lulz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokarczuk lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lulz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lulz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tokarczuk misses with a series of wild punches.
Tokarczuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tokarczuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tokarczuk throws an off balance right hand

and Lulz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tokarczuk holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tokarczuk tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk being controlled here, momentarily.
Tokarczuk is trying to keep Lulz in close.
Lulz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lulz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tokarczuk has Lulz pulled in close to control his posture.
Tokarczuk keeping moving, preventing Lulz from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

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.

Pawel Tokarczuk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tokarczuk scores with a three punch combo!
Tokarczuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pawel Tokarczuk is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Tokarczuk misses.
Lulz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tokarczuk to score with a decent uppercut.
Tokarczuk wants to clinch up but Lulz keeps it at a distance.
Tokarczuk is looking to slow Lulz down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lulz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tokarczuk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokarczuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Tokarczuk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tokarczuk, right into the meat.
Lulz tries to work over Tokarczuk's front leg with a kick but Tokarczuk checks it.
Lulz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tokarczuk throws a nice head kick!
Lulz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tokarczuk.
Lulz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tokarczuk tries to clinch but Lulz moves out of range.
Tokarczuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Lulz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tokarczuk throws a right and a left that Lulz avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Tokarczuk misses its intended target.
Lulz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lulz moves out of range as Tokarczuk strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokarczuk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lulz's hands.
Lulz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tokarczuk throws a hook to the side of Lulz's head but Lulz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tokarczuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tokarczuk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tokarczuk throws a wild body kick that Lulz sees coming a mile off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tokarczuk.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tokarczuk.
Lulz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tokarczuk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lulz is able to avoid easily.
Tokarczuk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lulz.
Tokarczuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lulz.
Lulz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Tokarczuk. No joy for Lulz on that attempt.
Good exchange - Tokarczuk coming out on top.
Tokarczuk thows a body shot but no joy.
Tokarczuk misses with a low kick.
Donk. Tokarczuk catches Lulz right on the button with a cross.
Tokarczuk throws a hook to the side of Lulz's head but Lulz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tokarczuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lulz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tokarczuk misses with a looping left.
Tokarczuk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lulz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tokarczuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Lulz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk looks to throw the jab but Lulz is out of range.
Tokarczuk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tokarczuk leaves Lulz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pawel Tokarczuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of For Lulz.
Tokarczuk throws a leg kick which misses Lulz's front leg but catches the back leg as Lulz tries to avoid it.
Tokarczuk is looking to clinch.
Tokarczuk moves in looking to clinch but Lulz pushes him off.
Lulz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tokarczuk checks it well.
Lulz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tokarczuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Lulz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tokarczuk.
Nice takedown defense from Tokarczuk. No joy for Lulz on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tokarczuk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lulz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokarczuk. That's going to slow Lulz down.
Lulz checks a leg kick nicely.
Tokarczuk lands a jab to the head.
Lulz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pawel Tokarczuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lulz moves forwards but Tokarczuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tokarczuk throws a push kick but Lulz slaps the foot to one side.
Lulz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tokarczuk sprawls well. Tokarczuk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lulz gets slowly back to his feet.
For Lulz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lulz moves forwards but Tokarczuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Tokarczuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tokarczuk, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Pawel Tokarczuk!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Pawel Tokarczuk!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Pawel Tokarczuk!

Pawel Tokarczuk wins by unanimous decision!