PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bartek Lucjan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Tkaczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tkaczyk has chosen Ten Dzień as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lucjan
vs
Tkaczyk

197 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartek Lucjan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marek Tkaczyk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucjan has his takedown stuffed

so Tkaczyk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lucjan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tkaczyk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tkaczyk wants to control from the top but Lucjan keeps moving.

Lucjan is working an open guard so Tkaczyk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Tkaczyk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tkaczyk misses with a head shot. Lucjan uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tkaczyk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lucjan is trying to control the position but Tkaczyk postures up.
Tkaczyk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tkaczyk postures up and lands a big shot to Lucjan's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucjan looking for a sweep. Not yet Lucjan, not yet.

Tkaczyk gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Tkaczyk shoots in and gets a takedown into Lucjan's guard.
Tkaczyk throwing strikes from guard but Lucjan blocks nicely.
Lucjan controls Tkaczyk momentarily but Tkaczyk frees himself.
Lucjan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lucjan keeping moving, preventing Tkaczyk from controlling successfully.

Tkaczyk gets to his feet - Lucjan follows without any prompting.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lucjan, right into the meat.
Tkaczyk blocks a head kick by Lucjan.

Tkaczyk has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lucjan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucjan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tkaczyk counters by clinching up.
Tkaczyk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucjan blocks it with crossed arms.
Lucjan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tkaczyk is defending well for now.
Tkaczyk taking a breather.

Tkaczyk pulls Lucjan into guard.
Lucjan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lucjan wants to control from the top but Tkaczyk keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucjan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lucjan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tkaczyk's head.

Tkaczyk wriggles free and stands up.
Tkaczyk looks gassed!

Tkaczyk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tkaczyk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tkaczyk looking to ground and pound but Lucjan is blocking nicely.

Tkaczyk has hold of Lucjan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lucjan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Tkaczyk is working for a guillotine from mount but Lucjan frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucjan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lucjan tries to lock up and control but Tkaczyk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lucjan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lucjan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tkaczyk landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tkaczyk raining down shots from the mount!
Lucjan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marek Tkaczyk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lucjan has his takedown stuffed

and Tkaczyk counters by clinching up.
Lucjan wants a takedown but no success here.
Lucjan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tkaczyk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartek Lucjan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tkaczyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucjan misses with a takedown attempt

and Tkaczyk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lucjan trying to control the position but instead, Tkaczyk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lucjan into the cage.
Lucjan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tkaczyk has him pressed against the cage.
Lucjan can't get the takedown.

Tkaczyk is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lucjan can't fight it off and eventually Tkaczyk manages to take the fight to the floor. Lucjan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Tkaczyk stands and steps away. Lucjan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Tkaczyk gets a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tkaczyk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lucjan's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tkaczyk prevents a takedown attempt there.

Tkaczyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Tkaczyk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lucjan!
Tkaczyk landing strikes from the mount and Lucjan is in trouble!
Tkaczyk controlling the position easily from mount.
Tkaczyk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tkaczyk landing strikes from the mount and Lucjan is in trouble!
Marek Tkaczyk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tkaczyk trying to control but Lucjan is having none of it.
Tkaczyk punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucjan is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucjan tries to lock up and control but Tkaczyk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tkaczyk controlling from the full mount.
Tkaczyk lands with some strikes.
Tkaczyk landing punches.
Tkaczyk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tkaczyk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lucjan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tkaczyk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lucjan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lucjan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tkaczyk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tkaczyk landing strikes from the mount.
Tkaczyk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lucjan is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tkaczyk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lucjan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tkaczyk working the ground and pound effectively.
Tkaczyk scoring with strikes but Lucjan is staying in there.
Tkaczyk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lucjan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tkaczyk is thwarting Lucjan's attempts to control the position.
Lucjan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lucjan.
Lucjan wants to sweep here but Tkaczyk controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tkaczyk stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Tkaczyk rushes Lucjan and presses him up against the cage.
Come on Tkaczyk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lucjan tries to score a body lock takedown but Tkaczyk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lucjan tries to pull guard but Tkaczyk holds him up against the cage and eventually Lucjan drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tkaczyk.
Tkaczyk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lucjan up against the cage.
Lucjan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tkaczyk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lucjan's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tkaczyk tries a knee to the head but Lucjan blocks it.

Tkaczyk pulls guard successfully.
Lucjan stands and throws Tkaczyk's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Lucjan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lucjan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marek Tkaczyk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lucjan has his takedown stuffed

and Tkaczyk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tkaczyk prevents a takedown attempt there.

Tkaczyk pulls guard successfully.

Tkaczyk pushes Lucjan off and scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Lucjan is predictable there

and Tkaczyk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tkaczyk misses with a knee to the head.

Tkaczyk manages to pull guard.
Lucjan looking to sit in guard and control but Tkaczyk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tkaczyk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tkaczyk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucjan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lucjan keeping moving, preventing Tkaczyk from controlling successfully.
Lucjan has Tkaczyk pulled in close to control his posture.
Lucjan looking for a sweep. Not yet Lucjan, not yet.
Lucjan controls Tkaczyk momentarily but Tkaczyk frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bartek Lucjan just wasn't active enough.

Tkaczyk closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lucjan's guard.
Lucjan looking to control.

Tkaczyk stands up and waves to Lucjan to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Tkaczyk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tkaczyk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Tkaczyk darts in and clinches Lucjan up against the cage.
Tkaczyk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lucjan up against the cage.

Tkaczyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Tkaczyk gets tackled into the cage by Lucjan. Lucjan maintains the clinch.

Lucjan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucjan throws a leg kick that is checked

and Tkaczyk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lucjan tries to break the clinch but Tkaczyk is controlling the position.
Lucjan is trying to drag Tkaczyk to the mat but Tkaczyk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartek Lucjan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tkaczyk manages to pull guard.
Tkaczyk is controlling Lucjan's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tkaczyk pushes Lucjan off and gets back to his feet.
Lucjan shoots and misses

and Tkaczyk counters by moving into the clinch.
Tkaczyk avoiding damage.
Tkaczyk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lucjan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tkaczyk prevents it.

Tkaczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lucjan misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Tkaczyk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lucjan's guard now.
Tkaczyk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tkaczyk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tkaczyk is looking to stand up but Lucjan won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tkaczyk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lucjan's head.
Lucjan working a defensive guard here.
Lucjan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Lucjan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Lucjan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tkaczyk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bartek Lucjan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Tkaczyk stands and steps away. Lucjan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Marek Tkaczyk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucjan thows a leg kick but Tkaczyk checks it

and Tkaczyk counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tkaczyk is working Lucjan over with some ground and pound from side control.

Tkaczyk decides to take the fight back to the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Tkaczyk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tkaczyk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marek Tkaczyk!