PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Sway - Level Up as his entrance music. Steve King is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tarczynski
vs
King

186 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
29
195 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve King!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
King wants to clinch.
Tarczynski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tarczynski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tarczynski counters with a leg kick.

Tarczynski has King up against the ropes in a clinch.
King wants to break free but Tarczynski has control.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King being controlled against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
King can't break the clinch.
Tarczynski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tarczynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tarczynski lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tarczynski breaks from the clinch.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King misses with the combination.
King throws a hook but Tarczynski blocks it.
Tarczynski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tarczynski slips a jab and a cross from King.

Tarczynski has taken the fight to the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tarczynski.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tarczynski.
A short left from Tarczynski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tarczynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tarczynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Tarczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tarczynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King looks to land a left hand but Tarczynski moved out of range nicely.
Tarczynski misses with a body shot.
Tarczynski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

King is rocked!
King misses with an uppercut.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Tarczynski finish him?
Tarczynski throws a nice inside leg kick.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
Tarczynski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tarczynski dodges the punch combination from King.
King looks gassed!
King looks to land a combination but Tarczynski avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarczynski.

King tries to keep at a distance but Tarczynski has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tarczynski.
King is trying to push Tarczynski away but Tarczynski has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tarczynski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Tarczynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tarczynski prevents King from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski slowing the pace effectively.
King has had enough of the clinch but Tarczynski keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tarczynski.

Tarczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tarczynski misses with a body shot.
Tarczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tarczynski dodges the punch combination from King.
King tries to clinch but Tarczynski is having none of it.
A jab from King misses.
Tarczynski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tarczynski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tarczynski is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tarczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Tarczynski throws a monster overhand right that drops King! Tarczynski follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karol Tarczynski!