PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Brookheimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Brookheimer
vs
Tarnowski

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Brookheimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarnowski ducks under a wild hook from Brookheimer.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tarnowski.
Tarnowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Tarnowski jabs at Brookheimer's body.
Brookheimer throws a body punch but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Brookheimer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brookheimer thows a body shot but no joy.
Tarnowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Tarnowski.
Brookheimer swings for the body but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Brookheimer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tarnowski. Tarnowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Jimmy Brookheimer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brookheimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarnowski manages to avoid it.

Tarnowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tarnowski trying to control but Brookheimer is working from the bottom.
Tarnowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brookheimer can't keep his opponent in guard - Tarnowski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tarnowski is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Brookheimer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarnowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brookheimer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Brookheimer keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brookheimer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brookheimer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tarnowski is controlling him.
Tarnowski trying to control but Brookheimer is working from the bottom.
Tarnowski pushing down on Brookheimer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tarnowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brookheimer keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tarnowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brookheimer is not content to let Tarnowski control the position.

Tarnowski is working for a submission of some sort.
Tarnowski controlling the action here.
Tarnowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tarnowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brookheimer defends it well.
Brookheimer won't allow Tarnowski to pass to mount.

Tarnowski seems to be working for a kimura but Brookheimer defends the submission attempt.
Tarnowski wants to control but Brookheimer is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tarnowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brookheimer defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Tarnowski dominated that round.
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.

Brookheimer tries to bum rush Tarnowski with a series of wild strikes but Tarnowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brookheimer is looking to clinch but Tarnowski is avoiding it.
Tarnowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brookheimer. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarnowski, right into the meat.
Brookheimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarnowski.
Good exchange - Tarnowski coming out on top.
Tarnowski works the jab nicely.
Tarnowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brookheimer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tarnowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brookheimer misses with a hook.

Tarnowski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brookheimer on his heels. He'll look to pass Brookheimer's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brookheimer keeping moving, preventing Tarnowski from controlling successfully.
Tarnowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Tarnowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Brookheimer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarnowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Brookheimer is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookheimer keeping moving, preventing Tarnowski from controlling successfully.
Tarnowski is stalling in the full guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michal Tarnowski wasn't active enough on the ground.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tarnowski.
Brookheimer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brookheimer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Brookheimer is rocked!
Brookheimer throws a solid leg kick but Tarnowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brookheimer.
Oh Brookheimer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brookheimer misses with a body shot.
Tarnowski lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Brookheimer up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Tarnowski from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Brookheimer's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michal Tarnowski!
Michal Tarnowski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.