PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tasos Ieronymakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cummings has chosen The Misfits - Die Die My Darling as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Ieronymakis
vs
Cummings

193 cm
26
260 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

195 cm
33
254 lbs
33 - 20 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tasos Ieronymakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tj Cummings!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ieronymakis throws a jab when Cummings was well out of range.
Cummings turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cummings lands the left hand.

It looks like Tasos Ieronymakis has been cut.
Cummings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ieronymakis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cummings throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ieronymakis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cummings. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ieronymakis.
Ieronymakis throws a leg kick but Cummings sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cummings tries to clinch up.
Ieronymakis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cummings checks a leg kick nicely.
Cummings misses with an uppercut.
Cummings misses with an uppercut.
Ieronymakis misses with a looping left.
Cummings scores with a punch to the head.
Ieronymakis wants to slow Cummings down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cummings. Ieronymakis does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings thows a leg kick but Ieronymakis checks it

and Ieronymakis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ieronymakis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cummings's head.
Ieronymakis misses with a head shot. Cummings uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cummings 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.
Ieronymakis trying to control the position from guard on top but Cummings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ieronymakis won't allow Cummings to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ieronymakis looking to sit in guard and control but Cummings gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cummings tries to free his leg and advance position but Ieronymakis is retaining full guard.
Ieronymakis has his hands on Cummings's head, controlling the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Tasos Ieronymakis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ieronymakis - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Ieronymakis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cummings's guard.
Ieronymakis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cummings keeping moving, preventing Ieronymakis from controlling successfully.
Ieronymakis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ieronymakis tries to pass to full mount but Cummings defends it.
Ieronymakis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Ieronymakis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cummings has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cummings felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ieronymakis is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cummings keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ieronymakis controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cummings tries to roll over but Ieronymakis keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tasos Ieronymakis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tasos Ieronymakis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ieronymakis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cummings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ieronymakis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cummings fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cummings misses with a leg kick

and Ieronymakis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cummings!
Ieronymakis trying to control the action but Cummings is working from the bottom.
Ieronymakis wants to take a breather but Cummings manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ieronymakis.
Ieronymakis sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cummings trying to control the position.
Cummings working a defensive guard but Ieronymakis passes into half guard.
Ieronymakis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ieronymakis trying to control but Cummings is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ieronymakis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ieronymakis throws some wild stikes that Cummings manages to avoid easily.
Cummings holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ieronymakis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ieronymakis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ieronymakis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ieronymakis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like Tj Cummings has been cut.
Ieronymakis wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Ieronymakis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ieronymakis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tasos Ieronymakis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ieronymakis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Ieronymakis swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cummings is now in Ieronymakis's guard. A big mistake from Ieronymakis there, giving up the dominant position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ieronymakis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ieronymakis working a defensive guard but Cummings manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ieronymakis struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tasos Ieronymakis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ieronymakis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ieronymakis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ieronymakis misses with a leg kick
and Cummings counters with a low kick, right behind Ieronymakis 's knee.
Cummings lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ieronymakis throws a leg kick that misses.
Cummings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ieronymakis throws a front kick that sends Cummings stumbling back into the cage.
Ieronymakis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cummings tries to score with a low kick but Ieronymakis moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Cummings misses its intended target.
Cummings is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ieronymakis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Tasos Ieronymakis's cut is getting worse.
Tj Cummings seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cummings tries to land a front kick but Ieronymakis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cummings buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cummings.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ieronymakis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ieronymakis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cummings.
Ieronymakis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cummings's waist but Cummings gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ieronymakis off to one side.
Cummings slips a straight right by Ieronymakis.
Ieronymakis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ieronymakis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cummings.
Cummings swings for the body but Ieronymakis moves out of range.
Ieronymakis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cummings's sensitive parts.
Cummings throws a body punch but Ieronymakis moves out of range.
A cross from Ieronymakis lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cummings swings for the body but Ieronymakis moves out of range.
Cummings with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ieronymakis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ieronymakis avoids the body shot from Cummings.
Tj Cummings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummings throws a low kick but Ieronymakis avoids it.
Ieronymakis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cummings throws a shot to the body.
Ieronymakis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cummings circles away quickly and effectively.
Cummings checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Cummings.
Ieronymakis cracks Cummings with a good jab.

That has opened up Tj Cummings's cut even more.
Ieronymakis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cummings throws a series of punches but Ieronymakis moves out of range.
Ieronymakis misses with a body kick.
Cummings fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ieronymakis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ieronymakis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cummings.
Cummings throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ieronymakis tries to work over Cummings's front leg with a kick but Cummings checks it.
Ieronymakis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Cummings. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ieronymakis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cummings.
Cummings misses with a series of wild punches.
Cummings blocks the body kick.

Cummings clinches with his opponent.
Cummings blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cummings can't find room to land a body shot as Ieronymakis controls the action.

Cummings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ieronymakis throws a leg kick that misses.
Cummings blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ieronymakis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ieronymakis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ieronymakis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ieronymakis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ieronymakis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cummings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ieronymakis scores with a nice right hand.
Ieronymakis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good shot there by Cummings.
Cummings tries to close the distance and clinch but Ieronymakis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Cummings misses.
Nice defenses there by Cummings.
Ieronymakis takes one on the chin but seems OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tj Cummings comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ieronymakis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tasos Ieronymakis!
Tasos Ieronymakis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.