PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Tyminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darkim comes to the cage accompanied by I'm new in da city. Lukasz Tyminski acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Darkim
vs
Tyminski

178 cm
31
203 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

179 cm
35
194 lbs
31 - 17 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alucard Darkim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukasz Tyminski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyminski misses with a left hand
and Darkim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyminski misses with a hook. Darkim ducked under it nicely.
Lukasz Tyminski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyminski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darkim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darkim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyminski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Darkim somewhat.
Tyminski thows a leg kick but Darkim checks it
and Darkim counters with a leg kick.
Darkim misses with the combination.
Tyminski jabs Darkim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice cross by Tyminski.
Tyminski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tyminski misses with a left hand
and Darkim counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyminski misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyminski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tyminski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darkim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyminski manages to avoid it.
Tyminski slips a jab from Darkim.
Nice takedown defense from Tyminski. No joy for Darkim on that attempt.
Darkim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tyminski cracks the inside of Darkim's front leg.
Tyminski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyminski wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alucard Darkim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darkim throws a series of punches but Tyminski moves out of range.
Darkim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Tyminski to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyminski swings for the body but Darkim moves out of range.
Tyminski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darkim counters with a good low kick that Tyminski was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyminski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Darkim fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyminski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darkim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyminski lands a head shot.
Tyminski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyminski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darkim circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyminski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darkim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim shoots in but Tyminski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Darkim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A swing and a miss from Darkim.
Tyminski lands with a cross.
Tyminski throws a series of punches but Darkim avoids them all with ease.
Darkim blocks a head kick by Tyminski.
Tyminski misses with a straight right.
Tyminski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Darkim if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyminski looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkim is just out of range.
Tyminski swings for the body but Darkim moves out of range.
Tyminski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyminski slips a jab and a cross from Darkim.
Tyminski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Tyminski misses.
Tyminski lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkim misses with a double jab
and Tyminski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darkim throws a combination. Tyminski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukasz Tyminski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Darkim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tyminski on his heels. He'll look to pass Tyminski's guard now, I'm sure.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Darkim won't allow Tyminski to sweep him here.
Darkim tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyminski is retaining full guard.
Tyminski pulls Darkim in to control the position.
Darkim wants to control from the top but Tyminski keeps moving.

Darkim is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Darkim tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyminski is retaining full guard.
Tyminski wants to sweep here but Darkim controlling him for the moment.
Tyminski wants to improve his position but instead Darkim has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Darkim is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Darkim scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyminski tries to roll over but Darkim keeps him under control.
Darkim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyminski gets full guard.
Darkim throwing strikes from guard but Tyminski blocks nicely.
Tyminski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim wants to improve his position but Tyminski is controlling well.
Darkim is not content to let Tyminski control the position.

Darkim actively working from the bottom here.
Darkim wants to improve his position but Tyminski is controlling well.

Darkim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim is looking for a sweep. Tyminski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Darkim is staying active underneath Tyminski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Tyminski stands up out of the half guard.
Tyminski throws a head kick that misses.
Darkim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyminski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alucard Darkim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darkim shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tyminski eats them both and turns towards Darkim to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkim misses with a takedown attempt - Tyminski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lukasz Tyminski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tyminski.
Darkim takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyminski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyminski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lukasz Tyminski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darkim shoots and misses
and Tyminski counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyminski throws out a powerful jab.
Darkim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyminski is fending him off so far but Darkim persists. Nope, Tyminski circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lukasz Tyminski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Darkim slips a straight right by Tyminski.
Darkim misses with a two punch combination.
Tyminski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darkim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyminski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyminski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tyminski tries to clinch but Darkim is having none of it.
Darkim misses with a combination
and Tyminski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darkim thinking.
Darkim looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tyminski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darkim.
Darkim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyminski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyminski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Darkim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Darkim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darkim tries for a takedown but Tyminski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tyminski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Darkim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyminski.
Darkim shoots in but Tyminski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alucard Darkim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyminski lands a jab to the nose.
Tyminski thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Darkim fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tyminski to the ground. Darkim is now in Tyminski's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkim is fighting to break Tyminski's control of his arms but Tyminski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Darkim wants to pass the guard but Tyminski is keeping the position.
Tyminski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lukasz Tyminski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tyminski throws a jab when Darkim was well out of range.
Lukasz Tyminski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyminski.
Darkim connects with a jab.
Darkim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tyminski. Tyminski obviously looking to wear him down.
Darkim slips a jab from Tyminski.
A good leg kick by Tyminski.
Tyminski misses with a hook. Darkim ducked under it nicely.
Darkim throws a combination that misses
and Tyminski counters with a big head kick but Darkim shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyminski lands with a nice body punch.
Alucard Darkim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyminski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good shot there by Tyminski.
A punch combination from Darkim misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyminski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tyminski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyminski loads up on a big right hand but Darkim slips the punch.
A combination from Darkim does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darkim tries to work over Tyminski's front leg with a kick but Tyminski checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyminski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Tyminski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyminski 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Tyminski!
Lukasz Tyminski spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.