PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomek Tomasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forty One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tomasz
vs
One

183 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 The Island, Tomek Tomasz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Forty One!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One feints and then cracks Tomasz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomasz down.

Tomasz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming One to the mat! One manages to get full guard.
Tomasz sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tomasz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tomasz pushing down on One's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
One is trying to control but can't.

Tomasz decides to return to a standing position.

Tomasz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches One napping and manages to drive through into side control!
One wants to control but Tomasz postures up.
Tomasz controls the position.
One on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Tomasz decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One tries to clinch up but Tomasz circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomasz is looking to clinch but One is avoiding it.
One tries to clinch up.
One slaps away a takedown attempt from Tomasz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
One tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomasz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
One tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomasz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
One misses with a takedown attempt

and Tomasz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in One's guard.
Tomasz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tomasz 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.
Tomasz passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomasz prevents One from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One trying to control but Tomasz flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Tomasz throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Tomasz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
One tries to break free.
Tomasz is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomasz gets his hands free as One looks to control.
Tomasz is riding his opponent, not letting One buck him off.

Tomasz is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but One has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Tomasz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
One is really stuck here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
One is trying to stand back up.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tomasz controlling the positon.

Tomasz working for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomasz keeps control of the position easily here as One tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomek Tomasz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tomasz misses with a takedown attempt - One sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
One shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tomasz pinned against the cage. Tomasz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Tomasz closes the distance and clinches.
Tomasz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One tries to pull guard but Tomasz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Tomasz tightens his grip and picks One up, before dumping him to the ground. One manages to land in guard.
Tomasz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One controls Tomasz momentarily but Tomasz frees himself.
Tomasz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that One can do to turn this around?
Tomasz sitting in guard here, content to control.
One trying to control the position.
Tomasz postures up and lands a big shot to One's brow.

Tomasz drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Tomasz seems to have locked his on tight now - One screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Tomasz, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tomek Tomasz!