PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitt Thrawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hemp Gru - Sami swoi . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thrawn
vs
Tarnowski

165 cm
20
185 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

179 cm
26
154 lbs
33 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitt Thrawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Tarnowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tarnowski.
Thrawn moves to clinch but Tarnowski breaks away
and Tarnowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrawn just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrawn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thrawn dips to his left and cracks Tarnowski with an uppercut!
Thrawn throws a right hand that misses
and Tarnowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thrawn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarnowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrawn.
Thrawn misses with a left hand
and Tarnowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Thrawn throws a poor cross that misses
and Tarnowski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tarnowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tarnowski avoids the body shot from Thrawn.
Tarnowski thumps Thrawn with a low kick.
Tarnowski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thrawn misses with a wild body shot.
Tarnowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thrawn throws a body punch but Tarnowski moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarnowski.
Tarnowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Thrawn misses
enabling Tarnowski to counter with a crisp jab.

Mitt Thrawn's cut is getting worse.
Thrawn throws the left hand but Tarnowski avoids the punch easily.
Mitt Thrawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrawn misses with an uppercut

and Tarnowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tarnowski.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thrawn is on top in guard.

Thrawn stopping the sweep attempt from Tarnowski.
Thrawn trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarnowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarnowski controlling Thrawn's posture.
Thrawn trying to control but Tarnowski is working from the bottom.
Thrawn with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thrawn manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrawn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarnowski cracks Thrawn with a solid left hand.
Tarnowski lands a couple of elbows.
Thrawn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tarnowski wants to pass the guard but Thrawn is keeping the position.
Thrawn wants to sweep but no luck.
Tarnowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thrawn is keeping the position for now.
Thrawn tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski trying to control but Thrawn is working from the bottom.
Tarnowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thrawn wants to sweep but no luck.
Thrawn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tarnowski pushes down on Thrawn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tarnowski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thrawn!
Tarnowski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tarnowski working the ground and pound effectively.
Tarnowski with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tarnowski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Thrawn is surviving well by controlling Tarnowski's body position as best he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarnowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thrawn is looking to escape.

Tarnowski wants to finish this one by submission but Thrawn is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tarnowski.
Thrawn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tarnowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tarnowski is landing with some decent strikes but Thrawn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thrawn is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Tarnowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitt Thrawn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tarnowski jabs Thrawn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tarnowski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thrawn swings for the body but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Tarnowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tarnowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Thrawn throws a lazy right hand but Tarnowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thrawn wants to clinch up but Tarnowski keeps it at a distance.
Tarnowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Thrawn should have avoided that one.
Thrawn is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Thrawn tries to clinch there but Tarnowski circles away.
Tarnowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrawn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thrawn swings away with a body shot that misses

and Tarnowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tarnowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrawn working a defensive guard here.
Thrawn has momentary wrist control but Tarnowski slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski stops Thrawn from standing up.
Thrawn wants to sweep here but Tarnowski controlling him for the moment.
Tarnowski controlling from the top position.
Tarnowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Thrawn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarnowski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thrawn's guard.
Thrawn is pressing down on Tarnowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tarnowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn wants to improve his position but instead Tarnowski has moved into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tarnowski connects with a nice short shot to Thrawn's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thrawn tries to roll over but Tarnowski keeps him under control.
Thrawn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thrawn tries to get out of the position.
Nice strikes from Tarnowski there.
Thrawn wants to improve his position but Tarnowski is controlling well.

Tarnowski in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Thrawn tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tarnowski!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michal Tarnowski!
After winning the bout, Michal Tarnowski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.