PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall's entrance music is Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McCall
vs
Tarczynski

185 cm
33
195 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

186 cm
32
190 lbs
21 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a double jab.
McCall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tarczynski swinging wildly here.
McCall appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tarczynski thuds a left hand into McCall's body.
McCall looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarczynski is just out of range.
Tarczynski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Tarczynski rushes McCall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCall has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tarczynski blocking some punches.
Tarczynski takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
McCall throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarczynski.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tarczynski obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Tarczynski fails to land.
McCall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tarczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarczynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from McCall on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tarczynski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCall blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski lands a right hand.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tarczynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCall or not.
Tarczynski avoiding damage as McCall throws knees to the body.
McCall trying to land knees to the body.
Tarczynski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tarczynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarczynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
McCall scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McCall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McCall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tarczynski's defenses.
Tarczynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCall misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tarczynski obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Tarczynski tries a knee to the head but McCall blocks it.
Tarczynski pushes McCall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tarczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tarczynski lands an uppercut.
Tarczynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tarczynski avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from McCall.
A right hand to the body from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski crunches a lovely knee into McCall's ribcage.
McCall is breathing heavily.
McCall working aggressively here.
McCall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Tarczynski on the inside.
Tarczynski pushes McCall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarczynski tries a knee to the head but McCall blocks it.
Tarczynski lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Tarczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tarczynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCall misses with a body punch.
Tarczynski landing knees to the head.
Tarczynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCall with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tarczynski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Tarczynski on the inside.
A short uppercut from Tarczynski.
McCall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tarczynski's defenses.
Tarczynski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tarczynski misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McCall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tarczynski.
McCall can't find room to land a body shot as Tarczynski controls the action.
Tarczynski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McCall is keeping busy.
McCall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tarczynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski blocks a body shot from McCall.
Tarczynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCall is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws a head punch that misses.
Tarczynski working aggressively here.
Tarczynski tries to throw a body punch but McCall avoids it by throwing Tarczynski back against the cage.
Tarczynski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCall can't find room to land a body shot as Tarczynski controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarczynski.
McCall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
McCall tries to throw a body punch but Tarczynski avoids it by throwing McCall back against the cage.
McCall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tarczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Tarczynski lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCall throws an elbow but misses.
Tarczynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Tarczynski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCall misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tarczynski's brow.
McCall tries to throw a body punch but Tarczynski avoids it by throwing McCall back against the cage.
Tarczynski landing knees to the head.
Tarczynski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McCall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tarczynski can turn it around.
McCall is looking to control Tarczynski's arms but Tarczynski gets an underhook and turns him. Now McCall has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Tarczynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slapping leg kick lands for Tarczynski.
McCall connects with a leg kick. Tarczynski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McCall is looking to score with low kicks.
McCall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tarczynski scores with a punch to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tarczynski clobbers McCall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McCall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCall. Tarczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarczynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab, jab by Tarczynski - just one landing.
Tarczynski scores with a spinning back kick!
Tarczynski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCall lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarczynski's head.
McCall is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarczynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCall.
A swing and a miss from McCall.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
Karol Tarczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tarczynski lands with a straight right. McCall didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski is looking to clinch.
McCall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a straight left.
Tarczynski needs to keep his hands up - McCall had a free shot at his head there.
Tarczynski lands a lovely overhand right.
A left and a right from Tarczynski both land. Nice combination.
Tarczynski connects with a nice looking jab.
Tarczynski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tarczynski slips a jab from McCall.
Tarczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but McCall is just out of range.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarczynski moves away.
Tarczynski tries to land a leg kick but McCall saw it coming and moves away.
Tarczynski throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarczynski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCall lands a jab to the nose.
McCall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Tarczynski. That snapped McCall's head back.
McCall digs a good body shot into Tarczynski's ribs.
McCall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from McCall misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarczynski, right into the meat.
McCall checks the leg kick.
McCall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tarczynski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Tarczynski.
McCall throws a leg kick but Tarczynski moved away.
Tarczynski misses the shot to the body.
Tarczynski swings for the body but McCall moves out of range.
McCall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McCall scores with a jab.
McCall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McCall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCall. Tarczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCall ducks under a wild hook from Tarczynski.
A leg kick checked by McCall.
McCall throws a hook but Tarczynski blocks it.
McCall moves out of range of the strikes.
McCall avoids the body shot from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a nice inside leg kick.

McCall closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tarczynski blocks the elbow strike.
McCall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tarczynski backwards.
Tarczynski blocks the elbow strike.
McCall trying to stall but Tarczynski improves his position.
Tarczynski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCall.
McCall struggles to land a body shot inside as Tarczynski controls his hands.
Nice body punch from McCall - that landed with a thud.
Tarczynski is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski can't find room to land a body shot as McCall controls the action.
McCall avoiding damage as Tarczynski throws knees to the body.
McCall lands a damaging elbow.
McCall avoiding damage as Tarczynski throws knees to the body.
McCall missing with knees to the body.
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!
McCall misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Tarczynski.
Karol Tarczynski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCall can't find room to land a body shot as Tarczynski controls the action.
Knees to the body from Tarczynski.
McCall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCall missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarczynski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarczynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarczynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tarczynski presses McCall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tarczynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Tarczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Tarczynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tarczynski cracks the inside of McCall's front leg.
McCall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCall throws a head kick but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Tarczynski throws a body punch but McCall moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tarczynski.
A head kick misses from McCall.
Tarczynski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McCall.
Tarczynski lands a jab-cross combination.
Tarczynski just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarczynski swats away the attempt to clinch by McCall.
Tarczynski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCall throwing a counter right hand but Tarczynski manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski checks a low kick from McCall.
Tarczynski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCall on the side of the head.
Tarczynski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tarczynski throws a hook but McCall blocks it.
Tarczynski lands a really nice looking cross but McCall seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarczynski manages to avoid it.
Tarczynski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
Tarczynski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tarczynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McCall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McCall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from McCall.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarczynski, right into the meat.
McCall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tarczynski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCall checks a leg kick.
Tarczynski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karol Tarczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall is looking to clinch.
Tarczynski lands an overhand right.
McCall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
A leg kick checked by Tarczynski.
McCall moves in looking to clinch but Tarczynski pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarczynski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski connects with an inside leg kick.
McCall moves out of range of the body kick from Tarczynski.
McCall throws a low kick but Tarczynski moves out of range easily.
McCall walks into a left hand.
McCall walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice body punch from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski thumps McCall with a low kick.
McCall throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Tarczynski misses.
Tarczynski cracks the inside of McCall's front leg.
McCall throws a leg kick that misses.
Gareth McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarczynski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarczynski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tarczynski staying out of range there.
McCall throws a low kick, looking for Tarczynski's leg but Tarczynski calmly moves out of range.
Tarczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCall.
Tarczynski scores with a jab.
McCall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tarczynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tarczynski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

McCall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tarczynski, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tarczynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McCall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tarczynski avoids it.
Tarczynski blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Tarczynski - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tarczynski lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McCall.
McCall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Tarczynski.
Tarczynski lands a nice shot to the body.
Tarczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as McCall controls his hands.
McCall leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarczynski lands a body shot.
Tarczynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tarczynski cracks McCall with a nice body shot.
McCall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tarczynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Tarczynski tries to work over McCall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarczynski scores with a shot to the side of McCall's head.
Tarczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as McCall controls his hands.
McCall misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarczynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarczynski tries to throw a body punch but McCall avoids it by throwing Tarczynski back against the cage.
Tarczynski tries to land a knee to the head but McCall blocks with his arms.
Tarczynski blocks an elbow strike.
McCall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from McCall.
McCall stalling in the clinch but Tarczynski improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tarczynski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCall misses with the head strike.
Tarczynski cracks McCall with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Tarczynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tarczynski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Tarczynski!