PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scot Goodbarrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Goodbarrel
vs
Tarczynski

185 cm
30
190 lbs
15 - 3 - 1

186 cm
32
185 lbs
22 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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KAISER

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 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Scot Goodbarrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Tarczynski misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tarczynski!
Tarczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodbarrel.
Tarczynski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tarczynski swinging wildly here.
Tarczynski throws a big shot that misses.
Tarczynski moves away from the strike by Goodbarrel.
Tarczynski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goodbarrel circles away quickly and effectively.
Tarczynski throws out a loose jab but Goodbarrel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karol Tarczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarczynski tried to score with a low kick but Goodbarrel checks it.
Goodbarrel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tarczynski.
An inside leg kick lands from Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tarczynski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Goodbarrel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goodbarrel can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Goodbarrel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarczynski doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tarczynski dips to his left and cracks Goodbarrel with an uppercut!
Goodbarrel slips under a jab from Tarczynski.
Goodbarrel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Goodbarrel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski lands with a shot to the body.
Goodbarrel misses with a body shot.
Goodbarrel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tarczynski. Tarczynski obviously looking to wear him down.
Goodbarrel throws a front kick aimed at Tarczynski's knee but Tarczynski avoids it well.
Tarczynski cracks a nice hook into Goodbarrel's ribs.
Goodbarrel moves away from the strike by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goodbarrel under the eye.

Tarczynski closes the distance and clinches.
Tarczynski lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Goodbarrel working aggressively here.
Goodbarrel tries to work over Tarczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel can't find room to land a body shot as Tarczynski controls the action.
A short left from Tarczynski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goodbarrel backwards.
Tarczynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarczynski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tarczynski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodbarrel working aggressively here.
Tarczynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodbarrel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goodbarrel throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski lands a body punch.
Tarczynski misses with a knee strike.
Tarczynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goodbarrel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodbarrel gets through Tarczynski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Goodbarrel.
I was talking to Goodbarrel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tarczynski misses with a knee to the head.
Goodbarrel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tarczynski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Goodbarrel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tarczynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goodbarrel misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goodbarrel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tarczynski looking to stall.
Tarczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarczynski lands with a right to the head.
Tarczynski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tarczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Goodbarrel lands a shot to the body.
Goodbarrel throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarczynski.
A short uppercut from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski scores with a shot to the side of Goodbarrel's head.
Tarczynski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tarczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
Goodbarrel blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel scores with a shot to the side of Tarczynski's head.
Tarczynski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodbarrel digs a right hand underneath Tarczynski's ribcage. Tarczynski let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Goodbarrel avoids the damage to the body.

Goodbarrel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodbarrel lands a jab.
Tarczynski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Goodbarrel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goodbarrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tarczynski counters with a low kick, right behind Goodbarrel 's knee.
The fighters circling - Goodbarrel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tarczynski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Tarczynski.
Goodbarrel defending well as Tarczynski loads up on a big left hand.
Goodbarrel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tarczynski thuds a left hand into Goodbarrel's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarczynski lands the left hand.
Tarczynski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Goodbarrel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Goodbarrel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Tarczynski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Goodbarrel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tarczynski on the side of the head.
No joy there for Tarczynski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tarczynski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tarczynski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tarczynski looks to land a combination but Goodbarrel avoids it well.
Goodbarrel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tarczynski on the side of the head.
Tarczynski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Goodbarrel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goodbarrel avoids the body shot from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski missing with a left hand there. Goodbarrel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tarczynski misses with a wild body shot.
Goodbarrel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Goodbarrel misses.
Tarczynski misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tarczynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goodbarrel blocks the body kick.
Goodbarrel scores with a nice head shot.
Goodbarrel scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Goodbarrel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tarczynski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goodbarrel doesn't seem bothered though.
Tarczynski misses the body punch
and Goodbarrel counters with an outside leg kick.
Tarczynski scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodbarrel misses with a hook.
Tarczynski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tarczynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goodbarrel.
Tarczynski throws an overhand right that lands on Goodbarrel's shoulder, as Goodbarrel tries to avoid the shot.
Goodbarrel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarczynski manages to avoid it.
Tarczynski throws a one two combo.

It looks like Scot Goodbarrel has been cut.
Goodbarrel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Goodbarrel throws an overhand right that lands on Tarczynski's shoulder, as Tarczynski tries to avoid the shot.
Goodbarrel connects with a nice looking jab.
Goodbarrel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a wild body kick that Goodbarrel sees coming a mile off.
Tarczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodbarrel is just out of range.
Tarczynski blocks the body kick.
A jab from Goodbarrel misses.
Tarczynski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Goodbarrel connects with a leg kick. Tarczynski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Goodbarrel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarczynski.
Goodbarrel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarczynski.
Goodbarrel blocks a head kick by Tarczynski.
Goodbarrel lands with an overhand left.
Tarczynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodbarrel manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Goodbarrel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Goodbarrel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodbarrel misses with a leg kick.
Goodbarrel is looking to chop away at Tarczynski's legs.
Karol Tarczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tarczynski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodbarrel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarczynski.
Goodbarrel avoids the body shot from Tarczynski.
A jab from Goodbarrel misses.
Goodbarrel looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarczynski is just out of range.
A solid body kick from Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel misses with a body kick.
Donk. Tarczynski catches Goodbarrel right on the button with a cross.
Tarczynski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Goodbarrel throws the kick towards the body but Tarczynski avoids it.
That kick from Tarczynski tenderised Goodbarrel's leg. Goodbarrel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tarczynski throws a lazy right hand but Goodbarrel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Tarczynski finds it's way through Goodbarrel's defenses.
Tarczynski misses with a body shot.
Goodbarrel cracks Tarczynski with a good jab.
Goodbarrel moves out of range of the strikes.
Goodbarrel checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Goodbarrel misses.
Tarczynski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tarczynski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Goodbarrel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Goodbarrel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tarczynski cracks Goodbarrel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tarczynski cracks Goodbarrel with an open hand slap.
Both fighters circling a little - Tarczynski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Goodbarrel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tarczynski misses the shot to the body.
Goodbarrel is looking for a counter combo.
Nice straight punches there by Tarczynski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tarczynski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarczynski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tarczynski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tarczynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodbarrel.
Tarczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Scot Goodbarrel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tarczynski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Goodbarrel lands but Tarczynski takes it in his stride.
Tarczynski is looking to land body kicks.
Tarczynski lands with a hook. Goodbarrel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tarczynski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Goodbarrel's head.
Tarczynski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tarczynski is looking to slow Goodbarrel down with leg kicks.
Tarczynski avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodbarrel. Tarczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarczynski throws an off balance right hand
and Goodbarrel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goodbarrel blocks a low kick nicely.
Tarczynski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tarczynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarczynski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goodbarrel connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Goodbarrel tried to score with a low kick but Tarczynski checks it.
Tarczynski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab lands there for Tarczynski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tarczynski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Goodbarrel. That one must have hurt.
Goodbarrel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tarczynski cracks Goodbarrel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tarczynski throws an off balance right hand
and Goodbarrel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goodbarrel throws a body shot but no joy.
Tarczynski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Goodbarrel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tarczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tarczynski swings for the body but Goodbarrel moves out of range.
Goodbarrel moves out of range of the body kick.
Goodbarrel scores with a leg kick.
Tarczynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Tarczynski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tarczynski.
Scot Goodbarrel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a hook but Goodbarrel avoids it easily.
Goodbarrel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski lands a head kick!
Goodbarrel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodbarrel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tarczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodbarrel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarczynski. Goodbarrel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodbarrel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarczynski manages to avoid it.
Tarczynski tries to land a body kick
enabling Goodbarrel to counter with a crisp jab.
Goodbarrel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tarczynski takes a swing at Goodbarrel's ribcage but misses.
Goodbarrel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Goodbarrel lands a high kick!
Tarczynski throws a jab when Goodbarrel was well out of range.
Goodbarrel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tarczynski with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Goodbarrel.
Tarczynski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Goodbarrel misses with a low kick.
Tarczynski slips a straight right by Goodbarrel.
Tarczynski jabs Goodbarrel right on the nose. Goodbarrel blinks but takes it well.
Tarczynski's corner calls for a 1-2. Tarczynski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goodbarrel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tarczynski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tarczynski.
Goodbarrel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tarczynski's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goodbarrel, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Goodbarrel.

It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Tarczynski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Goodbarrel scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodbarrel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Goodbarrel on the inside.
Karol Tarczynski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Goodbarrel misses with the head strike.
Goodbarrel scores with a shot to the side of Tarczynski's head.
Nice body punch from Goodbarrel.
Tarczynski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Tarczynski.
Goodbarrel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tarczynski blocking some punches.
Tarczynski misses with the head strike.
Goodbarrel prevents a body shot from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski trying to stall but Goodbarrel improves his position.
Goodbarrel throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarczynski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarczynski.
Goodbarrel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarczynski can't find room to land a body shot as Goodbarrel controls the action.
Goodbarrel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tarczynski or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goodbarrel.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scot Goodbarrel.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

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