PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darek Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Tumenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jankowski
vs
Tumenov

183 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darek Jankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Tumenov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tumenov rushes Jankowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tumenov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tumenov has a couple of punches blocked by Jankowski.
Jankowski blocking some punches.
Tumenov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tumenov.
Tumenov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A hook to the body from Tumenov.
Tumenov throws a punch but it's blocked by Jankowski.
Tumenov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jankowski pulls guard effortlessly.
Tumenov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tumenov wants to control from the top but Jankowski keeps moving.

Jankowski working for a triangle but Tumenov defends it easily.
Jankowski controls Tumenov momentarily but Tumenov frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tumenov is concentrating on defense, preventing Jankowski from advancing position.
Jankowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jankowski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tumenov for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tumenov won't allow Jankowski to pass to mount.
Jankowski works his way into full mount!
Jankowski controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tumenov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jankowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jankowski working for a guillotine from mount but Tumenov is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankowski controlling from the full mount.
Jankowski thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jankowski working for a guillotine from mount but Tumenov is in no mood to give up.
Jankowski fails to move to back control.
Jankowski content just to control the position here.
Jankowski pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Jankowski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jankowski controlling the position easily from mount.
Tumenov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darek Jankowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jankowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tumenov counters with a straight right hand.
Jankowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tumenov can do to turn this around?

Tumenov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tumenov.
Jankowski tries to pull guard but Tumenov holds him up against the cage and eventually Jankowski drops back down to his feet.
Tumenov gets through Jankowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jankowski avoids the elbow strike from Tumenov, against the cage.
Tumenov misses with the head strike.
Tumenov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jankowski jumps guard but Tumenov stands there with Jankowski around his waist. Jankowski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darek Jankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Tumenov.
Tumenov throws an elbow that misses.
Tumenov has a couple of punches blocked by Jankowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumenov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jankowski blocks an uppercut.
Jankowski is trying to pull guard but Tumenov has him pressed against the cage.

Jankowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Tumenov clinches with his opponent.
Tumenov has Jankowski pushed against the cage.
Tumenov works on Jankowski's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tumenov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tumenov working aggressively here.
Jankowski blocks an uppercut.
Tumenov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tumenov misses with some punches.
A short left from Tumenov.

Jankowski is rocked!
Tumenov has a couple of punches blocked by Jankowski.
Oh Jankowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tumenov lands a big right hand that drops Jankowski! The killer instinct kicks in and Tumenov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tumenov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Tumenov!