PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Kownacki (ranked 7194 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maykol Yurk (ranked 4323 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kownacki
vs
Yurk

175 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
156 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomasz Kownacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maykol Yurk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yurk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kownacki throwing strikes from guard but Yurk blocks nicely.
Kownacki tries to stand but Yurk is controlling from the bottom.

Yurk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kownacki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kownacki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kownacki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yurk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kownacki preventing the sweep.
Yurk is trying to keep Kownacki in close.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yurk goes for a double leg but Kownacki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kownacki continues to drive forward.

Kownacki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yurk to the ground. Kownacki is now in Yurk's guard.

Kownacki drops back looking for a leg! Yurk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yurk manages to kick Kownacki off! Kownacki jumps back into Yurk's guard.
Kownacki trying to control but Yurk is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki is really struggling to control Yurk but he's trying to hold on to the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yurk is on top in guard.

Yurk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kownacki pulls Yurk in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kownacki looking to control.

Kownacki looking for a guillotine here but Yurk defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki is trying to control the position but Yurk postures up.
Yurk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yurk tries to stand but Kownacki is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Kownacki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yurk manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki wants to stand but Yurk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yurk controlling the position.
Kownacki stands and throws Yurk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yurk struggling a bit here.
Kownacki wants to stand but Yurk is controlling his arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yurk struggling a bit here.

Kownacki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Kownacki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yurk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kownacki works his way to full guard. Good work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kownacki holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kownacki throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Yurk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurk is fighting to break Kownacki's control of his arms but Kownacki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yurk trying to control the position from guard on top but Kownacki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kownacki wants to stand and escape but Yurk is having none of it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yurk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yurk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yurk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kownacki avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Kownacki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yurk did well to prevent Kownacki getting side control.
Yurk trying to hold on to Kownacki's head to control him but Kownacki postures up.

Kownacki is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yurk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yurk wants to stand up but Kownacki is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki preventing the sweep.
Kownacki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kownacki trying to control the position from guard on top but Yurk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kownacki pushes down on Yurk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kownacki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yurk is not content to let Kownacki control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kownacki not doing much here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Kownacki scores with a takedown into Yurk's guard.
Kownacki throws a strike but Yurk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Yurk wants to control from the top but Kownacki keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Yurk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kownacki is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Yurk, into his guard.

Kownacki trying to control the position from guard on top but Yurk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tomasz Kownacki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kownacki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yurk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yurk throws a counter combo.

Kownacki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kownacki showed some decent athleticism there.
Kownacki works his way into full mount!
Kownacki content just to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kownacki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yurk can do to turn this around?
Yurk wants to hold on but Kownacki pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurk is squirming around, avoiding Kownacki's attempts to control the action.
Yurk regains half guard.
Kownacki not doing much here.
Yurk is not content to let Kownacki control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yurk throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Yurk is trying to get back to full guard.
Kownacki is trying to control the action in half guard but Yurk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kownacki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yurk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kownacki is taking a breather. Yurk says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki is thwarting Yurk's attempts to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Kownacki with that takedown attempt.
Yurk fails to land the takedown.

Kownacki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yurk was covering up waiting for the punch and Kownacki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yurk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kownacki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurk keeping moving, preventing Kownacki from controlling successfully.
Yurk trying to control the position here.
Yurk keeping moving, preventing Kownacki from controlling successfully.
Yurk seems keen to control Kownacki's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kownacki trying to control but Yurk is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Kownacki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kownacki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Kownacki!