PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 2393 p4p, 341 weight class) and Michael Grundmann (ranked 5697 p4p, 601 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tarczynski
vs
Grundmann

186 cm
45
198 lbs
46 - 22 - 2

180 cm
29
180 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

Basic striking
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Grundmann!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarczynski lands with a nice body punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tarczynski.
Michael Grundmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarczynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Tarczynski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Grundmann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tarczynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grundmann or not.
Grundmann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tarczynski lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Tarczynski on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarczynski lands a hook that snaps the head of Grundmann backwards.

Tarczynski manages to break the clinch.
Tarczynski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Grundmann fails in his attempt to clinch.

Grundmann drives through and clinches with Tarczynski against the ropes.
Tarczynski slowing the pace effectively.
Tarczynski lands a shoulder strike.
Grundmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Tarczynski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarczynski.
Grundmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Tarczynski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grundmann tries to break free but Tarczynski pushes him back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tarczynski.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tarczynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grundmann tries to circle away but Tarczynski has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarczynski.

Tarczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grundmann takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grundmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tarczynski lands with a good body shot.
Tarczynski lands a high kick!

Tarczynski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grundmann backwards.
Tarczynski is struggling to control the position.
Grundmann tries a knee to the head but Tarczynski blocks it.
Grundmann is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tarczynski is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski tries to stall but Grundmann uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grundmann looking to stall.
Tarczynski crunches a lovely knee into Grundmann's ribcage.
Tarczynski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grundmann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tarczynski has him pressed against the ropes.
Tarczynski lands a nice knee to the body.
Grundmann looks winded!
Tarczynski lands a shoulder strike.
Grundmann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grundmann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Tarczynski manages to break the clinch.
Crunch! Tarczynski slams his shin into Grundmann's torso.
Tarczynski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tarczynski tests Grundmann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tarczynski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grundmann walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Grundmann is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Karol Tarczynski!
Karol Tarczynski is the new light heavyweight champion!