PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 2947 p4p, 83 weight class) and Rob Ford (ranked 3473 p4p, 92 weight class). Henryk Tymonowicz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rob Ford's chin.

Tymonowicz
vs
Ford

192 cm
33
253 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

195 cm
39
215 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Henryk Tymonowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tymonowicz tries to keep at a distance but Ford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tymonowicz blocks an elbow strike.
Tymonowicz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Rob Ford has been cut.
Ford misses with a body punch.
Tymonowicz has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tymonowicz backwards.
Tymonowicz lands an uppercut.
Tymonowicz lands a left hand.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.

Tymonowicz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Ford catches Tymonowicz right on the button with a cross.
Ford throws a hook but Tymonowicz blocks it.
Tymonowicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tymonowicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tymonowicz blocks a jab.
A combination from Ford does no damage.
Tymonowicz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tymonowicz throws a quick counter head kick but Ford was just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tymonowicz.
Tymonowicz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ford's corner calls for a 1-2. Ford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Tymonowicz cracks Ford with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ford is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Ford is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Ford misses with a hook.
Ford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tymonowicz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tymonowicz drops his hands momentarily and Ford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tymonowicz misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ford.
Ford swings for the body but Tymonowicz moves out of range.
Ford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tymonowicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Tymonowicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tymonowicz thumps Ford with a low kick.
Ford thows a leg kick but Tymonowicz checks it
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ford tries to clinch there but Tymonowicz circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Tymonowicz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tymonowicz thuds a left hand into Ford's body.
Ford is looking to clinch.
It looked like Tymonowicz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tymonowicz misses the target.
Tymonowicz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Ford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tymonowicz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tymonowicz working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.
Ford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tymonowicz.
Tymonowicz misses with the head strike.

Tymonowicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ford has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henryk Tymonowicz should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Rob Ford's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ford misses with a lunging right hand
and Tymonowicz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ford tries to clinch there but Tymonowicz circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ford.
Good standup being displayed there by Ford as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Henryk Tymonowicz has been cut.
Ford misses with a leg kick
letting Tymonowicz counter with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Ford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ford throws the left hand but Tymonowicz avoids the punch easily.
Tymonowicz looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford misses with a combination
and Tymonowicz counters with a left to the body.
Ford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tymonowicz. That did some damage!
Ford throws a lazy right hand but Tymonowicz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ford. That's going to slow Tymonowicz down.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tymonowicz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ford wants to clinch.
It looked like Tymonowicz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tymonowicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Ford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tymonowicz eats them both and turns towards Ford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tymonowicz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ford misses with a looping right.
Tymonowicz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tymonowicz staggers Ford with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Ford looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Tymonowicz is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henryk Tymonowicz!
A very excited looking Henryk Tymonowicz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.