PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Joukahainen (ranked 676 p4p, 1443 weight class) and Tomasz Bartosiński (ranked 45 p4p, 77 weight class). Bartosiński is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: H4J4 - Walka z cieniem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Joukahainen
vs
Bartosiński

181 cm
22
300
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
283
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jouni Joukahainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tomasz Bartosiński!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joukahainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartosiński moves away.
Joukahainen throws an overhand right that lands on Bartosiński's shoulder, as Bartosiński tries to avoid the shot.
Joukahainen throws a shot to the body.
Joukahainen connects with the punch.
Bartosiński blocks a head kick by Joukahainen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bartosiński! But no joy.
A slow jab from Joukahainen misses its intended target.
Bartosiński swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joukahainen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukahainen avoids the body shot from Bartosiński.
An attempted straight right counter from Joukahainen misses the target.
Bartosiński tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartosiński tries to clinch there but Joukahainen circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartosiński lands with a nice combination. Joukahainen backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Jouni Joukahainen has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bartosiński throws a chopping leg kick but Joukahainen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joukahainen connects with the punch.

It looks like Tomasz Bartosiński has been cut.
Bartosiński throws a body shot but no joy.
And Joukahainen counters with a quick kick to the body but Bartosiński blocks it.
Bartosiński moves forwards but Joukahainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bartosiński misses with a hook. Joukahainen ducked under it nicely.
Joukahainen misses with a hook.

Bartosiński has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Joukahainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joukahainen connects with a body shot that sends Bartosiński's belly button to the back.
Joukahainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartosiński wants to clinch
and Joukahainen counters with a straight right hand.
Joukahainen lunges at Bartosiński with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bartosiński's hand.
Bartosiński misses with a shot to the body
and Joukahainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Joukahainen.
Bartosiński looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joukahainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartosiński.
Bartosiński is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Joukahainen with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joukahainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bartosiński can pounce on him.
Joukahainen scores with a head kick.
Bartosiński lands with an uppercut that bounces Joukahainen off the cage and back into range.
A low kick lands for Joukahainen.
Bartosiński slips a jab from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartosiński counters with a good, hard body kick but Joukahainen shrugs it off.
Bartosiński jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartosiński lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joukahainen at a distance.
Bartosiński lands a glancing blow to the side of Joukahainen's head.
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!
Bartosiński ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joukahainen moves away.
Joukahainen misses with a low kick.
Joukahainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bartosiński.
Joukahainen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bartosiński slips a jab from Joukahainen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jouni Joukahainen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Joukahainen misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Bartosiński was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joukahainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Joukahainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joukahainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bartosiński ducks under a wild hook from Joukahainen.
Bartosiński looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joukahainen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joukahainen slips a straight right by Bartosiński.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukahainen misses with a right hand
and Bartosiński counters with a stiff right hand.
Joukahainen loads up on a big right hand but Bartosiński slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bartosiński! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Joukahainen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joukahainen misses with a straight right.
Bartosiński doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Joukahainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartosiński.
Bartosiński misses with a hook.
Joukahainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joukahainen moves out of range of the leg kick from Bartosiński.
Joukahainen throws a leg kick
and Bartosiński counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joukahainen looks to land a left hand but Bartosiński moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Bartosiński releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Joukahainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bartosiński can do to turn this around?
Joukahainen throws out a loose jab but Bartosiński uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartosiński misses with a hook. Joukahainen ducked under it nicely.
Bartosiński throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Joukahainen misses the target.
Joukahainen avoids the body shot from Bartosiński.
Joukahainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bartosiński is looking to land body kicks.
Joukahainen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jouni Joukahainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joukahainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartosiński is just out of range.
Bartosiński moves out of range of the strikes.
Jouni Joukahainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Joukahainen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joukahainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Bartosiński releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Joukahainen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen swings widly with a right hand
and Bartosiński cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joukahainen misses with a straight left.
Bartosiński looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bartosiński takes a jab right on the kisser.
Joukahainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartosiński swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donk. Bartosiński catches Joukahainen right on the button with a cross.

Jouni Joukahainen's cut is getting worse.
Bartosiński fails to land with a series of punches.
Bartosiński scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bartosiński misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Bartosiński misses.
Joukahainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Bartosiński misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joukahainen moves away from the strike by Bartosiński.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joukahainen lands a body shot.
Bartosiński misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joukahainen.
Bartosiński on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jouni Joukahainen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Joukahainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joukahainen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bartosiński pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bartosiński slips under a jab from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen scores with a punch to the head.
Bartosiński looks to land a right hand but Joukahainen moved out of range.
Joukahainen is looking to counter punch.
Joukahainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartosiński.
Joukahainen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bartosiński just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukahainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartosiński throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukahainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartosiński.
Joukahainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Joukahainen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bartosiński keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joukahainen.
Bartosiński unleashes a big counter combination but Joukahainen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Joukahainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joukahainen misses with a head kick.
Joukahainen misses with a looping left.
Bartosiński scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bartosiński.
Bartosiński is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joukahainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartosiński.
Bartosiński swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joukahainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Joukahainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joukahainen throws a shot from downtown. Bartosiński moves away and avoids it.
Joukahainen backing away here, and Bartosiński unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A head kick by Joukahainen misses

and Bartosiński counters with a crisp right hand that drops Joukahainen! Bartosiński lets Joukahainen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Joukahainen is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartosiński flashes Joukahainen a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Joukahainen's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Joukahainen crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Bartosiński punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomasz Bartosiński!
Tomasz Bartosiński is the new super heavyweight champion!
Tomasz Bartosiński decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.