PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomski Jarzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhhamad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jarzynski
vs
Ali

190 cm
23
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

179 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomski Jarzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhhamad Ali!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Jarzynski.
Ali shoots in looking for a takedown. Jarzynski tries to sprawl out of it but Ali keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jarzynski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ali closes the distance and clinches up with Jarzynski, looking for a takedown. Ali pushes Jarzynski against the cage but Jarzynski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jarzynski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jarzynski.
Ali doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jarzynski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ali!
Tomski Jarzynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhhamad Ali.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ali is squirming around, avoiding Jarzynski's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jarzynski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali wants to hold on but Jarzynski pushes him away.

Jarzynski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is squirming around, avoiding Jarzynski's attempts to control the action.
Ali is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Ali tries to reverse the position but Jarzynski maintains control.
Ali tries to lock up and control but Jarzynski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ali is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarzynski misses with a head shot.
Ali wants to hold on but Jarzynski pushes him away.
Ali working to try and regain half guard.
Jarzynski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jarzynski avoids the attempt from Ali to control.
Jarzynski looking to control but Ali is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to improve his position but instead Jarzynski has taken his back!
Ali tries to roll but Jarzynski sticks to his back.

Ali is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jarzynski gets his way!
Ali prevents Jarzynski from getting a body triangle.
Jarzynski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali is trying to break free.
Ali looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Jarzynski is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ali has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Will Jarzynski go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarzynski wants to control but Ali manages to buck him off and is now in Jarzynski's guard! Nice work there by Ali!
Jarzynski controls Ali momentarily but Ali frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomski Jarzynski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Ali or perhaps it was just good defense by Jarzynski which made him look bad.
Ali falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jarzynski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jarzynski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ali but Ali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ali shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jarzynski as he jumps to the side.
Jarzynski stuffs the takedown.
Tomski Jarzynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhhamad Ali.
Jarzynski closes the distance and clinches up with Ali, looking for a takedown. Jarzynski pushes Ali against the cage but Ali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jarzynski throws a nice looking combination but Ali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarzynski avoids the head kick by Ali.
Jarzynski moves to clinch but Ali breaks away

and Ali holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Ali jumps guard and drags Jarzynski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ali will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jarzynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali pulls Jarzynski in close to prevent any damage.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Jarzynski postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jarzynski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ali looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ali looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ali!
Jarzynski is trying to control Ali's posture but Ali avoids it.
Jarzynski is trying to improve his position.
Ali creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jarzynski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jarzynski tries to control but Ali manages to take his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali trying to control.
Tomski Jarzynski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jarzynski is trying to stand back up.
Ali controls the position.
Jarzynski is trying to stand back up.
Ali slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ali goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Jarzynski escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Ali throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jarzynski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ali is holding on to half guard well.
Ali trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muhhamad Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jarzynski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ali is fending him off so far but Jarzynski persists. Nope, Ali circles away and we're back to standing.
Jarzynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Ali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ali clobbers Jarzynski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ali keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ali stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jarzynski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomski Jarzynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jarzynski as he jumps to the side.

Jarzynski shoots in and gets a takedown into Ali's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarzynski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ali wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Ali is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ali trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jarzynski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ali tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarzynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jarzynski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ali is keeping the position for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ali is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jarzynski dives into side control.
Jarzynski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Jarzynski has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali closes the distance and clinches up with Jarzynski, looking for a takedown. Ali pushes Jarzynski against the cage but Jarzynski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ali shoots in but Jarzynski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jarzynski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ali sprawls well. Ali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jarzynski gets slowly back to his feet.
Ali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ali.
Jarzynski looks for a takedown but Ali sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ali as Jarzynski shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ali.
Tomski Jarzynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Jarzynski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jarzynski has a takedown stuffed.
Jarzynski blocks a head kick by Ali.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jarzynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomski Jarzynski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jarzynski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomski Jarzynski!