PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Thyme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Koniowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Thyme
vs
Koniowalski

188 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Thyme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Koniowalski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koniowalski stuffs the takedown attempt from Thyme. Thyme gets slowly back to his feet.
Thyme looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thyme.
Thyme shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Thyme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thyme fails with a takedown attempt.
Thyme shoots in looking for a takedown. Koniowalski tries to sprawl out of it but Thyme keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koniowalski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koniowalski leaves Thyme with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thyme fails with a takedown attempt.
Koniowalski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justin Thyme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniowalski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Justin Thyme has been cut.
Thyme shoots for a double leg takedown but Koniowalski sprawls well. He's pushed Thyme's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thyme shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thyme takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Thyme is rocked!
Thyme shoots for a takedown but Koniowalski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thyme is breathing heavily.
Thyme closes the distance and clinches up with Koniowalski, looking for a takedown. Thyme pushes Koniowalski against the cage but Koniowalski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Koniowalski motions for Thyme to come forward. Koniowalski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Koniowalski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thyme shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koniowalski as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thyme shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thyme was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Thyme tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thyme has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Thyme has an Americana. Koniowalski didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Thyme is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Thyme hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Justin Thyme!
A very excited looking Justin Thyme 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.