PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Tyminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Tyminski
vs
Damme

179 cm
35
194 lbs
32 - 17 - 1

186 cm
36
199 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

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 32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukasz Tyminski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyminski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damme.
Damme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyminski's sensitive parts.
Tyminski fakes the leg kick and cracks Damme in the body.
Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Tyminski moves out of range easily.
Damme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyminski.
Tyminski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyminski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Damme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyminski.
Tyminski throws a head kick that Damme semi-blocks.
Damme lands a body shot.
Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyminski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Damme throws out a loose jab but Tyminski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme misses with a looping right.
Tyminski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Damme thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tyminski if he has to take too many more of those.
Tyminski moves out of range as Damme throws a body kick.
Damme tries to clinch but Tyminski is having none of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Damme, as that shot connected.
Tyminski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damme doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyminski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tyminski misses with a few strikes there.
Tyminski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyminski misses with an uppercut. Damme saw that one coming.
Tyminski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyminski throws a body shot but no joy.
Damme swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyminski.
Tyminski throws a hook but Damme blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyminski thuds his shin into the meat of Damme's side.
Tyminski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Damme throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyminski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damme.
Tyminski blocks a head kick by Damme.
Damme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyminski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyminski cracks Damme with a good jab.
Damme throws a body kick that misses.
Tyminski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Damme takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tyminski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Damme. That one must have hurt.
Damme fails to land with a series of punches.
Damme throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tyminski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyminski checks a leg kick nicely.
Tyminski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tyminski looks to land a right hand but Damme moved out of range.

Tyminski tries to keep at a distance but Damme has taken the fight into the clinch.
Damme tries to circle away but Tyminski has him pinned against the cage.
Damme is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyminski is keeping busy.
Damme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tyminski.
Tyminski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Damme trying to stall but Tyminski improves his position.
Tyminski blocks a body shot from Damme.
Tyminski throws a head punch that misses.
Damme tries to throw a body punch but Tyminski avoids it by throwing Damme back against the cage.
Tyminski prevents a body shot from Damme.
Damme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyminski backwards.

Tyminski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damme misses with a body kick.

Tyminski lands a big head kick that sends Damme tumbling to the mat! Tyminski takes a step backwards and waves Damme back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Damme is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyminski lunges at Damme with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damme's hand.
Damme is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyminski finish him?
Damme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyminski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Damme has time to react.
Damme avoids the head kick by Tyminski.
Damme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyminski throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Damme.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Tyminski.
Tyminski is looking to slow Damme down with leg kicks.
Tyminski stuns Damme with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Tyminski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyminski. Damme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damme seems to have recovered his senses.
Damme misses with a body kick.
Damme moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damme ducks under a wild hook from Tyminski.
Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyminski lands with an overhand left.
Damme misses with a kick to the body.
Damme feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tyminskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyminski avoids the head kick by Damme.
Damme takes a swing at Tyminski's ribcage but misses.
Tyminski circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukasz Tyminski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tyminski stuns Damme with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Damme wants to clinch
and Tyminski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damme tries to clinch there but Tyminski circles away.
Tyminski tries to land a front kick but Damme steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body punch from Tyminski.
Damme walks into a straight right hand from Tyminski.
Damme misses with a body shot.

Damme gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damme.
Tyminski scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyminski lands with a light punch inside.
Tyminski misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyminski throws a punch but it's blocked by Damme.
Damme slowing the pace effectively.
Tyminski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyminski trying to control the position but instead, Damme has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyminski into the cage.
Damme digs a right hand into Tyminski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyminski's gas tank.
Damme throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyminski.
Tyminski slowing the pace effectively.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyminski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Damme lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tyminski lands a nice uppercut.
Damme lands with a right to the head.
Damme has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tyminski throws an elbow but misses.
Tyminski working aggressively here.
Tyminski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damme throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyminski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damme trying to stall but Tyminski improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tyminski works the jab nicely.
Damme throws a wild body kick that Tyminski sees coming a mile off.
Tyminski throws a looping overhand right but Damme ducks down to avoid it.

Tyminski lands a big head kick that sends Damme tumbling to the mat! Tyminski takes a step backwards and waves Damme back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Some wild striking there from Damme.
Tyminski checks a low kick from Damme.
Tyminski throws a series of punches but Damme moves out of range.
Damme takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyminski misses with a hook. Damme ducked under it nicely.
Damme checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tyminski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyminski works Damme's body with a nice hook.
Damme has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyminski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyminski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damme with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyminski to score with a decent uppercut.
Tyminski avoids a kick to the body.
Damme takes one to the chin there.
Damme lands a jab-cross combination.

Tyminski is rocked!
Tyminski gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Damme points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Tyminski wakes up just in time to hear Damme thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Van Damme!
An out of breath and clearly excited Van Damme thanked Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).