PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Rurkowiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Rurkowiec
vs
Chandler

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Rurkowiec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rurkowiec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chandler closes the distance and clinches up with Rurkowiec, looking for a takedown. Chandler pushes Rurkowiec against the cage but Rurkowiec circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chandler darts in looking for a takedown but Rurkowiec gets double underhooks and turns Chandler into the cage.

Rurkowiec clinches up with Chandler and pushes him back against the cage.
Rurkowiec keeps control of Chandler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chandler takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Tyson Chandler has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Rurkowiec.
Rurkowiec seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler tries to score a body lock takedown but Rurkowiec shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Damian Rurkowiec has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Chandler.
Rurkowiec throws an elbow that misses.
Rurkowiec has Chandler pressed against the cage.
Chandler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rurkowiec after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurkowiec misses with a body punch.
Chandler tries for a takedown but Rurkowiec manages to get underhooks.

Chandler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rurkowiec closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rurkowiec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chandler.
Chandler blocks an uppercut.
Rurkowiec tries to land knees in the clinch but Chandler avoids the damage to the body.
Chandler working aggressively here.
Come on Rurkowiec - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chandler tries to score a body lock takedown but Rurkowiec shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chandler blocks a body shot from Rurkowiec.
Rurkowiec is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler tries for a takedown but Rurkowiec manages to get underhooks.
Rurkowiec throws an elbow but it misses.
Rurkowiec lands an elbow inside that Chandler shrugs off.
Rurkowiec is stalling here.
Chandler is trying to pull guard but Rurkowiec turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chandler taking a breather.
Chandler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rurkowiec pulls his leg out and moves away.

Rurkowiec closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurkowiec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chandler avoids it.
Chandler wants to take the fight to the mat but Rurkowiec manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rurkowiec tries to work over Chandler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rurkowiec misses with a body punch.
Chandler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rurkowiec fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch but Rurkowiec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chandler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rurkowiec slaps away a takedown attempt from Chandler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chandler looks winded!
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rurkowiec swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rurkowiec seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler tries to score a body lock takedown but Rurkowiec shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Come on Rurkowiec - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Chandler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rurkowiec clinches up against the cage.
Rurkowiec stops a takedown attempt from Chandler.
Rurkowiec lands an elbow inside.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Rurkowiec working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chandler avoiding damage as Rurkowiec throws knees to the body.
Come on Rurkowiec - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chandler jumps guard but Rurkowiec stands there with Chandler around his waist. Chandler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Rurkowiec dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Chandler's cut.
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.

Rurkowiec clinches.
Rurkowiec working aggressively here.
Rurkowiec effectively controlling the action here.
Chandler is looking for a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rurkowiec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chandler is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurkowiec is pushing Chandler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Damian Rurkowiec.
Chandler wants to clinch up but Rurkowiec keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chandler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rurkowiec defends well and Chandler ends up having to push Rurkowiec into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Rurkowiec has closed the distance and engaged Chandler in a clinch.
Damian Rurkowiec has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rurkowiec blocks a body shot from Chandler.
Chandler takes an elbow to the forehead.

Chandler is rocked!
Rurkowiec throws a head punch that misses.
Chandler is still on wobbly legs! Can Rurkowiec finish him?
Rurkowiec manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rurkowiec throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rurkowiec misses with the head strike.
Rurkowiec throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rurkowiec fails to land.
Rurkowiec just leaning against Chandler, taking a breather.
Rurkowiec working aggressively here.
Rurkowiec slowing the pace effectively.
Rurkowiec pushes off an throws an elbow but Chandler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rurkowiec misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rurkowiec throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chandler seems to have recovered his senses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rurkowiec takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is trying to break the clinch but Rurkowiec is controlling him.
Chandler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chandler blocks an elbow strike from Rurkowiec.
Chandler letting Rurkowiec take a breather here.
Chandler trying to stall but Rurkowiec improves his position.
Chandler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rurkowiec avoids it.
Rurkowiec stalls.
Chandler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chandler is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rurkowiec has a couple of punches blocked by Chandler.
Chandler is trying to maintain a safe position but Rurkowiec gets an underhook and turns Chandler into the cage.
Chandler tries to throw a body punch but Rurkowiec avoids it by throwing Chandler back against the cage.
Rurkowiec dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rurkowiec struggles to land a body shot inside as Chandler controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chandler jumps guard but Rurkowiec turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Damian Rurkowiec has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Chandler.
Chandler is pressed against the cage. Rurkowiec pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Chandler! Two more big strikes from Rurkowiec and Chandler crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Damian Rurkowiec!