PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski comes to the cage accompanied by Hemp Gru - Sami swoi . Stamatis has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Michal Tarnowski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michal Tarnowski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tarnowski
vs
Stamatis

179 cm
26
154 lbs
34 - 8 - 0

176 cm
37
184 lbs
52 - 25 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 52 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis dips to his left and cracks Tarnowski with an uppercut!
Stamatis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stamatis avoids a punch combination nicely.

Tarnowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tarnowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tarnowski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stamatis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stamatis trying to control but Tarnowski postures up.
Stamatis is looking to improve his position.
Tarnowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stamatis's head.

Tarnowski wants to work for an arm triangle but Stamatis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski misses with a head shot. Stamatis uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stamatis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stamatis keeping full guard, as Tarnowski tries to pass.
Tarnowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tarnowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Stamatis pulls Tarnowski in close to his closed guard and prevents Tarnowski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stamatis keeping moving, preventing Tarnowski from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tarnowski stopping the sweep attempt from Stamatis.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stamatis is defended easily by Tarnowski.
Stamatis checks a leg kick.
Tarnowski blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Tarnowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stamatis.
Stamatis ducks under a wild hook from Tarnowski.

Tarnowski gets a takedown into half guard.
Tarnowski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tarnowski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stamatis is surviving well by controlling Tarnowski's body position as best he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stamatis suckers Tarnowski into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Stamatis is now in Tarnowski's guard!
Stamatis wants to control from the top but Tarnowski keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stamatis landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarnowski trying to keep a closed guard but Stamatis is proving a slippery customer.
Stamatis working some strikes from top position.
Tarnowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tarnowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tarnowski drops an elbow to the side of Stamatis's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Tarnowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stamatis misses with a body kick.
Stamatis misses the jab.
Stamatis throws a lazy right hand but Tarnowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stamatis shoots in but Tarnowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tarnowski misses with a body kick.
Stamatis misses with a kick to the body.
Stamatis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tarnowski pinned against the cage. Tarnowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stamatis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Tarnowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tarnowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarnowski prevents Stamatis from standing back up.

Stamatis is defending against the submission attempts here by Tarnowski.
Tarnowski is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tarnowski seems to be working for a kimura but Stamatis defends the submission attempt.
Stamatis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tarnowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stamatis is looking for a sweep. Tarnowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tarnowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tarnowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stamatis can do to turn this around?

Tarnowski is working for a kimura but Stamatis is defending it quite comfortably.
Tarnowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Tarnowski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stamatis sees it coming and defends easily.

Tarnowski is working for a submission of some sort.
Tarnowski working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis is looking to improve his position.
Tarnowski uses his free foot to push down on Stamatis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stamatis.
Stamatis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tarnowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tarnowski cracks Stamatis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tarnowski looking to control but Stamatis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tarnowski goes for an armbar but Stamatis turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Stamatis.

Tarnowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Michal Tarnowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tarnowski looking to control.
Stamatis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stamatis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stamatis lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Tarnowski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stamatis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stamatis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tarnowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarnowski throws a series of punches but Stamatis avoids them all with ease.
Stamatis throws a solid leg kick but Tarnowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stamatis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski blocks a leg kick.
Tarnowski checks a low kick from Stamatis.
Stamatis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Stamatis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarnowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stamatis misses with a wild body shot.
Tarnowski misses the shot to the body.
Stamatis misses with a takedown attempt - Tarnowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Athan Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stamatis misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tarnowski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stamatis!
Stamatis dodges the ground and pound from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski trying to control the position but Stamatis is working away.
Tarnowski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stamatis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stamatis tries to bench press Tarnowski off him but Tarnowski keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tarnowski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stamatis tries to bench press Tarnowski off him but Tarnowski keeps the position.
Tarnowski cracks Stamatis with a big elbow.

Tarnowski is trying to get an arm triangle but Stamatis is defending well.
Stamatis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tarnowski's best efforts.
Tarnowski drops an elbow to the side of Stamatis's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski trying to mount his opponent but Stamatis defends it.
Stamatis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tarnowski is looking to advance position but Stamatis won't allow it.
Tarnowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Athan Stamatis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarnowski throwing shots but Stamatis is blocking nicely.
Stamatis manages to get to full guard.
Tarnowski throwing strikes from guard but Stamatis blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stamatis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tarnowski controls the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stamatis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michal Tarnowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stamatis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stamatis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stamatis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stamatis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tarnowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stamatis. Stamatis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stamatis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stamatis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Tarnowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tarnowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Tarnowski!
Our winner, Michal Tarnowski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.