PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Hellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Tokarczuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lars Hellstrom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hellstrom
vs
Tokarczuk

182 cm
23
174 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

179 cm
22
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Hellstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Tokarczuk!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Tokarczuk instigates a clinch.
Hellstrom misses with a punch to the body.
Tokarczuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Hellstrom breaks the clinch.
Hellstrom moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Pawel Tokarczuk has been cut.
Tokarczuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tokarczuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pawel Tokarczuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokarczuk tries to clinch there but Hellstrom circles away.
Hellstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tokarczuk.
Hellstrom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokarczuk scores with a punch to the head.
Tokarczuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tokarczuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstrom takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tokarczuk misses with a low kick as Hellstrom jumps back.
Tokarczuk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tokarczuk swings widly with a right hand
letting Hellstrom counter with a right hand.
Hellstrom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokarczuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tokarczuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokarczuk.
Hellstrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokarczuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokarczuk tries to clinch there but Hellstrom circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk throws a one two combo.
Tokarczuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hellstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokarczuk scores with a punch to the head.
Tokarczuk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hellstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Tokarczuk connects with an inside leg kick.
Tokarczuk throws a chopping leg kick but Hellstrom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Tokarczuk closes the distance and pushes Hellstrom back into the cage.
Hellstrom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hellstrom as Tokarczuk tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hellstrom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tokarczuk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tokarczuk looking to throw knees to the head but Hellstrom is blocking nicely.
Hellstrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokarczuk.
Hellstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tokarczuk blocking some punches.
Tokarczuk crunches a lovely knee into Hellstrom's ribcage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hellstrom is trying to push Tokarczuk away but Tokarczuk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stalling in the clinch from Hellstrom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk looking to throw knees to the head but Hellstrom is blocking nicely.
Hellstrom pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tokarczuk misses with a knee strike.
Tokarczuk letting Hellstrom take a breather here.
Hellstrom is looking to control Tokarczuk's arms but Tokarczuk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hellstrom has his back to the cage.
Tokarczuk prevents a body shot from Hellstrom.
Tokarczuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellstrom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tokarczuk backwards.
Hellstrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokarczuk.
Hellstrom throws a head punch that misses.
Tokarczuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hellstrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pawel Tokarczuk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pawel Tokarczuk'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.

Hellstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hellstrom is out of range and Tokarczuk settles back down.
Tokarczuk looks for the body kick but Hellstrom saw that one coming.
Tokarczuk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tokarczuk duly obliges.
Hellstrom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pawel Tokarczuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hellstrom loads up on a big right hand but Tokarczuk slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hellstrom. Tokarczuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokarczuk moves out of range as Hellstrom strikes.
Tokarczuk misses with a leg kick
and Hellstrom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hellstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Tokarczuk is just out of range.
Hellstrom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tokarczuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Hellstrom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokarczuk cracks a nice hook into Hellstrom's ribs.
Tokarczuk thows a body kick. Hellstrom tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tokarczuk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hellstrom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tokarczuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tokarczuk misses with a low kick.
Hellstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokarczuk moves away.
Tokarczuk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tokarczuk motions for Hellstrom to come forward. Tokarczuk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tokarczuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tokarczuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom throws a low kick but Tokarczuk moves out of range easily.
Tokarczuk misses with a low kick as Hellstrom jumps back.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Tokarczuk.
Hellstrom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellstrom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tokarczuk is keeping busy.
Tokarczuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellstrom takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hellstrom is looking to control Tokarczuk's arms but Tokarczuk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hellstrom has his back to the cage.
Tokarczuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk lands a shoulder strike.
Tokarczuk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hellstrom up against the cage.
Hellstrom tries to stall but Tokarczuk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tokarczuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellstrom controls his hands.
Hellstrom stalling in the clinch but Tokarczuk improves position.
Hellstrom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tokarczuk pushes Hellstrom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hellstrom scores with a shoulder strike.
Tokarczuk lands a knee to the head.
Hellstrom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hellstrom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellstrom's elbow.
Tokarczuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hellstrom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellstrom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tokarczuk.
Hellstrom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tokarczuk is keeping busy.
Hellstrom can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Tokarczuk prevents a body shot from Hellstrom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tokarczuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tokarczuk in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Hellstrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tokarczuk ducks under a wild hook from Hellstrom.
Tokarczuk throws out a loose jab but Hellstrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Tokarczuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pawel Tokarczuk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A big right from Tokarczuk misses.
Hellstrom throws a hook but Tokarczuk avoids it easily.
Tokarczuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hellstrom avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hellstrom.
Tokarczuk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tokarczuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokarczuk avoids the body shot from Hellstrom.
Tokarczuk throws a leg kick but Hellstrom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hellstrom scores with a hook.
Hellstrom connects with a right that clearly hurt Tokarczuk. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Hellstrom proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Tokarczuk collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Hellstrom!