PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Jarzynka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van De Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jarzynka
vs
De Frank

185 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Jarzynka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van De Frank!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Frank scores a takedown into full mount!
Jarzynka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
De Frank wants to get back to his feet.
Jarzynka is pressing down on De Frank's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jarzynka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Frank on the ground.
De Frank stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jarzynka swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Jarzynka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Frank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Jarzynka working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because De Frank has passed into half guard!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarzynka moves into full guard.

De Frank gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jarzynka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Frank pinned against the cage. De Frank gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Jarzynka moves out of range easily.
De Frank wants to clinch up but Jarzynka keeps it at a distance.
De Frank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jarzynka darts in trying to clinch
and De Frank makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jarzynka clinches up with De Frank and pushes him back against the cage.
Jarzynka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Frank gets the underhooks and prevents it.
De Frank is pressed up against the cage. Jarzynka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Frank down to the mat. De Frank avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomi Jarzynka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jarzynka is looking to clinch.
De Frank shoots in for a takedown but Jarzynka shows good takedown defense.

Jarzynka instigates a clinch.
De Frank drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jarzynka pulls his leg out and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from De Frank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Frank looks to clinch

and Jarzynka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Frank is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jarzynka is pressing down on De Frank's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Frank is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jarzynka is looking for a kimura here.
De Frank tries to roll over but Jarzynka keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Frank looking for submissions off his back.

Jarzynka postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for De Frank to stand up.
Jarzynka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Frank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

De Frank tries to sprawl but Jarzynka drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jarzynka is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarzynka working De Frank over with strikes.

Jarzynka is working for an americana but De Frank has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Jarzynka was thinking about the submission.
Jarzynka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

De Frank is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomi Jarzynka dominated that round.
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.

De Frank closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jarzynka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Frank is defending well.
Jarzynka lands a body punch in the clinch.

De Frank decides to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Frank holds on and takes a little breather.
Jarzynka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Frank lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jarzynka!

De Frank looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Frank scores with a couple of good head shots there.
De Frank avoids the attempt from Jarzynka to control.
De Frank looking to control and managing it successfully.
De Frank landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jarzynka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
De Frank trying to control the action but Jarzynka is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarzynka is trying to stand back up but De Frank is controlling him
Jarzynka trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
De Frank looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
De Frank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Frank controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jarzynka is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Frank is working for a kimura but Jarzynka is defending it quite comfortably.
Jarzynka is not content to let De Frank control the position.

Jarzynka looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Frank is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jarzynka!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Frank trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Frank landing shots from mount.
De Frank trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Frank landing strikes from the mount and Jarzynka is in trouble!
Jarzynka is looking to improve his position but De Frank isn't that keen on the idea.
De Frank is landing with some decent strikes but Jarzynka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Frank looking to control but Jarzynka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van De Frank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jarzynka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Frank.
De Frank fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Jarzynka.
Jarzynka shoots for a takedown but De Frank saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

De Frank rushes Jarzynka and presses him up against the cage.
De Frank goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jarzynka prevents it.
Tomi Jarzynka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van De Frank.
De Frank jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jarzynka walks away with a smile on his face. De Frank gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jarzynka. That's going to slow De Frank down.
De Frank doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jarzynka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Frank's guard.
De Frank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarzynka looking to pass the guard.
De Frank is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jarzynka trying to control but De Frank is working from the bottom.
Jarzynka preventing the sweep.
Jarzynka is pushing down on De Frank's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Frank is fighting to maintain full guard but Jarzynka has managed to sneak the leg through.
It looks like Jarzynka is going to stand back up.
Jarzynka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Frank does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Frank looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jarzynka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jarzynka is thwarting De Frank's attempts to control the position.

Jarzynka escapes and gets back to his feet.
De Frank shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jarzynka sprawls well. Jarzynka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Frank gets slowly back to his feet.

Jarzynka drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarzynka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Frank is keeping the position for now.
Jarzynka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of De Frank is proving hard to escape from.
De Frank controls Jarzynka momentarily but Jarzynka frees himself.
Jarzynka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
De Frank misses with a jab, cross combination.

Jarzynka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Frank to the mat! De Frank manages to get full guard.
De Frank looking for a sweep. Not yet De Frank, not yet.

Jarzynka stands up from guard. Let's bang!
De Frank circles away from the clinch attempt.

De Frank clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Frank is trying to push Jarzynka away but Jarzynka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jarzynka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Frank is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Jarzynka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jarzynka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Jarzynka!