PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Tyminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is This is How I Bang. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dawkins
vs
Tyminski

186 cm
34
194 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

179 cm
34
194 lbs
29 - 17 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukasz Tyminski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyminski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyminski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawkins swings for the body but Tyminski moves out of range.
Dawkins 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.
Dawkins misses with a straight right.
Dawkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Tyminski counters with a solid body kick.
Dawkins dives in and grabs Tyminski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tyminski pushes down on Dawkins's head and hops out.
Jack Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyminski.
Tyminski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyminski.
Tyminski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawkins dives in for a single leg takedown but Tyminski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dawkins fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyminski blocking some punches.
Dawkins misses with the head strike.
Dawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyminski.
Dawkins has Tyminski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tyminski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dawkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins stalling.
Dawkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Dawkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyminski scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Dawkins.
Tyminski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyminski.
Tyminski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawkins.
Dawkins being controlled against the cage.
Tyminski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tyminski is trying to maintain a safe position but Dawkins gets an underhook and turns Tyminski into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins can't find room to land a body shot as Tyminski controls the action.
Dawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyminski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dawkins.
Tyminski has a couple of punches blocked by Dawkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyminski lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
A short left from Tyminski.
Tyminski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyminski.
Dawkins tries to throw a body punch but Tyminski avoids it by throwing Dawkins back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyminski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tyminski throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyminski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tyminski throws an elbow but misses.
Tyminski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawkins lands a shoulder strike.
Tyminski missing with knees to the body.
Tyminski can't find room to land a body shot as Dawkins controls the action.
Dawkins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tyminski is defending well.
Dawkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyminski misses with an elbow over the top.
Dawkins scores with a shoulder strike.

Dawkins gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyminski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyminski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tyminski holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyminski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dawkins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dawkins is fighting to break Tyminski's control of his arms but Tyminski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Lukasz Tyminski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tyminski moves out of range of the strikes.
Dawkins thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyminski moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyminski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawkins.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyminski as he jumps to the side.
Tyminski misses with a straight right.
A combination from Tyminski does no damage.
Dawkins shoots in but no luck this time.
Tyminski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tyminski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukasz Tyminski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tyminski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.

Dawkins drives through with a takedown into Tyminski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyminski has wrist control.
Tyminski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dawkins is in close to Tyminski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dawkins trying to control but Tyminski is working from the bottom.
Tyminski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dawkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dawkins throws a right and a left that Tyminski avoids nicely.
Dawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dawkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tyminski counters with a nice uppercut.
Dawkins misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a right and a left that Tyminski avoids nicely.
Dawkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyminski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tyminski scores with a hook.
Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyminski moves away.
Dawkins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyminski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dawkins somewhat.
Dawkins misses with a shot to the body
and Dawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tyminski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dawkins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyminski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyminski is pulling down on Dawkins's head. It's preventing any offense from Dawkins, at least for the moment.
Dawkins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tyminski holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dawkins cracks Tyminski with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dawkins shoots in but Tyminski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyminski defending well as Dawkins loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Dawkins misses

and Tyminski moves into the clinch.
Lukasz Tyminski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dawkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyminski blocks an uppercut.
Tyminski scores with a shot to the side of Dawkins's head.
Tyminski avoiding damage.
Dawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Tyminski.
Dawkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyminski is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyminski lands an elbow inside that Dawkins shrugs off.
Tyminski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dawkins is keeping busy.
Tyminski lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyminski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyminski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dawkins looking for a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyminski trying to control the position but instead, Dawkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyminski into the cage.
Dawkins is trying to drag Tyminski to the mat but Tyminski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Dawkins will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tyminski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dawkins's head backwards.
Tyminski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body punch from Dawkins.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyminski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dawkins is looking to wear down Tyminski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tyminski throws a nice head kick!

Dawkins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyminski works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Tyminski keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins is fighting to break Tyminski's control of his arms but Tyminski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tyminski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawkins is one step ahead there.
Dawkins looking to sit in guard and control but Tyminski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dawkins wants to control but Tyminski passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is looking to control Tyminski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dawkins avoid being mounted?
Tyminski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tyminski is looking to take a break and control but Dawkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Dawkins looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins tries to get to full guard but Tyminski has control of the leg.
Tyminski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lukasz Tyminski.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawkins misses the target.

Dawkins closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dawkins lands in his opponent's guard.
Dawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyminski has wrist control.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyminski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyminski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyminski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Jack Dawkins has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dawkins misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lukasz Tyminski.
I think Tyminski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lukasz Tyminski!
Lukasz Tyminski spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.