PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theros Ironfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radoslaw Tomaszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radoslaw Tomaszewski struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ironfist
vs
Tomaszewski

184 cm
27
200 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

192 cm
24
204 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Fast

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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theros Ironfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radoslaw Tomaszewski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironfist throws a right hand that Tomaszewski ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomaszewski also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Tomaszewski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tomaszewski cracks Ironfist with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ironfist shoots in but no luck this time.
Ironfist is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tomaszewski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ironfist is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tomaszewski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ironfist throws a sloppy head kick and Tomaszewski moves out of range easily.
Ironfist takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tomaszewski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tomaszewski lands a nice looking body shot.
Ironfist looks to land a combination but Tomaszewski avoids it well.
Tomaszewski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tomaszewski.
Ironfist moves out of range as Tomaszewski strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomaszewski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tomaszewski looks to throw the jab but Ironfist is out of range.
Ironfist lands a jab to the head.
Ironfist shoots for a takedown but Tomaszewski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ironfist fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theros Ironfist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ironfist gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Tomaszewski counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironfist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tomaszewski. Tomaszewski obviously looking to wear him down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ironfist.
Tomaszewski cracks the inside of Ironfist's front leg.
Tomaszewski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomaszewski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tomaszewski lunges at Ironfist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ironfist's hand.
Ironfist loads up on a big right hand but Tomaszewski slips the punch.
Ironfist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ironfist swings for the body but Tomaszewski moves out of range.
Nice cross by Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ironfist's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tomaszewski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ironfist scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironfist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ironfist misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tomaszewski scores with a one two! Ironfist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski scores with a jab.
Ironfist fails to land the takedown.
Ironfist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomaszewski lunges at Ironfist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ironfist's hand.
Ironfist misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomaszewski! But no joy.
Tomaszewski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ironfist's head backwards.
Tomaszewski blocks a head kick by Ironfist.
Ironfist fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ironfist takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tomaszewski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ironfist's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ironfist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tomaszewski lands with a right hand.
Tomaszewski dodges the punch combination from Ironfist.
Tomaszewski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ironfist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ironfist misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomaszewski! But no joy.
Ironfist throws a lazy right hand but Tomaszewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ironfist pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ironfist is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tomaszewski's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomaszewski regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tomaszewski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ironfist gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ironfist distracts Tomaszewski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ironfist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tomaszewski is keeping the position for now.
Ironfist stopping the sweep attempt from Tomaszewski.
Ironfist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tomaszewski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tomaszewski has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ironfist has passed into side control.
Ironfist 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ironfist thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tomaszewski is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radoslaw Tomaszewski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ironfist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Radoslaw Tomaszewski has been cut.
Tomaszewski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tomaszewski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ironfist.
Ironfist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomaszewski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tomaszewski throws a shot from downtown. Ironfist moves away and avoids it.
Ironfist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomaszewski circles away quickly and effectively.
Tomaszewski clobbers Ironfist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tomaszewski scores with the left hand. Ironfist knows he should have avoided that one.
Tomaszewski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tomaszewski lands a really nice looking cross but Ironfist seems unphased.
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!
Ironfist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tomaszewski counters with a two punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tomaszewski. That's going to slow Ironfist down.
Tomaszewski cracks the inside of Ironfist's front leg.
Tomaszewski throws a combination. Ironfist tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironfist throws a solid leg kick but Tomaszewski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ironfist.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.

A big head kick from Ironfist and Tomaszewski is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Tomaszewski is rocked!

Tomaszewski looking for subs off his back but Ironfist has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tomaszewski is still in real trouble! Can Ironfist finish him?
Ironfist lands a big elbow - Tomaszewski is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ironfist!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theros Ironfist!
After the fight, Theros Ironfist was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.