PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Radoslaw Tomaszewski (ranked 3555 p4p, 424 weight class) and Morgan Hed (ranked 9371 p4p, 709 weight class). Morgan Hed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tomaszewski
vs
Hed

192 cm
25
196 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Radoslaw Tomaszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morgan Hed!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomaszewski throws the left hand but Hed avoids the punch easily.
Tomaszewski scores with a sloppy right hand. Hed should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hed is defended easily by Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski takes a swing at Hed's ribcage but misses.
Hed wants to counter the offense by Tomaszewski and move into the clinch position.
Hed dives in for a single leg takedown but Tomaszewski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hed lands with a cross.
Tomaszewski stuffs the takedown attempt from Hed. Hed gets slowly back to his feet.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Hed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hed loads up on a big right hand but Tomaszewski slips the punch.
Hed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tomaszewski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hed somewhat.
As Hed looks to move away, Tomaszewski throws a big counter combo but Hed just gets out of the way.
Hed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hed with a poor takedown
and Tomaszewski counters with a nice uppercut.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomaszewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomaszewski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hed.
Morgan Hed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hed misses with a body punch
and Tomaszewski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hed scores with a body shot.

Tomaszewski rushes Hed and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hed.
Hed stalling the fight.
Hed blocking some punches.
Hed blocks an uppercut.
Tomaszewski working aggressively here.
Hed lands a shot to the body.
Hed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomaszewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hed blocks an uppercut.
Hed managing to block the knees to the body from Tomaszewski.
Hed blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomaszewski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hed avoids it.
Tomaszewski swings wildly with an uppercut but Hed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomaszewski misses with a body punch.
Hed is working for takedown but Tomaszewski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tomaszewski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tomaszewski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Tomaszewski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tomaszewski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And Hed tries to counter it with a takedown but Tomaszewski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tomaszewski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tomaszewski sprawls well. Tomaszewski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hed gets slowly back to his feet.
Hed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tomaszewski but Tomaszewski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Tomaszewski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tomaszewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Hed.
Hed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tomaszewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Hed gets a double leg takedown into Tomaszewski's guard.
Tomaszewski keeping moving, preventing Hed from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Tomaszewski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tomaszewski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tomaszewski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tomaszewski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hed.
Tomaszewski keeping moving, preventing Hed from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Hed shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tomaszewski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tomaszewski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hed tries to free his leg and advance position but Tomaszewski is retaining full guard.
Tomaszewski wants to sweep here but Hed controlling him for the moment.
Tomaszewski pulls Hed in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radoslaw Tomaszewski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hed tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tomaszewski.
Hed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hed tries for a takedown but Tomaszewski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski scores with the left hand. Hed knows he should have avoided that one.
Hed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomaszewski scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot lands for Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski throws a body shot but no joy.
Hed feints the counter takedown.
Tomaszewski fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomaszewski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tomaszewski sprawls well. Tomaszewski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hed gets slowly back to his feet.
Hed tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tomaszewski swivels and escapes.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Hed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hed shoots in and drives through. Tomaszewski sprawls well.
Tomaszewski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tomaszewski throws out a loose jab but Hed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tomaszewski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomaszewski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tomaszewski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hed somewhat.
Tomaszewski throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Tomaszewski misses.
Hed lands with a nice body punch.
Tomaszewski throws a leg kick but Hed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hed is looking for the big counter here.
Hed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hed shoots in for a takedown but Tomaszewski shows good takedown defense.
And Tomaszewski counters with a quick kick to the body but Hed blocks it.
Hed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tomaszewski rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomaszewski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tomaszewski throws a leg kick but Hed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hed shoots in but Tomaszewski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hed fails with a takedown attempt.

Tomaszewski moves into range and clinches up with Hed.
Hed blocking some punches.
Tomaszewski throws a head punch that misses.
Tomaszewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Tomaszewski.
Hed has Tomaszewski pressed against the cage, preventing Tomaszewski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hed throws a head punch that misses.
Hed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hed.
Tomaszewski slowing the pace effectively.
Tomaszewski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hed avoids it.
Tomaszewski lands with a light punch inside.
Hed blocks an uppercut.
Hed wants to take the fight to the mat but Tomaszewski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tomaszewski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tomaszewski wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Tomaszewski fails to land.
Hed tries to stall but Tomaszewski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hed can do to turn this around?
Tomaszewski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tomaszewski digs a right hand underneath Hed's ribcage. Hed let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hed.
Tomaszewski is pressed up against the cage. Hed has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tomaszewski down to the mat. Tomaszewski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Tomaszewski has closed the distance and engaged Hed in a clinch.
Hed tries to pull guard but Tomaszewski holds him up against the cage and eventually Hed drops back down to his feet.
Tomaszewski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomaszewski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hed decides to pull guard.
Tomaszewski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tomaszewski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tomaszewski with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomaszewski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radoslaw Tomaszewski dominated that second round.
That's time! Tomaszewski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tomaszewski scores with a sloppy right hand. Hed should have avoided that one.
Tomaszewski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tomaszewski blocks a head kick by Hed.
Tomaszewski lands with a shot to the body.
Hed shoots in for a takedown but Tomaszewski shows good takedown defense.
Tomaszewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomaszewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomaszewski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hed checks it well.
And Hed tries to counter it with a takedown but Tomaszewski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tomaszewski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Tomaszewski darts in and clinches Hed up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomaszewski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hed or not.
Tomaszewski misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hed fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski lands with a right to the head.
Hed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tomaszewski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hed tries a body shot but Tomaszewski blocks it.
Tomaszewski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Hed.
Tomaszewski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomaszewski taking a breather.
Tomaszewski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomaszewski lands a body punch.
Tomaszewski lands a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski leaning against his opponent.
Tomaszewski throws a punch but it's blocked by Hed.
Tomaszewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Hed prevents a body shot from Tomaszewski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hed pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tomaszewski is working Hed over against the cage.
Tomaszewski lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomaszewski is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Tomaszewski.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomaszewski.
Hed misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hed.
Tomaszewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hed looking for a takedown.
Hed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tomaszewski taking a breather.
Tomaszewski misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski tries to work over Hed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Tomaszewski breaks the clinch.
Tomaszewski throws a big shot that misses.

Tomaszewski clinches.

Hed has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tomaszewski regains guard immediately.
Morgan Hed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hed prevents Tomaszewski from getting back to his feet.
Hed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tomaszewski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hed throwing strikes from guard but Tomaszewski blocks nicely.
Hed looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hed wants to control from the top but Tomaszewski keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hed is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hed closes the distance but Tomaszewski moves to the side
and Tomaszewski counters with a straight right hand.
Hed throws out a leg kick but Tomaszewski moves out of range and Hed only half commits.
Tomaszewski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan Hed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hed moves forwards but Tomaszewski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tomaszewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Hed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hed misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Radoslaw Tomaszewski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tomaszewski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radoslaw Tomaszewski!