PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pina Colada Hoi (ranked 3391 p4p, 297 weight class) and Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 3308 p4p, 292 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Colada Hoi
vs
Tymonowicz

205 cm
25
265 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

192 cm
27
253 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pina Colada Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Henryk Tymonowicz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tymonowicz stalks Hoi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hoi's face. Hoi staggers backwards, shaken.
Tymonowicz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tymonowicz throws a series of punches but Hoi avoids them all with ease.
Henryk Tymonowicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tymonowicz drops Hoi with a nice combination! Tymonowicz dives into Hoi's guard, looking to finish!

Hoi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tymonowicz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oh Hoi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tymonowicz landing some decent shots from guard.
Tymonowicz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hoi seems to have got his legs back now.

Tymonowicz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hoi is looking for a sweep.
Tymonowicz working away.
Hoi is looking to reverse the position.

Tymonowicz decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hoi to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tymonowicz dips to his left and cracks Hoi with an uppercut!
Hoi is looking to land body kicks.
Tymonowicz avoids the body shot from Hoi.
Tymonowicz lands with a kick to the temple. Hoi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tymonowicz throws a hook to the side of Hoi's head but Hoi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tymonowicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoi.
Tymonowicz misses with a head kick.
We've been informed that Tymonowicz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tymonowicz works Hoi's body with a nice hook.

Tymonowicz waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Hoi. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Hoi to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoi looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoi, not yet.
Tymonowicz wants to control from the top but Hoi keeps moving.

Hoi is working an open guard so Tymonowicz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi lands with a good body shot.
Tymonowicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoi circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick by Tymonowicz misses
letting Hoi counter with a right hand.

It looks like Henryk Tymonowicz has been cut.
Hoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tymonowicz moves away.
Hoi lands with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Tymonowicz.

Hoi gets a takedown into half guard.
Hoi drops an elbow to the side of Tymonowicz's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tymonowicz is trying to maintain the position but Hoi is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tymonowicz is looking to improve his position.
Tymonowicz is trying to maintain the position but Hoi is very close to passing his half guard.
Hoi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tymonowicz trying to control here.
Tymonowicz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hoi.
Hoi stopping the sweep attempt from Tymonowicz.
Tymonowicz controls Hoi momentarily but Hoi frees himself.
Hoi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tymonowicz is on top in guard.

Tymonowicz preventing the sweep.
Tymonowicz is fighting to break Hoi's control of his arms but Hoi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hoi keeping moving, preventing Tymonowicz from controlling successfully.

Tymonowicz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hoi dives on top into guard.

Hoi distracts Tymonowicz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Tymonowicz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hoi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hoi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hoi working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henryk Tymonowicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henryk Tymonowicz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Tymonowicz is just out of range.
Hoi takes a swing at Tymonowicz's ribcage but misses.
Tymonowicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tymonowicz throws a hook but Hoi blocks it.
Tymonowicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoi.
Tymonowicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tymonowicz.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoi misses the target.
Tymonowicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tymonowicz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tymonowicz takes one to the side of the head.
Tymonowicz connects with a leg kick. Hoi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Hoi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hoi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hoi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tymonowicz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tymonowicz wants to improve his position but Hoi is controlling well.
Hoi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tymonowicz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tymonowicz trying to hold on to Hoi's head to control him but Hoi postures up.
Tymonowicz is trying to stand.
Hoi lands with a punch from half guard.
Tymonowicz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoi passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tymonowicz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tymonowicz tries to get to full guard but Hoi has control of the leg.
Hoi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hoi winds up and cracks Tymonowicz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hoi working Tymonowicz over with strikes.

Tymonowicz is rocked!
Hoi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tymonowicz is still in real trouble! Can Hoi finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoi lands a big elbow - Tymonowicz 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 Hoi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pina Colada Hoi!
Our winner, Pina Colada Hoi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.