PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Kolaczkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Judge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolaczkowski comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Almost Famous. Judge has chosen Kurupt "Ride Wit Us" as his entrance music. Tomasz Kolaczkowski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kolaczkowski
vs
Judge

188 cm
22
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
274 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

[IFC] Hilton Supplements *NYC*
[IFC] Hilton Supplements *NYC*

[IFC] Hilton Supplements *NYC*

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomasz Kolaczkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Judge!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judge throws a head kick but Kolaczkowski moves out of range.

Kolaczkowski moves into the clinch.
Kolaczkowski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kolaczkowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judge backwards.

It looks like Ethan Judge has been cut.
Judge avoids a wild elbow strike from Kolaczkowski.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kolaczkowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kolaczkowski has Judge pressed against the cage.
Kolaczkowski lands a left hand.

Kolaczkowski has Judge pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kolaczkowski pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Judge tumbling to the mat - Kolaczkowski dives into Judge's guard.
Kolaczkowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolaczkowski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Judge for as long as he can get away with.
Judge has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolaczkowski postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kolaczkowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kolaczkowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kolaczkowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kolaczkowski darts in and clinches Judge up against the cage.
Kolaczkowski missing with knees to the body.
Kolaczkowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kolaczkowski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Judge gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge gets underhooks to prevent Kolaczkowski's takedown attempt.
Kolaczkowski misses with the head strike.
Kolaczkowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Kolaczkowski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Kolaczkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judge prevents the takedown attempt.
Kolaczkowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kolaczkowski has a couple of punches blocked by Judge.
Kolaczkowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Judge backwards.
Kolaczkowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Kolaczkowski prevents Judge from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kolaczkowski.
Kolaczkowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Kolaczkowski has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Judge clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Judge trying to control the position but Kolaczkowski manages to sink in the hooks.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolaczkowski biding his time, controlling Judge.
Judge rolls, trying to escape but Kolaczkowski keeps control of the position.
Kolaczkowski really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Judge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Kolaczkowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Judge's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kolaczkowski blocks a head kick by Judge.
Tomasz Kolaczkowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolaczkowski avoids the head kick by Judge.
Kolaczkowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judge throws a head kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Kolaczkowski.

Kolaczkowski clinches up against the cage.
Kolaczkowski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Judge up against the cage.
Judge is trying to break the clinch but Kolaczkowski is controlling him.

Kolaczkowski turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kolaczkowski manages to end up in side control.
Kolaczkowski content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judge can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kolaczkowski in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kolaczkowski laying and praying for a moment but Judge takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolaczkowski is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Tomasz Kolaczkowski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kolaczkowski throws a combination. Judge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kolaczkowski!
Judge throws a sloppy head kick and Kolaczkowski moves out of range easily.
Judge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kolaczkowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Judge.
Kolaczkowski avoids the head kick by Judge.
Kolaczkowski lands with a nice body kick.
Judge moves out of range of the body kick from Kolaczkowski.
Kolaczkowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Judge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Judge is breathing heavily.
Kolaczkowski tries to land a leg kick but Judge saw it coming and moves away.

Kolaczkowski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Kolaczkowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Judge's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kolaczkowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Judge.

Kolaczkowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Judge blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kolaczkowski.
Judge stops a takedown attempt from Kolaczkowski.
Kolaczkowski pushes Judge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Judge has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kolaczkowski uses from the top position.
Kolaczkowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kolaczkowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Judge is trying to control the position but Kolaczkowski postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolaczkowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kolaczkowski lands a couple of elbows.
Judge is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Judge looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Judge can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kolaczkowski controls the pace.
Ethan Judge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomasz Kolaczkowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Judge is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kolaczkowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kolaczkowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Judge is looking to stand up but Kolaczkowski isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolaczkowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Kolaczkowski misses.
Judge is looking to chop away at Kolaczkowski's legs.
Kolaczkowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kolaczkowski throws a body kick that misses.

Kolaczkowski clinches up with Judge and pushes him back against the cage.
Judge tries to circle away but Kolaczkowski has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kolaczkowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Judge has had enough of the clinch but Kolaczkowski keeps him there for the moment.
Kolaczkowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kolaczkowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Judge backwards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kolaczkowski blocks a body shot from Judge.
Judge tries a body shot but Kolaczkowski blocks it.
Judge is working for takedown but Kolaczkowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Judge lands a body punch in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tomasz Kolaczkowski.
Well Kolaczkowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Kolaczkowski!