Chris Arreola vs. Tomasz Adamek: Round By Round

After a scintillating knockout by Alfredo Angulo in the co-feature, we're almost set for the HBO Boxing After Dark main event in Ontario, Calif. Heavyweights Chris Arreola and Tomasz Adamek are preparing to collide in what should be an entertaining bout.

Bob Papa, Lennox Lewis, and Max Kellerman are on hand for commentary. Lewis says Arreola is a good puncher but is hurt by his poor training ethic. He's from California and apparently is disappointed with the poor ticket sales.

Kellerman runs down the heavyweight division, which is currently ruled by the Klitschko brothers. Max discusses how Adamek is the favorite even though he is the smaller man.

The tale of the tape shows that Arreola is four years younger and slightly taller. Chris outweighs his foe by roughly 35 pounds.

Adamek hears it from the fans a bit as he makes his way out first. His pro record stands at 40-1 with 27 KOs, and he is dedicating the fight to the people lost in the recent plane crash in his native Poland.

The fans give Arreola a warm reception as he walks to the ring. He is 28-1 with 25 knockouts, but this is his first quality opponent since getting stopped by Vitali Klitschko last September.

A lesser IBF belt is at stake, which is why the bout is scheduled for 12 rounds. Michael Buffer does the fighter intros and we are ready for action.

Round One

Arreola walks right across to his foe but looks cautious. He just misses his first straight right. Adamek tries a combo to the body. Arreola backs away from some jabs. Chris just misses again with the right, forcing Tomasz to clinch.

Quick right by Arreola, then jabs both ways. Adamek throws a combination and gets smacked in the body in return. Adamek flashes quick hands but does eat a left coming back. Both men come close to landing bombs in the last 10 seconds.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Adamek
Uatu: 10-9 Adamek

Round Two

Arreola strikes first with a jab. A counter left also scores for Arreola, but Adamek gets in a right hand. Tomasz ducks away from a right and circles to his left. Arreola tries the body from very close range.

Chris tries combination punching that knocks his man back. Adamek is clubbed over the head with a right, but he comes back with several punches in succession. Arreola lands a left and is quickly tied up.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Arreola
Uatu: 10-9 Adamek

Round Three

Adamek throws a crisp body shot off his jab. Arreola commits to his jab as he stalks. Both men land hooks along the ropes. Arreola shakes his head as he takes a combination.

Adamek snaps off another combo and clinches when he needs to get a break. Arreola is bleeding just a bit. Adamek is scoring repeatedly with a short left hook.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Adamek
Uatu: 10-9 Adamek

Round Four

Three straight jabs land for Adamek. Arreola tries to mug him along the ropes. Chris gets a bit of wind in his sails as he connects with some punches near the ropes. Adamek takes two straight left hooks.

He goes to the body to try to regain the momentum. The fighters stand and trade with Adamek getting the best of it. Arreola tries to bull his way forward and it gets ugly in the last 10 seconds.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Arreola
Uatu: 10-9 Arreola

Round Five

Arreola needs to turn this into more of a brawl. He's trying big left hooks to push Adamek back. Tomasz lets his hands go and ducks low to avoid counter shots. Sharp one-two to the head by Adamek. Both men land as they step toward each other.

A left hand knocks Adamek off balance for a second, and Arreola tries to press his advantage. Chris lines up a big right and his opponent is struggling to get his legs back. Adamek just avoids a gigantic right hand.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Arreola
Uatu: 10-9 Arreola

Round Six

There is a delay to start this round because Adamek has a problem with his left shoe. Arreola holds and hits as the fight gets back underway. Adamek triples the jab as he moves. Arreola clubs Adamek with two left hooks in tight.

Tomasz goes low, too low according to the ref. Adamek flurries and quickly scurries away. Arreola backs his man up and throws bombs with both hands. He tries several left uppercuts that don't quite connect.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Arreola
Uatu: 10-9 Arreola

Round Seven

Adamek looks like he has plenty of gas left in the tank,but he remains under a lot of pressure. Arreola keeps his gloves high to pick off punches. He's just missing on some serious shots.

Adamek lets his hands go and gets in a nice left hand. The crowd tries to get some more action going as it's hit a lull. Nothing significant landed in that round, but Adamek may have won it on activity.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Adamek
Uatu: 10-9 Adamek

Round Eight

Arreola tries to get the jab going again, and the fighters clash heads. Adamek scores but takes a left hook in return. Tomasz is using quantity to try to overcome the stronger shots from his opponent.

Arreola hops forward but can't corner his man. Arreola lands a crisp right to the body. Adamek hooks to the head and jabs to the body before backing off.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Adamek
Uatu: 10-9 Adamek

Round Nine

Lederman has it dead even through eight rounds. Arreola is trying to follow his corner's advice to pick up the pace. Adamek is still boxing smartly. He's got the faster hands, even if the punches aren't doing much damage.

Three-punch combo by Adamek. Arreola takes a few to land one. The ref warns Adamek again for a low shot. He resumes his body work as Arreola tries to line up the home run shot.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Adamek
Uatu: 10-9 Adamek

Round 10

The stats are really going in Adamek's favor but he is still walking a tightrope of sorts. He is picking his spots well, but Arreola finally lands a big right and an uppercut. The fans urge the local guy on as he rushes in.

Adamek looks like he has his wits about him and clinches to stop the onslaught. Another right scores for Arreola. Now he looks like he may have hurt that hand, and Adamek tries to press the advantage.

Arreola is only throwing lefts right now. More brawling in the final 10 seconds, and a strange round with two definite momentum swings.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Arreola
Uatu: 10-9 Arreola

Round 11

It's hard to see Arreola winning this fight if his right hand is hurt, but he scores with it early. The pace cools for a moment but Arreola is still advancing. The ref is busy breaking up clinches. Arreola narrowly misses a big shot in the corner.

Adamek takes a left hook and backs all the way across the ring. Arreola scores with another left. The crowd is really into the action right now. Adamek flurries and forces his foe to cover up.

Now he pours it on and throws with both punches. Arreola charges forward int he final 10 seconds as Adamek is in full retreat.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Arreola
Uatu: 10-9 Arreola

Round 12

It would not surprise me at all if this fight is there to be won in the final round. Adamek peppers Arreola with multiple jabs. He throws a combination to the body and ties up.

The fans are trying to will Arreola to win, but Adamek is outworking him right now. He's off balance for just a second as he runs away. Adamek lands single shots and either clinches or moves.

Clubbing right by Arreola with a minute to go. Adamek goes to the body and head and dances back again. Super smart final round by Adamek may have won him the fight.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Adamek
Uatu: 10-9 Adamek

Tylwalk: 114-114
Uatu: 115-113 Adamek

The judges score it 114-114, and 115-113 and 117-111 for the winner by majority decision, Tomasz Adamek.

Adamek tells Kellerman that Arreola was a good opponent and in good competition, but he says he was too smart and too fast. He insists that his dream is to be heavyweight champion, and he thanks the fans and HBO.

Arreola has no problem with the decision and uses his usual foul language to give credit to Adamek. Asked about the problem with his hand, Chris says he first injured it in the fifth round and then hurt it even worse later on.

Nick Tylwalk is the editor and co-founder of BoxingWatchers.com . Follow his Twitter feed @Nick_Tylwalk and the site's feed @boxing_watchers .