PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Rogers (ranked 3506 p4p, 426 weight class) and Blazej Byczkiewicz (ranked 686 p4p, 102 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Byczkiewicz's choice of entrance music: The Flex - Don't Bother With The Outside World. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rogers
vs
Byczkiewicz

185 cm
22
216 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
204 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth)
Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Rogers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blazej Byczkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers walks into a straight right hand from Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
A big left from Byczkiewicz misses.
Rogers throwing a counter right hand but Byczkiewicz manages to avoid it.
Rogers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rogers slips under a jab from Byczkiewicz.
A shot to the body from Byczkiewicz misses
enabling Rogers to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Blazej Byczkiewicz has been cut.
Byczkiewicz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Byczkiewicz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byczkiewicz.
A jab lands there for Rogers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byczkiewicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byczkiewicz misses with a hook
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
Byczkiewicz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rogerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Rogers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Byczkiewicz throws an off balance right hand
and Byczkiewicz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byczkiewicz takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Rogers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byczkiewicz.
Blazej Byczkiewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byczkiewicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Byczkiewicz is rocked!

That has opened up Blazej Byczkiewicz's cut even more.
Byczkiewicz misses with a wild body shot.

Byczkiewicz rushes Rogers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byczkiewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Rogers.

Byczkiewicz breaks the clinch.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Byczkiewicz throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byczkiewicz misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Byczkiewicz.
Rogers appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz loads up on a big right hand but Rogers slips the punch.
Byczkiewicz misses with a right hand
and Rogers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byczkiewicz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Byczkiewicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byczkiewicz lands with a shot to the body.
Byczkiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
A nice side step and Byczkiewicz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Byczkiewicz has taken the fight to the clinch.

Byczkiewicz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byczkiewicz misses with a straight left.
Byczkiewicz missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Byczkiewicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Byczkiewicz dips to his left and cracks Rogers with an uppercut!
Byczkiewicz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rogers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Byczkiewicz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Byczkiewicz.
Rogers wants to get back to striking at distance but Byczkiewicz won't allow it.
Byczkiewicz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rogers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Byczkiewicz. Those never looked like landing.
Rogers feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Byczkiewicz scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Rogers's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rogers misses with a hook
and Byczkiewicz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Byczkiewicz throws a poor cross that misses
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers throws a leg kick but Byczkiewicz checks it.
A jab lands there for Byczkiewicz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Rogers misses the target.
Byczkiewicz throws a body shot but no joy.
Rogers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Byczkiewicz lands an overhand right.
Rogers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Byczkiewicz looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Byczkiewicz swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Byczkiewicz finds it's way round the side to connect with Rogers's head.
Rogers slips under a jab from Byczkiewicz.
Rogers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rogers misses with a low kick.
Byczkiewicz throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Rogers is looking to counter punch.
Rogers looks to land a right hand but Byczkiewicz moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Byczkiewicz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blazej Byczkiewicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blazej Byczkiewicz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rogers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Byczkiewicz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Byczkiewicz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the liver by Byczkiewicz. Beautiful body shot.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byczkiewicz moves away.
Byczkiewicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Byczkiewicz.
Rogers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogers there as he acknowledges the shot.

Rogers is rocked!
Byczkiewicz ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Rogers out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blazej Byczkiewicz! Blazej Byczkiewicz retains his light heavyweight title!
Blazej Byczkiewicz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.