PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 683 p4p, 466 weight class) and Gaultier Girard (ranked 96 p4p, 60 weight class). Gaultier Girard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Wojcik
vs
Girard

177 cm
32
197
18 - 5 - 0

196 cm
32
183
21 - 6 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaultier Girard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wojcik rushes Girard and presses him up against the ropes.
Girard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Girard is defending well for now.
Wojcik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Girard.
Wojcik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wojcik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Girard's elbow.
Girard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Our sources have told us that Wojcik has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Girard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wojcik.
Wojcik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wojcik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Girard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Girard swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wojcik digs a right hand into Girard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Girard's gas tank.
Wojcik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wojcik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Wojcik.
Girard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wojcik pushes Girard back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Girard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Girard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Girard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik trying to land knees to the body.
Wojcik misses with some punches.
Girard swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik trying to land knees to the body.
Girard lands an uppercut.
Wojcik tries a body shot but Girard blocks it.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Girard controls the action.
Girard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Girard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wojcik trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Girard.
Girard misses with a punch on the inside.
Wojcik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Girard.
Girard scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Girard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Girard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Girard.
Girard scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Girard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wojcik trying to land knees to the body.
Wojcik takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Girard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girard scores with a shoulder strike.
Wojcik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Girard is defending well for now.
Girard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wojcik has a couple of punches blocked by Girard.
Wojcik pushes Girard back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Girard tries a body shot but Wojcik blocks it.
Girard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wojciks head.

Girard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Girard misses with a hook.
Girard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Girard follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wojcik checks a low kick from Girard.
Girard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ryszard Wojcik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Wojcik finds it's way through Girard's defenses.
Wojcik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wojcik misses with an uppercut. Girard saw that one coming.
Girard is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wojcik throws an overhand right that lands on Girard's shoulder, as Girard tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Girard.
Wojcik misses with a hook.
Girard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Wojcik.
Wojcik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Girard doesn't seem bothered though.
Wojcik misses with a wild body shot.
Girard scores with a nice body kick.
Girard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Girard misses with a body shot.
Wojcik tries to bum rush Girard with a series of wild strikes but Girard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Girard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Girard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wojcik throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Girard misses.
Wojcik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Girard throws a leg kick but Wojcik sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Girard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wojcik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Girard circles away quickly and effectively.
Girard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Girard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Girard.
Wojcik is looking to clinch.
Girard throws out a counter right but Wojcik avoids it with no problem.
Girard throws a leg kick that misses.
Wojcik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wojcik lands an overhand right.
Wojcik throws a jab but it's blocked by Girard.
Girard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Girard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojcik.
Wojcik defending well as Girard loads up on a big left hand.
Wojcik throws out a loose jab but Girard uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryszard Wojcik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Girard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wojcik misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Girard.
Wojcik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Girard manages to avoid it.
Wojcik swings for the body but Girard moves out of range.
Girard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wojcik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Girard scoring well with a low kick there.
Wojcik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Girard scores with a kick to the body.
Wojcik wants to clinch.
Girard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryszard Wojcik is winning the standup battle so far.
Wojcik misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Girard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Girard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Girard slips a jab from Wojcik.
Wojcik throws a big shot that misses.
Girard lands a leg kick that knocks Wojcik off balance momentarily.
Wojcik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wojcik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wojcik stalks Girard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Girard's face. Girard staggers backwards, shaken.
Wojcik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Girard throws a body punch but Wojcik moves out of range.
Wojcik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Girard sends Wojcik crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Girard is motioning to the referee to let Wojcik up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Wojcik is rocked!

Ryszard Wojcik's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Girard ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Wojcik's jaw. Wojcik's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Girard does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaultier Girard!
Gaultier Girard bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.