PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Korczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reach Disadvantage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Korczynski
vs
Disadvantage

174 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukasz Korczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reach Disadvantage!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disadvantage cracks Korczynski with an open hand slap.
Korczynski takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Korczynski scores a takedown into full mount!

Korczynski is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Reach Disadvantage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Disadvantage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Disadvantage moves out of range as Korczynski strikes.
Disadvantage is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A punch combination from Korczynski misses.
Korczynski cracks Disadvantage with an open hand slap.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Korczynski throws out a loose jab but Disadvantage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Disadvantage delivers a nice body kick.
Disadvantage throws a leg kick but Korczynski moved away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab lands there for Disadvantage.
Korczynski throws a jab when Disadvantage was well out of range.

Korczynski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Disadvantage to the mat! Disadvantage manages to get full guard.

Disadvantage is looking for a triangle but Korczynski pushes his legs off easily.
Disadvantage looking to control.
Korczynski wants to control from the top but Disadvantage keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Disadvantage is on top in guard.
Disadvantage is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korczynski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Disadvantage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Korczynski prevents Disadvantage from improving position.
Korczynski tries to escape but Disadvantage is in control.
Korczynski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Korczynski is breathing heavily.
Disadvantage moves into full mount!
Korczynski is trying to escape the mount.
Korczynski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Disadvantage looking to finish with strikes here!
Disadvantage looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Disadvantage sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Disadvantage unloads with some shots from mount but Korczynski bucks and avoids them well.
Korczynski is desperately trying to improve his position but Disadvantage has a good base and remains in mount.
Disadvantage lands a big elbow.
Disadvantage pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Disadvantage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Disadvantage throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Korczynski could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Disadvantage thowing shots but they're missing.
Disadvantage throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Korczynski because Disadvantage loaded up on that one.
Disadvantage throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Disadvantage looking to isolate an arm here. Korczynski doesn't see it coming and as Disadvantage extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Disadvantage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reach Disadvantage!