PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Page Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waclaw Kaczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Knight
vs
Kaczynski

183 cm
18
132 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

171 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Page Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waclaw Kaczynski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kaczynski finds it's way through Knight's defenses.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Kaczynski.

Knight moves into the clinch successfully.

Kaczynski manages to break the clinch.
Kaczynski lands with an overhand left.
Kaczynski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaczynski misses with a body kick.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaczynski misses with a double jab.
Knight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kaczynski avoids it really well and circles away.
Kaczynski throws the kick towards the body but Knight avoids it.
Kaczynski lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczynski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaczynski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaczynski swinging wildly here.
Knight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kaczynski avoids it really well and circles away.
Kaczynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Kaczynski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaczynski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Page Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaczynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Knight clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kaczynski tries to break the clinch but Knight is controlling the position.

Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Kaczynski.
Kaczynski lands the left hand.
Kaczynski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kaczynski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knight's head backwards.
Kaczynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaczynski.
Kaczynski connects with a looping right hand.
Kaczynski throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaczynski throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Kaczynski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Knight tries for a takedown but Kaczynski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kaczynski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczynski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kaczynski misses with a few strikes there.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waclaw Kaczynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaczynski looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
Kaczynski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knight had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Knight dives in and grabs Kaczynski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaczynski pushes down on Knight's head and hops out.
Kaczynski lands an overhand right.
Waclaw Kaczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaczynski jabs Knight right on the nose. Knight blinks but takes it well.
Kaczynski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kaczynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight shoots in but no luck this time.
A right-left combo lands from Kaczynski.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Knight. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Knight scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Knight taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaczynski keeping his opponent close.
Kaczynski trying his best to control but Knight has mounted him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waclaw Kaczynski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kaczynski throws a one two combo.
Kaczynski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaczynski throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaczynski throws a leg kick that misses.
Knight shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch combination from Kaczynski misses.
Kaczynski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaczynski misses with the combination.
Knight avoids the head kick by Kaczynski.

Knight looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kaczynski!
Knight tries to control but Kaczynski wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczynski tries to hold on but Knight pushes him away.
Kaczynski is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Knight is staying active.
Knight controlling from the full mount.

That's two 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.
Knight's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Knight really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kaczynski reaches up to try and control the position but Knight seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Kaczynski rolls and tries to escape and now Knight has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczynski tries to roll but Knight sticks to his back.
I would not like to be Kaczynski right now.
I really don't envy Kaczynski right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Knight tries to keep control of the position but Kaczynski is staying busy.
Kaczynski trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Waclaw Kaczynski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kaczynski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaczynski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Knight fails with the takedown.
Knight closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kaczynski circles away.
Kaczynski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kaczynski throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczynski throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Kaczynski leaves Knight with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Page Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kaczynski scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Page Knight has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight tries to clinch but Kaczynski is having none of it.
Kaczynski throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Knight stumbling backwards into the cage! Knight bounces back off the cage towards Kaczynski, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Kaczynski lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Kaczynski celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Waclaw Kaczynski!