PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Borysko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krystian Kaczala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krystian Kaczala is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Borysko
vs
Kaczala

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andriy Borysko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krystian Kaczala!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borysko connects with a body shot that sends Kaczala's belly button to the back.
Borysko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Borysko wants to clinch up but Kaczala keeps it at a distance.
Borysko throws a right and a left that Kaczala avoids nicely.

Kaczala scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Kaczala decides to stand up, so the ref orders Borysko to his feet.

Borysko cracks Kaczala with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kaczala looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Borysko finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borysko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kaczala counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Borysko!
Kaczala tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Kaczala stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borysko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Borysko misses with a few strikes there.
Borysko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Borysko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaczala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Borysko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kaczala to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Borysko is breathing heavily.
Kaczala wants to pass the guard but Borysko is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczala stands and throws Borysko's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Kaczala stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Kaczala feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kaczala looking to pass the guard.
Kaczala not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczala passes Borysko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kaczala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaczala keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kaczala thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Borysko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kaczala.
Kaczala controlling the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kaczala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Borysko defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kaczala decides to stand and escape the position.
Kaczala tries to clinch but Borysko moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Kaczala dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Borysko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borysko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kaczala backs up against the cage.
Borysko misses with a wild combination.
Kaczala moves in looking to clinch but Borysko pushes him off.
Kaczala avoids a kick to the body.

Kaczala moves into range and clinches up with Borysko.
Kaczala tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kaczala is trying to break the clinch but Borysko is controlling him.
Borysko stops a takedown attempt from Kaczala.
Kaczala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borysko is keeping busy.
Kaczala keeps control of Borysko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kaczala manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kaczala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Borysko's guard.
Kaczala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borysko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaczala drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Kaczala seems to have locked his on tight now - Borysko screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Kaczala, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Krystian Kaczala!