PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krayzie Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Lewandowski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Lewandowski
vs
Junior

178 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

166 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcin Lewandowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krayzie Junior!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lewandowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Lewandowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lewandowski.
Junior misses with a takedown attempt - Lewandowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krayzie Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewandowski checks a leg kick.
Junior misses with a takedown
and Lewandowski counters with a straight right hand.
Marcin Lewandowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krayzie Junior.
Lewandowski throws a nice looking combination but Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewandowski throws a series of punches but Junior avoids them all with ease.
Junior looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewandowski is fending him off so far but Junior persists. Nope, Lewandowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Lewandowski jabs Junior right on the nose. Junior blinks but takes it well.
Lewandowski misses the jab.

Junior drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lewandowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewandowski is looking to stand up but Junior isn't so interested in that idea.
Lewandowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lewandowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Junior working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lewandowski's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Junior postures up in Lewandowski's guard and throws a big left but Lewandowski blocks it.
Junior controls from within his opponent's guard.
Junior connects with a couple of short punches.
Junior postures up in Lewandowski's guard and throws a big left but Lewandowski blocks it.
Junior with a flurry of punches that miss.
Junior prevents Lewandowski from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Junior in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Junior slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Junior lands a couple of digs.
Junior lands a couple of digs.
Lewandowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lewandowski tries to get out of the position.
Junior throwing strikes from guard but Lewandowski blocks nicely.
Junior postures up in Lewandowski's guard and throws a big left but Lewandowski blocks it.
Junior works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Junior slips a nice elbow through Lewandowski's hands, connecting with Lewandowski's forehead.
Junior not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Junior thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Junior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lewandowski is breathing heavily.
Junior throwing shots but Lewandowski is blocking nicely.
Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Junior content to control rather than advance.
Junior takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior thows a huge punch but Lewandowski dodges it nicely.
Junior working the head and body with strikes.
Junior wants to control but Lewandowski is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Junior lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Junior missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Junior not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Junior scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lewandowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Junior on the ground.
Junior drops an elbow to the side of Lewandowski's head.
Junior working over Lewandowski with some ground and pound. Lewandowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Junior looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Junior looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lewandowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Junior is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Junior drops an elbow to the side of Lewandowski's head.
Junior trying to control the action but Lewandowski is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Junior sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lewandowski defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Junior lands a nice short elbow.
Junior scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewandowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Junior.
Junior content to control rather than advance.
Junior throwing shots but Lewandowski is blocking nicely.
Junior throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Junior is nestled in close to Lewandowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Junior is looking to take a break and control but Lewandowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Junior is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Junior.
Junior missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Junior thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lewandowski's head.
Junior sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lewandowski defending well though.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Junior thows a huge punch but Lewandowski dodges it nicely.
Junior uses his free foot to push down on Lewandowski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lewandowski.
Junior controlling the pace for now.
Junior postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lewandowski looks a forlorn figure.
Junior lands a nice shot to the head.

It looks like Marcin Lewandowski has been cut.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Junior in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Lewandowski is rocked!
Junior controlling his opponent.
Oh Lewandowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Junior unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Lewandowski wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Junior celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krayzie Junior!