PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Korczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Stallion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Korczynski
vs
Stallion

173 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
20
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, Mike Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stallion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Korczynski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stallion's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Korczynski trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lukasz Korczynski just wasn't active enough.
A punch combination from Korczynski misses.
Stallion misses with a takedown attempt

and Korczynski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stallion wants to get back to his feet.
Stallion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stallion is staying active underneath Korczynski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallion controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Korczynski stands up from half guard.
Korczynski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stallion eats them both and turns towards Korczynski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stallion misses with a takedown

and Korczynski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stallion has a closed guard, preventing Korczynski from standing up.
Korczynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Stallion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korczynski wants to get up but he can't break Stallion's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Stallion pushes Korczynski off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Stallion looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Korczynski!
Korczynski tries to lock up and control but Stallion gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stallion looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stallion landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallion controlling the position easily from mount.
Stallion's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Stallion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Korczynski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Korczynski is looking to get to half guard.
Stallion controlling from the full mount.
Stallion with a couple of short strikes.
Stallion controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallion lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stallion controlling his opponent.
Stallion landing shots from mount.
Stallion controlling his opponent.
Korczynski's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korczynski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stallion controlling the position easily from mount.
Korczynski is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Stallion dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stallion with a poor takedown

and Korczynski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stallion won't be happy with that.
Stallion is trying to improve his position.
Stallion wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Korczynski tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Stallion is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Korczynski off and has taken his back!
Stallion lands punches and elbows.
Korczynski just trying to survive but Stallion is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Stallion controlling the position well here. Korczynski rolled but Stallion kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Korczynski trying to control the position but Stallion manages to sink in the hooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korczynski tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Korczynski trying to control but not successfully.
I really don't envy Korczynski right now.
Stallion keeps control of the position easily here as Korczynski tries to buck him off.
Korczynski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Korczynski turns into Stallion and is now in his guard.
Stallion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stallion can do anything to dispel that myth.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Stallion.

Stallion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Korczynski was covering up waiting for the punch and Stallion finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallion is in close to Korczynski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Korczynski controls Stallion momentarily but Stallion frees himself.
Stallion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stallion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stallion wants to pass the guard but Korczynski is keeping the position.
Korczynski wants to sweep but no luck.
Korczynski wants to stand but Stallion is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stallion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Korczynski trying to keep a closed guard but Stallion is proving a slippery customer.
Stallion stays in close to Korczynski's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stallion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Stallion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stallion sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Korczynski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Korczynski is desperately trying to improve his position but Stallion has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallion unloading with bombs!
Stallion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Korczynski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stallion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Let's hope that Stallion has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stallion cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stallion pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stallion tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Stallion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stallion fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Korczynski sprawls well initially but Stallion persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Korczynski trying to control from the bottom.
Stallion controlling the action here.
Mike Stallion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Korczynski landing rabbit punches to the side of Stallion's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Korczynski wants to get back to his feet.
Stallion trying to control the pace.

Korczynski pushes Stallion off and gets back to his feet.
Korczynski tries to clinch up.
Stallion shoots for a takedown but Korczynski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Stallion bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallion lands a nice forearm strike.
Korczynski is trying to escape the position but Stallion is controlling the position.
Korczynski tries to improve position but can't.
Korczynski tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Stallion presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Stallion sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stallion with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Korczynski tries to reverse the position but Stallion maintains control.
Stallion content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korczynski tries to hold on but Stallion postures up.
Stallion looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stallion raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korczynski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Korczynski is desperately trying to improve his position but Stallion has a good base and remains in mount.
Korczynski wants to hold on but Stallion pushes him away.
Stallion controlling from the full mount.
Korczynski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallion lands a big elbow.
Stallion tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Korczynski working to try and regain half guard.
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!
Stallion controlling the position easily from mount.
Stallion is landing with some decent strikes but Korczynski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stallion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lukasz Korczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Stallion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Stallion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stallion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Stallion!