PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mieszko Szczygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Phenom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mieszko Szczygiel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Szczygiel
vs
Phenom

175 cm
27
192 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

186 cm
26
200 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mieszko Szczygiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Phenom!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phenom misses the jab.
Szczygiel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Phenom.
The fight stays on the outside here - Szczygiel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Szczygiel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phenom, pushing him back against the ropes.
Phenom is trying to push Szczygiel away but Szczygiel has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Szczygiel scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Marcus Phenom has been cut.
Phenom is trying to push Szczygiel away but Szczygiel has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Szczygiel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phenom up against the ropes.
Szczygiel is working for takedown but Phenom is calmly controlling the position for now.
Phenom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phenom wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczygiel working Phenom over with knees to the body.
Szczygiel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phenom up against the ropes.
Szczygiel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Szczygiel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Phenom is trying to force a seperation but Szczygiel has the dominant position.
Szczygiel effectively controlling the action here.
Szczygiel lands a knee to the head.
Szczygiel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phenom's defenses.
Szczygiel pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Phenom wants to get back to striking at distance but Szczygiel won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Szczygiel lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Phenom is trying to stand up here but Szczygiel is controlling him well.

Szczygiel maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Phenom could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Szczygiel has cracked it and Phenom is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Szczygiel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mieszko Szczygiel!