PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wot Czyzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Loiseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czyzewski comes to the cage accompanied by Korn feat. Skrillex - "Get Up" . Henry Loiseau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Czyzewski
vs
Loiseau

182 cm
23
193 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wot Czyzewski!
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, Henry Loiseau!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czyzewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loiseau.
Loiseau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Loiseau throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Wot Czyzewski has been cut.
Czyzewski works Loiseau's body with a nice hook.
Loiseau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Czyzewski.

Loiseau clinches.
Czyzewski avoids a wild elbow strike from Loiseau.
Loiseau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Czyzewski blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Czyzewski blocks a body shot from Loiseau.
Czyzewski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Loiseau pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Loiseau tries to land a knee to the head but Czyzewski blocks with his arms.
Czyzewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Czyzewski blocks the elbow strike.
Loiseau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Czyzewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Czyzewski managing to block the knees to the body from Loiseau.
Loiseau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Czyzewski.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Czyzewski tightens his grip and picks Loiseau up, before dumping him to the ground. Loiseau manages to land in guard.
Czyzewski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Loiseau looking to control.
Czyzewski is stalling in the full guard.
Loiseau is controlling Czyzewski's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Czyzewski trying to control but Loiseau is working from the bottom.
Loiseau has Czyzewski pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Henry Loiseau.
Czyzewski shoots in but Loiseau avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Czyzewski swings for the body but Loiseau moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Czyzewski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Loiseau defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wot Czyzewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loiseau throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loiseau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loiseau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Czyzewski misses with a hook.
Loiseau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Czyzewski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Czyzewski finds it's target.
Loiseau throws a head kick that misses
and Czyzewski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Czyzewski throws a lazy right hand but Loiseau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loiseau misses with a head kick.

Czyzewski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Loiseau tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Czyzewski is in Loiseau's guard.
Loiseau throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loiseau is on top in guard.
Czyzewski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Loiseau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Czyzewski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Czyzewski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Loiseau stops Czyzewski from standing up.
Czyzewski wants to sweep here but Loiseau controlling him for the moment.
Loiseau trying to control but Czyzewski is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau won't allow Czyzewski to sweep him here.
Czyzewski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Czyzewski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Loiseau napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Loiseau is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Czyzewski throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Loiseau to regain full guard.
Loiseau wants to sweep here but Czyzewski controlling him for the moment.
Czyzewski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Loiseau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Czyzewski trying to control the position from guard on top but Loiseau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Czyzewski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henry Loiseau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wot Czyzewski's cut.
That's time! Czyzewski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Loiseau moves into the clinch.
Loiseau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Loiseau gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Czyzewski.
Loiseau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Czyzewski.
Loiseau tries a knee to the head but Czyzewski blocks it.
Loiseau is pressed up against the cage. Czyzewski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Loiseau down to the mat. Loiseau avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Loiseau throws a low kick, looking for Czyzewski's leg but Czyzewski calmly moves out of range.
Czyzewski throws a right hand that Loiseau ducks under and follows up with a left that Loiseau also avoids with ease.
Czyzewski slips under a jab from Loiseau.
Loiseau scores with a head kick. Czyzewski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Loiseau moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loiseau feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Czyzewski crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Henry Loiseau!