PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murray Esson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Sajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amy MacDonald - This Is The Life. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Esson
vs
Sajewski

174 cm
24
156 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
169 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Outkast Clothing Line

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murray Esson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukasz Sajewski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esson throws a sloppy head kick and Sajewski moves out of range easily.
Esson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sajewski.
Esson thows a body kick. Sajewski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lukasz Sajewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Sajewski misses.
Esson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Esson connects with an inside leg kick.
Esson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Esson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sajewski is out of range and Esson settles back down.
Horrible takedown by Esson or perhaps it was just good defense by Sajewski which made him look bad.
Sajewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Esson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sajewski.
Sajewski throws the left hand but Esson avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Sajewski finds it's target.
Sajewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Esson.
Sajewski swings for the body but Esson moves out of range.
Esson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sajewski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sajewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sajewski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Esson sprawls well. Esson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sajewski gets slowly back to his feet.
Esson scores with a nice body kick.
Esson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murray Esson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esson tries to land a leg kick but Sajewski saw it coming and moves away.
Sajewski misses the jab.
Sajewski misses with an uppercut. Esson saw that one coming.
Sajewski misses with a lunging right hand
and Esson counters with a nice body kick.
Sajewski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sajewski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Esson avoids the body shot from Sajewski.
Esson connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esson.
Esson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sajewski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sajewski lands a right hook to the body.
Sajewski misses with a looping left.
Esson scores with a nice body kick.
Esson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Esson - that will leave a mark!
Esson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sajewski manages to avoid it.
Esson shoots in but Sajewski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sajewski throws a hook to the side of Esson's head but Esson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sajewski throws the left hand but Esson avoids the punch easily.
Esson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sajewski.
Sajewski motions for Esson to come forward. Sajewski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Esson, right into the meat.
Sajewski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sajewski slips a jab from Esson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Esson shoots in for a double leg but Sajewski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Esson connects with a solid leg kick.
Esson slips a jab from Sajewski.
Sajewski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sajewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sajewski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sajewski wants it to stay on the feet.
Sajewski stuffs the takedown attempt from Esson. Esson gets slowly back to his feet.
Esson moves out of range of the strikes.
Esson walks into a straight right hand from Sajewski.
Sajewski misses with a hook. Esson ducked under it nicely.
Esson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sajewski.
Jab by Sajewski.
Esson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esson moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Esson, right into the meat.
Esson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sajewski swivels and escapes.
Esson throws a leg kick
and Sajewski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sajewski misses with a wild body shot.
Esson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Esson lands a jab to Sajewski's midsection.
Esson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sajewski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sajewski scores with a nice strike.
Sajewski throws a big shot that misses.
Sajewski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Esson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lukasz Sajewski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Esson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sajewski checks a low kick from Esson.
Sajewski clobbers Esson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Esson lands with a kick to the temple. Sajewski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sajewski feints a jab promting Esson to slip. Sajewski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Esson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sajewski misses the jab.
Esson fails to land the takedown.
Esson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sajewski lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sajewski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Esson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Esson is rocked!
Esson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sajewski connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Esson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Esson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sajewski lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Esson - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Sajewski!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lukasz Sajewski!
Lukasz Sajewski is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Lukasz Sajewski rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.