PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omi Yusura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yusura
vs
Szczerbiec

183 cm
27
181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omi Yusura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczerbiec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Szczerbiec there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yusura darts in trying to clinch
and Szczerbiec counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yusura darts in trying to clinch
and Szczerbiec counters with a nice body kick.
Yusura tries to clinch but Szczerbiec moves away
and Szczerbiec counters with a left and a right that stings Yusura.
Szczerbiec scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Szczerbiec closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczerbiec takes a knee to the side of the body.
Szczerbiec throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yusura blocks it with crossed arms.
Szczerbiec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yusura.
Szczerbiec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yusura is defending well for now.
Yusura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Szczerbiec in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yusura managing to block the knees to the body from Szczerbiec.
Yusura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Szczerbiec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yusura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Szczerbiec's efforts to push away.
Szczerbiec is trying to break the clinch but Yusura is controlling him.
Yusura with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yusura.
Szczerbiec looks winded!
Yusura lands a knee to the body.
Szczerbiec wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yusura has him pressed against the cage.
Yusura is trying to stall.
Szczerbiec misses with a knee to the head.
Yusura crunches a lovely knee into Szczerbiec's ribcage.
Yusura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yusura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Szczerbiec lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yusura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yusura avoiding damage as Szczerbiec throws knees to the body.
Yusura misses with a knee to the head.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yusura missing with knees to the body.
Yusura tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczerbiec avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yusura.
Yusura landing knees to the head.
Yusura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yusura tries to land a knee to the head but Szczerbiec blocks with his arms.
Yusura landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Szczerbiec's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yusura.
Yusura connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Patryk Szczerbiec has been cut.
Yusura lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Szczerbiec is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Yusura.
Yusura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yusura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Szczerbiec has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yusura lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Szczerbiec is still on wobbly legs! Can Yusura finish him?
Szczerbiec tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Szczerbiec seems to have recovered his senses.
Yusura trying to land knees to the body.
Yusura is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Yusura drops Szczerbiec with a big knee straight up the middle! Szczerbiec is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yusura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yusura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Szczerbiec closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Szczerbiec is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yusura.
Yusura is looking to clinch.
Yusura tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Szczerbiec connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szczerbiec swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yusura moves to clinch but Szczerbiec breaks away
and Szczerbiec cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yusura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yusura tries to clinch up but Szczerbiec circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yusura tries to keep at a distance but Szczerbiec has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yusura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yusura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yusura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczerbiec.
Yusura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yusura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yusura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Szczerbiec blocks it with crossed arms.

Szczerbiec pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yusura wants to clinch up but Szczerbiec keeps it at a distance.
Yusura moves in looking to clinch but Szczerbiec pushes him off.
Yusura moves in looking to clinch but Szczerbiec pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yusura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Szczerbiec manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yusura wants to clinch
and Szczerbiec counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yusura is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omi Yusura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patryk Szczerbiec's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from Szczerbiec. Those never looked like landing.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szczerbiec swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid body kick from Szczerbiec.
Yusura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Szczerbiec lands a body shot.
Szczerbiec circles away from the clinch attempt
and Szczerbiec counters with a straight right hand.
Yusura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Omi Yusura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Szczerbiec lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yusura at a distance.
Szczerbiec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yusura wants to land a leg kick but Szczerbiec is out of range.
Yusura staying out of range there.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch but Szczerbiec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Omi Yusura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Szczerbiec.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch but Szczerbiec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yusura is looking to clinch but Szczerbiec is avoiding it.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch but Szczerbiec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yusura throws a sloppy head kick and Szczerbiec moves out of range easily.
Yusura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Yusura.
Szczerbiec swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szczerbiec lands the left hand.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szczerbiec swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yusura wants to clinch but Szczerbiec slips to the side
and Szczerbiec counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yusura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Szczerbiec.
Yusura tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusura misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczerbiec throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yusura's head.

Yusura is rocked!

It looks like Omi Yusura has been cut.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szczerbiec swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yusura tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yusura is looking to clinch but Szczerbiec is avoiding it.
Szczerbiec throws a series of punches but Yusura moves out of range.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szczerbiec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szczerbiec swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yusura darts in trying to clinch
and Szczerbiec counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yusura.
Szczerbiec scores with a three punch combo!
Szczerbiec throws out a loose jab but Yusura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yusura tries to clinch but Szczerbiec moves away
and Szczerbiec counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yusura wants to clinch
and Szczerbiec counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Szczerbiec throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yusura tries to clinch up but Szczerbiec circles away and keeps his distance.
Szczerbiec tries a head kick but it misses.
Yusura tries to clinch up
and Szczerbiec counters with a right hand to the body.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szczerbiec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yusura tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patryk Szczerbiec seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yusura throws a hook but Szczerbiec avoids it easily.
Yusura tries to clinch but Szczerbiec moves out of range.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szczerbiec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yusura wants to clinch but Szczerbiec slips to the side
and Szczerbiec counters with a low kick, right behind Yusura 's knee.
Yusura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Szczerbiec counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yusura tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Szczerbiec counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yusura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Szczerbiec manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Szczerbiec swats away the attempt to clinch by Yusura.
Yusura tries to clinch up
and Szczerbiec counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patryk Szczerbiec showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Szczerbiec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yusura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Szczerbiec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szczerbiec misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Szczerbiec.
Yusura tries to clinch but Szczerbiec moves out of range.
Yusura tries to clinch up.
Yusura darts in trying to clinch
and Szczerbiec counters with a body kick.
Yusura misses with a head kick.
Szczerbiec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yusura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Szczerbiec manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yusura moves in looking to clinch but Szczerbiec pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Szczerbiec.
A head kick misses from Yusura.
Yusura closes the distance but Szczerbiec moves to the side
and Szczerbiec counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yusura's knee momentarily.
Yusura tries to clinch up.
Yusura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yusura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yusura closes the distance but Szczerbiec moves to the side
and Szczerbiec counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yusura is looking to clinch but Szczerbiec is avoiding it.
Yusura tries to clinch but Szczerbiec moves away
letting Szczerbiec counter with a right hand.
Yusura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yusura tries to clinch but Szczerbiec moves away
and Szczerbiec counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch but Szczerbiec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Szczerbiec manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yusura walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yusura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Szczerbiec bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yusura's head.
Szczerbiec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yusura looks to clinch

and Szczerbiec holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yusura avoids it.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Yusura.
Szczerbiec takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yusura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yusura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yusura misses with a knee strike.
Yusura lands a knee to the head.
Yusura is trying to push Szczerbiec away but Szczerbiec has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Yusura pulls guard successfully.
Yusura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yusura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Szczerbiec manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusura won't allow Szczerbiec to get back to his feet.
Szczerbiec working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yusura.
Szczerbiec utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szczerbiec looking to control.
Yusura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yusura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yusura pushes down on Szczerbiec's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Yusura is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Szczerbiec is just riding it out for now. Yusura eventually gives up the hold.
Szczerbiec is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec is staying active underneath Yusura, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Szczerbiec trying to control but Yusura postures up.
Yusura is trying to control. Szczerbiec wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Yusura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Szczerbiec doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yusura.
Yusura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yusura is keen to just control but Szczerbiec is a slippery customer.
Szczerbiec looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omi Yusura clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yusura is looking to clinch.
Szczerbiec keeps the fight on the outside.
Szczerbiec misses with a double jab.
Yusura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Szczerbiec manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yusura is looking to clinch but Szczerbiec is avoiding it.
Szczerbiec cracks Yusura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yusura closes the distance but Szczerbiec moves to the side
and Szczerbiec counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Szczerbiec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yusura throws a push kick but Szczerbiec slaps the foot to one side.
Yusura wants to land a leg kick but Szczerbiec is out of range.
Szczerbiec throws an overhand right that lands on Yusura's shoulder, as Yusura tries to avoid the shot.
Yusura tries to clinch
and Szczerbiec counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Szczerbiec's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yusura under the eye.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szczerbiec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Szczerbiec connects with a body shot that sends Yusura's belly button to the back.
Yusura looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Szczerbiec swats away the attempt to clinch by Yusura.
Szczerbiec takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left and a right from Szczerbiec both land. Nice combination.
Szczerbiec circles away from the clinch attempt

and Szczerbiec holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Szczerbiec misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yusura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szczerbiec is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Szczerbiec trying to land knees to the body.
Omi Yusura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Szczerbiec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yusura is defending well for now.
Yusura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Yusura working Szczerbiec over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yusura.
Yusura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczerbiec is defending well for now.
Szczerbiec keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yusura's efforts to push away.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yusura with a knee to the head.
Yusura lands a knee to the body.
Yusura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Szczerbiec lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yusura lands a nice knee to the body.
Yusura lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yusura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szczerbiec tries to land knees in the clinch but Yusura avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yusura.
Yusura with a knee to the head.
Yusura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Szczerbiec blocks it with crossed arms.
Yusura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Szczerbiec has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yusura trying to land knees to the body.
Szczerbiec managing to block the knees to the body from Yusura.
Yusura tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczerbiec avoids the damage to the body.
Szczerbiec tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Szczerbiec managing to block the knees to the body from Yusura.
Szczerbiec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yusura is defending well for now.
Yusura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yusura scores with a knee to the head.
Szczerbiec missing with knees to the body.
Yusura is trying to break free.
Szczerbiec trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusura with a knee to the head.
Yusura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Szczerbiec lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Szczerbiec takes a knee to the side of the body.
Szczerbiec has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yusura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yusura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yusura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yusura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Szczerbiec lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yusura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szczerbiec avoids it.
Yusura prevents Szczerbiec from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yusura.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szczerbiec managing to block the knees to the body from Yusura.
Yusura wants to stall.
Szczerbiec is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omi Yusura had his way with Patryk Szczerbiec in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yusura connects with a leg kick. Szczerbiec looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yusura wants to clinch.
Yusura looks to clinch
and Szczerbiec counters with a body kick that stops Yusura in his tracks momentarily.
Yusura is looking to clinch.
Yusura darts in trying to clinch
letting Szczerbiec counter with a right hand.
Yusura tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Szczerbiec counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Szczerbiec throws out a loose jab but Yusura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szczerbiec circles away from the clinch attempt
and Szczerbiec counters with an inside leg kick.
Yusura closes the distance but Szczerbiec moves to the side
and Szczerbiec cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusura closes the distance but Szczerbiec moves to the side
and Szczerbiec counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Szczerbiec lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yusura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yusura misses with a wild body shot.
Yusura tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yusura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Szczerbiec tests Yusura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yusura tries to clinch up

and Szczerbiec counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yusura.
Yusura has Szczerbiec pressed against the cage, preventing Szczerbiec from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yusura lands a knee to the head.
Szczerbiec using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yusura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yusura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szczerbiec avoids it.
Yusura tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczerbiec avoids the damage to the body.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szczerbiec missing with knees to the body.
Szczerbiec is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Yusura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yusura has Szczerbiec pressed against the cage, preventing Szczerbiec from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yusura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yusura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szczerbiec is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczerbiec with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yusura can't break the clinch.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yusura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Szczerbiec blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Szczerbiec breaks from the clinch.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szczerbiec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yusura tries to clinch but Szczerbiec moves away
and Szczerbiec counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yusura tries to clinch but Szczerbiec moves out of range.
Yusura tries to clinch there but Szczerbiec circles away.
Yusura wants to clinch
and Szczerbiec counters with a three punch combo that has Yusura backing up. Yusura nods at Szczerbiec to acknowledge the strikes.
Patryk Szczerbiec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Yusura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yusura misses with a low kick.
Yusura seems to have got his legs back now.
Szczerbiec's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yusura under the eye.
Yusura throws a lazy head kick
and Szczerbiec counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yusura looks to clinch
letting Szczerbiec counter with a right hand.
Yusura tries to clinch
enabling Szczerbiec to counter with a crisp jab.
Szczerbiec circles away from the clinch attempt
and Szczerbiec counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yusura wants to clinch but Szczerbiec slips to the side
and Szczerbiec counters with a crisp right that sends Yusura to the canvas! Szczerbiec follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patryk Szczerbiec!
A victorious Patryk Szczerbiec thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.