PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Strozyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Strozyk
vs
Kerr

193 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Strozyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr tries to clinch there but Strozyk circles away.
Strozyk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strozyk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strozyk throws a nice looking combination but Kerr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damien Strozyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr moves in looking to clinch but Strozyk pushes him off.
Strozyk misses with a wild combination.
Strozyk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strozyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strozyk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kerr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strozyk moves in looking to clinch but Kerr pushes him off.
Strozyk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Strozyk lands a really nice looking cross but Kerr seems unphased.

Kerr tries to keep at a distance but Strozyk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kerr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strozyk backwards.
Kerr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strozyk's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Strozyk tries to throw a body punch but Kerr avoids it by throwing Strozyk back against the cage.
Strozyk is trying to break free.

Kerr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strozyk throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kerr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kerr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Strozyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerr prevents Strozyk from breaking the clinch.
Kerr has Strozyk pressed against the cage.
Kerr receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kerr - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Kerr to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kerr.
Kerr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Kerr.
Strozyk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strozyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Strozyk.

Kerr closes the distance and pushes Strozyk back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Strozyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr stalling.
Strozyk working hard to break the clinch.

Kerr breaks from the clinch.
Strozyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strozyk tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kerr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kerr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Strozyk up against the cage.
Strozyk tries a body shot but Kerr blocks it.
Kerr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr prevents a body shot from Strozyk.
Strozyk working hard to break the clinch.
Kerr lands a body shot in the clinch.

Strozyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strozyk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strozyk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strozyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kerr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strozyk throws a combination that misses

and Kerr counters by clinching up.
Kerr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strozyk blocking some punches.
Strozyk tries to circle away but Kerr has him pinned against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerr has Strozyk pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mark Kerr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Kerr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strozyk lands with a shot to the body.
Strozyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Kerr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strozyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Kerr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Strozyk!
Strozyk moves in looking to clinch but Kerr pushes him off.

Strozyk moves into range and clinches up with Kerr.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kerr throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Kerr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr lands a left hand.
Kerr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerr taking a breather.
Kerr blocks a body shot from Strozyk.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
Strozyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strozyk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kerr.
Strozyk tries to break the clinch but Kerr is controlling the position.
Kerr is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Kerr.
Strozyk scores with a hook to the body. Kerr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Strozyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kerr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strozyk wants to clinch.

Kerr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Strozyk manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Strozyk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Strozyk tries to get out of the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Strozyk is adopting a defensive guard.
Kerr passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strozyk wants to get back to full guard but Kerr has mounted him!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Strozyk reaches up to try and control the position but Kerr seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Strozyk rolls and tries to escape and now Kerr has his back!
Kerr gets his hands free as Strozyk looks to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Strozyk trying to control the hands but Kerr breaks the grip.
Kerr just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Kerr decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Kerr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kerr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kerr tries to clinch there but Strozyk circles away.
Kerr moves to clinch but Strozyk breaks away
and Strozyk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kerr tries to clinch but Strozyk moves out of range.
Strozyk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Strozyk gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kerr to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Kerr gets to his feet. Strozyk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Strozyk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strozyk is trying to break free.
Strozyk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kerr has Strozyk pressed against the cage.
Kerr struggles to land a body shot inside as Strozyk controls his hands.
Kerr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strozyk backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Kerr.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
Mark Kerr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Strozyk tries to work over Kerr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kerr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Strozyk up against the cage.
Kerr misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr prevents Strozyk from breaking the clinch.
Strozyk tries to circle away but Kerr has him pinned against the cage.
Strozyk misses with a punch to the body.
Kerr stalls.
Strozyk wants to break free but Kerr has control.
Strozyk has had enough of the clinch but Kerr keeps him there for the moment.
Strozyk wants to break free but Kerr has control.
Kerr can't find room to land a body shot as Strozyk controls the action.
Kerr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kerr lands with a right to the head.
Strozyk working hard to break the clinch.
Kerr stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strozyk can't break the clinch.
Mark Kerr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Strozyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strozyk has had enough of the clinch but Kerr keeps him there for the moment.
Strozyk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Strozyk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strozyk has had enough of the clinch but Kerr keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Kerr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strozyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Kerr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strozyk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strozyk misses with a body shot.
Strozyk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kerr tries to clinch up.
Kerr moves in looking to clinch but Strozyk pushes him off.
Strozyk throws a series of punches but Kerr moves out of range.
Strozyk fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strozyk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kerr takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Kerr.
I've got Kerr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Kerr!