PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patryk Szczerbiec will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Johnson
vs
Szczerbiec

174 cm
23
183 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

188 cm
26
185 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaun Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Szczerbiec counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Szczerbiec sprawls well.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Szczerbiec checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Szczerbiec slips the punch.
Szczerbiec misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Szczerbiec moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Szczerbiec throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson scores with a jab. Szczerbiec acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Szczerbiec ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Szczerbiec misses with a hook.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Shaun Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Szczerbiec catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Szczerbiec bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Patryk Szczerbiec is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Szczerbiec tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Szczerbiec in his tracks.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Szczerbiec connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Szczerbiec.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Szczerbiec but Szczerbiec pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Szczerbiec checks it.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Szczerbiec scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Szczerbiec sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson takes a swing at Szczerbiec's ribcage but misses.
Szczerbiec throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szczerbiec checks a leg kick.
Szczerbiec connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws a hook but Szczerbiec avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a hook but Szczerbiec avoids it easily.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Szczerbiec checks it
and Szczerbiec counters with a leg kick.
Szczerbiec connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson wants to slow Szczerbiec down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Szczerbiec counters with a one-two to the body.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson misses with a hook
and Szczerbiec counters with a nice body kick.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Szczerbiec cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Johnson falls to his knees and Szczerbiec doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patryk Szczerbiec!
Patryk Szczerbiec seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.