PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Szczerbiec
vs
Stone

188 cm
31
185 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

183 cm
36
183 lbs
11 - 18 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
Szczerbiec scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Szczerbiec throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stone.
Szczerbiec displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Stone tries to clinch up but Szczerbiec circles away and keeps his distance.
Szczerbiec fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Szczerbiec walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stone is looking to clinch but Szczerbiec is avoiding it.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Szczerbiec has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone throws a hook but Szczerbiec blocks it.
Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stone misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Szczerbiec moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Szczerbiec has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Szczerbiec lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Szczerbiec scores with a nice strike.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Szczerbiec uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone walks into a stiff left hand from Szczerbiec.
Patryk Szczerbiec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczerbiec throws a big shot that misses.
Szczerbiec closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Stone is rocked!
Szczerbiec fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec misses with a looping right.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczerbiec. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szczerbiec avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Szczerbiec throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Stone wants to clinch up but Szczerbiec keeps it at a distance.
Stone moves to clinch but Szczerbiec breaks away
and Szczerbiec counters with a straight right hand.

Szczerbiec closes the distance and clinches.

Szczerbiec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczerbiec works Stone's body with a nice hook.
Szczerbiec looks for a takedown but Stone sprawls well.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Szczerbiec lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone misses with a body shot
and Szczerbiec counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Szczerbiec has closed the distance and engaged Stone in a clinch.
Szczerbiec tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Szczerbiec slowing the pace effectively.
Szczerbiec lands a nice shot to the body.
Szczerbiec misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Szczerbiec looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Szczerbiec is keeping busy.
Szczerbiec unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczerbiec unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Szczerbiec blocks it with crossed arms.
Szczerbiec lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szczerbiec trying to land knees to the body.
Szczerbiec throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Szczerbiec manages to break the clinch.
Stone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Szczerbiec fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Szczerbiec connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Szczerbiec works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Szczerbiec was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patryk Szczerbiec dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Szczerbiec chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Szczerbiec is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Szczerbiec lands a right hook to the body.

Szczerbiec lands a left and a right that send Stone crashing to the mat, dazed. Szczerbiec thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Szczerbiec finish him?

It looks like Ben Stone has been cut.
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Szczerbiec to score with a decent uppercut.
Szczerbiec lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Szczerbiec gets a clinch.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Szczerbiec is blocking nicely.
Szczerbiec can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
Knees to the body from Szczerbiec.
Stalling in the clinch from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Szczerbiec back against the cage.

Szczerbiec's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Szczerbiec.
Stone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Szczerbiec scores with the left hand. Stone knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone stuns Szczerbiec with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Szczerbiec cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - Szczerbiec coming out on top.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Szczerbiec slips the punch.
Look low, kick high! Szczerbiec uses the oldest trick in the book to send Stone tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Szczerbiec is absolutely delighted - when Stone wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Patryk Szczerbiec!
Our winner, Patryk Szczerbiec, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.