PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Selfie Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikolaj Bajeczny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikolaj Bajeczny is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lord
vs
Bajeczny

171 cm
20
143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
146 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Selfie Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikolaj Bajeczny!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bajeczny loads up on a big right hand but Lord slips the punch.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Bajeczny moves away and avoids it.
Lord throws a big shot that misses.
Bajeczny connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bajeczny with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bajeczny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bajeczny jabs Lord right on the nose. Lord blinks but takes it well.
Selfie Lord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Lord. Those never looked like landing.
Lord dodges the punch combination from Bajeczny.
A big left from Lord misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Lord lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Bajeczny finds it's way through Lord's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bajeczny misses the jab.
Bajeczny misses with a hook.
Lord went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajeczny misses with a double jab.
Lord with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bajeczny just misses with a punch to the body.
Bajeczny scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
Bajeczny slips under a jab from Lord.
Bajeczny avoids the body shot from Lord.
Lord throws a right hand that misses
and Bajeczny counters with a left and a right that stings Lord.
Bajeczny slips a straight right by Lord.
Bajeczny throws a combination that misses
and Lord counters with a good low kick that Bajeczny was not able to check.
Lord walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lord scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Bajeczny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bajeczny misses its intended target.
Lord getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Mikolaj Bajeczny has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a combination that misses
letting Bajeczny counter with a right hand.
Bajeczny takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bajeczny keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lord lands a right hook to the body.
Lord misses with a hook
and Bajeczny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lord moves out of range of the strikes.
Lord swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bajeczny manages to avoid it.
Bajeczny is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lord looks to land a body kick but Bajeczny moved away.
Bajeczny throws a poor cross that misses
and Bajeczny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lord throws out a loose jab but Bajeczny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bajeczny manages to avoid it.
Bajeczny takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lord looks for the body kick but Bajeczny saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bajeczny punishes Lord's body with a nice straight punch.
Bajeczny is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lord had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bajeczny works Lord's body with a nice hook.
Lord lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Lord misses.
Bajeczny checks a leg kick.
Bajeczny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
Lord slips a jab and a cross from Bajeczny.
An attempted straight right counter from Lord misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. Bajeczny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bajeczny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bajeczny slips under a jab.
Lord displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bajeczny throws out the jab.
Lord connects with the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lord.
Lord cracks Bajeczny with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bajeczny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Lord lands a jab to Bajeczny's midsection.
Lord cracks Bajeczny with an open hand slap.
Lord takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bajeczny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bajeczny misses with a straight left.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Lord misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bajeczny counters with a stiff right hand.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Bajeczny moved out of range nicely.
Lord misses with a jab to the body
and Bajeczny counters with a stiff right hand.
Bajeczny slips under a jab from Lord.
Lord swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Bajeczny misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Selfie Lord dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikolaj Bajeczny's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bajeczny looks to land a combination but Lord avoids it well.
Lord displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bajeczny misses the shot to the body.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Bajeczny saw that one coming.
Bajeczny throws a right and a left that Lord avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Lord.
Lord throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bajeczny slips a jab from Lord.
Nice shot lands for Lord.
Lord moves out of range as Bajeczny strikes.
Bajeczny connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lord throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bajeczny counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bajeczny lands with an uppercut that bounces Lord off the cage and back into range.
Bajeczny misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Bajeczny finds it's target.
Lord throws a nice looking combination but Bajeczny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord throws a hook but Bajeczny blocks it.
Selfie Lord is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
Bajeczny moves out of range of the strikes.
Lord throws a series of punches but Bajeczny moves out of range.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lord throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bajeczny misses the jab.
Bajeczny throws a jab when Lord was well out of range.
Lord slips under a jab.
Lord slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bajeczny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Lord throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bajeczny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lord is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bajeczny slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lord takes a swing at Bajeczny's ribcage but misses.
Bajeczny scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lord is looking to score with low kicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bajeczny in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lord takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lord swings for the body but Bajeczny moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bajeczny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lord throws a lazy right hand but Bajeczny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bajeczny misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Lord.
Bajeczny keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bajeczny throws a nice looking combination but Lord bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bajeczny swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
Lord throws a poor cross that misses
and Bajeczny counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bajeczny connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lord scrambles back to his feet.
Lord defending well as Bajeczny loads up on a big left hand.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bajeczny. Those never looked like landing.
Bajeczny throws a hook to the side of Lord's head but Lord sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bajeczny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lord.
Some wild striking there from Bajeczny.
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bajeczny works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lord slips under a jab from Bajeczny.
Bajeczny throws a shot from downtown. Lord moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Bajeczny does it's job there.
Bajeczny throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lord fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bajeczny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lord misses with a body shot.
Lord slips a straight right by Bajeczny.
Lord lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord misses with an uppercut.
Lord throws a looping overhand right but Bajeczny ducks down to avoid it.
Bajeczny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lord.
Lord lands a jab to Bajeczny's midsection.
Bajeczny comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bajeczny lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lord slips under a jab.
Lord throws the left hand but Bajeczny avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Lord throws a chopping leg kick but Bajeczny manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lord scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bajeczny cracks Lord with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mikolaj Bajeczny will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mikolaj Bajeczny'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bajeczny.
Bajeczny 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.
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bajeczny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lord lands a two punch combo.
Lord swings for the body but Bajeczny moves out of range.
Bajeczny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord scores with the left hand. Bajeczny knows he should have avoided that one.
Lord with a nice cross.
Bajeczny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Bajeczny scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lord bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bajeczny's head.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bajeczny.
Lord looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lord takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lord misses with a leg kick
and Bajeczny counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord swings for the body but Bajeczny moves out of range.
Lord throws a leg kick but Bajeczny checks it.
Bajeczny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bajeczny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lord.
A little jabbing left from Bajeczny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bajeczny throws an overhand right that lands on Lord's shoulder, as Lord tries to avoid the shot.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Bajeczny's head but Bajeczny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bajeczny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bajeczny was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Lord needs to keep his hands up - Bajeczny had a free shot at his head there.
Lord uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bajeczny.
Lord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bajeczny moves away.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bajeczny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bajeczny scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord lands with a nice body punch.
Lord takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bajeczny sizes up Lord with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Bajeczny works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bajeczny walks into a jab.
Lord misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bajeczny to counter with a crisp jab.
Bajeczny misses with a hook.
Lord throwing a counter right hand but Bajeczny manages to avoid it.
Lord swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bajeczny to counter with a crisp jab.
Lord goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lord scores with a one two! Bajeczny had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lord slips a jab from Bajeczny.
Lord misses with a series of wild punches.
Lord throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bajeczny counter with a right hand.
Lord closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajeczny misses with a straight left.
Lord lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lord misses with a body shot.
Bajeczny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bajeczny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
Bajeczny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bajeczny checks a low kick from Lord.
Despite the aggression on Bajeczny's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lord moves out of range as Bajeczny strikes.
Lord misses with a straight left.
Bajeczny scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lord in his tracks.
Bajeczny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bajeczny doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Nice body punch from Bajeczny.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses the jab.
Lord misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bajeczny avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lord wants to slow Bajeczny down by chopping away at his legs.
Lord misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bajeczny lands a jab.
Bajeczny connects with the punch.
Lord on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lord throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lord misses with a body shot.
Bajeczny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lord.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lord misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Selfie Lord.
Well Lord has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Selfie Lord!