PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Szczęsny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hollyfield might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Paris. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hollyfield
vs
Szczęsny

175 cm
36
156 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

225 cm
28
135 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Mohito Fightwear

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Bullet Proof System

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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Hollyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Szczęsny!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szczęsny lands a nice shot that snaps Hollyfield's head back.

Hollyfield closes the distance and clinches.
Hollyfield keeps control of Szczęsny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Hollyfield.

It looks like Victor Szczęsny has been cut.
Hollyfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Szczęsny wants to break free but Hollyfield has control.
Szczęsny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but Szczęsny blocks it.
Hollyfield throws an elbow that misses.

Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hollyfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Szczęsny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hollyfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Szczęsny connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hollyfield scrambles back to his feet.
Hollyfield tries to clinch up
letting Szczęsny counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hollyfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szczęsny looks to land a right hand but Hollyfield moved out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the head but Szczęsny blocks with his arms.
Szczęsny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Szczęsny working hard to break the clinch.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the head but Szczęsny blocks with his arms.

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

Szczęsny is rocked!
Hollyfield tries to clinch up.
Szczęsny is still on wobbly legs! Can Hollyfield finish him?

Hollyfield gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczęsny tries to break free but Hollyfield pushes him back against the cage.
Hollyfield prevents Szczęsny from breaking the clinch.
Szczęsny tries to circle away but Hollyfield has him pinned against the cage.
Szczęsny is trying to force a seperation but Hollyfield has the dominant position.
Hollyfield lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szczęsny avoids it.
Szczęsny is trying to break the clinch but Hollyfield has him pressed against the cage.
Szczęsny is trying to break the clinch but Hollyfield is controlling him.
Hollyfield misses with a knee to the head.
Szczęsny tries to break free but Hollyfield pushes him back against the cage.
Hollyfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hollyfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Szczęsny wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hollyfield lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hollyfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Szczęsny told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hollyfield lands an elbow that stopped Szczęsny in his tracks for a moment.
Hollyfield content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hollyfield lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Victor Szczęsny's cut even more.
Szczęsny is trying to force a seperation but Hollyfield has the dominant position.
Hollyfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hollyfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Szczęsny blocks it with crossed arms.
Szczęsny is trying to break the clinch but Hollyfield is controlling him.
Szczęsny is trying to push Hollyfield away but Hollyfield has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hollyfield blocks a body shot from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hollyfield has him pressed against the cage.
Szczęsny tries to break the clinch but Hollyfield is controlling the position.
Szczęsny has had enough of the clinch but Hollyfield keeps him there for the moment.
Hollyfield misses with an elbow strike.
Hollyfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Szczęsny tries to circle away but Hollyfield has him pinned against the cage.
Szczęsny seems to have recovered his senses.

Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hollyfield closes the distance and clinches.
Szczęsny is trying to force a seperation but Hollyfield has the dominant position.
Hollyfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hollyfield looking to throw knees to the head but Szczęsny is blocking nicely.
Hollyfield lands a nice elbow.
Szczęsny wants to get back to striking at distance but Hollyfield won't allow it.
Hollyfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Szczęsny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hollyfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Szczęsny circles away.
Hollyfield takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice jab there from Szczęsny.
Hollyfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollyfield tries to clinch there but Szczęsny circles away.

Hollyfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Hollyfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hollyfield lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Szczęsny breaks from the clinch.
Hollyfield walks into a straight right hand from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny misses with a looping right.

Hollyfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but Szczęsny blocks it.

Szczęsny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Szczęsny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Szczęsny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Szczęsny getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good leg kick by Szczęsny there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Szczęsny swings widly with a right hand

and Hollyfield counters by moving into the clinch.
Szczęsny wants to get back to striking at distance but Hollyfield won't allow it.

Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Szczęsny swats away the attempt to clinch by Hollyfield.
Szczęsny looks to land a left hand but Hollyfield moved out of range nicely.
Hollyfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Szczęsny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hollyfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hollyfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Szczęsny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hollyfield tries to clinch up.
Victor Szczęsny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczęsny lands an overhand right.
Hollyfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Szczęsny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Hollyfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Szczęsny's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hollyfield moves into range and clinches up with Szczęsny.
Hollyfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Szczęsny's efforts to push away.
Hollyfield has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Szczęsny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hollyfield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Szczęsny is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Szczęsny throws a sloppy head kick

and Hollyfield moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hollyfield throws an elbow but misses.
Hollyfield looking to stall.
Szczęsny is trying to break free.
Szczęsny takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hollyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczęsny is defending well for now.

Szczęsny manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollyfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Szczęsny scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Szczęsny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Szczęsny lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczęsny throws the left hand but Hollyfield avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries to clinch up but Szczęsny circles away and keeps his distance.
Victor Szczęsny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hollyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szczęsny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hollyfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Szczęsny circles away.
Szczęsny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hollyfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Szczęsny throws a hook but Hollyfield avoids it easily.
Hollyfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Szczęsny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hollyfield gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hollyfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Szczęsny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Szczęsny tries to break the clinch but Hollyfield is controlling the position.
Szczęsny is trying to break free.
Hollyfield scores with a knee to the head.

The cut above Victor Szczęsny's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hollyfield lands an elbow just above Szczęsny 's eye.

Szczęsny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hollyfield fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny scores with a sloppy right hand. Hollyfield should have avoided that one.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Szczęsny.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollyfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Szczęsny throws a shot to the body.
Hollyfield tries to clinch up.
Szczęsny has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Szczęsny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hollyfield counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hollyfield wants to clinch up but Szczęsny keeps it at a distance.
Hollyfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Szczęsny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Szczęsny! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hollyfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Szczęsny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Szczęsny fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hollyfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Hollyfield lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield lands with a left to the head.
Szczęsny has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Szczęsny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hollyfield misses with a body shot.
Szczęsny throws out a counter right but Hollyfield avoids it with no problem.
Szczęsny scoring well with a low kick there.

Hollyfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Szczęsny tries to circle away but Hollyfield has him pinned against the cage.
Hollyfield stalling in the clinch.
Hollyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczęsny is defending well for now.

Szczęsny manages to break the clinch.
Hollyfield closes the distance looking to clinch
and Szczęsny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Szczęsny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szczęsny lands a leg kick that knocks Hollyfield off balance momentarily.
A big left from Szczęsny misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Szczęsny scores with a jab to the body.
Szczęsny lands the left hand.
Szczęsny scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczęsny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Szczęsny, right into the meat.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Szczęsny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Szczęsny wants to clinch up but Hollyfield keeps it at a distance.
Hollyfield appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hollyfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hollyfield misses with a jab to the body
and Szczęsny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Szczęsny lands a nice looking body shot.
Hollyfield takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Szczęsny misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Szczęsny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Szczęsny's cut.
That's time! Hollyfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hollyfield closes the distance and pushes Szczęsny back into the cage.
Szczęsny tries to break the clinch but Hollyfield is controlling the position.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but Szczęsny blocks it.

Szczęsny breaks from the clinch.
Szczęsny throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
An inside leg kick from Szczęsny misses.
Szczęsny clobbers Hollyfield with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Szczęsny misses its intended target.
Szczęsny lands a jab.
Szczęsny misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollyfield moves in looking to clinch but Szczęsny pushes him off.
Hollyfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hollyfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Szczęsny bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hollyfield's head backwards.
Hollyfield tries to clinch up.
Szczęsny now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hollyfield. That did some damage!
The fighters circle momentarily. Szczęsny darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Szczęsny misses with a hook.
Szczęsny misses with a wild body shot.
Hollyfield wants to clinch.
Hollyfield takes one on the button.
Szczęsny fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Szczęsny swats away the attempt to clinch by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick but Hollyfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Szczęsny throws a hook but Hollyfield blocks it.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Szczęsny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Szczęsny dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hollyfield. That did some damage!
Szczęsny lands a leg kick that knocks Hollyfield off balance momentarily.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hollyfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Szczęsny.
Hollyfield misses the shot to the body.
Szczęsny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hollyfield is looking to wear down Szczęsny with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollyfield wants to clinch.

Szczęsny gets tackled into the cage by Hollyfield. Hollyfield maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Hollyfield.
Szczęsny is trying to break the clinch but Hollyfield has him pressed against the cage.
Hollyfield misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hollyfield throws an elbow but misses.

Szczęsny manages to break the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Szczęsny. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Szczęsny swats away the attempt to clinch by Hollyfield.
Szczęsny bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hollyfield's head backwards.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Szczęsny. That snapped Hollyfield's head back.
Hollyfield defending well as Szczęsny loads up on a big left hand.
Szczęsny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield connects with a leg kick. Szczęsny looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Szczęsny throws a lazy right hand but Hollyfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Hollyfield blocks the leg kick.
Hollyfield is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny pushes Hollyfield away with a front kick.
Hollyfield is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hollyfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hollyfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczęsny throws a series of punches but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Hollyfield wants to clinch up but Szczęsny keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Szczęsny misses the target.
Szczęsny lands with a shot to the body.
Hollyfield walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hollyfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Szczęsny circles away.
Hollyfield closes the distance looking to clinch
and Szczęsny counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Szczęsny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Szczęsny has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Szczęsny!
Victor Szczęsny got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
The defeated Tyson Hollyfield had this to say: 'Woops'.