PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Blazing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patryk Szczerbiec has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Szczerbiec
vs
Blazing

188 cm
34
185 lbs
21 - 23 - 0

176 cm
25
178 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 21 - 23 - 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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Blazing!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Szczerbiec.
Blazing drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blazing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Blazing tries to get set, Szczerbiec tries to push him back and clinch up but Blazing manages to avoid the attempt.
Szczerbiec tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Szczerbiec fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blazing has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blazing misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Blazing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Szczerbiec moves out of range of the leg kick from Blazing.
Blazing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blazing throws a right and a left that Szczerbiec avoids nicely.
Blazing swinging wildly here.
Blazing takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blazing just misses with a punch to the body.
Blazing drops his hands momentarily and Szczerbiec takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczerbiec dodges the punch combination from Blazing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch but Blazing is having none of it.
Blazing bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Szczerbiec's head backwards.
Blazing connects with a crisp jab.
Szczerbiec slips under a jab from Blazing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Szczerbiec.
Blazing lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Szczerbiec at a distance.
Blake Blazing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blazing throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blazing swinging wildly here.
Szczerbiec throws a big shot that misses.
Blazing lands a right hook to the body.
Szczerbiec throws the left hand but Blazing avoids the punch easily.
Szczerbiec looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blazing wants to slow Szczerbiec down by chopping away at his legs.
Blazing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Szczerbiec.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazing misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blazing.
Blazing walks forward, straight into a front kick from Szczerbiec.
Blazing misses the shot to the body.
Blazing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Szczerbiec.
Blazing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Szczerbiec counters with a thumping low kick.
Blazing misses with a wild combination.
As Blazing tries to get set, Szczerbiec tries to push him back and clinch up but Blazing manages to avoid the attempt.
Blazing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blazing throws a nice looking combination but Szczerbiec bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake Blazing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blazing.
Blazing scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Szczerbiec throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec darts in looking for a takedown but Blazing gets double underhooks and turns Szczerbiec into the cage.
Blazing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szczerbiec.
Blazing circles away from the clinch attempt.
Szczerbiec slips a jab and a cross from Blazing.
Szczerbiec throws a solid leg kick but Blazing takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec misses with the combination.
Blazing jabs at Szczerbiec's body.
Blazing throws out a loose jab but Szczerbiec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blazing comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Blazing does no damage.
Szczerbiec cracks Blazing with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Szczerbiec throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blazing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blazing misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Szczerbiec is defended easily by Blazing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patryk Szczerbiec. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazing lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch up but Blazing circles away and keeps his distance.
Blazing throws out a counter right but Szczerbiec avoids it with no problem.
Blazing misses the shot to the body.
Blazing throws a head kick that half lands.
Blazing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blazing throws a series of strikes that have Szczerbiec backpedaling.

Szczerbiec is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Blazing.
Oh Szczerbiec is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Szczerbiec is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blazing closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Szczerbiec 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Szczerbiec looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blazing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blazing throws a nice looking combination but Szczerbiec bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Szczerbiec is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blazing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Szczerbiec looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Blazing tries to bum rush Szczerbiec with a series of wild strikes but Szczerbiec uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Blazing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Blazing dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Szczerbiec seems to have got his legs back now.
Szczerbiec lands a nice shot to the body.
Szczerbiec stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blazing.
Szczerbiec is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Blazing breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazing throws a right and a left that Szczerbiec avoids nicely.
Blazing throws a right and a left that Szczerbiec avoids nicely.

Szczerbiec gets a clinch.
Szczerbiec trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec misses with a punch on the inside.
Szczerbiec avoiding damage.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blazing avoids it.
Blazing managing to block the knees to the body from Szczerbiec.
A frustrated look appears on Blazing's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Szczerbiec lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blazing.
Blazing tries to circle away but Szczerbiec has him pinned against the cage.
Szczerbiec can't find room to land a body shot as Blazing controls the action.

Szczerbiec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blazing scores with a jab to the body.
Blazing has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch up but Blazing circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazing misses with a two punch combination.
Szczerbiec avoids a punch combination nicely.
Szczerbiec doesn't manage to clinch there - Blazing circles away.
Blazing unleashes a big counter combination but Szczerbiec bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blazing throws a leg kick but Szczerbiec moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Szczerbiec.
Blazing misses with a series of wild punches.
Blazing misses with a body shot.
Blazing shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Szczerbiec eats them both and turns towards Blazing to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blazing is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Szczerbiec.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blazing lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blazing slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Patryk Szczerbiec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Szczerbiec walks straight into a right hand from Blazing - that's dropped him! Blazing jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Szczerbiec from any more punishment! Szczerbiec complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Blake Blazing!