PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hennessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Ciechan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hennessy
vs
Ciechan

179 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Likes musicals

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hennessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateusz Ciechan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ciechan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hennessy looking to slow down the pace here.
Ciechan dodges an elbow strike from Hennessy.
Hennessy trying to land knees to the body.
Hennessy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ciechan is defending well for now.
Ciechan struggles to land a body shot inside as Hennessy controls his hands.
Ciechan lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Hennessy.
Hennessy misses with an elbow strike.
Hennessy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ciechan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hennessy up against the cage.
Hennessy landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciechan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hennessy misses with an elbow over the top.
Ciechan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciechan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ciechan missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciechan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hennessy avoids it.
Hennessy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hennessy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hennessy as Ciechan tries to tie him up.
Ciechan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ciechan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hennessy avoids the elbow strike from Ciechan, against the cage.
Hennessy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ciechan tries to stall but Hennessy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hennessy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciechan avoids it.
Hennessy taking a breather.
Ciechan missing with knees to the body.
Ciechan misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Ciechan to work.
Nice elbow from Hennessy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan misses with a punch to the body.
Ciechan avoids the elbow strike from Hennessy, against the cage.
Hennessy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciechan avoids it.
Hennessy lands an elbow just above Ciechan 's eye.
Hennessy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ciechan has a couple of punches blocked by Hennessy.
Ciechan blocks an elbow strike.
Ciechan takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hennessy avoiding damage as Ciechan throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ciechan.
Hennessy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hennessy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ciechan as Hennessy tries to tie him up.
Ciechan can't find room to land a body shot as Hennessy controls the action.
Hennessy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy tries to land knees in the clinch but Ciechan avoids the damage to the body.
Ciechan blocks the elbow strike.
Hennessy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ciechan's defenses.
Hennessy blocks an elbow strike.
Hennessy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ciechan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hennessy avoiding damage as Ciechan throws knees to the body.
Hennessy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ciechan's defenses.
Hennessy misses with an elbow strike.
Hennessy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ciechan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ciechan can't find room to land a body shot as Hennessy controls the action.
Ciechan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ciechan is stalling here.
Ciechan tries to stall but Hennessy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ciechan blocks an elbow strike from Hennessy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan is struggling to control the position.
Hennessy misses with an elbow strike.
Hennessy blocks the elbow strike.
Hennessy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciechan avoids it.
Hennessy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciechan.
Hennessy slowing the pace effectively.
Ciechan misses with a punch to the body.
Hennessy missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciechan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ciechan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hennessy blocks the elbow strike.
Hennessy stalling against the cage.
Hennessy blocks a body shot from Ciechan.
Ciechan lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hennessy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hennessy rushes Ciechan and presses him up against the cage.
Hennessy lands an elbow that stopped Ciechan in his tracks for a moment.
Hennessy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ciechan is defending well for now.
Ciechan lands an elbow just above Hennessy 's eye.
Ciechan throws an elbow but it misses.
Hennessy lands a good knee to the midsection. Ciechan won't want to take too many of those.
Hennessy misses with an elbow over the top.
Hennessy misses with an elbow over the top.
Ciechan tries to land knees in the clinch but Hennessy avoids the damage to the body.
Hennessy lands a knee to the body.
Ciechan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciechan can't find room to land a body shot as Hennessy controls the action.
Hennessy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hennessy dodges an elbow strike from Ciechan.
Nice elbow from Hennessy.
Ciechan blocks the elbow strike.
Jack Hennessy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ciechan takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennessy lands a nice elbow.
Hennessy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ciechan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ciechan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hennessy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ciechan misses with an elbow over the top.
Hennessy taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ciechan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hennessy's brow.
Ciechan lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Hennessy.
Ciechan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ciechan avoids the elbow strike from Hennessy, against the cage.
Hennessy blocks an elbow strike.
Hennessy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ciechan avoiding damage as Hennessy throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hennessy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Hennessy.
Nice elbow from Hennessy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hennessy throws an elbow but it misses.
Ciechan missing with knees to the body.
Ciechan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ciechan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hennessy crunches a lovely knee into Ciechan's ribcage.
Hennessy lands a knee to the body.
Hennessy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ciechan is keeping busy.
Ciechan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ciechan throws an elbow that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Ciechan.
Hennessy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hennessy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ciechan misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hennessy obliges.
Hennessy avoids a wild elbow strike from Ciechan.
Ciechan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hennessy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciechan.
Hennessy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ciechan's defenses.
Hennessy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ciechan pushes off an throws an elbow but Hennessy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hennessy lands an elbow just above Ciechan 's eye.
Hennessy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ciechan missing with knees to the body.
Hennessy lands an elbow that stopped Ciechan in his tracks for a moment.
Hennessy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hennessy blocks a body shot from Ciechan.
Hennessy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciechan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciechan misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hennessy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ciechan's brow.
Ciechan avoids a wild elbow strike from Hennessy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hennessy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciechan.
Hennessy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ciechan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hennessy.
Hennessy lands a knee to the body.
Ciechan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hennessy.
Ciechan tries to work over Hennessy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciechan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ciechan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ciechan takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hennessy obliges.
Hennessy throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hennessy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hennessy moves into range and clinches up with Ciechan.
Hennessy wants to stall.
Hennessy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hennessy.
Hennessy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ciechan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hennessy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciechan avoids it.
Hennessy blocks an elbow strike.
Ciechan throws a head punch that misses.
Ciechan takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciechan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hennessy dodges an elbow strike from Ciechan.
Hennessy slows down the pace here.
Ciechan leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennessy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hennessy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ciechan can do to turn this around?
Hennessy misses with an elbow over the top.
Hennessy scores a nice knee to the body.
Hennessy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ciechan blocks an elbow strike.
Hennessy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciechan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ciechan as Hennessy tries to tie him up.
Hennessy lands a good knee to the midsection. Ciechan won't want to take too many of those.
Hennessy managing to block the knees to the body from Ciechan.
Ciechan misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hennessy.
Hennessy tries to land knees in the clinch but Ciechan avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Ciechan.
Hennessy lands a nice elbow.
Jack Hennessy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan taking a breather.
Hennessy prevents a body shot from Ciechan.
Hennessy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Ciechan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hennessy avoiding damage as Ciechan throws knees to the body.
Ciechan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hennessy avoids it.
Hennessy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hennessy blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ciechan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hennessy.
Ciechan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee calls for Hennessy to work.
Hennessy blocks an elbow strike from Ciechan.
Ciechan is pushing Hennessy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ciechan misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ciechan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ciechan trying to land knees to the body.
Mateusz Ciechan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ciechan tries to land knees in the clinch but Hennessy avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hennessy blocks an elbow strike from Ciechan.
Ciechan throws an elbow but it misses.
Hennessy stalls.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ciechan lands an elbow just above Hennessy 's eye.
Ciechan pushes off an throws an elbow but Hennessy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

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 Jack Hennessy.
Well Hennessy 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hennessy!