PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 3973 p4p, 533 weight class) and Skap Hazard (ranked 3918 p4p, 528 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Szczerbiec
vs
Hazard

188 cm
43
185 lbs
32 - 35 - 0

180 cm
29
176 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patryk Szczerbiec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skap Hazard!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczerbiec swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szczerbiec takes one to the side of the head.
Szczerbiec wants to clinch but Hazard slips to the side
and Hazard counters with a stiff right hand.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Hazard counter with a right hand.
Szczerbiec swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hazard misses with a hook.
Szczerbiec misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Hazard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Szczerbiec closes the distance and clinches.
Szczerbiec goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczerbiec misses with the head strike.
Szczerbiec misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szczerbiec.
Hazard blocks an uppercut.
Szczerbiec working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec has Hazard pressed against the cage, preventing Hazard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec misses with a short punch on the inside.
Szczerbiec throws a punch but it's blocked by Hazard.
Hazard wants to break free but Szczerbiec has control.

Hazard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Szczerbiec throws a hook to the side of Hazard's head but Hazard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Szczerbiec's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hazard under the eye.

It looks like Skap Hazard has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Szczerbiec.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hazard.
A swing and a miss from Szczerbiec.
Hazard throws out a counter right but Szczerbiec avoids it with no problem.
Hazard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Hazard tries to get set, Szczerbiec tries to push him back and clinch up but Hazard manages to avoid the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hazard.
Szczerbiec takes a swing at Hazard's ribcage but misses.
Szczerbiec fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szczerbiec loads up on a big right hand but Hazard slips the punch.
A jab from Hazard misses.
Szczerbiec throws a lazy uppercut
and Hazard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hazard. Szczerbiec does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szczerbiec staying out of range there.
Szczerbiec misses with an uppercut. Hazard saw that one coming.
Szczerbiec connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Szczerbiec waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hazard.
Sloppy strikes from Szczerbiec. Those never looked like landing.
Hazard throws out a counter right but Szczerbiec avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard keeps the fight on the outside.
Szczerbiec moves away from the strike by Hazard.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Szczerbiec throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hazard misses with an uppercut.
Hazard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hazard slips a jab from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec misses with a hook
and Hazard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Szczerbiec finds it's target.
Szczerbiec throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hazard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Szczerbiec misses with a left hand
and Hazard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Szczerbiec looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hazard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Szczerbiec gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Szczerbiec escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Szczerbiec looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Szczerbiec closes the distance but Hazard moves to the side
letting Hazard counter with a right hand.
Hazard blocks a jab.
Hazard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Szczerbiec misses with a left hand
and Hazard counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Patryk Szczerbiec will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Skap Hazard's cut.
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.

Szczerbiec tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hazard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hazard throws a lazy right hand but Szczerbiec sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Szczerbiec feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Szczerbiec looks to land a combination but Hazard avoids it well.
Szczerbiec throws a combination that misses
letting Hazard counter with a right hand.
Hazard looks to land a left hand but Szczerbiec moved out of range nicely.
Szczerbiec is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hazard.
A combination from Szczerbiec does no damage.
Hazard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hazard misses with a hook

and Szczerbiec counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Hazard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazard blocking some punches.

Hazard breaks from the clinch.
Hazard swats away the attempt to clinch by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec throws a wild body kick that Hazard sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Szczerbiec moves into range and clinches up with Hazard.
Szczerbiec doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Szczerbiec misses with a hook from the clinch.
Szczerbiec tries to work over Hazard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Szczerbiec keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hazard's efforts to push away.
Szczerbiec tries to score a body lock takedown but Hazard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hazard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Szczerbiec fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Szczerbiec prevents Hazard from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hazard as Szczerbiec tries to tie him up.
Szczerbiec misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Szczerbiec tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec misses with a punch to the body.
Szczerbiec lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
Szczerbiec struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazard controls his hands.
Szczerbiec swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazard uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hazard manages to break the clinch.
Skap Hazard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Szczerbiec misses with a left hand
and Hazard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Szczerbiec connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hazard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec wants to clinch.
Szczerbiec bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hazard's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec throws a sloppy head kick
and Hazard counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Szczerbiec clinches.
Szczerbiec tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Szczerbiec swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hazard manages to break the clinch.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch but Hazard is having none of it.
Hazard throws out a counter right but Szczerbiec avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczerbiec. Hazard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hazard throws out a counter right but Szczerbiec avoids it with no problem.
Hazard looks to land a left hand but Szczerbiec moved out of range nicely.
Szczerbiec missing with a left hand there. Hazard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Hazard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Szczerbiec misses.
Szczerbiec tries to close the distance and clinch but Hazard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hazard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Szczerbiec.
Hazard checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hazard! But no joy.
Hazard ducks under a wild hook from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Szczerbiec forces Hazard back against the cage and clinches.
Szczerbiec throws a punch but it's blocked by Hazard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec lands a right hand.
Hazard is trying to break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hazard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patryk Szczerbiec dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Skap Hazard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Szczerbiec waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hazard.
Szczerbiec fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch up but Hazard circles away and keeps his distance.
Hazard throws out a counter right but Szczerbiec avoids it with no problem.
Hazard misses with a hook. Szczerbiec ducked under it nicely.
Szczerbiec lands with an uppercut that bounces Hazard off the cage and back into range.
A left lands for Hazard.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch up
and Hazard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazard slips under a jab.
Szczerbiec with a nice cross.
Szczerbiec lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard misses with an uppercut. Szczerbiec saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Szczerbiec misses the target.
Szczerbiec steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hazard.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch
and Hazard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Szczerbiec is rocked!
Hazard 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.
Szczerbiec goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oh Szczerbiec is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hazard throws the left hand but Szczerbiec avoids the punch easily.
Szczerbiec throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Szczerbiec seems to have got his legs back now.
Patryk Szczerbiec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczerbiec throws a body punch but Hazard moves out of range.
Hazard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Szczerbiec ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hazard moves away.
Hazard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hazard missing with a left hand there. Szczerbiec was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Szczerbiec tries to counter by clinching up but Hazard breaks away and moves out of range.
Szczerbiec defending well as Hazard loads up on a big left hand.
Szczerbiec tries a low kick but Hazard avoids it.
Szczerbiec misses with a lunging right hand
and Hazard counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazard circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Szczerbiec tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Hazard wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Skap Hazard!
Skap Hazard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.