PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carson West (ranked 17170 p4p, 920 weight class) and Krzysztof Szczęsny (ranked 18041 p4p, 961 weight class). Szczęsny comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Immortal Technique-Obnoxious kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

West
vs
Szczęsny

186 cm
35
208 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

201 cm
30
223 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson West!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Szczęsny!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Szczęsny tries to keep at a distance but West has taken the fight into the clinch.
Szczęsny blocking some punches.

Szczęsny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

West rushes Szczęsny and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from West on the inside.

Szczęsny manages to break the clinch.

West has managed to clinch.
West utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
West throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Szczęsny misses with a short punch on the inside.

Szczęsny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Szczęsny scores with a nice head shot.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szczęsny is trying to counter with his kicks.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Szczęsny paws at him with a jab and circles away.

West has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczęsny blocks an uppercut.
Szczęsny has a couple of punches blocked by West.

Szczęsny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West lands a nice leg kick that just misses Szczęsny's sensitive parts.
Szczęsny buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
West tries to clinch but Szczęsny is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Szczęsny off the ropes and back into range.

West darts in and clinches Szczęsny up against the ropes.
Szczęsny lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Szczęsny on the inside.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West lands an elbow that stopped Szczęsny in his tracks for a moment.
Szczęsny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szczęsny working hard to break the clinch.
Szczęsny's coach down at Mr.Js crib was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Szczęsny's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
West scores with an uppercut up the middle.
West lands a nice uppercut.
West tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Szczęsny.
West has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczęsny looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Szczęsny tries to keep at a distance but West has taken the fight into the clinch.
Szczęsny has a couple of punches blocked by West.
Szczęsny pushes West back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, West just misses with a elbow thrown towards Szczęsny's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Szczęsny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Szczęsny lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt West or not.
West lands with a right to the head.
Szczęsny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Szczęsny presses West against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
West is breathing heavily.
Szczęsny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
West 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 tries a body shot but West blocks it.
West throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Szczęsny lands a hook to the side of the head.
Szczęsny blocks an elbow strike from West.
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Szczęsny backwards.
Szczęsny misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczęsny avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
West putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Szczęsny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Szczęsny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczęsny avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Carson West will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

West avoids the body shot from Szczęsny.
West throws out a leg kick but Szczęsny moves out of range and West only half commits.
Szczęsny throws a counter combo.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Szczęsny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szczęsny looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick which misses West's front leg but catches the back leg as West tries to avoid it.

West closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West checks the leg kick nicely there.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szczęsny throws out the jab.
West connects with a good right hand that stumbles Szczęsny. Szczęsny circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
West tried to score with a low kick but Szczęsny checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
Szczęsny misses with a straight left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from West. Szczęsny shrugs it off though.

West darts in and clinches Szczęsny up against the ropes.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szczęsny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Szczęsny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Szczęsny has a couple of punches blocked by West.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Szczęsny as the two fighters clinch.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szczęsny avoids it.
West blocks an uppercut.
Szczęsny avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
Carson West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Szczęsny.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
West lands a knee to the body.
Szczęsny is breathing heavily.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczęsny.
West landing knees to the body.
Szczęsny avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
Szczęsny is trying to force a seperation but West has the dominant position.
Szczęsny scores with a nice hook to the head.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Szczęsny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Szczęsny lands with a right to the head.
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!
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West lands a shoulder strike.

Szczęsny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West lands a jab to the nose.
West on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
West tries to clinch but Szczęsny is having none of it.
As West backs off Szczęsny throws a huge counter combo but West manages to avoid it all.
West on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carson West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West tries to clinch up but Szczęsny circles away and keeps his distance.
Szczęsny wants to slow West down by chopping away at his legs.
Szczęsny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
Szczęsny misses with a wild body shot.
West moves out of range of the leg kick from Szczęsny.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Szczęsny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
West is looking to clinch but Szczęsny is avoiding it.
West tries to land a leg kick but Szczęsny saw it coming and moves away.
West tries to clinch up but Szczęsny circles away and keeps his distance.
West is looking to clinch.
West tries to clinch up but Szczęsny circles away and keeps his distance.
West avoids the body shot from Szczęsny.
West cracks Szczęsny with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carson West will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

West is looking to clinch but Szczęsny is avoiding it.
Szczęsny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Szczęsny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West misses with the combination.
West slips a straight right by Szczęsny.
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Szczęsny only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Carson West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West misses with an uppercut. Szczęsny saw that one coming.
Szczęsny throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Szczęsny is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down West rather than just go for the knockout.
West tries to clinch up but Szczęsny circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West avoids a kick to the body.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szczęsny just misses with a punch to the body.
West wants to clinch up but Szczęsny keeps it at a distance.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szczęsny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts West, as that shot connected.
West tries to clinch there but Szczęsny circles away.

West has managed to clinch.
West lands an elbow inside that Szczęsny shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny misses with a punch to the body.
Szczęsny tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Szczęsny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Szczęsny breaks from the clinch.
Szczęsny connects with a jab.
Krzysztof Szczęsny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Szczęsny throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Szczęsny takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Szczęsny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
West tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Szczęsny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West throws a head kick that Szczęsny semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Szczęsny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Szczęsny doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny is looking to chop away at West's legs.
Szczęsny lands with a right hand.
Szczęsny tries to land a leg kick but West saw it coming and moves away.
West tries to clinch up.
West doesn't manage to clinch there - Szczęsny circles away.
West tries to clinch there but Szczęsny circles away.
Szczęsny fakes the leg kick and cracks West in the body.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Szczęsny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szczęsny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szczęsny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Szczęsny circles away from the clinch attempt.
West throws a right and a left that Szczęsny avoids nicely.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Szczęsny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Szczęsny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Szczęsny really dominated that round.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

West moves in looking to clinch but Szczęsny pushes him off.
Szczęsny shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Szczęsny misses.
West tries to clinch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Szczęsny takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Szczęsny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
West is looking to clinch but Szczęsny is avoiding it.
Szczęsny now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
West stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Szczęsny.
West is looking to clinch.
West tries to clinch but Szczęsny is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
West is looking to clinch.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Nice uppercut there from West.
West checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by West there.
Szczęsny lands a front kick.
West tries a head kick but it misses.
Szczęsny thumps West with a low kick.
Szczęsny keeps the fight on the outside.
West is looking to clinch.
Szczęsny now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Szczęsny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like West was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick but West checks it.
A swing and a miss from Szczęsny.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Szczęsny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Szczęsny doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Szczęsny throws a lazy body kick
and West counters with a good low kick that Szczęsny was not able to check.
Szczęsny buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
West checks a leg kick.
Szczęsny lands with a straight right. West didn't see that one coming.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Szczęsny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Szczęsny moves out of range easily.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Szczęsny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
West is looking to clinch but Szczęsny is avoiding it.
West misses the jab.
Szczęsny swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Szczęsny throws out a counter right but West avoids it with no problem.
Szczęsny circles away from the clinch attempt.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szczęsny is looking for the big counter here.
West is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Szczęsny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szczęsny swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Nice defenses there by West.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
West scores with a jab to the body.
West tries to clinch but fails miserably
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

West closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Szczęsny dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

West tries to clinch but Szczęsny is having none of it.

West walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Szczęsny rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but West has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.

West is rocked!
West scores with a jab to the jaw.
West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Szczęsny scores with a spinning back kick!
Szczęsny connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of West's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked West - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Krzysztof Szczęsny!
Krzysztof Szczęsny is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Krzysztof Szczęsny thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.